Here’s one to read:
www.survivalblog.com
I just want to know where in the heck I’m supposed to GO... Don’t have access to a cabin in the woods yet.
Note to self: start survivalist equipment company, because it’s a bull market right now.
I have thought about the scenario a bit since Obama too over. Not too concerned about myself but do worry about my grand children.
In this particular area, water will never be a problem. Food is not too much if all you want to do is survive. A lot of dried beans and rice are inexpensive and go a long way. Probably some spices and canned goods too. Salt will probably always be available but is so cheap I can see no reason not to have a lot saved.
At least two .22 rifles and/or pistols and a lot of ammo, several thousand rounds at least. A good 12 gauge repeater and at least one powerful rifle and pistol along with a moderate supply of ammo. Also several powerful air rifles with a lot of pellets seem like a good idea to me.
What else is anyones guess.
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cast iron. Good for cooking over open fire if necessary.
Cotton cloth, needles and thread. You can repair or even make your own shirts. Got jeans that have holes? Save them anyway you can use them to patch other jeans.
socks, gloves, good shoes or boots.
Tarps in several sizes.
Oil lamps, oil for them and candles.
lighter fluid and flints for lighters.
Think basics.
Just bought a house with a big back yard. Time to start planting a garden again.
One think many people leave off their list is chlorine bleach very useful stuff. I assume people will still have houses but most of them are not built for use without power. I remember those old high ceiling wood houses with large screened in windows. and a space under the house, they were perfectly pleasant during the Summer, especially with shade trees around the house. My brick double paned sealed windows will be hot as all get out during the summer but will be fine in winter.
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First of all, keep in mind that no matter how bad things get, Mugabe is still in charge of Zimbabwe. Governments just won’t die on their own. There was no Weimar Revolution in Germany.
That being said, prepare first for the idea that a societal meltdown won’t happen. Good job/business, education, strong family ties, no debt, positive savings, etc.
With the basics covered, you need to be prepared for a short-term emergency like all banks being closed for an extended period of time. Do you have enough cash on hand if your ATM card won’t work for a month?
At the next level, can you survive inside your home without going to a public/government food/shelter depot if a hurricane/tornado/tsunami/volcano/avalanche/earthquake or other natural event renders all stores closed for a month?
You’ve got your meds? Water? Safe canned food (#10 cans keep food fresh for 25 years). A certain way to start a fire, even in the rain? Winter clothes?
Do you have a 72-hour “bug-out” bag to grab and run if a wildfire or medium-sized meteor puts your home in an unsafe region?
Does each member of your distributed family know how to call you if cell lines are working, and know where to meet up if they aren’t?
Do you have basic first aid available (painkillers, asprin, hydrogen peroxide, bandages) and know where to find a doctor/hospital?
Surviving for longer periods of time is an order of magnitude more difficult than preparing for any of the above...and most people won’t come close to having the water or cash handy to handle even expected outages of the comforts of civilization (e.g. sanitary).
A few tips if you are in a longer-term survival situation:
#1: avoid all contact, especially violent, with military and paramilitary groups. You won’t have the firepower of a Destroyer or B-2 bomber, and you won’t have acces to their level of medical care.
#2: stay put if you can. Once you leave you will become a forager, and that’s a very difficult way to survive.
#3: if you have to leave (e.g. to avoid contact with paramilitaries), then leave. F’in go! A stocked sailboat would be nice at that point. Go fishing. Come back when the crisis is over.
#4: announcements on loudspeakers, radio, TV, posters, and handouts, are not to be believed. This is important because in a desperate situation various bad actors will have incentive to tell you what you *want* to hear in order to manipulate your behavior.
Also, weapons, dogs, and body armor are great things...but they aren’t going to help you against paramilitaries and they won’t sanitize your hands before eating or septic disposal.
Likewise, while a gun is nice (and better to have one than not), shooting a deer in a nation that is starving will bring *large* numbers of people toward what they hope will be a deer kill. Drawing attention to yourself by firing a weapon or turning on lights at night...perhaps even a campfire, may be contrary to improving your survival odds. This might be a great time to have a simple slingshot for squirrel hunting. Very quiet.
http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/
and
http://www.selfsufficientish.com/
are good resources as well. SelfSufficientish has some good ideas there for becoming more self-sufficient, especially for those living in the city. (There are a few too many greenies for my taste, but then one is often too many for my taste)
And for those looking to start their own survival supply companies, there are several places that have affiliate programs, like http://www.nitro-pak.com/
(No, I am not an affiliate, that was just the first one I could think of)
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