Hi,
I have 2 kids and if things got very bad, I plan to take them to my hometown where I have family, it is a small town and it is rural. Do you have any “safe” place to go if you needed to? We have GPS and maps to use back roads if we needed to.
I have a full pantry and I have water purification and firemaking and solar cooking know-how (from Girl and Boy Scouts)- also lightweight survival blankets. The kids have good walking shoes, we’re going to the dentist next week to make sure they are in good shape. I am keeping the gas tank full and hope to know when to start keeping cash at home, Just prepare as if a big storm was coming.
Sorry if this sound silly and alarmist. Just my rudimentary thoughts.
I will add to your post number 8.
Your next new car should be a diesel (VW alledgedly has a really good one) and then you can store a few hundred gallons on your property.
Diesel does not explode like gasoline and diesel stores really well while gasoline goes bad after a year or so.
Carolyn
Maybe you should have either cash or gold at home in a safe place at all times.