Posted on 03/24/2010 4:12:18 PM PDT by Noumenon
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Since I have a family member with poor mobility (especially when not on oxygen), we’ll have little choice but to hunker down where we are.
That’s one reason I got a tetanus booster shot a few months ago.
From what I've been able to learn it's in the area of 3 years or so properly stored. I've got some other stuff tossed into the freezer and will start putting them on some sort of FIFO replacement schedule.
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I sure hope we never get to the point where ABs are not available anymore.
I guess what I’m saying is this is sort of a Rambo type of solution.
Nope - it's a "I'm heading home or to my rally point no matter what" type of solution. Just because you're willing to fight doesn't make you a Rambo.
I'm one of those 'folks in the country' heading back to where I belong, to defend me and mine and to manage to live through what's coming at us all. Can't say that about the 90+ % of the monkeys who will be starving once the jobs and the government pellet machine stops dropping thier pellets.
That’s a tough call. Not a decision I’d want to make myself.
Yep. Standard sururban layouts are sieves. Indefensible for the most part. We plan to double or eve ntriple up here whe nthat becomes necessary. Tough to man a 24 /7 watch with two or three people.
GPS devices are only as good as the satellites that support them and the batteries that power them. Thus, the compass.
I like the emphasis on the tomahawk. Not only is it an incredibly valuable outdoor survival tool for procuring firewood, constructing a shelter, scraping a hide, etc. it’s also a devastating weapon in CQB. Lynn Thompson of Cold Steel is a big fan of the tomahawk and has a pretty good video on tactics and techniques for tomahawk fighting.
That’s all certainly true.
But even if all that’s working correctly, you can still need a compass if you are moving very slowly for one reason or another.
Thanks for posting this. You have done many of us a true service.
But an even more useful device which is quite similar is the Transit. Brunton makes a very good one, but they're not inexpensive by any definition.
Once you know how to use it you can figure slopes, angles, heights, and all kinds of other useful terrain information.
I got mine from a friend who was an Army Engineer as a gift. It took me a while to figure out how to use it but once you do it's a very slick and handy thing to have.
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Me too. But better to have ‘em and never need ‘em than the reverse.
if I might make a suggestion; http://www.foodinsurance.com/
It’s smart to have enough to last during times of disruption, that’s for sure.
Perhaps a network of “out of the urban areas” freepers in our state with offline contact info and such might not be a bad idea.
The above list is what we came up with.
Now the odds that all three of us will come down with something simultaneously are pretty low, and some of the stuff could raise some eyebrows if purchased in those quantities all at once.
3 rounds of Prednisone, for instance.
But I believe that we're about as well prepared in that area as we will reasonably need to be. I'm sure it's not perfect but it's way, way better than nothing.
I'm also sure we're ahead of about 87% of where most other folks are.
Re your post 56 (sorry, I’ve been gone for awhile), those would be enticing offers to someone who’s looking ahead. There must be a lot of “cliff dwellers” out there who would like to take you up on them.
travis I think your ping list will find this post very interesting.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2478793/posts
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