[Noumenon]

Soneone asked me about this earlier today. This is what works for me. EVERYONE's mileage may vary. The emphasis is on speed and the ability to fight if necessary. Comments, suggestions and raspberries welcome. Fire away.

[gundog]

Mmmmmm....raspberries. May have to settle for blackberries, though.

[Kartographer]

Food, Guns and Ammo! And Now!

http://www.green-trust.org/freebooks/Preparedness.pdf

http://nationalexpositor.com/News/2133.html

[Tijeras_Slim]

Nice post. 10mm isn’t my cup of tea, but I’m a .38 Super fan so I don’t have room to talk. Realistically, I’d probably take a Smith 27 (.357 and .38 capability).

Thanks for the info.

[Plutarch]

I don’t understand where all this mobility is taking you in the SHTF scenario. Off into the woods, then what?

[S.O.S121.500]

BOOKbump

[Viking2002]

Great thumbnail of the necessities. I think the missus and I could cover 80-85% of it with about a 20 minute warning. I really gotta focus on putting together a 'bug out bag', though.

[Viking2002]

Oh, and this thread just earned a bookmark. I'm pretty selective about that, even here.

[oldenuff2no]

What these guys don't tell you is that you folks in the cities are between a rock and a hard spot.
When it hits the fan you will not have water out of your tap, your toilet won't flush, your refrigerator will quit working, and there will be a 48 hour supply of food in the stores. That is the rock.
The hard place is that you have no place to go. When you leave the cities you will not be wanted. Most of the land will be private and guarded by the armed inhabitants. They have their own food, water, big dogs, established fields of fire, known neighbors, and will not be sharing. They will be dug in and have a lot more ammo on hand than you can carry. Those who try and force their way in will be breaking the law and will quickly find out what all those backhoes are really for. If you live in the cities you need to make your stash and stay home. You really have no place to go that won't shoot back or shoot first if necessary. I realize that the city folks are in a bad spot but it is a spot they chose. Country folks have made the choice to live remotely with well stocked pantries, a private water source, large ammo stashes and have the attitude that we will take care of our own. I always know when someone is headed to my house from listening to my dogs. I am always armed and completely accept that I am responsible for the security of my family. If there is a threat to my family it will be neutralized instantly. Don't BS yourself into thinking you are big and bad. My teenage son can hit a deer or pig at 300 yards and he still isn't as good as his mother, sister or me. So before you start listening to these guys who think they know it all you better stop and figure out just what you are getting yourself into. Retired AB Ranger.

[mad_as_he$$]

Around here you MUST have three gallons of water per day per person or risk severe dehydration.

[FateAmenableToChange]

http://www.hoodswoods.net/IVB/

http://glocktalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=151

There’s gobs of others, but these two are my favorites.

[devistate one four]

Don’t take martial arts.

I’ve been in the martial arts for over twenty years and can tell you, take a self defense course. There is a huge difference.
I ran my own school for 12 years. A quality self defence class is faster and more of what you are looking for.

After the course...practice

[Blueflag]

Add a Poncho and extra socks.

Also, what do you intend to barter with when you get to day 7?

[Yo-Yo]

Don't forget your P-38!

[Lurker]

Nicely done. I'll toss the basic contents of our OSWHTW kit that are in our cars and the old ALICE packs we keep as BugOut kits in the house.

Here in the midwest we've made some different choices but that's to be expected. The gear however doesn't really differ all that much.

L

[Blueflag]

A friend of mine (suburbs of Atlanta) had kinda decided to drill a water well to aid in his family’s survival when TSHTF.

I asked him “how will you draw water when the electricity goes out?

How will you get fuel for your generator?

How will you defend your home and your generator and your fuel supply from the marauders and barbarians that are 72 - 120 hours away?”

He clearly had not thought out the reality of the dark future.

[twistedwrench]

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[QBFimi]

Survival ping.

[Lurker]

A few suggestions if I may:

Quart sized zip lock storage bags.
"Snack" sized zip lock storage bags.
Cotton balls in one of those snack sized bags. They make great 'tinder' for that blast match. They've got other uses as well.
Suture kit. I got mine from Amazon.com for about $20.

Quik-Clot treated bandages. Once again they're about $20 at Amazon.com.

Safety glasses as well as sun glasses. If you're walking through the woods at dusk or in the dark they come in REALLY handy.

Toss a bag of beef jerky and a couple of those 'trail mix' thingies from 7-11 in there. Mine have sat in my vehicle for over a year with no ill effects.

The jerky weighs nothing and packs a powerful protein punch. The trail mix has raisins and chocolate in it. That's a real morale booster when you're cold, wet, or just generally scared and miserable.

If you can swing it financially a small night vision monocular is absolutely invaluable.

L

[Travis McGee]

Stuff you may want around in the event of unpleasantness breaking out.

CW2 Ping

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BFFR