I was reading one of those "end of the world is coming books" today while in the local bookstore. Made me think a little. Although I am confident that the .45 and 17 rounds I carry with me on a daily basis is a good comprimise for "average" touble I might encounter in my area. What if something really bad happens? I am not talking about hurricanes or or tornados. What if some extremist group or rouge nation does start a nuclear war? Biological war? or some other kind of craziness. I have a bug out bag of sorts.... extra ammo, first aid, change of clothes, other goodies for food, fire, etc. which will probably cover me for local catastrophies until help reaches me or I can find help... But what if the situation arises that you know from the moment it happens that you could not rely on help or government or police or fire etc. for weeks?... For Months?... Years???
If I survived I have multiple options for possible shelter in many middle of nowhere places (family in the mountains.. couple friends in "not likely to be attacked places") but to get there, I may have to fight my way through, or defend it once there. Obviously everyone would like a tractor trailer full of MRE's, ammo, weapons, and survivial gear. But assuming you had to get gear in [truck, jeep, car] possibly with other people, fast, what would you take? How much could you realistically store and mantain prior to the event happening in terms of first aid, food, ammo? I am not looking to turn my home into a doomsday storehouse.. but if you have two or three bags to take with you to possibly start a new life somewhere else with little to no communication with the outside world, and no idea who the agressors are, where they are, or what will happen next what would you bring?
If I survived I have multiple options for possible shelter in many middle of nowhere places (family in the mountains.. couple friends in "not likely to be attacked places") but to get there, I may have to fight my way through, or defend it once there. Obviously everyone would like a tractor trailer full of MRE's, ammo, weapons, and survivial gear. But assuming you had to get gear in [truck, jeep, car] possibly with other people, fast, what would you take? How much could you realistically store and mantain prior to the event happening in terms of first aid, food, ammo? I am not looking to turn my home into a doomsday storehouse.. but if you have two or three bags to take with you to possibly start a new life somewhere else with little to no communication with the outside world, and no idea who the agressors are, where they are, or what will happen next what would you bring?