03-09-2019, 10:59 PM
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3 hours ago, LycanTheory said:
My preparedness ideology tends to lean toward carrying a light load and being able to maneuver as opposed to the typical hunkering down. I live on the outskirts of town, though and if things did get bad, it might be in y best interest to relocate, practically.
That said, my minimalist setup includes a few lifestraws, firestarters, LED flashlights and lanterns, a few gas masks and some Tyvek chem suits (you never know, there's a lot of industry around here and large scale chemical spills do happen). I've got a few good knives, trust my life to KaBar, a small gasoline generator, drone with a camera, med kit in the truck and in the house.
Food-wise, I've got about two weeks worth of non-perishables that'll feed four individuals and I keep around the same in a supply of water.
plenty of paracord, freshly stocked tacklebox, assortment of tools, CB radio, batteries, batteries and more batteries.
Firearms and ammo, I'm good, got enough to hunt if needed or put up a defense against most practical threats.
Now that I own my own home, I may eventually work toward getting it a little more setup to hunker down in if that's an option but for me, personally, I like the idea of being versatile, mobile and light. I may build a small, offroad camper here soon.
Lyc
That's a good philosophy for human threats, but sucks for natural disasters or other emergencies. Most of my preparedness, being up in the hills, is for the latter where 5 feet of snow or sudden hillslides might make hunkering down the only option. Even so, my personal kit (and truck kit) is easily adaptable to sudden "bug-out". In fact, it is designed to be. Always being prepared to be mobile is perhaps the greatest survival skill.
