If one is going to last post-SHTF: shelter, water, security, food, and medical --these are to basics. One needs community too. A MAG is a great place to start. Not a militia, but a MAG. Church group? Fine. But some in the group are going to have to provide security or you'll be cleaned out and murdered, not in that order. Each of the big five need attention. I thing you need to get rural and have a suitable shelter from external elements. Secure water resources (well, lake, filtering, purification). food resources (stored, gardening, root cellar), medical expertise (including dental), security (opsec, firearms, ammo, planning). Start with a 3 month plan...then 6 and then 12. Can you go a year without going to the grocery store, dentist, pharmacy or doctor? Can you eat for a year? Can you treat mild to moderate medical challenges? So, maybe it never comes to that...but...if it does, will you thrive with your group or be part of the mob? Will you live? The old saying is an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I propose that if you want to live, you need knowledge, will, shelter. water, food, medical and security. Your AR15 is not enough. Your greenhouse and solar panels are not enough. Stop messing around and be ready! No one will be around to count the bodies afterwards and explain why it happened. Get ready now. Find a group. Don't just survive. Thrive! Start now.
If one is going to last post-SHTF: shelter, water, security, food, and medical --these are to basics. One needs community too. A MAG is a great place to start. Not a militia, but a MAG. Church group? Fine. But some in the group are going to have to provide security or you'll be cleaned out and murdered, not in that order. Each of the big five need attention. I thing you need to get rural and have a suitable shelter from external elements. Secure water resources (well, lake, filtering, purification). food resources (stored, gardening, root cellar), medical expertise (including dental), security (opsec, firearms, ammo, planning). Start with a 3 month plan...then 6 and then 12. Can you go a year without going to the grocery store, dentist, pharmacy or doctor? Can you eat for a year? Can you treat mild to moderate medical challenges? So, maybe it never comes to that...but...if it does, will you thrive with your group or be part of the mob? Will you live? The old saying is an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I propose that if you want to live, you need knowledge, will, shelter. water, food, medical and security. Your AR15 is not enough. Your greenhouse and solar panels are not enough. Stop messing around and be ready! No one will be around to count the bodies afterwards and explain why it happened. Get ready now. Find a group. Don't just survive. Thrive! Start now.