An exercise.Lets say some how you were prewarned tomorrow at 8:00 am the banks were shutting down,the dollar just became poor toilet paper.What you would you run out and get right now?Food? Ammo? Cooking oil? Clothes? Toilet paper? Medicine?Liquor + smokes? Gas? Tires?So much I would need.Been prepping but not ready for a shut down.What would you get?Don't be shy.I would really like to hear your thoughts.
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Hell China that's an simple one this morning, I would run to Staples and get me an "EASY" button. But really all joking aside for my location (Desert) water is my primary concern, with bank shutdowns and and money worthless it is pretty much guaranteed that you would see wide-scale shutdown of the infrastructure and in most cases no power means no water so my biggest item so to speak would be securing a source of water or water filtration equipment. Protection from the 2 legged animals as well as food and shelter would rank right up there as well. For the above described situation I would also get as much fuel as possible and bug out to a safer location.
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Hah,an easy button would be great!Thanks for checking in Scott!
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I'd be making a trip to Winco (huge supermarket) to buy out their bulk food section of grains and dehydrated fruits/vegetables, then swing through the first aid section and clean it out. And as much TP as I can stack on top.
ReplyDeleteNairb,thanks Bro! After my post on survival fishing today I picked up 3 big spools of Trilene big game line 12 15 20 lb test.Sinkers,bobbers,Berkley power nibbles pan fish baits.Picked up oil light.Ordered grain mill and one more wild food foraging book. 100 rnds 40 sw,30-30,.22 subsonic.Ordered 15% extra power recoil spring and a buffer for AK. I picked up 100 ft of 1/16 cable and 100 ft 3/32 cable for snares.I picked up parts a while back from buckshot to make my own.I seriously think in the future food will be a real issue.T.P I wonder if you can ever have enough?Thanks for coming by!
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Canned foods high in nutrition:
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Spinach (as many as possible)
Sweet Potatoes (as many as possible)
Peppers
Greens
Green Beans
Toilet paper
.22 ammo
Stainless pressure cookers (two or more)
Dishwashing soap
Bath soap
SOS Pads
Inexpensive jeans/pants (Walmart)
Shoes, Boots, socks, undies (lots of socks and undies)
5 gallon propane tanks
Sam’s (or other club store)
Canned cheese
Canned veggies
Rice (dried bulk)
Beans (dried bulk)
Popcorn
Sports store
Reloading primers
Unique (powder)
BLC 2 (powder)
Varget (powder)
4895 (powder)
Twine, string, Mono fishing line
Hooks
Thanks Brother! Pretty similar to my list.Of course I think of a Bijillion things but it always goes to food,ways to procure food,cook food,shelter,heat/fire,security,guns n ammo.I am seriously working at it.I am afraid it is coming.Many other great things but with a tight budget it will be the things discussed for me.
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One big thing I forgot...
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Good additions.Thanks!
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Augh, China- I read this post and immediately had a craving for the bread dough sugar glazed donuts made by our local Italian Bakery. Life would really suck if I couldn't get another of those, soooo...
ReplyDeleteI'd have to run there and buy a truckload.
Of course, I'd probably have to fight off a horde of office-types going for the same thing, so there'd be a necessary stop at the local gunshop for more ammo and maybe a battle rifle in 30-30 cal (since I went with just my carry piece), and then I'd probably have to stealth back to the ranch, so a tent would be nice, and a pot of coffee to wash down a few donuts... pack stove and water bladder... of course, meat with donuts is a goodness thing, so a new rod and reel filled with Firewire. And then...
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Ha Ha doughnuts? I have guns,ammo,fishing equip,5 ways to cook food,several good water filters,traps n snares,a bit of storage food and water.I think now I should really focus on food and maybe solar.i think if the dollar goes down tomorrow I am not ready.But I think I could get by with what I have till I run out of smokes,then we got a problem! Hah.Take care Shy!
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China, for tobacco buy mild pipe tobacco in the 1 pound bags, They got skipped during the tax hike. I roll my own and have a couple of pipes as back up. 1 bag lasts about a month and is around $20.00, another $5.00 for papers and filters.
ReplyDeleteThis is a big shopping week for me already so by Wed. I'll have another 50 pounds of rice, 40 pounds of lump charcoal, another propane tank and 3 more boxes of ammo.
As far as shopping I'd probably hit the Internet for a solar oven.
ASR thanks for info.Damnit I think I threw out my cig stuffer.Made 2 at a time I was getting premade tubes then Obummer taxed em. Good idea!
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Well I'm pretty well supplied for when the day comes so I think the first places I'd go would be the gun stores to grab extra ammo and all the guns. Not so much because I need them but to limit how many potential hostiles have them. Then I would go to lowes to get some building supplies to start fortifications. I figure if your well protected and have superior weapons everything else can be acquired later through trade.
ReplyDeleteI think I would first spend some time calling family. Might be a long time (if ever) before being able to talk to them again. Other than that I think I would stick pretty close to home. Not that I have everything I need or want, but word would soon be out and it would be pretty chaotic in town. Those bank assholes can keep my 14 dollars. (Good to see you back China)
ReplyDeleteA little late... just found the blog. First I'd go to the bank and take out $9,999 (to fly under the feds reportin radar), then I'd head to the local silver and gold seller that I do business with and buy up all their junk silver coins since the $ would be worthless. I've already got a nice stash, but in this case more will be better.
ReplyDeleteI just bought a Mosin Nagant and 480 rounds, and I already have a Remington 870 and a pistol, so I'm marginally covered there. Have tons of coconut oil for cooking and a freezer full of meat. I need to make more Ghee... I gotta get going on that solar backup for the freezer too...
Vrist,makes sense to me!
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Muddome,right you are Bro! That would be a fine time to stay away from town.I think I am really back up this time (he sez with crossed fingers).Take care Bro!
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Dave,thanks for stopping in.Silver and Gold are great,just remember you can't eat or shoot em though.Congrats Mosin is fine battle rifle,powerful and cheap to feed.I have one myself!
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