bulls-eye 4

BULLS-EYE 4

The second ring outside the bulls-eye of preparedness is today’s topic.  You have your basic supplies in case a sudden ass falling out of civilization occurs, EMP or solar flare or sudden Putin nuking the White House or what have you.  You then got your economic collapse preps, the land unhindered by debt, the shack to keep the elements out and a minimum of alternate energy generation so that you don’t have to immediately choose between light at night or animal fat in your diets ( yes, one could use beeswax, if bees are still around- but let’s not be in any hurry to return to candles, swords and animal hides.  The cost of basic solar and batteries are so low-less than two months of cell phone use- that it is a very affordable luxury ).  So this next ring is about improving your post-apocalypse life.  You’ve got the basics down.  You are better off than most Backwoods Home Magazine readers who are now homeless due to bank foreclosure ( almost any immediate plunge collapse will be so bad that the benefits of no bankers sniffing around your ass for your wallet will be negated.  For instance, global thermonuclear conflict will kill you in a few months from fallout or in a few years from the decade long nuclear winter.  A solar flare will see 400 Fukishima meltdowns globally ).  Now you can treat yourself to luxuries and in greatly expanding the amount of time you will in theory survive.

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The first thing I would do is go underground.  This enables you to live with nearly no fuel for winters.  And it need not cost much at all ( see the $50 & Up Underground house book ).  Then I would procure much more rifle ammunition.  I wouldn’t stop buying it, just because you reach a mythical Enough amount.  When forever after without industrial supplies is looking you in the face, X amount suddenly doesn’t look so hot.  Only then would I think about a pistol.  Yes, they are uber cool and are quite handy now, for crime and other problems.  But post-apocalypse, they are only luxuries allowing you to rest from schlepping a rifle at all times.  If your current location requires a pistol now to stay alive, move.  If it is that bad now, imagine when the food trucks stop delivering.  The only excuse you have for being in a big city with high crime when the collapse occurs is that you are a moron.  Next up, food storage protein ( it would be a toss-up which is first, protein or a pistol.  Your choice.  I think meat would keep you fit and stronger and hence is more valuable than a sidearm, but that’s just me ).  I really like the new plastic pouch meats.  Nothing rusts, and there is no water to add.  Plus, the entry price point is $2 rather than a freeze dried can going for $25 or whatever.  But however, try to get some meat into your diet in case of trapping being unsuccessful or impractical.  Last, try to get another solar panel or three.  This is an unprecedented time of very low prices.  If it’s in the budget, invest.  A panel, to me, is almost as good as some silver bullion.  And probably much more practical.  Next time, the last ring of the bulls-eye.

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