Folks, If what you all are thinking about of when the SHTF happens you will be a combatant or a casualty. The combatants will have to adopt small unit plans to evade and elude and gather what they need to survive along the way such as shelter, food and water. There is no way to transport anything more than basic tools and arms on your back and the planning of what you can carry could make all the differance. Think water gathering, carrying and purification, meat and food gathering, shelter, close range self defense. Think mobile and proactive. Anyone that plans to dig in in most of our country or escape totally by a vehicle will most likely not fair well, do not think stand and fight, think cut and run. Build strong relationships with people that you can trust and have the same points of view that you can meet up with and trust. And last but not least pray that we are never forced into such a situation. Russ
First off I don`t believe we`ll ever see a time when this sort of action is necessary. If we do though, I would tend to disagree with your theory. I jsut don`t see how running is a better idea than staying put.
First of all,where are you going to run too. If things are this bad, things aren`t likely to be better anywhere else. Running just leaves you exposed and vulnerable. You`d constantly be entering new and unfamiliar terrain and surroundings,and the people who are already there likely won`t welcome you and your little gang.
Like you said, it won`t be possible to carry all the stuff you would like to take. If you stay put, at least you have all the things you managed to aquire for this sort of situation. If you cooperate with the people in your neighbourhood or surrounding area, you should be able to make things fairly secure. Of course nothing is foolproof, but I feel this would be the best thing to do. It is also, I believe,the strength of the american(and canadian) people. When things get tough, people will band together for the common good. If you are reliable and useful,people will be glad to have you around and want you to stay. I believe that small,mostly self sufficient communities would start up. Eventually these small communities would start bartering and trading with other small communities for goods and services.
Once again, I don`t belive that it`s going to come to this, but if it ever does, this is my plan. Stay put, help out those nearest to me and try to get everyone able to cooperate in providing security and assistance. Hopefully someone in the neighbourhood had medical training,a couple mechanics and general handymen,gardeners and farmers and of course the hunters!
Likely someone has an accessible well and if your in the country probably livestock and chickens too. Yep, I`m staying put.
