Our plans revolve around a solid 30 days survival. Enough fuel/water/food/defense/etc.
Freeze dried foods. Plenty of water and I mean plenty.
Battery's and low output lamps.
Ample generator power etc.
Now, that is the really easy part. Post #2 lists the insanity that will ensue. How will you keep what you have and keep your life while defending it. 1 man and his family are no match for a hungry group looking to feed the kids. No match.
Read "One Second After" for a pretty good story about losing electricity.
This. You need to be prepared, hard to reach/find and defendable to survive.
For where we live and the circle we have developed we are as defendable as possible. Even at hat we would remain as grey as possible.
Hard to hide the sound of a generator, the glow of lights, and the smell of food in a quiet, dark, starving, city.
Yes it is "But" we have given all of that some serious attention.
Genny's will run in the shop with the place locked up. We have external muffling. It is not pretty but it does work.
Will run on a schedule.
Lights will be mostly battery lamps and the windows will be covered.
The smell thing is just going to be tough. No answer for that but how much smell will come from a freeze dried packet in boiling water. Might be worth a look.
Won't the smell of the rotting bodies on the perimeter cover up the food cooking smell?
If you make it to the country.
What about regular no smell candles if you just need a little light? Maybe stockpile grill lighters.
A small portable BBQ grill so you can cook.
Water filtration will be a must or do you take 5 gallon of bleach to help with purifying water?
If this happens in January or February freezing temperatures would be a problem as well.
So you need a place that has a hand pump well, or a cistern, or creek, or ponds close by for water supply.
Is MRE or something similar the only way to go for food?
Unless we get a lot of feral hogs because deer well be running low within a few weeks because of so many hunting them. Several fishing poles or a trotline might come in handy.
If you make it to the country.
A small portable BBQ grill so you can cook.
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If this happens in January or February freezing temperatures would be a problem as well.
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Is MRE or something similar the only way to go for food?
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Several fishing poles or a trotline might come in handy.
Or the pile of rotting bodies at the end of the driveway of failed attempts to take our ****.....
Bug out is an option. Thing is what is the route you can take and how do you stay safe on the route. If you are packing heavy with supply's as we would be is it easier to defend on the move when nothing is working as to traffic/civil citizens. A convoy would draw attention as well. Lots to consider.
Some good points being made. Yes even staying grey a guarded property would stand out.
My weakness.........hungry children. Screw mom and dad. Pound sand. Tell me any of you could turn away a hungry child. And if so teach me how to do that.