It's good to see so many people taking interest in survival. I remember the hurricane that blew through here and the ice storm a few years ago. I'm a Rev-War and 1812 re-enactor so I'm used to "surviving" as such at rendezvous. During the storms we lost power around here so my wife went to cooking on the open fire. People on my street were walking around like zombies wondering how we had hot coffee and food! It's good to have the new gear but remember the old ways too. I would suggest reading and studying as much as you can about life when this country was first forming. BH