- Battle rifle
2. Medical supplies – antibiotics
3. Food – whatever you think you need, at least double it, add caches and start growing it.
4. Secure shelters
5. Water/Sanitary sewage
6. Communications – radios and protocols
7. Recreation – libraries and board games
8. Clothing for several years including boots.
9. Hand tools and sharpening files/stones.
10. Intelligence – information sources, maps, analysis
Don’t be that guy. The guy who procrastinates or does not see the impending consequences of transferring faith to the state. Consider your family and friends. Consider what they will suffer if you do not act.
David DeGerolamo
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Water and food should be at the top of the list. Without them, the rest of the list is redundant.
There was no importance to the order of the checklist.
2. Medical supplies -antibiotics.
Inappropriate/untrained use of antibiotics can lead to complications that can’t be easily treated in a SHTF/redoubt atmosphere. Use of alternative medicine (Patriot Nurse, etc.) should be learned for such things as UTI’s, URI’s, angina, etc. Has it been pre-determined what to do with a patriot who presents with chronic DM1 without meds? What to do with the person in cardiac arrest? A nurse or medic, at least, should be recruited for the redoubt for purely non-trauma, medical treatment..
10. Intelligence -- On who is bubbling up to “take charge” after the S does HTF would be nice. Is it someone who “we” don’t want and did he bring the law with him to create an atmosphere of tyranny? Is there a select sub-set of security in place to “deal” with this situation, should it arise?
There seems to be an uncanny parallel between the planning for the aftermath of a SHTF scenario and Dubya destroying Iraq and then wondering what to do about it. . . afterwards.
That is where a good medical reference and a degree in Microbiology come in useful. I also suggest Dr. Bones’ new book: Alton’s Antibiotics and Infectious Disease: The Layman’s Guide to Available Antibacterials in Austere Settings
https://www.amazon.com/Altons-Antibiotics-Infectious-Disease-Antibacterials/dp/057841452X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=VL9H89AO56X2&keywords=dr+bones+and+nurse+amy&qid=1551456298&s=books&sprefix=dr+bones%2Caps%2C141&sr=1-1
I would rather face an uncertain future than survive under tyranny.
Let’s not overlook a “Broken Shell Extractor” for each rifle. They’re gold; especially for long-barreled rifles.