Well if the SDHTF I plan on staying in my city and holding up in my own house. I will more than likely board up all the windows and limit the amount of doors to my house for tactical reasons. I do have enough food to last a year and enough guns and ammo to form my own little posse. I will be building a gutter system for my house so I can collect rain water with 3 barrels to collect it. I also have a nice little berky to purify the water if need be. The thing most people don't realize is We need each other to survive. We can't do everything all at once just like some people posted. You will need people whom can stand guard while other grow the crops and some people fish. Having several people of like minded attitudes will be crucial to survival if it gets as bad as we think it will. Another thing is bugging out which in my opinion is not an option until it gets to that option. How are You people going to carry Your food, weapons, tools, & water in significant quantities to escape the cities. I have thought about getting a truck just for that purpose but seriously what happens if the gas runs out. The best option is to have a horse and a wagon but then again We are a bunch of city slickers that rely on technology.

Originally posted by wonderworld

I had thought on more than one occassion to create a bullet proof room, but cant figure out how that could be done. It also sounds expensive. Besides if they wanted me they would gas me out.

3/4" steel walls are fairly bullet proof, but make sure who ever installs the roof knows what they are doing since that's a heck of a lot of mass sitting up there.

I've been using 60-100 miles as my planning point. I figure most people have enough gas to drive that far without refilling, so I want to be at least that far from a city when the SHTF or I may have too many unwanted guests trying to invade my land and buildings.

What do people think about that distance? Does it sound reasonible?

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Originally posted by mellkolse

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your kidding right. All smart money left the market in October 2007. This is not a normal business cycle! A couple good days means nothing. Only the very sharp short sellers should be involved. No naked short sellers!

Please help...

Picture below is a very, very typical street in the UK; how on Earth are we meant to protect ourselves or survive???????????????????

We're not allowed guns and houses are usually semi-detached, so the walls in between are only a few bricks thick (if that!). If neighbours heard a generator, you'd be raided in a heartbeat. If you grow a veg patch in your tiny garden in the back, you'd get robbed.

Any advice....ANYONE?



Edit: This is not my street, but is typical of the way we are rammed in like sardines in a tin, in the UK.

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