Possibilities

I believe it is time to once again look at some of the possibilities that may make going into the survival mode a necessity. While many of us try to live a survival lifestyle, most of us do it for a reason. We each have our own most likely scenario. In this column, I would like to go through some of the most likely scenarios that I see at this time. Many times the scenario we think is the most likely will cause us to slightly change how we are preparing. This will be a look at several possibilities and you can make your own judgement.

First and foremost there is the possibility of a major depression. Some of the financial columnists I read are suggesting that we may be headed for a depression to make the so-called "great depression" look like the good times. What they see as so major is the fact that many of them are forecasting hyper-inflation along with a financial depression. This would cause real problems and would also probably cause rioting in the streets. If the government could not satisfy the people looking for handouts, it could get very messy. If it got too messy I would expect martial law to be declared.

Now for just a common old depression you would need your two year food supply and some seeds if you have an area to grow your own. You would also need some silver or gold (I prefer silver) to do business with. This would be especially true if the hyper-inflation came along with it. If you expect martial law you will need somewhere safe to hide a portion of your food and you will also need a lot of ammo. You will probably need a place to hide your firearms and your ammo as they may decide to confiscate all guns and ammo. If you live in a city of any size, you will probably want a place to bug out to. Have a safe route laid out in advance so you do not need to start studying a map when it is time to leave. You also will want to have a couple of backup routes just in case someone is trying to limit your travel. That could very well happen in a martial law situation. You will need to know routes on little known, little used roads. Once again, the time to find these routes is now. If you live in a city and have a bug out location, now is the time to do some exploring of different routes to that location.

No matter where you live, if there is a depression with hyper-inflation, you will probably need to protect yourself. One of my current suggestions is to join a lawful militia group. If there is none close enough to you then you are just going to have to try to take care of yourself and your family. This type of a situation would bring out the many who are too lazy to look out after themselves and would be looking for a handout. The problem is I do not believe they would take no for an answer.

If things get too bad and you have to leave your safe house, you may want to be up to date on wild foods. I still have a set of packs packed and ready for moving out at a moments notice. I have one for myself and one for my wife. Mine is a little heavier than hers as I tried to pack as much into mine as I feel I can handle. With what is in these packs I feel that we can live for two weeks using nothing except what we are carrying. By supplementing what we are carrying with wild food, there is no limit as to how long we could survive. I have enough ammo in the packs for a lot of hunting and some for protection. I would be carrying a centerfire rifle and a heavy caliber handgun. My wife would be carrying a twenty gauge shotgun and a twenty-two pistol. All ammo would be in my pack.

I think I will leave it here for today and come back to it next time. I will describe my packs and possibly touch on another scenario or two. Until then SURVIVE!! In the meantime check out my blog at:
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