Like so many other Americans...2020 has opened my eyes to how soft my view of the world had become. I had a single handgun...I kept it loaded by my bedside...but never shot it, never trained with it...never worried about the fragile state of our country.
I watched shows like "Doomsday Preppers" and thought to myself, "these people are crazy...that s*** can't/won't happen, what a waste of time/money"
My eyes have now been opened and I will not go back into the dark. I've added a few select rifles and shotguns to my arsenal. I continue to buy ammo when I see a deal. I'm hitting the shooting range weekly and also will be attending my first tactical class in a few weeks. Yesterday I decided it was time to clean out a large secondary closet and it will now start to house emergency supplies. I've started with some canned foods, a case of water, emergency matches, tarps, camping equipment, tools and all of my various ammo, etc...basically things we had around the house I never centralized.
I can't go out today and spend thousands of dollars all at once...but want to weekly work on what I'm calling my "peace of mind" room.
If you were just starting out and had to do a "slow build" of your supplies...how would you go about it? My thought is to buy that extra case of water each time I go to the store (much like I've already started doing with ammo). I'm trying to figure out the best foods that I can buy that will last a long time and also the best system for rotating them out and actually eating the stuff prior to expiration.
Thoughts and recommendations on material to read or ideas from personal experience are welcome.
I watched shows like "Doomsday Preppers" and thought to myself, "these people are crazy...that s*** can't/won't happen, what a waste of time/money"
My eyes have now been opened and I will not go back into the dark. I've added a few select rifles and shotguns to my arsenal. I continue to buy ammo when I see a deal. I'm hitting the shooting range weekly and also will be attending my first tactical class in a few weeks. Yesterday I decided it was time to clean out a large secondary closet and it will now start to house emergency supplies. I've started with some canned foods, a case of water, emergency matches, tarps, camping equipment, tools and all of my various ammo, etc...basically things we had around the house I never centralized.
I can't go out today and spend thousands of dollars all at once...but want to weekly work on what I'm calling my "peace of mind" room.
If you were just starting out and had to do a "slow build" of your supplies...how would you go about it? My thought is to buy that extra case of water each time I go to the store (much like I've already started doing with ammo). I'm trying to figure out the best foods that I can buy that will last a long time and also the best system for rotating them out and actually eating the stuff prior to expiration.
Thoughts and recommendations on material to read or ideas from personal experience are welcome.