I have an escape route planned to get as close to my family (KS) as stored supplies will let me in order to protect them. I have terrible about keeping ready since I have moved down here. I usually practice with my bow at my parents house but arrows are expensive and are costly to replace. Modern composites should help them hold up in the coming storm but eventually they will break down forcing me to rely on ammunition stores to get by with defense or hunting. As for helping people, that will get you killed pretty damn fast in the lawless state that will follow the SHTF.
The reason the wolverines worked so well in the SHTF situation is that so many people were rounded up in the attack that not many made it to the woods. IN our scenarios we tend to think of the power going out, our government collapsing or some other event happening that causes people to panic. In the road a huge firestorm engulfed the world killing off many many people and animals that could have been used for sustenance. However not enough people were killed by the storm to make living off of the land effective. If you could survive a crashed stat long enough the game would come back as long as the population continued to shrink. Look at I am Legend or Omega Man or Last man on the planet. He was able to survive because the population was diminished to extreme lows.
In preparation - You and each person you are with should be able to carry a pack that weighs close to 80 pounds plus your webbed gear, rifle(s), pistols and knives. That means you might be toting close to 100#'s when it is all said and done. IF you are going to be doing a lot of walking you need to learn how to with a heavy pack. I did 75 miles in two weeks with a 60# pack and if you do not understand the caloric requirements of doing so you are going to exhaust your self and your food supply quickly. Also you need to consider the terrain you will be walking over, hiking and hunting and survival boots are made for walking on dirt and earth, not asphalt. That means increased stress on your body and gear if you decide to walk the roads. meaning you succumb to exhaustion easier. Think about that when you consider how to get the hell out of dodge when it happens.
Just some stuff to think about when planning the shtf scenario.
The reason the wolverines worked so well in the SHTF situation is that so many people were rounded up in the attack that not many made it to the woods. IN our scenarios we tend to think of the power going out, our government collapsing or some other event happening that causes people to panic. In the road a huge firestorm engulfed the world killing off many many people and animals that could have been used for sustenance. However not enough people were killed by the storm to make living off of the land effective. If you could survive a crashed stat long enough the game would come back as long as the population continued to shrink. Look at I am Legend or Omega Man or Last man on the planet. He was able to survive because the population was diminished to extreme lows.
In preparation - You and each person you are with should be able to carry a pack that weighs close to 80 pounds plus your webbed gear, rifle(s), pistols and knives. That means you might be toting close to 100#'s when it is all said and done. IF you are going to be doing a lot of walking you need to learn how to with a heavy pack. I did 75 miles in two weeks with a 60# pack and if you do not understand the caloric requirements of doing so you are going to exhaust your self and your food supply quickly. Also you need to consider the terrain you will be walking over, hiking and hunting and survival boots are made for walking on dirt and earth, not asphalt. That means increased stress on your body and gear if you decide to walk the roads. meaning you succumb to exhaustion easier. Think about that when you consider how to get the hell out of dodge when it happens.
Just some stuff to think about when planning the shtf scenario.
