When it all comes to a stop, will you move around? Will you set up shelter in one place? Will you look for other survivors? Will you be that random guy/girl walking alone in the shadows? None of us know these answers, we may find out if/when 'It' actually happens. Until then, we can plan, research, investigate, and think about what the future may hold.
Survival will go hand in hand with being able to protect yourself and your loved ones. And one very large key to survival is shelter. Is your home adequate for your needs? Do you have stockpiles of supplies? To answer these honestly (unless you are 'that' guy who owns the house below), you'd answer No.
So being able to get around in the outside world will be essential to your survival. Plan on meeting others, some will be nice some will not. Bartering may be of use due to paper money being meaningless. Protect yourself and treat yourself, before helping others! This may sound selfish but what good are you to your family malnourished and unable to protect them (obviously do not neglect others, that is selfish). Plan on locating food and knowing how to get it quickly and safely. One could go on and on, but these are just ramblings of a random guy.
If you choose to move around, shelter will still be key! Tents, campers, RV's will be sought after and rightly so. If you are a camping enthusiast now, then you are set due to most likely having the basics of camping survival/needs. Take a walk through your local camping store or search online to find items that you can use now, as well as 'After'. Some items such as this trailer from Adventure trailers, can be pulled behind even the smallest SUV, creating a base camp for your backwoods or roadside pull off. Or put a fairly affordable tent on your car/truck/suv from Tepui Tents . There are dozens of options for the people on the move. Even look at used pop-up campers...these have a lot to offer for a great price; visit Camp World for some used options. One reason I am recommending trailers is so you can still have a movable vehicle. If you have a large RV then how do you get around tight traffic patterns or if you have to leave in a hurry, a large diesel rig won't get out of harms way in a hustle. (Example photos below of the links above).
So, I leave you after all this typing with a simple thought...plan ahead, even if just a little bit, about your shelter scenario. Have fun with it, enjoy it, and have a piece of mind in knowing that you may someday use it for a home. TKZ_out.
Awesome. I like your point about RV's and large vehicles in tight spaces. Whats your preferred pick-up to survive with while on the go? old or new.
ReplyDeleteTuglife - Thanks for the question...let's see where to begin - For a pick-up truck I would put aside brand identity. I would drive the pick up with the highest sales in the U.S., reasoning...if you ever have mechanical issues you should be able to find the vehicle somewhere close by. Also, I would most likely try to get a cap over the bed for safety, dry storage, and even sleeping arrangments. It would need to get decent gas mileage and I would most likely pick a gas powered vehicle rather than a diesel due to the availablity of gas in random vehicles on the side of the road. Also, diesels take 2x as much oil during an oil change and don't get quite as good of gas mileage (depending on the vehicle). Also, don't pick the giant lifted custom truck - if you blow a tire or mess up part of the suspension you won't be going anywhere with a stock sized tire or stock parts. With that in mind you have the Ford F-150/Ranger, the Chevy Silverado/Avalanche/S-10, Dodge Ram/Dakota, Toyota Tacoma/Tundra, Nissan Titan/Frontier...there are a few others but any of these are a good choice, one thing to remember - if you are familier with a vehicle, pick that one. You will know its ins and outs, how to work on it, how it feels when working proporly. Ultimitly it depends on your situation, you can't go wrong with any vehicle really, as long as its running and getting you safely out of Harm's Way. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI think I'd have to go with an older truck with mechanical parts.. Carb, distributer cap, stuff like that. Take out all the electronics and cars/trucks really aren't that hard to work on...
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