The more urban areas are going to be the places where destabilization happens first.

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12. Focus on the basics

I want to make sure I have water, food, medicine, and protection covered first. I have a couple of water sources including a 20 ft deep hand pump well I installed that can at least bring up groundwater to purify. A good ceramic/silver water filter setup, like a Berkey or on a budget a Purewell or homemade, is a must. Also life straws and purification tablets and chlorine bleach.

I have about 90 days of freeze dried food that has a 30 year shelf life and a few cases of vegetarian humanitarian MREs that are budget friendly. Also a good supply of salt and vinegar. I need to get back in the chicken game too.

I also hoard my prescriptions and have built up a little stockpile, could also cut the dose in half or every other day, I’d live. Have a good first aid supply too.

Also have plenty of ammo for my hunting rifles/shotguns and my handguns.

Have a good stockpile of rechargeable batteries, a solar station and panels, flashlights, a couple of generators, about 40 gallons of gas and 20 gallons of diesel.

Im about 7 miles outside the city limits on 7 acres, I imagine if things completely fell apart in town the city dwellers would start venturing out here to the rural areas foraging and maybe worse. I’m also in prime hurricane country, about 10 miles from the coast, go without power sometimes for 2-4 days when there is a storm so that’s really why I prepped well more than anything.