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All -

We have people with ten years of preps

We have people with no preps.

We have people who own a lot of ground, and farm it.

We have people who are short on the rent check

For an apartment in Anywhere, USA.

We have people with pretty high level survival skills and

People who would be shit out of luck if the power went out.

So.

You are limited to ten items other than the clothes on your back

And the shoes on your feet.

And you must own them already.

Doesn't matter if it is 5,000 acres in Idaho

Or a bug out bag.

List your ten items.

In terms of priority.

The reason I'm saying this,

Other than the fact of it being a loaded question,

Is to separate fantasy

From reality.

scyth

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You won't get any replies from the "real deal" folks here...to many personal questions.

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(1) handgun
(9) bullets

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Thank you for taking over the overall management of this board

And all subsequent conversations.

It is such a relief.


scyth

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So, how about this:

1. Generators

2. Water Filters/Purifiers

3. Portable Toilets

4. Seasoned Firewood (About $100+ per cord; wood takes 6 - 12 mos.
to become dried, for home uses.)

5. Lamp Oil, Wicks, Lamps

6. Coleman Fuel

7. Guns, Ammunition, Pepper Spray, Knives, Clubs, Bats & Slingshots

8. Hand-Can openers & hand egg beaters, whisks.

9. Honey/Syrups/white, brown sugars

10. Rice - Beans - Wheat,

So this is an eye opener for me. I have numbers 2, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10.

But, surprisingly, I lack numbers 1, 3, 4 and 6.

So among the first 10 (of 100 items that disappear in an emergency), I'm only batting 60%. So much for being prepared!

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Bottle of tequila and a box of jelly donuts.
ST

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I'm not counting ammo.

AK-47
Saiga-12
AR-15
Cz-82+holster
Pocket knife
Hidden Cameras+GPS/Cell Phone Jammer
Police Scanner
Lockpicks+automive wires
Thermal blanket
Tent/mess kit/sleeping bag
Laptop
Printer+paraphenilia

I can use the above to steal the rest.

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I'll bite for a little pyschoanalytical fun....

Good land.
Good cabin.
Good woodstove.
Good rifle.
A ton of ammo.
Good broad ax.
Good splitting ax.
A cultivated potatoe field.
A torch striker.
Solid knife.

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Don't be a smart ass. If you want honest opinions .....

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Or as we call it around here, Wednesday night. :cooler:

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Air.

Water.

Food.

And then,

Kulchah.

scyth

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Pistols.
A few boxes of ammunition.
Cipro.
Cheap cigars.
Cheap cigars.
Cheap cigars.
Cheap cigars.
Cheap cigars.
Cheap cigars.
Lighter.

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Are you a cigarlover?


:wink:

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OK

This thing is maybe starting to kick in.

Focus.

Ten items.

They may be physical,

Or they might be knowledge.

scyth

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Merlin, dude. You have 25 things there. You might want to throw in a calculator:)

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face make-up
eye shadow
eye liner
mirror
Lipstick
shampoo
High heels
panty hose
curling iron
blow dryer
over night bag

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You freakin win

Cheers and Hallleluiahs

scyth

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LOL......with those things you can get all the rest??? BTW that is a darn cute avitar!!! my complements

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A very rural wooded land parcel w/ water source

A simple shelter - cabin or trailer

Wood stove you can cook on

Mummy sleeping bag

wood saw

Splitting maul

A quality hunting knife

22 Rifle

Ammo box full of 22's

A mountain bicycle

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My guesses right off, if it had to be:

1) water filter
2) bicycle
3) tent
4) sleeping bag
5) fire-starting stuff (matches or magnesium)
6) swiss army knife
7) 2-3 person inflatable boat
8) 22lr pistol & ammo
9) multiband radio
10) my measly gold+silver stash

.....hard to say without making assumptions.

.....I currently do not have #1 and #7.

.....The gun and ammo I count as one item, cause one wouldn't make much sense without the other.

.....I could strap all this stuff to the bicycle I have, but then,,,, the bicycle includes a whole subset of junk on its own--lights, a pump & patch kit for the tires, a mini-tool. That's the stuff that I normally carry around on the bike though.

The bicycle lights and the radio also need batteries, but one set of batteries for each can go a couple months of actual use.

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I guess if government melted down, then a bicycle would be useful for getting around on the empty roads. If you're dropped off in the middle of a wilderness area, then a bicycle's not good for much and I'd change that item to something else.

PS: I've got a pet cat I'd also try to take along. Does the cat get ten items too? ;)

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3. Two small 4x4 p/u trucks<o:p></o:p>
4. Lots of ammo.

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While this might seem callous and severe, it is the real world and it's what we will be dealing with in the near future. Be prepared.

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guns + bullets. with that, i can get anything else.

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I notice a few peeps put bike, and one person 4*4.....I have been thinking more and more about horses.

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one trillion dollars by today's inflation rate/dollar value.

from there the rest would fall into place.

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Hooker
Blow
Weed
Beer
Fishing Pole w/gear
Lighter
Wraps
Bag of Onions
Aluminum Foil
Butter

............ after the first 3 days and nights, I'm going to join up with Mountain Man.

:9536:

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:4_1_72::4_1_72::4_1_72:

Nicely done. LOL.

ST

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I can't compete with that list! Here goes:

Secluded cabin
well or fresh water source
rifle and ammo
basic medical kit (with antibiotics)
Multiband crank/solar radio
Axe, sharpening stone and bucksaw
Woodstove with cast iron frying pan
Stabilized food (rice, beans, pasta, flour, cereals)
50 gallon drum and biodegradeable detergent (my washing machine!)
my beer-making stuff

I know you'll tell me I can't count, but technically 10 grains of rice could be considered items as well. Give me some poetic licence, will ya!?!?!:biggrin:

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My list
1.) Portable Solar Generator $1500 - for computer/internet access and freezer to save food.
2.) Water filters - stored water
3.) 6 months worth of can food/rice,beans etc
4.) Protection against theft,physical harm - hmmmm -
5.) Toilet paper,soaps,toothpaste etc
6.) Garden seeds,tools,fertilizers
7.) extra chicken feed (3-4 months worth)
8.) Filled gas tanks and cans
9.) Fiat and 90% junk silver (3 months)
10.) Medicines,anti-bacterial creams,Vitamins etc.

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a KNIFE.
Boots, and a KNIFE.
With one good blade,I will carve shelter, food, and what ever else I need from the world beneath my feet.
I can make,scrounge or trade for anything else I desire.
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. For crying out loud, did some guy list a friggin EGG BEATER as a survival item? an EGGBEATER? WTF are you thinking?

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chickens -- they can forage for themselves if needed and keep the family full of protien rich eggs with some left for barter.

guns and ammo for defense and hunting.

traps and snares - for quietly gathering game at night.

Books -- more importantly knowledge locked in the brain for medicinal and edible wilds. And transplanting edible near my house.

Spices and lots of salt, for preserving and making that snared possum resemble food.

wood and tools for making longbows -- my favorite hobby and they make silent hunting weopons -- good for trade. If I'm unemployed I'll need something to keep me busy.

Bugout bag.

Knives.

seeds and shovel and my garden.

camp stoves and lots of fuel.

Spring near my house. I've dug it out so I can fill five gallon buckets

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Yes, but only of crappy cigars. They actually taste good.

The expensive ones are like smoking a turd.

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Your experience is very limited. There are gems and turds across the price spectrum. I get your drift, though.

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Double bump HORSES.

So overlooked,by people who dont know anything.

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The entire north american economy was built with horses.

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Hell, that reminds me....... gonna need a sheep once the hooker's gone. bancha

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That gets my vote for the very best post on this thread!!!! :36_3_12:

Let's see, naw, that's the best. Can't be topped.

What was the question in the OP's thread?

I'd want to live where I do now.
1. Have the same possessions I own now.
2. Have all the money I could ever use.
3. Have the same wife I now have.
4. Have the same food supply I have now - counts the chickens.
5. Have good credit.
6. Have good friends with like interests.
7. Have the firearms and ammo I now have.
8. Have all the fishing equipment I have now.
9. Have all the farm equipment I now have.
10. And I know this should is really first - have God in my live - He will supply all my needs.
That's my ten, but except for the money I already have and the other things.