Quote Originally Posted by patriot_man View Post
If you get shot without armor, who is going to patch you up?

I had this thought, too...

At the best of times health care here in the middle of nowhere is tenuous — many complicated cases are transported hundreds of miles to the nearest major metropolitan area.

If there were a major earthquake or the power goes out for a week or more, then I expect that there would be little/no professional healthcare available.

I'm middle-aged and hyper-cautious/risk-averse. I always wear a helmet (and gloves!) on my bicycle. Avoiding a GSW (by both avoiding confrontation and wearing armor) would be a priority...