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    I had sauerkraut do the same thing. The cans leaked at the seams at 2+ years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OH58D View Post
    Are we talking preparing to hunker down in one location, or on the move? One person or multiple persons? My planning involves staying put in one location or setting up remote camps with food, water, water purification, clothing for different seasons, ammo and guns.

    My planning involves freeze dried food supplies for 25 year storage and ammo. I'm not investing in high tech stuff like NVGs or Red Dots because my survival skills are more low tech. I won't be going commando, but for defensive needs. Thoughts of hit & run attacks would be something out there, but I'd be equipped for short term engagements.
    Yep, I'm set up for defend the fort. If the fort must be abandoned my fallback is taking over the local Wal Mart, after that I'd be screwed. If it's bad enough I abandon the fort, I only have as much ammo and supplies as I can carry and that means I probably have three days left.

    Thankfully I'm in enough of a small town where I have a reliable "collective effort" to secure the street, the block and probably more than a few businesses. If city folks rolled through they'd probably break their teeth on us.
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    Ive taken the last 5 or so years to acquire all the weapons/ammo /gear I feel Ill need should stuff go south.
    My main concern, first & foremost, was/is water. I have the knowledge & tools now to make clean potable water. You can never store enough, youll have to make it, imo. I had a very rural upbringing and learned much about the woods, hunting, fishing, trapping, gigging, and much more. Ive collected an excellent library on many useful skills. I wont be buggin out on foot anywhere for various reasons. Ive got common sense enough to know when to go to my final destination, & I will while everyone else is still scratchin heads & asses. THE most important thing is, Im saved by the unearned grace of God. I dont fear dying, I fear living in a world that apparently half this country wants. NOT DOING IT. Unless one is very wealthy, & Im not, I feel it almost impossible to acquire EVERYTHING one or a family, will need to survive outside a few days, or a few weeks. As a single man, one measly income, Ive done the best I could. I feel my greatest asset, besides being saved..is my mindset. Im ready for what comes. Not sure Ill live thru it, but aint scared of it. I thank God for that, literally.
    Also- what Ive done for years, is to have a list of needed stuff. And whenever something on that list pops up for sale, I bought it. Holiday sales are a great time to buy a lot of stuff. Havent gone "in order", just get as opportunity arises.
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    One thing to have also are a supply of oil lamps and lots of wick material (to last years) in addition to lamp oil. All of these items are still cheap and readily available. Also, out here in ranch country, we have people who know how to make clothing from brain tanned buckskin. I've got a buckskin coat with vintage 1870's Army buttons. Had a local Mountain Man I know up in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains make it for me in trade for some ranch tack items. Buckskin is actually quite durable, including for pants and footwear.
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    All these lists and training to proficiency isn't on them.

    No mention of getting kitted up and putting in the grind of one foot after the other.

    No mention of physical fitness.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 6933 View Post
    All these lists and training to proficiency isn't on them.

    No mention of getting kitted up and putting in the grind of one foot after the other.

    No mention of physical fitness.
    I can't speak for anyone else, but the nature of my daily work requires staying physically fit, in all kinds of weather.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 6933 View Post
    All these lists and training to proficiency isn't on them.

    No mention of getting kitted up and putting in the grind of one foot after the other.

    No mention of physical fitness.
    Because it would be redundant.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 6933 View Post
    All these lists and training to proficiency isn't on them.

    No mention of getting kitted up and putting in the grind of one foot after the other.

    No mention of physical fitness.
    The other thing is, before you start training you have to have something to train WITH... and many people for various reasons are unABLE to make Mil/LE PFT standards even with conditioning. The thing is, do the best you can with what you got, but not all of us have as much to work with as Tier 1 Operators.

    I'll just head back to my basement now...
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    If you don't have anything to workout with or cannot afford a gym membership there are a lot of good home bodyweight exercises that, coupled with eating right, can help make good progress.

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    I was referring more to weapons training on the gear part, since instructors generally don't like to do "loaners," and understandably so.
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