Any fellow survivalists utilize their truck?

Use oba to give the cabin positive pressure.

 

you guys may enjoy this.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/solar-set-up.515696/

 

Any of y’all still alive?

 

Yes, I’m preparing for the fury road days, the average idiot can’t air up a tire let alone build a beast of a rig mad max would be proud to drive. Most people will be eaten by the cannibal gangs that are strong enough to run the highways.

 

Hahaha what the fuck

 

Fantasy world

 

Yup! Waiting for SHTF!

 

Yup, that right there..........

 

Just ordered more rechargeable silica bags so I can have some in the camper trailer to combat mold.

Never did get to use the emergency blankets yet.

 

Don’t underestimate a redneck with primitive living skills and money haha

 

Hand warmers
A backpack collapsed to fill up with gear and walk home will fit behind a tacoma seat.
Hammock w mosquito netting
Tie down that tool box if it's in the cab. It becomes a missle if you roll.

If you have to abandon your truck and walk home, consider the following, some of these make a smaller version and you stuff in the backpack and walk.

shoes socks and an undershirt in bivvy roll
lifestraw water filter. very light. one for you and one to barter.
a roll of TP. light, one for you and one to barter.
an empty jug to fill with water and drink with lifestraw. Or for urine so you don't have to open the door and let heat out.
MRE (SOSbars or similar) for three days
Ham radio (Baofeng 888 or a UV5R are cheap. Use CHIRPsoftware to program them. You can program them to monitor FRS and GMRS to see if people are around. If things are bad, you can transmit. The FCC is not likely to fine you for doing it wrong (no FRS GMRS transmissions are allowed on removable antenna units, etc) if life and limb are at stake.

a backup old cellphone with it's charger cable in a ziplock bag
a lightweight crank type radio with a USB port for your phone
Duct tape, tarp, zip strips
1 gallon bags, and more one gallon ziplock bags.
Things that go bang. keep it light.
socks, worth mentioning twice. And shoes to walk all the way home when you have to park your car
A small light map of your local area for walking home, or staying away from highways
moleskin for blisters
small tube of sunscreen or SPF chapstick for your ears and back of neck
shemagh to block sun from back of neck
work gloves, heavy leather for digging
some a shovel for snow and mud
motrin in a small case. replace twice a year, heat kills meds
back up pair of your old glasses in case yours break
a small Fresnel lens, the lightest fire kit you'll own
A sharpie to leave behind notes for those looking for you, or advice for anyone coming behind you
quarters for pay phones along the way
as small knife you keep hidden on yourself if someone takes your larger one
a small tube of vaseline for chaffing as you walk home
a short length of paracord, keep w zip strips
the Duct tape should be stuck to wax paper and rolled back up. 10 feet.

Greatest threats to a nomad in event of large scale disruption of services
1. Weather related illness and injury.
2. Dehydration
3. Injury from accident or over exertion.
4. Being a victim of assault or theft
5. starvation, a distant #5.

Don't forget socks, blister repair (moleskin), and the right shoes.

 

I can’t stress the importance of something like moleskin enough.. that shit is a lifesaver. I’ve got it in nearly every bag I carry plus in my med kit. Blisters can be the one thing that really starts the morale downward spiral. I’ve seen it a million times in my years of guiding in the backcountry and it’s one thing that’s so often overlooked.

Great list you have there @Vance

 

if you plan to " recover in place", which is for most people safer than heading to the local woods to freeze, consider the following added security or deception tactics:

1. Learn how FEMA marks doors they have been to already. Mark your door as cleared, perhaps with two dead inside to scare off looters.

2. Attach a note to the door, "Dear Bruce and Susie, we went to the designated area we talked about, we are bringing all the supplies, meet you there." Make sure your house stays dark after that.

3. Use biohazard tape, or crime scene tape to block your doorway. Then keep it dark.

4. In any case, try not to open the door, and do something to make your house unappealing. I was thinking of doctoring up a head on a spike from halloween masks and putting that out front. (Mostly kidding) Raw sewage on the front steps is a valuable deterrent.

5. Have precut peices of plywood with drilled holes for fast assembly to inside of windows. Outside the rot and can be pried off, and draw attention. If you have time, paint the facing outside part black. Keep in basement for fast deployment.

7. Broken bottles in the walkways will slow people down temporarily. I generate lots of empties on the weekend, you know, just to be ready.



None of this fools the mother in law of course....

 

HAM
I suggest the

$18 Baofeng uv5r BAOFENG UV-5R VHF/UHF Dual Band Radio 144-148MHz 420-450MHz Transceiver

Baofeng uv5r. about 25 USD, program with Chirp software. add FRS and GMRS as well as local repeaters, and the 2m and 70cm calling frequencies, and the weather radio frequencies (all done in a half a hour with free CHIRP software. Don't transmit without HAM license. AARL.org and Hamstudy.org can help you get a license fast. The test questions and answers are given out by AARL and Hamstudy, and the test for a technician license is 14 USD.

GUN
Firearms... well this is like ties and tires. Everyone loves theirs and hates everyone elses.
Suggest: Glock 43 single stack, light 9mm, use critical duty 9mm for carry. Train, train train. Or Springfield MDS. Single stack 9mm. Be sure you train often. Without training, you may boom yourself instead of the bad guy. The springfield is a bit more pricey, but has a "load in chamber" indicator that you can feel even with gloves on. I have both but I carry the 43.
IMO, spend more than 500 USD. I am also not a fan of the 0.380 ACP rouund so I suggest 9mm.

 

Mate, do pay phones exist where you are? I haven’t seen one in years.

 

I haven’t seen one in prolly a decade

 

I know where one still stands - next to what used to be a radio shack store - and the handset is broken in half and the case around the money box has been smashed in.

 

Week worth of thunderstorms here.