Yes. Pedes: heed my warning. You are being given a lot of notice. Focus on the essentials. Right now you either have guns or you don't, it's probably too late. But whether you get in a fight or not, you are going to need some other things....
You need:
6 months of food. Ideally lots of canned food, and the good stuff if you can afford it (30-year storage), but if you can't, you can get 50lb bags of rice, or even cheaper, 50lb bags of whole corn and cleaned oats, however in that case you need to buy a cheap hand-crank grain mill.
2 weeks of stored water, and a renewable source (well, stream, lake, rain-collection), and a way to purify it.
Multiple ways to start a fire (both spark AND flame) and fuel reserves (solid, liquid, compressed gas). If you are in a climate that gets cold in the winter, you will need more. Propane. Gasoline. Diesel. Kerosene. Alcohol (denatured). Get you a kerosene lantern, heater, and stove. Get an alcohol stove. Gasoline is only going to be good for generators and vehicles. If you have to sump your basement make sure you have a backup battery or a way to run it.
Don't forget medical/nutrition. Since your food is going to be somewhat unbalanced, buy some bulk pack multivitamins. Keep various types of OTC meds around. Cold/flu, laxative/antidiarrheal, antibiotic ointments and burn creams.
Get to know your neighbors well enough to know if they are an asset, liability, or a threat. Better to know now.
Yes. Pedes: heed my warning. You are being given a lot of notice. Focus on the essentials. Right now you either have guns or you don't, it's probably too late. But whether you get in a fight or not, you are going to need some other things....
You need:
6 months of food. Ideally lots of canned food, and the good stuff if you can afford it (30-year storage), but if you can't, you can get 50lb bags of rice, or even cheaper, 50lb bags of whole corn and cleaned oats, however in that case you need to buy a cheap hand-crank grain mill.
2 weeks of stored water, and a renewable source (well, stream, lake, rain-collection), and a way to purify it.
Multiple ways to start a fire (both spark AND flame) and fuel reserves (solid, liquid, compressed gas). If you are in a climate that gets cold in the winter, you will need more. Propane. Gasoline. Diesel. Kerosene. Alcohol (denatured). Get you a kerosene lantern, heater, and stove. Get an alcohol stove. Gasoline is only going to be good for generators and vehicles. If you have to sump your basement make sure you have a backup battery or a way to run it.
Don't forget medical/nutrition. Since your food is going to be somewhat unbalanced, buy some bulk pack multivitamins. Keep various types of OTC meds around. Cold/flu, laxative/antidiarrheal, antibiotic ointments and burn creams.
Get to know your neighbors well enough to know if they are an asset, liability, or a threat. Better to know now.
Plan to include family and in-laws if you can.
In-laws?! Fuck that!