No reason to take guns since rounds will be gone quickly
Depends where you live, imo, no reason to take a sword because it’s easy to find one in any hardware store.
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Sanyanov@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Jeep, water purifier, first aid kit, katana. Wish I could take flashlight, but it’s a 5th option on the list.
No reason to take guns since rounds will be gone quickly and you’ll end up with a worthless piece of metal.
Jeep adds to mobility, which is very handy
Water purifier will allow you to move on without acute diarrhea
First aid kit is a must in literally every survival situation. You should be able to prevent infections and restore mobility as quickly as possible
aidan@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Adalast@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Katana is too difficult to maintain, crossbow bolts can be fashioned by hand from found materials, first aid kit can be scavenged pretty easily. If this is starting gear, go for the stuff that is either rare or likely to be scavenged first, and that is easy for you to maintain by hand. Jeeps aren’t rare, real body armor is. The machete is the go-to blade for many parts of the world for a reason. It is heavy enough to cleave small brush and limbs alike, sturdy enough that it isn’t likely to break on you, and you can get a utility or survival version that has a saw on the back and other useful tools included in it. Only take the Jeep if you are proficient in maintaining it and know how to make biodiesel. If you have those skills, go for it. Your assessment is correct. If not, it is prioritizing short-term benefits over even medium-term. Even on a full tank, you have less than a day’s travel in it. Then it becomes a hard-walled tent or tiny home, take your pick of feel-good terminology. Depending on your starting location, that half-day of travel may not be enough to get you safely away from population centers. If you are in any major US East Coast city, you are fucked. You can barely make it into the Appalachians on one tank, and certainly not remote enough to be safe. As you move further and further west, that becomes less and less of an issue. If you are in the SW, a Jeep becomes top tier pick because it lets you navigate offroad to somewhere truly remote and provides adequate hauling capacity for scavenged materials for setting up a secure base of operations.
Sanyanov@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Now that’s a good assessment
Adalast@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Where are you, I’d love to analyze a different country?. Who knows, pigs may fly and I may be able to afford to be traveling abroad when Z-Day happens.
Sanyanov@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Russia