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Preparedness

We are only three to four meals away from chaos!

You and Your Loved Ones Will Be On Your Own When Any Major Public Health Crisis Strikes.

How confident are you that "emergency planners" - the bureaucrats responsible for the post-Katrina debacle and the plodding federal response to the Gulf oil spill - will provide effective and timely help for you and your family in case of a widespread public health emergency?

Think what’s in your cupboards and imagine if for six weeks you couldn’t get food — it might be due to snow or whatever — how would you survive? The vast majority of people will find they have only enough to last a week. Be a little more prepared is what we are saying. While the simplest way to do this has been to stock up on canned and dried produce, freeze-dried foods are increasingly popular. In the past year alone, sales of tins of food with a 25-year shelf-life have increased by 350 per cent. The contents of these tins are similar to the sachets of foods that mountaineers and other outward-bounds types might be familiar with. But because they are in cans, rather than packets, they last for 25 years, rather than five. They are created by cooking a normal meal, such as spaghetti bolognaise, and then freezing it rapidly. Finally, the water content is extracted under pressure, a process known as sublimation. Freeze-drying preserves the taste of the food as well as up to 97 per cent of its nutritional value. It also massively reduces its weight and bulk.

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Self-Defense

When you get your tax return check, ask yourself whether or not you NEED the latest XBOX, flatscreen TV or IPAD. Or, do you need storable food, guns and ammunition or more gold and silver?

BackPack

You can literally spend hundreds of dollars on many top-of-the-line framed backpacks, and some may even be worth it, but it is not necessary to spend that kind of cash to purchase a decent bug-out-bag. In fact, surplus ALICE packs with frames can be had online for as little as $30-$60, sometimes even less if they are a bit worn. The ALICE system provides adequate back support for your needs, for a low price, and the quality of the design is military proven.

Camouflage Clothing

Camouflage clothing and gear runs a wide spectrum in price, and it’s hard sometimes to find the colors you want at a discount. One trick is to buy any camo you find on the cheap, and then lightly dye it to match the colors you want. For instance, one could gauge the dye levels with small samples, find the right strength, and then dye light camo like Digital ACU a darker green. Eventually, you may be able to make your own camo with any clothing you come across. It sounds like a pain, but it’s actually quite easy, and could save you considerable amounts of money.

Extreme Weather Protection

Gortex is outrageously expensive, unless you get lucky and find it used or discounted. While it is difficult to beat the quality (or the warranty) on most Gortex cold weather gear, there are cheaper alternatives that get the job done almost as well. A great extreme cold weather coat is the N-2B Flight Jacket designed to mil spec and resistant to most wet weather conditions. The jacket was meant specifically to deflect freezing temperatures and it can be had for around $120 or less. Purchasing several packages of polypropylene thermal underwear could also save your life in extreme weather situations. They are lightweight, can be easily layered, can be packed into a tiny corner of your B.O.B., and will retain much of your body heat. Even if you don’t have a lot of winter gear with you, absolutely do not forget to bring the poly-wear! $30-$50 for a shirt and pants together is well worth it.

Socks

Finally, buy wool socks. Buy plenty. Look for deals, but do not cut them out of your budget. Any weather below 20 Degrees Fahrenheit and you’ll want to double up. Cold feet, on a march, on patrol, on guard duty, sucks. They can be damaged permanently if you are not careful.

Combat Boots

Top quality combat boots traditionally run anywhere from $100 to $300 depending on the brand. One rule that you cannot break regardless of the circumstances; always treat your feet right. They hold up your entire body. Surplus boots are a good place to start when looking to cut costs, but usually you won’t be saving much. To be honest, there are plenty of knockoff combat boots found in sporting goods stores, usually in the hiking section, that are just as durable as the expensive models but for much less. You can go far in a pair of $60 boots. Be sure, though, to thoroughly check for poor sewing on the seams, crap laces, and light construction. If they feel heavy, they are probably made well enough.

Heater

Unless you have your own oil well, or a line on a hidden vein of coal (some preppers I have met actually do), then your best bet for efficient heat during the winter weather in a tent, a makeshift shelter, or a house, is a wood burning stove. Timber fuel sources are everywhere. A couple cords of wood are enough to heat most homes and shelters through the colder months. Gasoline and propane storage is possible, but the likelihood of shortage is high, and arranging a practical supply lasting a year or more is incredibly expensive. Solar power systems and battery banks are recommended, but again, this is another option that requires moderate to substantial investment when it comes to heating a house. A very affordable alternative for your heating needs would be the M-1941 Military Tent Stove. The cylindrical stove is portable, burns quite hot, and can be had usually for $100 or less.

Survival Knife

Some knives deserve the amount of attention and the high price tag they have garnered, but many are just….well….regular knives with a fancy name engraved in the blade. You are buying a knife for its functionality, not its sex appeal. Cold Steel, Gerber, SOG, and Kershaw make plenty of knives which work just as well for $80 or less than any $400 cord wrapped Strider knife. Again, pay for the tool, not the name or the artificial commercial mystic.

Communications

Good HAM radios, base stations to handheld models, can be had for around $200-$300, but even this amount is sometimes too high for a limited prepper budget. Unless you plan to coordinate operations over longer distances using repeaters, or set up a HAM alert system with multiple members of your community, regular two-way radios costing around $40 to $60 like those produced by Midland should suffice for communications. Consumer models often advertize an effective range of 20 to 30 miles, but this is in totally flat terrain. If you can get five miles out of them in rough terrain, you are doing well. This range is adequate to handle most tasks required during a survival situation.

Electricity

Gas powered generators are unnecessary long term survival situations, primarily because the amount of fuel they use is impractical and the noise many of them produce could make having electricity a daily temptation of fate. Solar is really the best way to go. Unfortunately, many people assume solar power solutions to be too technical and overwhelming. In fact, setting up a solar power system is so straight forward it makes all the prepper uneasiness a bit laughable. A simple and comparably affordable set-up would include one 180 Watt solar panel (which can quickly charge your battery bank during the day), one deep cycle battery, a charge controller, and an inverter. This kit can be had for $600 to $1000, is compact enough to fit a medium Rubbermaid storage bin, and will power almost every appliance and charge every electronic device that would make life easier during a collapse. Remember also that every Watt of power you produce by the sun reduces your on-grid electric bill, saving you even more money. At the very least, a portable solar powered battery charger is a must have item. Doing without gear like radios and flashlights is simply not an option. Going caveman is the most ill conceived method for living through the worst of all possible situations.

Survival Tin

Pre-made mini survival kits are a rip off. Most of the items they contain (matches, fishing line, compass, small knife, firestarter, wire saw, water purification tablets, etc.) can be easily purchased separately for half the cost. Making your own mini-kit is also a good exercise in efficiency. Being able to prioritize gear and understand what is truly useful versus what is a waste of space is as important a skill as being able to shoot or navigate a map. It does not take a lot of money to build a solid base kit for emergencies….unless you buy one that somebody made for you.

Emergency Medical Kit

Again, all items within most pre-made medical kits can be bought individually for much less. Celox blood stopper, silk sutures, surgical tools, transfusion bags, and other goods should be added in with the staples, raising the cost slightly, but rounding out your kit and allowing for more critical injuries to be cared for. Bulk over the counter medications, especially for stomach ailments, would be highly valuable post collapse, and can be bought wholesale. Medicinal teas, at least the organic brands, work very well! These can be bought for reasonable prices and will boost your immune system, preventing illness before it ever occurs.

Food Production

If you have enough land to keep them, a half dozen chickens, a half dozen breeding rabbits, and a goat, will produce milk, meat, and eggs daily, providing valuable sustenance, reducing the amount of stored foods you need to use in a day, and reducing the amount of time you have to spend hunting for food in a dangerous collapse environment. Chickens and goats practically feed themselves with whatever is available on your land. Rabbit feed is easy to store, and can also be made at home. These animals are indeed worth their weight in gold.

Seeds are, of course, a currency in and of themselves. Non-GMO seed and strong gardening knowledge will save you and your family. Gardening is not as easy as it seems, however. Extensive practice, trial and error, and an understanding of regional climates will improve your crop yields dramatically.

If you are looking to survive on the cheap and avoid paying thousands of dollars for years worth of freeze dried goods, sustainable food production is the only way to go. Foraging and scavenging is NOT a reliable alternative.

Security Systems

Trip wires and tin cans are certainly cheaper than thermal security cameras, and a few well trained guard dogs can put your mind at ease, but sometimes more silent or less obvious methods are in order. I would recommend the MURS radio and infrared alert system for perimeter defense. As far as force multipliers go, MURS is relatively inexpensive. MURS motion detectors are wireless, weather proof, have a beam range of around 100 ft, and can be placed up to 4 miles away from your radio base station. Intruders crossing the infrared beam will set off an alert on your base station and all MURS handheld radios. Some MURS systems even have underground probes designed to detect the movement of vehicles. Up to four motion censors can be linked to one base station and each can be designated for a sector, telling you exactly where on your property the intrusion is occurring. A full MURS system with multiple motion detectors can be had for $300 or less. Other comparable outdoor security systems often cost $500 or more.

Night Vision

The price range of night vision devices is truly staggering. Some can run as little as a few hundred dollars, others climb into the thousands. For the prepper with low cash flow who feels the need for night time security, a couple models offer good quality at a lower price. For typical surveillance and overwatch, the Bushnell 2.5 by 42 night vision monocular creates a strong image with quality construction for around $200. For combat, the Yukon Nvmt Night Vision Scope offers many of the advantages of high end systems for only $350 or less. Night vision may seem like an unnecessary expense, even at these prices, but any edge one can get in survival is a good thing. Being at a disadvantage monetarily does not mean you have to be at a disadvantage tactically.

Self Defense

Yes. Guns. Big-scary-guns. Guns and survival go hand in hand, especially during an economic or social collapse. To bring up guns in a prepping article almost always draws criticism of militancy and extremism from suburban basted over-privileged adolescent hippies who have read “Into The Wild” way too many times and think survival is about “communing with nature.” Sorry kids, but as much as I love nature, as soon as you turn your back on it, you end up a pre-digested meal spread like almond butter across 30 acres of grizzly valley. On the other side of the coin, firearms analysis always draws endless opinions and puffy chested “expertise” from armchair generals and “invincible special-ops superheroes.”

For those of us with limited resources, firearms purchases are much less about technical proficiency and more about affordability. We won’t be delving into sidearms here. Instead we’ll focus on what you cannot conceivably live without. Purchasing a primary battle rifle should always be the prepper’s first concern as far as firearms go, whether he is rich or poor. Semi-automatic, accurate, reliable, hard to damage, fires a common military caliber (.223, 7.62 by 39, .308).

Procrastination Is Something We Cannot Afford

Preparation is not limited to the realm of the rich. Ultimately, survivalists with limited incomes must pursue their prepping MORE vigorously than those with expendable cash exactly because they are at a greater disadvantage. Being poor is no excuse for procrastination. Great gear can be had for little money, as long as purchases are approached intelligently. Budgeting for survival is not an enterprise for some future date in which we imagine ourselves to be better off than we are now. It should be a part of our daily life, even when times are tough.

Self discipline gets things done. Making a plan and then sticking to that plan despite our inner weaknesses and apprehensions gives greater returns in the long run. This method not only earns the respect we hold for ourselves, but also the respect others hold for us. The flaky and indecisive cannot be relied upon. The gravity of the socio-political situation we face in the near term demands that we shake off our fears and our apathy, step out of our baby cradle comfort zone, and MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. Backing out is not an option. Otherwise, we simply defeat ourselves, and we let each other down.

Psychological Preparedness

If you follow FEMA's guidelines for preparing for an emergency, the FBI may classify you as a terrorist. Once you are classified as a terrorist, even if you are a U.S. citizen, the recently-passed Senate Bill 1867 allows the Administration to place you in military detention indefinitely, without charges or trial.

Given the current developments in the United States with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Fiscal Year 2012 and the indefinite detention provisions contained therein, taking some time to cover psychological preparedness is incredibly important. Usually, whenever someone speaks of preparedness, they mean physical preparedness and thus taking measures like securing food, water, protection, shelter, etc. in times of emergency. While this is obviously very important, it is only a very small part of the picture and in times of true emergency, you might be unable to take your supplies or whatever you might have stored away. Under the NDAA, people like myself, and likely most people reading this, could be snatched up by the military at any moment. There is the real possibility that we could be taken to one of the many detention centers erected around the nation, or even worse, to any foreign country.

The NDAA specifically states that you or I could be not only transferred to any foreign nation but any foreign entity, meaning that you could be transported to some even more brutal regime abroad to be tortured and killed with impunity. These very real possibilities are too oft ignored by people promoting preparedness, likely because they realize that they’re not going to be able to sell you a year’s supply of food while telling you the reality of the situation in the United States. Obviously, the military isn’t going to knock on your door and offer to help you carry several boxes full of canned goods to be transported with your person to a domestic or foreign detention center of some kind. Nor will they offer to let you take your weapons, water, or any of the other many items you might have acquired in your efforts to be prepared for the worst case scenario.

This is where the concept of psychological preparedness comes in, and it is something that is either completely ignored, marginalized or barely mentioned by far too many people in the so-called truth movement. One can only speculate as to the reason for this, but I suspect it is because you can’t sell products for psychological preparedness and some might see it as a defeatist attitude, while in reality it is the exact opposite.

One might argue that this is a defeatist attitude because you must accept that the absolute worst case scenario could very well unfold at any moment and be psychologically prepared for that horrific possibility. However, we believe that you can live a much more productive and healthy life if you accept that you could not only die at any moment but also have your life turn into a reality so nightmarish that it is hard to imagine. If you realize this and psychologically prepare for the worst, you will find that you only end up being pleasantly surprised by every good thing that happens to you, no matter how small. And if all goes well and the hellish possibilities never unfold after you have already accepted that the worst could happen, I bet that you will likely find that you’re happier and more prepared in every way than you would otherwise.

On the other hand, if you only prepare for an economic collapse by stocking up on storable food, protection, fuel, and so forth, and suddenly you find yourself completely unprepared for the situation you are in, you will likely be psychologically overwhelmed. Some find even considering the possibility of having your door kicked down and being dragged off kicking and screaming to a prison camp to be depressing or otherwise untenable, but to ignore this possibility is to ignore reality.

Contrary to what many in the establishment media might tell you, preparedness is not something to be demonized or otherwise made out to be radical, extreme or relegated to the lunatic fringe. There are only benefits that can be reaped from being prepared both physically and psychologically, while there are no benefits to be found from failing to be prepared in any way. Just imagine for a moment what it would be like to find yourself in a situation you had convinced yourself was relegated to dystopian works of fiction and would never become a reality.

Do you believe that taking such an approach would benefit you? Would you really like to delude yourself until wake up in a tiny cell in a prison camp somewhere in the United States or abroad? We recommend that you take the simple steps to psychologically prepare for this worst case scenario now, instead of waiting until the situation has already presented itself. Getting psychologically prepared is free, easy and only takes a bit of imagination and creativity. You do not need to spend thousands of dollars on storable foods, in fact all you need to do is sit down and accept that life as you know it could change or end completely at any moment. This is somewhat like preparing yourself for the possibility that every time you drive someone could come careening around a corner out of control and smash into your car, killing you instantly.

While it is relatively unlikely, it is statistically very possible that such an atrocious situation would occur at any time when you leave your house. Even more unlikely, but also possible, is that a car could come crashing through your living room and hit you while you sit on your couch. These are just a couple of examples illustrating that you must accept that life as you know it could radically change or end altogether at any point in time.

By realizing this, you cannot be taken off guard or truly surprised by anything that comes your way; no matter how horrible or unimaginable it might be for others. This is not depressing as some would say, this should really be seen as empowering, as it gives you the ability to be ready for and deal with whatever life might throw your way. And if all goes well, as we all hope it will, then you can simply say that you were prepared and thankfully you did not have to see the worst unfold. However, if the NDAA is utilized as so many of us have realized it can be, you will be well aware and prepared for the grim possibilities that could present themselves at any moment.

The most important aspect of psychological preparedness is to not live in fear. To be ruled by fear is to give those in power exactly what they want and you will inevitably be easily manipulated and controlled because of it. Being prepared both physically and psychologically should allow you to live without fear of anything, as you have already accepted the worst that life can throw at you.

If you do nothing else, take a few moments out of your day to be grateful for whatever you have while accepting that it could all disappear without so much as a moment’s notice. This will serve to make you impervious to whatever curveballs are thrown your way, no matter how wild and unlikely it may seem right now, while also making you that much more appreciative of whatever good life brings your way.

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EMP/CME

The U.S. is becoming increasingly aware and concerned about the possibility within a few years of an electromagnetic pulse attack from an enemy's high-altitude nuclear explosion. The impact would include the loss of critical U.S. electrical infrastructure that could send the nation back into an 18th century agrarian economy. But experts have warned that such an attack could produce conditions more difficult than the 18th century due to the considerable increase in population and the total reliance by society on electricity and technology for life-sustaining factors, such as food production and delivery. Also hit would be transportation, medical and emergency services, telecommunications, and the economic and financial system.

The potential for an EMP attack is perhaps the most serious national security threat facing the United States today. However, there is another threat looming that is not only possible but actually forecast, and it could fry electronics and knock out the transformers in the national electric grid system.

It is an expected solar storm – or what's called a solar maximum – that the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Academy of Sciences have confirmed to G2Bulletin could occur sometime between 2012 and 2014. The concern is that the nation is ill-prepared for such an event, given the impact that the pulse from such a maximum solar flare could produce with several hundred sunspots occurring on any given day, lasting for up to a month or so. The solar maximum storms occur once every 11 years on a regular cycle. Until now, the sun has been in what is termed a solar minimum.

The storms occur when strong magnetic fields emerge through the solar surface and allow the area to cool slightly, from 6,000 degrees Celsius down to about 4,200 degrees Celsius. While the explosive heat from a solar flare doesn't make it to Earth, there is electromagnetic radiation and energetic particles that do. The solar flares temporarily alter the upper atmosphere, creating disruptions with signal transmissions from GPS satellites.

The sun also produces something even more disruptive, known as a coronal mass ejection, or CME. CMEs are solar explosions that propel bursts of particles and electromagnetic fluctuations into the Earth's atmosphere. The electromagnetic fluctuations in turn could induce electric fluctuations at ground level that then blow out electrical transformers in power grids. The CME's particles also collide with crucial electronics onboard a satellite and disrupt those systems. Not only will such a development impact critical civilian infrastructure, but it could have an adverse effect on U.S. military systems because of their heavy reliance on commercial satellites for worldwide communications.

The effects from even a solar EMP are seen not just as a possibility but an inevitability. In an increasingly technological world, where almost everyone relies on cell phones and GPS controls, not just your in-car map system but also airplane navigation and the extremely accurate clocks that govern financial transactions, space weather is a serious matter. Such an attack would come like a bolt of lightning. We know it is coming but we don't know how bad it is going to be. A storm maximum today could result in large-scale blackouts affecting more than 130 million people and would expose more than 350 transformers to high-risk or permanent damage.

Without taking adequate protective measures between now and the time of the expected "severe geomagnetic storm scenario," experts agree the cost from space weather-induced outages that in turn could cause "non-space-weather-related events" could run from $1 trillion to $2 trillion during the first year alone, with a recovery time taking anywhere from four to 10 years.

If a Coronal Mass Ejection (CMP), an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) or some other disaster took out the electric grid for about a year,

how prepared would you be?

CME/EMP PREPAREDNESS SCORE (100 Points possible)

STORED FOOD (10 Point Limit):

- Add 1 point for every month supply of food that you have stored.

VEGETABLE GARDEN, FRUIT TREES, & FARM ANIMALS (10 Point Limit):

- Add 1 point for every fruit tree you have (up to 4 points).

- Add 2 points if you have a place for a vegetable garden.

- Add 2 points if you have canning supplies.

- Add 2 points if you have vacuum packing supplies.

- Add 3 points if you have enough heirloom seeds to supply you with all the vegetables needed during the growing season.

- Add 4 points if you planted a vegetable garden in the growing season.

- Add 4 points for chickens or other farm animals, which can supply food.

WATER (10 Point Limit):

- Add 1 point for food grade water containers.

- Add 3 points for a rain barrel setup.

- Add 3 points for 6 month minimum supply of stored water.

- Add 4 points for a water purification system, which will work if the electric grid is out.

- Add 4 points for access to water if the electric grid is out (lake, river, stream, pond, etc.)

- Add 6 points for a well with a hand pump or pump which will operate without a connection to the electric grid.

WEAPONS & DEFENSE (10 Point Limit):

- Add 1 point if you have some knives.

- Add 1 point for pepper spray.

- Add 1 point for a taser/stun gun.

- Add 1 point if you have a Machete.

- Add 1 point for night vision (scope, monocular, or goggles).

- Add 1 point if you have a sling shot and ammunition.

- Add 1 point for a little dog, 2 points for a big dog (warning and protection).

- Add 2 points for a bullet proof vest.

- Add 3 points if you have a sling bow or a bow and arrow.

- Add 3 points if you have an air gun and ammunition.

- Add 8 points if you have a gun and ammunition.

EMP PROTECTION (10 Point Limit):

- Add 1 point for each metal garbage can with tight lid or other metal storage container that you could line with cardboard and use to protect electronics (up to 5 points).

- Add 8 points for a room with concrete floors, ceilings, and walls, and a metal door.

- Add 5 points if you already have most of your electronics protected (there would be a couple day warning before a CME, but possibly no warning before an EMP).

HEATING, COOLING, & ELECTRIC (10 Point Limit):

- Add 1 point for a cookstove and plenty of fuel.

- Add 1 point for a heater head and plenty of fuel.

- Add 1 point for a solar cooker.

- Add 1 point for a lamp with mantles/wicks and fuel.

- Add 1 point for a crank flashlight and radio.

- Add 2 points for a gas generator and fuel.

- Add 3 points for a ham radio if you have a generator to run it.

- Add 4 points for a wood burning fireplace or wood burning stove and another 3 points for a season supply of wood.

- Add 1 point for every 100 Watts of solar panel setup (up to 4 points) (the system would need to be protected during a CME or EMP to work).

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS (10 Point Limit):

- Add 1 point for a year supply of shampoo and soap and other hygene products.

- Add 1 point for a year supply of paper towels and toilet paper.

- Add 1 point for necessary utensils (manual can opener, whisks, etc.).

- Add 1 point for a year supply of garbage bags and freezer bags.

- Add 1 point for a year supply of aluminum foil, plastic wrap, and wax paper.

- Add 1 point if you have both a carbon dioxide alarm and a smoke alarm.

- Add 1 point for a supply of all sizes of batteries.

- Add 1 point for fire extinguishers as needed.

- Add 2 points for washboard or other hand washer, detergent, and clothes lines.

- Add 3 points for a year supply of vitamins and needed medications

ESCAPE GEAR (10 Point Limit):

- Add 1 point for a sleeping bag.

- Add 1 point for a light tent (8 pounds or less).

- Add 1 point for a back pack.

- Add .5 points for a Swiss army knife or pocket knife in back pack.

- Add .5 points for a couple ways to start fires (matches in water proof container, lighter, magnesium fire starter, Swedish firesteel, etc.) in back pack.

- Add .5 points for a mosquito net in back pack.

- Add .5 points for foot and hand warmers in back pack.

- Add .5 points for a first aid kit in back pack.

- Add .5 points for nonperishable food or MREs in the back pack.

- Add .5 points for portable fishing gear in back pack.

- Add .5 points for emergency blankets in back pack.

- Add .5 points for flashlight in back pack.

- Add .5 points for gloves, hat, and other needed clothes in back pack.

- Add .5 points for plastic poncho in back pack.

- Add .5 points for votive or emergency candles with holder in back pack.

- Add .5 points for light weight rope in back pack.

- Add .5 points for a compass in back pack

- Add .5 points for light weight hatchet in back pack.

- Add .5 for a couple garbage bags and freezer bags in back pack.

- Add 3 points for a portable water purification system.

TRANSPORTATION (10 Point Limit):

- Add 2 points for a bicycle.

- Add 2 points for at least 20 gallons of stored gasoline

- Add 3 points for a vehicle with a metal body.

- Add 8 points for a vehicle without computer chips (around pre-1980).

MISCELLANEOUS (10 Point Limit):

- Add 2 points for animal traps.

- Add 2 points for good water proof boots.

- Add 2 points for a warm jacket, gloves, and hat.

- Add 2 points for a manual juicer.

- Add 2 points for an inflatable mattress.

- Add 2 points for a big supply of liquor or cigarettes for barter or use.

- Add 2 point for a portable toilet.

- Add 3 points for a composting toilet.

Keep stacking and keep packing and remember, there may come a day when you cannot buy a gun or ammunition with silver or gold because a loaded weapon in the hand is worth a fortune.