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I know y'all think I'm looped n off my rocker (perhaps I am, but in this world its gonna help if so) but should I go another vehicle vs my Ford rig (however if grid down or EMP occurs, I'd need a no-computer one & thus pre-1981 or before) or just buy weaponry -- as in my 1st AR15 -- or simply invest in goats as they'd provide chow in times of need for survival? This is a legit question & no, I'm not half-in-the-pan while typing this.
Save your cash. Cash is king right now. Don't be in any hurry to part with it, esp since you are not settled on your own new place yet. Priorities, priorities...
Don't save your cash. Horrible idea, no offense to Nor'. I have what you need. I built an EMP resistant Chevy Suburban, 350 with points and coil and a real generator rather than the alternator. It is built on a 76 3/4 ton 4x4 chassis, and I put a 91 body on it(last year for the square body). Comfortable, like a goat in the hills, and as EMP proof as anything with moving parts can be. You need it. I don't need it because I am not loading up and gong anywhere in that scenario, because nowhere would be better than where I already am, especially being one of a very few traveling the road on something other than feet... So see, Nor' is way off base on this one!
After the wheels, then you need an AR. And ammo. Got enough ammo, I guarantee the ability to trade 5.56 rounds for goats in post-apocalyptic America. And the 'Burban gets you gone with the goats before the former owner can load his magazine and attempt to get his goats back! You just win, and win, and win. Big league!
What is your weapon situation like now? If you don't have any guns, get the AR. Nothing else will matter if you can't defend what you have. What good are goats or a running far if anyone can just decide to take them.
However, if you already have a few other guys and adequate ammo, maybe I would put a car ahead of goats.
Reason being it's practical, it's something you can use daily and you need a car for transportation. I know you already know, but make sure it does not need any sort of electronic fuel injection (so it must run on carberateur) no ecu computer etc. Just a boring old basic engine would be worth it's weight in gold if there was an emp.
However you could easily get an AR and goats for cost of a vehicle. You can buy a decent already built AR for 600-700 easily. Or build your own for under 600.
Don't forget ammo. Get as much ammo for any gun as you can. When you need it in the future you won't be able to get it. It will become unobtanium.
And if you have enough ammo you can use it for trading.
Don't save your cash. Horrible idea, no offense to Nor'.
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Originally Posted by Themanwithnoname
You could get a good used car, and buy an AR, a pile of mags and ammo, and a herd of goats with the difference!
....and all this will do him how much good, when he still has no defensible homestead, no place to raise the goats, no retreat? Some things are worth saving for, and for the present, cash is still the coin of the realm, not PMs. He wants to move from AZ to a country place in some redoubt or other, and he'll never get there by being distracted along the way by pretty things!
I'd go with priorities first. If I was in your situation then I'd feel that none of those things are priorities yet. First priority is to have your own homestead property to protect and to keep those other things located at. Once you've got your homestead then start thinking about other things to get. You might find that your circumstances and priorities have changed by that time anyway.
....and all this will do him how much good, when he still has no defensible homestead, no place to raise the goats, no retreat? Some things are worth saving for, and for the present, cash is still the coin of the realm, not PMs. He wants to move from AZ to a country place in some redoubt or other, and he'll never get there by being distracted along the way by pretty things!
My post was total tongue-in-cheek, buddy. Just having a little fun. Don't get yer back up.
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) but should I go another vehicle vs my Ford rig (however if grid down or EMP occurs, I'd need a no-computer one & thus pre-1981 or before) or just buy weaponry -- as in my 1st AR15 -- or simply invest in goats as they'd provide chow in times of need for survival? This is a legit question & no, I'm not half-in-the-pan while typing this. 
So see, Nor' is way off base on this one!
