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In a SHTF event, many would band together in groups of varying size, but there would surely be some basic fire teams and lone-wolf types out there. I understand that different events would necessarily require different responses, but generally speaking, which arrangement might best fit your plan and personality?
The four of us right here on the same acreage in Maine (separate houses) would be perfect. It consists of myself, my wife, my brother, and wife's brother. We are all within 5 years of each other's age.
Of course, we have 2 grown daughters with their husbands, and 6 grandkids. They live in another nearby state. My brother also has 2 grown kids; wife's brother does not have kids. I imagine there'd be quite a flurry of activity getting everybody safely up here (this remote acreage is our designated BOL), but even if the others do not gather here, I feel comfortable with just the four of us. We have all known each other for more than 40 years, and have a lot of diverse skills.
With me and the wife, my parent's, my brother and his family and a couple of close friends, we have about all the skills and resources we would need for long term survival in pretty much any circumstance.
More than that, the group starts to come apart with petty feuds and power struggles.
Less than that, it would be more difficult to cover all the jobs, but still doable.
The Indians in this area usually moved in bands of less than 10-12 so that there were enough resources for them to live on. They would join other bands for wars or winters, but for the most part it was family groups with 2 or 3 men, their wives and kids.
They survived pretty well that way.
You don't need a whole town when you can get by with a small village.
when it's time to sleep, you crawl into your dugout, pop a benadryl, rig up the ratrap noisemakers on the lids (one lid should not be getting used, so only one noisemaker to reset, and go to sleep,
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I vote for large community based groups. Long term, jobs must be delegated, security, food, etc. Large gangs will form - whoever controls armor and serious military hardware/aircraft, etc. will prevail and control things.
Anybody think their BOL will hold up to an armored tank company with air support? Not unless you have TOWs, and a bunch of 'em.
Real EOW will be far worse than anyone can imagine and very few will survive.
Anybody here got a clue how to shut down hundreds of nuke plants before they melt down? That's just a start.
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