You have 2 hours before society breaks down. What last minute preps do you buy? (soil, cow)

[westcoastforme]

Originally Posted by Serious Conversation

Two hours?

I'd head to the local gun shops and area outdoor retailers not to buy a weapon, but to find as many detailed area maps as I could possibly find. It's not the gun I would need so much as extremely detailed knowledge about certain areas. I'm an avid hiker and have good ideas about where the most defensible, inaccessible, and lightly trafficked areas are. I'd want more detailed knowledge to supplement what I already know from years of hiking and ridge running. I'd definitely prep a bug out bag to these locations, largely within thirty to sixty minutes of my home. From there, the closest college city would be an easy raid.

If the world didn't look like it was ending from some global cataclysm, I'd stay at home. I live in a condo community that has at least five law enforcement officers out of maybe fifty occupied units. These cops are on the HOA. Everyone here I know of is pro law enforcement. Many of us are gun owners. There has been no unrest here and no reason to believe we'd run into any local trouble. If there was major unrest, I could easily citizen groups teaming with local and regional law enforcement to restore order.

I think we're looking at major civil unrest coming over the next few years. I'm not a doomsdayer nor a prepper, and I think better days will come, but I would not want to be in a megacity now. With that said, Appalachia is not the region to start the garbage you see in Portland.

Here in Appalachia, there is a certain pride in circling the wagons with your own. There is definitely a certain bitterness in many circles for out of area opportunists (even Trump) trying to capitalize on us. That doesn't mean those people are Democrats or Republicans, but there is a strong suspicion of the rest of the nation here in these hills. I have a healthy of suspicion of Trump and even people like JD Vance.

Our state governments (NC, TN, VA, KY) don't do anything to pay attention to the Appalachian portion of their states.

We'd honestly be better off as the "State of Franklin" than dealing with the existing state governments. We'd be better off on our own than under the existing state system.

I lost faith in trump as well. He's in on it

[artillery77]

3 seats on a chartered plane. Can pay in USD, EUR or gold. (also credit card)

[Tencent]

Popcorn to watch TV as the national guard rolls in to restore order. Check my online banking, as by the following Monday some semblance of order in NYC will be forcibly returned and bills will be due as usual.

[USMC1984]

Originally Posted by twinkletwinkle22

You might start by looking up your state's laws, 2 hours (the question posed) may not fit in that plan.

...or reading the OP! It says you already have a stock of weapons and ammo!

[Nonesuch]

Originally Posted by Zymer

Gasoline degrades over time, I'm not counting on it lasting very long.

Exactly why I don't currently have much gasoline. Propane keeps forever, Diesel is easy to store and won't blow up your house, but the fire marshal frowns on having hundreds of gallons of gasoline at home.

Good point -- I'll also need every bottle of fuel stabilizer in the region

Originally Posted by Serious Conversation

Two hours?

I'd head to the local gun shops and area outdoor retailers not to buy a weapon, but to find as many detailed area maps as I could possibly find. It's not the gun I would need so much as extremely detailed knowledge about certain areas. I'm an avid hiker and have good ideas about where the most defensible, inaccessible, and lightly trafficked areas are. I'd want more detailed knowledge to supplement what I already know from years of hiking and ridge running. I'd definitely prep a bug out bag to these locations, largely within thirty to sixty minutes of my home. From there, the closest college city would be an easy raid..

That's a good idea -- if you hoard all the maps, the crowd that loots the gun stores post-TEOTWAWKI won't have them.

[twinkletwinkle22]

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...oomsday-bunker

these millionaires have made their 2 hour decision as long as they can get there. 911 shut down a lot of airports for that 2 hour window and that protocol has probably been added to airports operating manual (guessing--anyone know?).

[CtrlEsc]

Originally Posted by Nonesuch

Exactly why I don't currently have much gasoline. Propane keeps forever, Diesel is easy to store and won't blow up your house, but the fire marshal frowns on having hundreds of gallons of gasoline at home.

Good point -- I'll also need every bottle of fuel stabilizer in the region



That's a good idea -- if you hoard all the maps, the crowd that loots the gun stores post-TEOTWAWKI won't have them.

That's an interesting thought too... What do you destroy or disable as a strategy to ensure your own survival?

[MillennialUrbanist]

Originally Posted by westcoastforme

Thanks for the reminder. 100 pounds of flower and no yeast!

If you don't have yeast, just make matzah. Hey, it worked for Israelites leaving Egypt. On a side note, the original matzah was more similar to corn tortillas or lavash. The hard, cracker-like texture is a more recent innovation.

[AndroidAZ]

As a non-drug user, I'd buy the most amount of marijuana, cocaine, whatever drugs I can get. They will either help to deal with the pain after societal collapse, or as trade / barter.

This is a dumb question though. If an asteroid is coming to destroy the earth in 2 hours, might as well just enjoy the last 2 hours while you can.

If it's a nuclear war, pray you make it through the initial explosion and fall-out. Not much you can do.

These thought exercises are fun but useless in reality.

[TRex2]

Originally Posted by AndroidAZ

...
These thought exercises are fun but useless in reality.

There are lots of very informative threads on here,
so why not have one, just for entertainment, every now and then.