Where to Go with SHTFblog – Where to Go

Ranger Man,

A bunker can take many forms depending upon the location and climate. For some it could be anything from a very secluded well built, reinforced home to an actual in ground bunker similar to our tornado shelter. I would find a blog article looking into the wide range of what form a “bunker” could take with respect to being a rational and untilitarian structure that meets specific needs.

Some other topics of interest that catch my eye are self sufficiency issues that pertain to living off grid. For instance off grid solar power ad the actual support and maintenance requirements involed. Here is an example of friends solar power setup that required replacement of the strorage battery bank:

http://forum.tractorfarmandfamily.com/showthread.php?t=12946

http://forum.tractorfarmandfamily.com/showthread.php?t=12958

http://www.city-data.com/forum/tennessee/359683-going-off-grid-east-tennessee.html

Here is another example of off grid power showing a micro-hydro Pelton Wheel electric generator:

http://forum.tractorfarmandfamily.com/showthread.php?t=12713

Some other areas of interest are ammuntion reloading, bullet casting, bullet swaging, firearms disassembly & maintenance.

Rifle and pistol marksmanship to include long distance sniper markmanship and skills are an essential survival skill especially if you care to eat well in a grid down environment.

note: In your top 10 rifle blog article, I noticed that the M1 Garand was missing from this line up. These rifles are readily available from the CMP Program, are very well built, many time over proven in battle, are relatively inexpensive for a good quality multipurpose rifle, as well as employ and enbock clip vs. a box magazine which allows for that carriage of MUCH more ammo by the user. Perhaps since the writing of this article, the times and circumstances have changed and the Top 10 rifle selection maybe could use a second look?

http://www.thecmp.org/

I think you are already planning on looking at gardening and canning. This another essential survival skill of great interest.

Grid down refridgeration? Remember the old spring houses our ancestors used? Now we have propane and kerosene powered refridgerators.

I’ll just throw in one last area for you to consider………in a grid down, survival environment have you considered where or how you would get basic although not essential staples such as sugar? Growning sugar cane is not practical for many, sugar beets is one albeit labor/energy intensive option. You can get 2 birds with one stone with beekeeping. Bees not only provide honey which is a great alternative source of sugar but provide an essential function of pollination.

I have some other ideas about tractor/vehicle/engine type selection and maintenance issues but can go into that later.

Anyhow, just my 2 cents worth. Hope this helps and gives you a few ideas to consider.

We in the West are so spoiled with wealth and sound economies that it is difficult for most of us to wrestle with the possibility of an economic breakdown. When food stores are full, prices are low and the government is handing out money like a drunken sailor why would you think you need to prepare? The problem is that although a depression or economic collapse doesn’t happen suddenly it does progress fairly fast once it begins and it will probably last a long time. If you do not prepare then you are depending on the possibility that once you figure it out that most of the rest of the world is still unaware and you can make 3 or 4 trips to the grocery store to buy a years supply (or two) of food and be set for the worst. While this is indeed possible it is unlikely and statistically not going to save 99% of the procrastinators because once the public figures this out the stores will be empty and the food riots will begin. If you don’t have ayears supply of food then you are “gambling” on your life and the life of your family.