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I live in an area with earthquakes and extreme weather. I freely admit I don’t have everything I need but I am also in a more rural area with several acres of property. I should get a generator to run my well but I have a couple of wood burning stoves for heat. They help lower the gas bill.
I have grocery staples for roughly 2 weeks, plenty of firearms and ammunition, tarps, ropes, gasoline and other equipment. There are some good books on Amazon about disaster prep and I am slowly accumulating/acquiring what I would need for an earthquake that would mess things up for a couple of weeks.
I don’t really have a bug out bag because in my situation, what’s the point? I’m far enough away from the mainland that political upheaval is not as likely to reach us. If it does, I think I’m better off staying put than trying to go somewhere. My state has the lowest population density in the US and one of the lowest population densities in the world so there’s room but it would be really tough to live off the land here. On the other hand, I have a good network of friends. We can support one another and trade for things we need. As one example, I usually get a cord of wood delivered each fall. The guy comes by in mid October usually. This year he’s super busy and way behind. This year we’ve had severe cold quite early so my wife and I put the word out and very quickly friends came through.
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