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4. 72 hours of shelf stable (freeze dried) food for each person, at least 5000 calories per person total.
5. 3 gallons per person of water. 5 gallon cans are good and pretty easy to store.
7. Get a camp fuel and 7 days worth of fuel. That will be about a 6 pack of small propane bottles, walmart sells the 1lb 2 packs.
8. Misc repair items. Duct tape, tarps, cordage, plywood and 3 inch deck screws with an electric drill solves a lot of shitty situations like a broken window from a storm.
9. Solar generator like the jackery 500 or 1000. This will let you keep your electronics charged. Add a 100 or 200 watt solar panels when you get a chance
Everything on the list other than a gun and solar battery is under 1000 dollars. With the battery bank you're now better prepared than 95% percent of americans.
Next steps
1. Establish a long term heating solution
2. Stock food you eat, like an extra jar of peanut butter and pop tarts
3. Address long term water solutions, that might be another purifier and creek, or rain catch system.
4. Store long term food, rice and beans in mylar oxygen sealed bags will last 30 years and provide cheap bulk calories.
5. Get a battle rifle, 5 mags and 1000 rounds of ammo. Look at AR15s and AK47s. Get a shotgun and a .22 lr for game. Train with them.
6. Take classes. Fire making. Cooking. First aid.
7. Get reference materials. When there is no doctor and the encyclopedia of country living are a good start.
