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Sometimes I believe this issue to be overthought and far too consuming of ones time and effort. The fact of the matter is that social unrest is possible and defending your home, family and self is a real possibility. Were I one of the three $640 million winners, I may have a bomb shelter built into the side of a mountain as a home. As it is, I am the general manager of an office furniture installation company and while my family is fed and we do OK, we are not "wealthy" and we must live in an urban area, at least suburban. My point is that I have food, water, water filtration methods and the like stashed away. I live in NE Portland. If something so severe happened as to warrant mass fleeing into the wilderness, your "BOL" could be swarming with thousands of people by the time you get there. I have not purchased $2,500 HAZMAT suits for my family, nor will I. We could live without opening the door of our home for almost a year. My point is, if you are a resident of an urban area, my opinion is that staying in your home until things "die down" is the best option. If you are forced to flee your home, the circumstances will be unknown and "preparation" could be for naught. In the end, do what you must and what comforts you. If I am "bedded down" in my home and my unprepared neighbors come trying to take what is mine, they can have it, bullets first. If a nuclear warhead exploded just over our skyline, well, it's probably too late by then. The idea of escaping the city during total chaos with all of your SHTF goods is a joke. Though I believe that there is reason to worry here and abroad, a lot of money was spent on fallout shelters in the '50's that were never used. I guess we all have our level of preparedness and that is OK. I must say that having 5.56 and .308 guns are a good idea because they are so widespread, but the idea that the Army will be rationing ammo to us or that we will be taking magazines off of the bodies of our own troops is kind of silly. But then again, as I said, if and when something that drastic happens, who knows what the circumstances will be. Kip