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I think even if your broke, you may be off to a good start without even knowing it. If you camp, you already have alot of SHTF gear. Look around your house and garage. Alot of the time you can find alot of valuable stuff you already have but didnt think about. If you do a sweep around your house and grab anything that may be useful and get it orginized you may not need to think about crashing up the local stores.
My first prepping trip was spending $40 in the WINCO bulk food and canned meat section and vacuum sealing meals when I got home. I wound up with enough food (and good tasting food) to last me around 2 weeks without getting hungry. 5 gallon water jugs are cheap, plus your water heater has 30 gallons all ready for you.
If you research what foods last the longest and look up easy recipies that require barely anything but boiled water, you can make a little go a long way. I was very intimidated when I first started getting things together, but the more orginized I got and the more planning I did, the less I ended up spending.
I wholly agree with everyone on the .22. I have a few bad *** black rifles, but in a true SHTF situation, I think the .22 will be just as effective, especially in an urban enviroment where the longest shot will be sub 50 yards. Im not worried about killing deer and elk to survive. I want to shoot birds and rodents without vaporizing them. I would add a 12 gauge to the mix with bird and buck shot. Lots of water in the PNW, lots of waterfoul. Shotguns are cheap, and ammo is plentiful.
I think the most important part, (and it's free) get a plan on where to spent the first week or two, which in my opinion, will be the most dangerous. Let everyone go crazy far away from you. It will take a little while before the zombies take over and humans are few and far between.
My .02
My first prepping trip was spending $40 in the WINCO bulk food and canned meat section and vacuum sealing meals when I got home. I wound up with enough food (and good tasting food) to last me around 2 weeks without getting hungry. 5 gallon water jugs are cheap, plus your water heater has 30 gallons all ready for you.
If you research what foods last the longest and look up easy recipies that require barely anything but boiled water, you can make a little go a long way. I was very intimidated when I first started getting things together, but the more orginized I got and the more planning I did, the less I ended up spending.
I wholly agree with everyone on the .22. I have a few bad *** black rifles, but in a true SHTF situation, I think the .22 will be just as effective, especially in an urban enviroment where the longest shot will be sub 50 yards. Im not worried about killing deer and elk to survive. I want to shoot birds and rodents without vaporizing them. I would add a 12 gauge to the mix with bird and buck shot. Lots of water in the PNW, lots of waterfoul. Shotguns are cheap, and ammo is plentiful.
I think the most important part, (and it's free) get a plan on where to spent the first week or two, which in my opinion, will be the most dangerous. Let everyone go crazy far away from you. It will take a little while before the zombies take over and humans are few and far between.
My .02