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Old 12-03-2011, 03:44 AM   #10
awagsFare

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My question for GSUS Nation to ponder: Do you ever wonder how many "super-prepared" there are out there? To me, a "super-prepared" person is in a position to assist and protect a large group of people, say 1-3 dozen. They become a "super-asset" to the whole group because they have prepared for more than just themselves, with a broad skill set, more than a year's worth of food and water for one person (meaning they could feed a dozen people for a month), supplies and tools to support a group camp, and enough weapons and ammo to keep a half dozen people in the camp armed at all times. And they've thought it through to the point where they could manage a "neighborhood" camp if necessary, rather than simply protect their own family of 4 or 5.
Well, Sparky, I loved reading this because it made me feel like I might be one of your "super-prepared"! But if I am . . . it's just barely. I would not want to divide my food supply by twelve people. It would go too quickly for my comfort. I also don't know what "enough ammo" is. I could have enough, or not, depending on the zombie situation. I am not sure about the broad skill set, although I've got a healthy garden, can cook, and I know how to shoot. Is that broad enough? All of my other skills aren't worth a crap in a SHTF situation.

As to a guess for what percentage of the US population is "super-prepared", I thought for sure yours was optimistic. But I thought more about it, and I changed my mind. I believe that there are many more people that would fall into your description, but they're mostly in concentrated areas, and by that, I mean out in the country. City and suburb dwellers are doomed as far as preparedness goes. The "super-prepared" are surrounded by other "super-prepared" people, which sort of nullifies their value in this equation. Most of them would not need to support a dozen other people, because the dozen that surround them don't need (much of) their help.
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