Whats next?

[Dave_L]

In addition to training, skills, etc., how's your fitness?

It used to be much better. Im by no means fat but I really need to get back into a routine. Ive been trying but haven't gotten into a routine which is a must when trying to gain fitness.

[HoneyBadger]

Depends on your plans. A few ideas:

Bug out: Take a day (weekend?) to practice some primitive survival skills - head into the woods and build a shelter, practice building fires (if safe and legal to do so in that area) practice making traps and snares. Practice using the tools in your kit. Test out all your gear. Can you really hoof it 10 miles with that 40lb backpack and a rifle? Does your vehicle have the right care/tools/supplies to help you bug out? properly inflated full size spare? extra food and water? warm clothes? jumper cables and tool kits? We practice and train in order to identify the gaps before we need to actually cross the bridge.

Bug in (it sounds like this is your plan... and I think this should be everyone's primary focus): Does your plan for heating the house really work as well as you thought it would? What about your plumbing/bathroom/sanitation situation? Are you prepared for broken windows? Do you have supplies to reinforce doors, cover windows, and secure your home? What about defense of home/street/neighborhood? How about non-SHTF home defense? Have you already taken good measures to make your house less of a target and more secure? Do you have duct tape, plastic, appropriate masks, tarps, etc? Are you prepared to stay in your house for several days completely sealed off from the outside?

Any situation: Good gun training is always applicable. Medical training and knowledge is never a waste. Having good organization and a written plan will go a long ways. Is your family prepared for bad situations too?

That covers a lot of things... many of which you've probably already done or considered - But hopefully if those suggestions don't apply to you, someone here can benefit from them.

[RonMexico]

Bug out: Take a day (weekend?) to practice some primitive survival skills - head into the woods and build a shelter, practice building fires (if safe and legal to do so in that area) practice making traps and snares. Practice using the tools in your kit. Test out all your gear. Can you really hoof it 10 miles with that 40lb backpack and a rifle? Does your vehicle have the right care/tools/supplies to help you bug out? properly inflated full size spare? extra food and water? warm clothes? jumper cables and tool kits? We practice and train in order to identify the gaps before we need to actually cross the bridge.

Bingo, Bingo, Bingo.

Im lucky that I get paid to do this stuff but most people have a ton of Gucci gear but never fucking use it. I'm not going to lie, I'm a water snob, I don't drink tap water and I prefer Smart and Fiji water. Recently, I was in a situation for 4 weeks where I had to drink out of streams and poor water sources. I had a small filter but our go to for speed and efficiency was iodine tables, after 25 gals you get use to the taste. The real lesson learned was identifying quality water sources( sandy bottom with a swift current; not always common in NC) and how to forage enough water for you group. When was the last time you live under the stars without a sleeping bag?
My exs sister would always ask me why I wanted to go out into the wilderness and pretend to be a bum; and truly most people don't like being pushed outside the comfort zone.

Great job, and I would just practice/apply your skills in the wild.

[Great-Kazoo]

Bingo, Bingo, Bingo.

Im lucky that I get paid to do this stuff but most people have a ton of Gucci gear but never fucking use it. I'm not going to lie, I'm a water snob, I don't drink tap water and I prefer Smart and Fiji water. Recently, I was in a situation for 4 weeks where I had to drink out of streams and poor water sources. I had a small filter but our go to for speed and efficiency was iodine tables, after 25 gals you get use to the taste. The real lesson learned was identifying quality water sources( sandy bottom with a swift current; not always common in NC) and how to forage enough water for you group. When was the last time you live under the stars without a sleeping bag?
My exs sister would always ask me why I wanted to go out into the wilderness and pretend to be a bum; and truly most people don't like being pushed outside the comfort zone.

Great job, and I would just practice/apply your skills in the wild.

Not all people can utilize iodine for water purification. Some people with fish allergies may be or are susceptible to an allergic reaction. I know 1 guy (first hand) who is and really jammed up his preps .

[BushMasterBoy]

I bought a 29ft 1979 motorhome on a P30 chassis. 68 k miles. Lil over 3 K$. So far I have put on a new Holley carb with manual choke on the engine, 454 GM big block. Turbo 475 3 speed auto trans. 4 wheel discs Hydroboost brakes on 19.5 tires. New shocks, changed the oil and trans fluid. I'm gonna add a giant trans cooler. Bought a new custom made radiator. It is going to get some headers from Hooker, I bought two sets and will probably go with the ceramic coating set.
Generator runs flawless. Fuel tanks hold 130 gallons of gas. Means the generator will run about 130 hours. Or 1000 mile range. Changed all the interior lights to LED bulbs. I am going to add a solar panel or two and some deep cell batteries. Brand new spare distributor, and I have a few spare alternators. If anything happens to the house, I can still stay here. I have a 250 gallon propane tank I own, with a wet leg.
I think when I am done, I will have about 8 grand into it. Most of the modifications were bought from ebay. The hardest part will be designing and installing the small wood stove. All I need now is to buy some waterfront property in the mountains to bug out to...

[TheGrey]

I bought a 29ft 1979 motorhome on a P30 chassis. 68 k miles. Lil over 3 K$. So far I have put on a new Holley carb with manual choke on the engine, 454 GM big block. Turbo 475 3 speed auto trans. 4 wheel discs Hydroboost brakes on 19.5 tires. New shocks, changed the oil and trans fluid. I'm gonna add a giant trans cooler. Bought a new custom made radiator. It is going to get some headers from Hooker, I bought two sets and will probably go with the ceramic coating set.
Generator runs flawless. Fuel tanks hold 130 gallons of gas. Means the generator will run about 130 hours. Or 1000 mile range. Changed all the interior lights to LED bulbs. I am going to add a solar panel or two and some deep cell batteries. Brand new spare distributor, and I have a few spare alternators. If anything happens to the house, I can still stay here. I have a 250 gallon propane tank I own, with a wet leg.
I think when I am done, I will have about 8 grand into it. Most of the modifications were bought from ebay. The hardest part will be designing and installing the small wood stove. All I need now is to buy some waterfront property in the mountains to bug out to...

Now THAT is a grand thing. I can't believe how low the mileage is!

[brutal]

I bought a 29ft 1979 motorhome on a P30 chassis. 68 k miles. Lil over 3 K$. So far I have put on a new Holley carb with manual choke on the engine, 454 GM big block. Turbo 475 3 speed auto trans. 4 wheel discs Hydroboost brakes on 19.5 tires. New shocks, changed the oil and trans fluid. I'm gonna add a giant trans cooler. Bought a new custom made radiator. It is going to get some headers from Hooker, I bought two sets and will probably go with the ceramic coating set.
Generator runs flawless. Fuel tanks hold 130 gallons of gas. Means the generator will run about 130 hours. Or 1000 mile range. Changed all the interior lights to LED bulbs. I am going to add a solar panel or two and some deep cell batteries. Brand new spare distributor, and I have a few spare alternators. If anything happens to the house, I can still stay here. I have a 250 gallon propane tank I own, with a wet leg.
I think when I am done, I will have about 8 grand into it. Most of the modifications were bought from ebay. The hardest part will be designing and installing the small wood stove. All I need now is to buy some waterfront property in the mountains to bug out to...

Now it just needs a cow catcher and some body armor.

[hunterhawk]

Need to paint that thing like light yellowish green over green! I love stripes! :-)

[BushMasterBoy]

Need to paint that thing like light yellowish green over green! I love stripes! :-)

I got some "earth tone yellow" CARC(chemical agent resistant coating), think desert storm tan! I just found another roof leak today, the entire body and roof are made of sandwich of thin aluminum and styrofoam two inch thick. As soon as the weather clears up, I am going to fiberglass the entire roof in woven roving and two part marine grade epoxy. That is the about the only way for a permanent cure. The front body and rear are already made of fiberglass.

[Irving]

The original owners were probably too embarrassed to drive it anywhere.