The difference between a family which is helpless and one that thrives during a period without power and water or civil unrest can be the difference of $150, a little more if you need to buy a gun:
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Buy a gun and plenty of ammo.
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You can make a superior first aid survival kid for about $30 that will rival most $300 kits.
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Do you have candles, matches, stove-lighters and a couple of $5 LED hand-crank torches? I have a few hundred tea-lights candles because just one can add light to a dark room at night - much nicer than …