text: In reply to message51647: What I see here is a man that understands that to be able to not only survive but to thrive in a SHTF scenario, you MUST have a community. I don’t care how ”prepared” you are, you are only one person and one family of people. Knowledge and effectiveness is limited to the amount of members in that group. Those in power will have their hands full maintaining that power in high human density areas. I do not see them expending time, energy and risking their lives to control an isolated community that just wants to be left alone. I love the idea and wish more people really understood the power in numbers.