I am more of a TMP plyer/GM vs. T2k. However, I have taken some steps to prepair for a catastrophe.
I am not so worried about the "Big Bang". I live about 8 miles from Fort Bragg, NC. If there was a nuclear exchange, I feel certain that Ft. Bragg would go "POOF"...and so would I...
I worry more about a breakdown of civilian authority due to a lesser occurance. I want to be able to sustain my wife and I for at least 30 days on our own.
Right now, I have enough clean water stored in the house to get us through those first 30-40 days. I also have enough canned food to accomplish the same. And I DO have hand crank can openers...
There are three .22 rifles with 1400 rounds and a shotgun with 400 rounds. I am not going down without a fight!
I also have over a gallon of clorox bleach to purify water. I figure that if the chaos lasts more than 20 days, I am up to my eyballs in s***. Digging a latrine would probably happen on day+3 or day+4.
I do have my old Boy Scout handbook for first aid instructions, camp stove with about 20-30 meals of fuel, plenty of blankets and warm clothing for cold weather. There is a battery operated radio with plenty of fresh batteries so that I can listen to the outside world. Also, candles and flashlights. We have also been able to stash some extra prescription meds that we both need.
I do not think this makes me paranoid or a survivalist...just more prepared than my neighbors...And, NO, the neighbors do NOT know about my preparations.
I figure that the best I can do in the event of an emergency is pull the door mat in, lock and load, and wait it out.