ye, agreed. I don't want to be caught without a gun in a SHTF scenario.

and can easily be silenced with an adaption, then you just steal an oil filter off a broken down car.

right. you also have the option of 22kalibre if you can get really close to your game

which is hella quite

and if shit really gets bad you're out of ammo, the 22 takedown model has a hollow stock

you can fit a knife in there

some fishing line

a hook

and some tinder

also another thing GET A BIKE

you can buy a backpack folding bike

it fits in a bag folded

might come in handy to story in a car or something, but I doubt it's worth its weight if your in the mountains.

even just a REGULAR bike

if you're on flat terrain it can double your speed

and save time

or heck a longboard

just anything wheel that will give you a speed advantage

ye, fr. I have a nice xc (mountain) bike. If the roads are ever clogged or say there is an EMP attack, I can easily move 80+ miles a day on my bike.

and limit physical exertion

you can build a whole KIT around nothing but a bike

With electric cars and hopefully eventually electric four wheelers starting to get cheaper I think they would be a better longer term grid down situation. If you have a generator or even better solar, you can indefinitely have transport while ICE, gas is a fine resource for you to store and has a shelf life

if theres one thing i've learned

you can travel 20 miles on a bike without knowing it til your tire pops and you gotta walk back home

bikes infinitely speed you up compared to running or walking

Depending on what type of EMP you are talking about, most vehicles won't be effected. A CME would take down the grid and potentially damage any grid connected devices not protected. However, nuclear EMP would fry everything but at that point, it would be an all out nuclear war so don't think I'd have to worry about not having working electronics for long.

yea most vehicles their frames act as farraday cages

but if you still have a vehicle when shtf

slap a bike rack on it

cause that vehicles goes down in the middle of nowher

you need to keep moving

a scooter would also work

I always carry a small patch kit and a good hand pump for me bike. if i expect a flat where im riding, ill bring spare tubes, or better yet, go tubeless

honestly, if you want to move fast and stay lightweight, tubeless tires are just the better option

My brother has tubeless tires in his bike but man are they expensive to replace of someone steals your tires.

oh yeah. I think i I spent 60 bucks on my tire alone (i only have run the rear tubeless right not). You can easily spend double that though

Friends, I have someone in another server who is looking for a holographic sight for an M1A, preferrably around $250 after shipping and taxes. Anyone have any good options?

Where are you going that you need a bike?? WHY are you going?? If it really hits the fan you want to be invisible, if you're not already out of "Dodge" it'll be too late to leave. You need 6 months of food per person, and a quiet way to protect it and you if you're discovered and you really need to be where you won't be discovered BEFORE it hits the fan. You need to be there already, yesterday, and for years.

As for EMP, there already exists EMP devices as powerful as nuclear weapons that will cook everything not in a faraday cage that are not nuclear. There is a work of fiction called "One Second After" by William R. Forstchen, give it a read. But bear in mind that only works in a small community that was fairly close knit BEFORE it hit the fan. If you're within 30 miles of a major city ... MOVE.

Good thing the only major city im close too is roughly 100 miles away