"I disagree with your suggestion of not going to search for more supplies, items like duct tape, and scrap metal are necessary for survival and easily found."

"I disagree with your suggestion of not going to search for more supplies, items like duct tape, and scrap metal are necessary for survival and easily found."

"The solid walls won't be withered away by bullets, since he won't be getting shot at. So ix-nay on the sheet metal."

"Pedro's Plan also costs around $500,000,000.00

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"Just read this. Typical military budget projection. "You don't actually think they spend $20,000 on a hammer, $30,000 on a toilet seat, do you?" :P"

"What sheet metal have you been using? We can't order sheet steel thick enough to stop a bullet by a long shot.

I do agree scrap metal will be easy to scavenge in the department of aluminum and steel, but more specialized metals like titanium and nickel alloys will be tough if you don't know where to look. From a mechanics stand point, duct tape is a no-no. There is always a better way of securing something than duct tape, and if I need to secure something fast, I carry 2 spools of .032 lock wire in my BOB."

"Maybe I'm a little late, but I'd like to chime in.

Stuff breaks. Whether it is a computer, an engine, a gun, it doesn't matter, nothing lasts forever. Some things will last a long time, some won't. Some are repairable, some aren't.

This is where scrounging comes in. You can get parts and tools to repair equipment, and maybe pick up some extras as well. For example, my plan involves using solar power. The panels and batteries degrade over time and have to be replaced.

Of course, there are consumables as well. Not so much food, but things like batteries, matches, and ammunition. Even the biggest stockpile will eventually be all used up.

Personally, I think scrounging is more of a way to stretch and augment your supplies, not necessarily get them in the beginning, as much sense as that must make."

"Maybe I'm a little late, but I'd like to chime in.

Stuff breaks. Whether it is a computer, an engine, a gun, it doesn't matter, nothing lasts forever. Some things will last a long time, some won't. Some are repairable, some aren't.

This is where scrounging comes in. You can get parts and tools to repair equipment, and maybe pick up some extras as well. For example, my plan involves using solar power. The panels and batteries degrade over time and have to be replaced.

Of course, there are consumables as well. Not so much food, but things like batteries, matches, and ammunition. Even the biggest stockpile will eventually be all used up.

Personally, I think scrounging is more of a way to stretch and augment your supplies, not necessarily get them in the beginning, as much sense as that must make."