| − | Anticipating long periods of time without commerce in the future, retreat groups typically place a strong emphasis on logistics. They amass stockpiles of supplies for their own use, for charity, and for [[barter]]. Frequently cited key logistics for a retreat include long term storage food, common caliber ammunition, medical supplies, tools, gardening seed, and fuel. In an article titled "Ballistic Wampum" in Issue #6 of P.S. Letter (1979) Jeff Cooper wrote about stockpiling ammunition far in excess of his own needs, keeping the extra available to use for bartering. | + | Anticipating long periods of time without commerce in the future, retreat groups typically place a strong emphasis on [[logistics]]. They amass stockpiles of supplies for their own use, for charity, and for [[barter]]. Frequently cited key logistics for a retreat include long term storage food, common caliber ammunition, medical supplies, tools, gardening seed, and fuel. In an article titled "Ballistic Wampum" in Issue #6 of P.S. Letter (1979) Jeff Cooper wrote about stockpiling ammunition far in excess of his own needs, keeping the extra available to use for bartering. |
| | In his books and in his blog (SurvivalBlog), [[James Wesley Rawles]] uses the generic term "[[permaculture|beans]], [[firearm|bullets]] and [[First aid|Band Aids]]" to describe retreat logistics.<ref>[http://www.survivalblog.com SurvivalBlog.com]</ref> | | In his books and in his blog (SurvivalBlog), [[James Wesley Rawles]] uses the generic term "[[permaculture|beans]], [[firearm|bullets]] and [[First aid|Band Aids]]" to describe retreat logistics.<ref>[http://www.survivalblog.com SurvivalBlog.com]</ref> |