Well I live in the suburbs of va. I have a couple of weapons and a good amount of ammo. I believe it would be best to make your house prepared for a tough situation. Especially if you have young kids like I do. I served in the Marines and have done a good amount of backcountry, but I still dont believe it would be easy to carry my 1 1/2 yr old and 4 yr old. I have a portable generator which can run most of the house I keep extra gas which I use each summer mowing but have cans if I ever need. I plan on installing a wood cast iron stove in one of out larger rooms for heat and cooking if we ever get that desperate. I also feel a hunting bow can be usefull if you have deer everywhere,like we do in VA. Even though I see these threads often I enjoy seeing what people think up. I just hope it never comes to that.