I guess I should add more info about myself, and my situation.
I have received instruction with LMS defense, and 2 local companies, both on pistol and carbine. I do train regularly on my own, and sometimes with others. My skills with a pistol are certainly above average, but I don't want to settle for "good enough", although I can certainly achieve a lot on my own. It is most likely going to be a weapons manipulation and not a tactics class, although there is a night fighting class one month later, which I am also considering.
My other preps are not as good as they should be, but I am very limited by my living situation, as I live in a very small apartment, and am not sure if I should even bother buying a house in my area, as it is a terrible place to be if the grid ever goes down.
My other skills, such as medical I am confident in my ability to do things like deal with the immediate care of traumatic injuries like a GSW, or other bleeding, as well as tension pneumothorax, keeping the airway clear etc. But nothing for long term care of serious injuries, or anything like that.
I do live alone, and any family I have will be out of my reach in on the other side of the continent. I probably have enough food for about a month or so, water is my main concern though, and I have little room for either.
I have "enough" ammo, I think, and reloading is also difficult for me due to space limitations. I should add I live in a small apartment because it is well within my means, and I'd rather live in meager furnishings and save, or spend on what I REALLY need, and not have any debt.
Putting away precious metals, well the money for it isn't a concern, it's where to store it. I can't have a safe, because it would either be too big and heavy to have, or have to be bolted down, which I can not do in a rental apartment.
It is starting to seem like I should have made an entire other topic explaining my somewhat difficult situation. I'm not complaining though, I do have far more than a lot of other people I see everyday.
