I hope you survivalists are aware of the impact your plans and stockpiles can have on your children. I grew up in the 50's when everybody was terrified of the commies and the bomb. When I was 5 or 6 we got stationed over in Germany near the then E. German border. We had packed suitcases and an emergency escape plan should the commies invade over the border. At school we did all that duck and cover stuff and practiced running home as fast as we could (as if that would make a difference
). When I was small, all this stuff terrified me. As I grew older, I became fatalistic since we always lived near a military base that would have been ground zero in the event of a nuclear war. I remain fatalistic to this day. Any kind of catastrophe that you need to store month's worth of food for and ammo to stave off your neighbors probably is going to involve a long term if not permanent break down of society. If you are truely worried, move to the country where there is ample firewood, game, and fresh water. Get off the power grid. Grow a giant vegetable garden and make sure your root cellar is well stocked. Guns and ammo are all very well, but if the scenario is the "end of times," you are probably better off with bow and arrows and such. Above all, don't scare your little ones with all this stuff.