Only the prepared will stand a chance of surviving in the event of a total economic meltdown. You can prepare in advance by creating a stockpile of food and water and materials; but in the back of your mind, you already know that when the nightmare hits and becomes a reality, that sooner or later your stockpile is going to diminish, and that hunger and thirst - and possibly even disease - is going to force you and your family to move out into the surrounding area in the hope of acquiring food and water and whatever else it is that you will need to acquire.

I haven't seen any threads in this forum on the subject of making improvised clothing. Even if you know how to trap animals and tan hides, do you possess the necessary skill to create decent clothing for yourself ? LW.

Granted there may not be any in this particular forum, but you already made this exact same thread somewhere else, which got some great replies.

http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=132522

How many year will your existing clothing supply last?

I know mine will last me at least 10 years. My items go from 'nice' to 'work', and last MANY years. I still have jeans from 10 years ago and with a lil-fixing in the back end they would be pretty darn nice.