# Edge of Collapse ![rw-book-cover](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91GmaOjQFhL._SY160.jpg) ## Metadata - Author: [[Kyla Stone]] - Full Title: Edge of Collapse - Category: #books ## Highlights - He’d read once that the nation was only nine meals from anarchy. ([Location 1264](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07Y3XS2KY&location=1264)) - His go-bag contained forty-eight hours of emergency supplies—MREs, high-calorie protein bars, a Lifestraw water filter, water purification tablets, a first-aid kit, duct tape, a pair of goggles, two thermal survival blankets, extra wool socks and underwear, waterproof matches, a flint, and a Ziploc bag of Vaseline-coated cotton ball fire starters, sewing kit and multi-tool, a headlamp and flashlight, extra batteries, compass and paper maps, and three spare magazines for his Glock. ([Location 1355](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07Y3XS2KY&location=1355)) - He kept a rubber doorstop in his go-bag for extra security when he traveled anywhere away from home. He used it now, wedging the doorstop beneath the cabin door so it couldn’t be forced open. He ([Location 1475](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07Y3XS2KY&location=1475)) - His Gerber MK II tactical knife and Glock 19 were securely attached to his belt. ([Location 1786](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07Y3XS2KY&location=1786)) - His small everyday carry case was still in his coat pocket. It contained his multi-tool, stainless steel tactical pen, small LED flashlight, two lighters, small folding knife, and a handkerchief wound with more paracord. ([Location 1786](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07Y3XS2KY&location=1786)) - “Out here, I got to rely on a generator anyway. Save it for the important stuff, though—hot showers and the washin’ machine. Candles and oil lamps work just fine for light. Got a well with a hand pump, septic system, and the woodburning stove. Don’t go into town more than once a month, so I make sure I got enough to last me a while.” ([Location 2191](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07Y3XS2KY&location=2191)) - “Alone is a state of mind, nothin’ else. You remember that. So is fear.” ([Location 2222](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07Y3XS2KY&location=2222))