Come on, admit it!

[Scythe13]

To be fair...If you live in a city, you'd have to bug out. So having a big shiney knife is better than no knife at all.

Having said that, any item is only as useful as the person's skill with it, i.e. if you have zero experience with a knife, obviously a knife won't help you.

With all that in mind...granted a community, a secluded retreat, stocked up, with a high level of skills and an abundance of natural resources, would be very helpful indeed. But not everyone has access or can afford this kind of thing.

As a result, some people may well be forced to bug out. Albeit a last ditch option for them. I think to plan that eventuality would be wise. Not to do so would be foolhardy.

The trick is to plan for all eventualities and possibilities, just in case.