Body Armor is not terribly useful in a civilized world, but there is an argument for purchasing it while you still easily can as insurance against if and when the world becomes less civilized (and anyone who totally discounts that possibility has not paying attention).
Here is an excerpt from a thread on frugalsquirrels (which now requires a login to read, boo) about surviving the economic collapse of Argentina:
Quote:
BODY ARMOR
Dear God! Buy body armor PLEASE!! It’s dirt cheep in USA. Preferably, get the police concealable kind( class II) Then continue to work on it and get class III A military armor and some rifle plates, just as you do when you start buying guns. You’ll end up with 2 or 3 sets of armor which are great to have for family members and spares. Just so you know, I got so desperate about body armor I ordered it from USA through internet (bulletproofme.com), I ended up paying a total of nearly 600 USD for body armor that costs 200 USD in USA. Buy it while you still can. When the SHTF you’ll end up wearing it, believe me. I don’t wear mine all day long but I do wear it when I have to go some place dangerous, deal with people I don’t trust, or when I have to go teach Architecture Representation late at night, and must travel through a much dangerous road at 12 PM.
|