By that I mean you are stuck in the middle of a remote area you were driving through when something went wrong, or beating feet because of something in your own life not related to comets, zombies or nuclear anything. If you are planning a 'bug out bag' you are more than likely to use it because of a temporary regional disaster or (MOST likely) a disaster that has befallen you alone. While I do believe that large scale disasters can and do happen, I find many people paint a future imagined from watching too many bad doomsday movies. My plan is to use this for recreational shooting with some small game hunting and hopefully some archery fishing (that I will have to travel for, not much good archery fishing where I am)Īll of the points made about slingshots (and the bands) not being sustainable if the whole of industrial civilization goes away are true enough, but I don't get too wrapped around the axle on that line of thinking. I searched all over for fold-up arrow shooting slingshots and found this one to be what looks best as far as versatility, available accessories and all that. Hopefully I'll have some target shooting to report soon. This rig is better than most because you can use it with arrows or with ball, and more importantly it's all set up to take a reel if you want to archery-fish with it. I'm hoping to see one of these under the tree. I have a slingshot with a flip-up arrow rest on my X-mas list this year. If you want long term durability and self sustainability you want to opt with a sling like Ned suggests. So I always have a decent life left in them if there is a collapse of society. I plan on swapping my bands after 4 yrs and buying new replacement bands.

The replacement bands are stored in air and light tight packages. Also bands are better at releasing the stored energy than the tubes are. The black rubber is a more powerful band, about a #40 to #50 pull.

This means while the sling shot would make a good short term transition weapon for SHTF, it will not last into PAW for very long unless you find wild rubber tress and have the knowledge to harvest and produce new rubber.Īll that said, I do pack a slingshot in my INCH pack along with 2 replacement bands, a Saunder's Double Eagle with the black mamba band on it 1 black mamba replacement band, and 1 black tube band. 4-6 yrs is a typical life for many bands in heavy use. Even completely sealed in mylar they will age and become brittle. The bands break down due to use (every time stretching rubber you are lowering it's lifespan) as well as just air and sun exposure breaking it down. Bands for slingshots are the fatal flaw in putting too much stock in slingshots for PAW.

Barnett zombie hunter slingshot