Its kind of like getting citizenship to the gulch. Its the right to join it and live there. Violation results in revocation of citizenship and banishment.

I am a mother of 2 young strong boys. They are 4 & 8. They are very intelligent and helpful. We are mechanics and they are learning as well. We are teaching them to think for themselves. They will be of great use to a Gulch even now, they are artists, creative thinkers, and hard workers. I am also teaching them to garden and native trees.
I am currently a homemaker, I sew cook, clean both with commercial cleaners and natural cleaners like baking soda, peroxide, and vinegar. I am learning how to use oils and herbs for healing. I can sew and quilt, as well as mend and crochet. I can garden and have a pretty good eye for mixing dirt for different things. I am also very good at judging people, I have worked in management and customer service most of my life and people are my profession. I can smell a bullshitter from a mile away. I have a degree in business management with emphasis in accounting. I also grew up on a farm raising pigs, chickens, veggies, and most of what we ate on less than 5 acres.
My husband is a machinist and very skilled in metallurgy by memory. He's amazing and a genius. He can figure out anything as long as he's given a little time and less distraction. He can also think on his feet but results may vary. He's an eagle scout, a hunter, has worked in house renovations for most of his early adult years, so he can make a home out of what someone else may consider rubble. He's able to run and fix most machinery as well as being able to drive anything.
We are also both Objectivists and have read Atlas Shrugged. We would both take the oath as well. We believe that life should be more than the life others in this country are trying to push on us. We strive for more in everything. We believe that starting over will most likely be the only salvation for this country. We also believe in the constitution before all the amendments. We believe you'll be alright if you do what is right, based on your heart and mind. I am happy to help those who are willing to help themselves.

If you keep posting and take no action it might be too late. All the posts about not bringing babies, how to get things to the Gulch are an indication to me that everything has to be perfect for you to make the move. You might be able to do it but it will be harder if you wait. Why not start now. You could find an isolated place now and start setting it up in case you have to leave in a hurry. Each state could have a Gulch where all you people making posts could start to set up. What about container homes. It's cheap. Look at the self sufficient earthship homes. These are my favorite. I honestly think you are at risk if you wait until the last minute. Take your family with you. We moved 3 generations to a foreign country where none of us could speak the language. We also brought our 3 cats and 4 dogs. Other family members will come if things get crazy in the US. It looked impossible when we started. It did take time so if you wait it might be too late. The one thing I would do different is leave everything except my photos and small personal items.

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To answer your question I would bring my books. I would bring what I know about survival with scarce resources. I would also bring supplies that I might think I would need that I might not be able to get once inside. I would also make sure I had my connections on the outside to get things. I use to think about this kind of thing a lot and honestly I had a lower class pot smoking housekeeper that was the most honest person I ever met. She might not get into the Gulch but I promise she has a skill set for survival we don't have. We might do well to have someone like her.

It would certainly help in the above situation to be in a group of like minded people. What will you do if someone takes the oath and doesn't keep it? Will you rely on pure logic to solve the problem? Since I already live in this type of group I can tell you that there are two groups in our neighborhood. On the one side are the people who are very strict in their ideas and on the other side are the slightly more socially liberal. I like and get along with both groups. I had to sit my adult self down for a just me conversation about peer pressure. I decided to just be myself and no park in one group or the other. I told them I might end up alone and I'd be ok but i won't be pressured. These are the most self sufficient and amazing people I have ever known. I am just saying that there will always be problems. To answer your question what is the oath and what if one decided it would be insane to defend it. Who decides these things in the Gulch? I might have a problem since I like to think for myself.

Farmer in a small way, can handle large and small animals, successful small game hunter, pretty good shot with both long guns and small arms, have both plus reloading skills, fisherwoman. I also sing, write and paint and will teach anyone who would like to learn. One problem--I am 65 and just got a pacemaker implant. To me it doesn't matter. To be able to live and contribute to a functioning Gulch would be in my very great self interest--to be able to learn and search and discover and interact with others who function with logic and passion. I use the word "passion" and not emotion. Emotion was not the driving force for Hank's metal, nor was it for Dagny's railroad. Taking the oath will require passion. I am willing.