Where would you go to survive?

BlackHills said:
Assuming I have some gear with me I'd disagree with that. As long as a person has blankets/sleeping bag, knife, axe, firearm/bow and something to cook in I think they could survive the winter. Snow can be melted for water, there's lots of wood (at least in places) for heat/shelter and game is easy to find. It might not be easy and it might not be comfortable but it's certainly doable as long as you have the right tools. It probably wouldn't be my first choice but it's not certain death.
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Thanks for your response. I think I would have a shot at surviving as long as natural resources were not depleted and the bad guys did not come after what I had in numbers. I do think that hunting pressure would increase exponentially in a situation that would drive me from my rural hobby farm. I would imagine places that have good supplies of game would be wiped out quickly posing huge threats to anyone trying to live off the land.

In my situation, three of my four girls are under eleven and my wife is not ruggad. I don't think I could provide enough supplies for them to live long, and that is with adaquate game and a low volume of zombie hords. Do you think you could provide for four nearly helpless people, keeping them warm and fed in the Dakotas?
Thanks

AI
 
WOW my last post was pretty negative...I had just got home from the company christmas party..:D To much beer makes me a jerk.
I would stay put..as far as "in this area"...as it is what I know. I might move miles away to avoid some type of problem, but for the most part..I would stay put. And stick it out.
 
I would stay right where I am in Southeast Alaska, but I would get far, far away from any type of civilization and set up a homestead with defensive shooting positions.

This is assuming the SHTF such as WWIII, with the commis coming from the north, Japanese from the west, Germans from the east, and terrorists from within.
 
DOC-CANADA said:
I personally feel that I will never see a SHTF scenario in my life time but if it does, I would stay put. All my gear is here, all the experienced people are heading to the boonies, or so they say, and just think about the density of food available - dogs, cats, rabbits, squirrels, possums, pigeons, and so on. The animal population probably has a much greater density in an urban area than any kind of wild place, and me being the only person who knows how to set up a snare :rolleyes:............... - (remember all the rest who could, have skipped). :D

Doc
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I like your way of thinking. Similar in several ways to my mindset.;)
 
DOC-CANADA said:
I personally feel that I will never see a SHTF scenario in my life time but if it does, I would stay put. All my gear is here, all the experienced people are heading to the boonies, or so they say, and just think about the density of food available - dogs, cats, rabbits, squirrels, possums, pigeons, and so on. The animal population probably has a much greater density in an urban area than any kind of wild place, and me being the only person who knows how to set up a snare :rolleyes:............... - (remember all the rest who could, have skipped). :D

Doc
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I agree with you.

Staying in the house provides you with
Food - stock up
Water - hot water heater and pipes hold 30 gallons? Plus what you store in tubs and pots and before the water is turned off.
Clothing - all there plus a changes of clothes
Medical needs - stock up on all you might need
Entertainment - stock up on books
Communication gear - radios
In a defensive position
Exercise space available
Weather - no exposure to wind, rain, snow and cold
Getting hurt potential minimal - from doing something due to boredom?
Time - on your side as others go into the woods to die; the situation calms down and you can decide on a good course of action

Leaving your house
Water must find, purify and carry
Food only what you can carry & then what?
Clothing - must carry
Medical needs - limited to what you can carry
Entertainment - none
Communication gear limited
In a vulnerable position - others can see you coming; hide and attack at their time, choosing and weapons.
Exercise - must walk
Weather - exposure wind, cold, rain, snow, heat, sun, lightning, etc
Getting hurt - from many ways
Time - against you as others in the woods wait for when you are weak to take what they can from you
 
just north of where i live Edmond Oklahoma....to Perry Oklahoma. Thats where My family still owns like a couple Thousand acres....and a small tractor plant

www.ditchwitch.com

just a little venture really.



and no i am telling the truth....That is my great uncle Ed Malzahn, no lie.
 
I would stay put. My biggest concern is sewage. Where we gonna put all that crap?
 
I would go where there was the most cohesive community( probably Mississippi) Going it alone is not a long term solution.

Right now in Vancouver, BC, there land is rich but I have no community. A person with a family would be hard pressed to survive without a strong community behind them.

Mongolian herdsman rely on community trading during heavy storms which can kill their herd overnight. It is a back up system which insures help when the going gets tough.
 
While I tend to agree with the "Survival in place" idea (Read Tom Sherry's Deep Winter and Shatter) and I am prepped for the idea of long term survival here at home, I also realize that some events may be unsurvivable from my home. Bugging out or dying might be the only option.

In that event, I am headed north. To friends with plenty of land to farm, and livestock to look after that can always use some extra help around the place (and I have helped out many times in the past). The area is unlike to attract pond scum, and these people know and love my wife and kids as much as I do. Because my youngest child is special needs, the idea of living off the land, and "backpack" survival is impossible.
 
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