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Prepping within 350 miles of a city feels like decorating a coffin. Who’s ready to have millions of hungry, desperate and dangerous threats ready to pour through city windows and doors 24/7?

 

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I agree you’re right. It’s a huge sacrifice to put away things that are comfortable but don’t work for long term survival scenarios that do. I suggest we stop and think right now. Where do we want to be when shtf. Think and dig deep. Imagine it. We should be there now or on our way. That’s what I suggest. I’d also like to wish you good luck. I hope you’re in the place you want to be. Be well.

 

[SHTFWARNING]

It may not be a matter of comfort.
If a person is stuck in a cycle of low to middle income, inflation, high energy prices, and crushing debt, what options do they legitimately have?
Sure, getting some land out in the sticks might be a good option. But that's not remotely within the scope of being realistically possible for a large percentage of folks.

I'm trying to engage you in your first thread on this site, but you're not offering much.
Give real ideas. Recommend potential life changes folks can make who may be struggling to achieve independence.

Your name suggests you're on a mission to alert people to what could be coming. Let's start there.
What do you feel is imminent that people who've not yet committed to doing something would be motivated by to get up and start working toward preparedness goals?

Thank you Kauboy, you’re absolutely right for the reasons you mentioned.

Most people can’t evacuate at this time and when shtf comes, they won’t either. Instead they will stay and fight to stay alive right where they are. Their odds of survival will be based on raw numbers. Odds of surviving in an area with 500 people are much better than an area with 5 million. That’s why we can discuss with people the importance of safety areas and zones. It gives people here reading a chance to think what’s best for them and their loved ones. Yes, most won’t be able to evacuate or decide not to. Those are hard facts.

No mission here other than to discuss with other preppers about a major weakness in the prepping process. Hence, prepping my coffin in the city didn’t make sense as people will literally pour through the windows and doors when shtf. As for recommending potential life changes to folks – here it is: if you live near large groups of people stop and think. If you can leave where you are today and move to a safer area. You’ll have to decide. Survival means making decisions and preparing wisely. Location is Key. Good luck to everyone.

 

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Same guy with the same post on another prepper forum I'm a member of.

Thanks for remembering me rice paddy daddy. It was a nice forum until the moderators derailed it and made it magically disappear. I thought it was strange, after all the purpose of forums like these are for like-minded folks to openly discuss, share and maybe discover something about prepping. Not over there, moderators decided I was spam and deleted me after 7 pages with people I didn’t know demanding they reopen the thread. They reopened it temporarily and I continued to respond until the super moderator threated me. I’m still not sure what that was all about. I’m not a bot or a spammer. It didn’t matter as they showed the entire forum that site probably wasn't the right place to discuss anything important. I split after that. Strange for sure. Oh well, I'm here for now thanks RPD

 

[SHTFWARNING]

Being 350 miles from a city is a long way.
I wouldn't worry too much about the city folks.
I would worry more about who my neighbors are.

 

[SHTFWARNING]

Thanks Tango2X, I bet the neighbors will have to worry more about you than the other way around.

 

[SHTFWARNING]

350 miles is a long drive, even further on bike , and a month walking

I think 350 miles of a city is safe.. as long as you are outside of the small town and not right on a main freeway/highway/county route....

remember, locust consume local resources before the move on to the next field...so the locust have 350 miles of fields (and people protecting their fields) between you and the locust

and also..remember locust compete with other locust

Exactly Maine-Marine. Besides avoiding densely populated areas, it’s safest to avoid major highways, train tracks, power lines & jails. At first locust will be driving cars up to rural doorsteps. Don’t be near a road.

 

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If everyone left the cities and moved to the sticks, wouldn't that make the sticks... cities?

It would ideed. Luckily only a small percentage of people will make it to the sticks before shtf. Thanks Back Pack Hack

 

[SHTFWARNING]

By the time things get that far gone, there will be no gasoline to drive out here to the boonies.
Besides, someone would have to be lost to stumble upon our place, unless they were locals.

Let’s hope you’re right. It also helps if there’s only one road to your doorstep or town too. Preferably a dirt road and one that can be made to disappear fast.

 

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1) many wont make it past the gas they had in the tank
2) if atlanta is set up to sack and make a big prison....how many other cities are? They will only let what it takes to wreck the rural up out of the cities
3) arizona set up camps at their border with california to stop em there. I think new mexico is just going to blow the highway between here and el paso? How many other states are doing the same?
4) Tennessee has it all set up to run bunches of camps and those won't be wandering around - whats the status of camps in other states?

Its true that some places, like arkansas, are setup to be overwhelmed, like a bunch might be funneled there and dealt with however? They will let them pile up end to end on the highway and then spray a poo&puke disease, using the "conditions" to do to em whatever they want?

So its kind of where one is and looking at whether one might just be better off in hiding where they are? We set up to move to different sites if we had to and i hope we can? They can't get every place at once and people may be able to move to less active places until theirs is tenable again?

So there are many factors involved

Yes there are a lot of factors. One factor is crystal clear - the more distance you have from a threat the better. Yes, most won’t make it past the gas they had in their tank... in fact they not even make it off the couch. The real asymmetric threat comes from the unknown. If you captain a boat in the ocean all you can do is attempt to steer clear of threats. Distance is the key.

Here’s a free radius tool to see how many people are within your range.
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