Your Ideal Doomsday Survival Situation/Prepper Thread

[August]

Originally Posted by ET2SN

Modern SUV's and "go anywhere" vehicles- Most of them feature limited four wheel drive and an automatic transmission. THAT is enough of a handicap in a long term survival situation. Ask yourself, WHY are you going off road in the first place?? Civilization made a big deal about building roads and highways, but all of sudden you know better.
I promise, there are a LOT more sink holes and mud bogs in open fields and the forest than there are on the interstate.

I agree with most of your post except this.

I can easily imagine several scenarios where traversing an open field would be less dangerous than the traveling on the interstate. It could be a parking lot of abandoned vehicles for one thing. For another bandits could be lurking at every choke point and highway cut, and I don't think many open fields will have military roadblocks set up in them.

Then there is the issue of snow. Not sure if you get that stuff where you live but 4WD comes in real handy on both icy snow covered highways and icy snow covered open fields alike.

In any SHTF scenario travel of all kinds will become much more dangerous and will be severely restricted. Best to do any necessary moving around/getting the heck out of Dodge before it gets to that point.

[ET2SN]

I survived just fine in northern Maine with a two wheel drive pick-up. That includes some heavy winters, nasty mud seasons, and some semi-serious back-roads stuff.

My point being, if you don't know what's in the mud bog- don't find out the hard way.

[Sean C]

I think most people have an incredible will to survive. Some don't. Which of these two you happen to be will likely become apparent only when you are faced with a real life or death decision.


Do not watch the following video if you have a weak stomach.

[em2nought]

Wouldn't mind that Diesel Hilux from Top Gear, that thing is incredibly tough.

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by ET2SN

My point being, if you don't know what's in the mud bog- don't find out the hard way.

....you've obviously never made whiskey with peat!??

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by August

I agree with most of your post except this.

I can easily imagine several scenarios where traversing an open field would be less dangerous than the traveling on the interstate. It could be a parking lot of abandoned vehicles for one thing. For another bandits could be lurking at every choke point and highway cut, and I don't think many open fields will have military roadblocks set up in them.

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In any SHTF scenario travel of all kinds will become much more dangerous and will be severely restricted. Best to do any necessary moving around/getting the heck out of Dodge before it gets to that point.

Yeah, buddy, that's for sure.

The problem most of us have with traveling during a meltdown, one that gets reinforced by movies, is that we think we can make our way across fields, shelter in "abandoned" barns and houses, collect resources as we find them: most fields and land is owned by someone. Down here, anything over 10 acres it is always farmers and ranchers. And believe me, if the SHTF, you do NOT want to be walking through a fellow's pasture. You sure don't want to be caught breaking into his farmhouse or shed, looking for cans of beans (even if it's "to feed your child").

In the movies, some city dweller/group makes his way out of his natural habitat (urban center) and leisurely makes his way into the country. Big mistake.