Quote Originally Posted by psychocat
I am very confident that with the knowledge I have that if the world fell into total chaos tomorow I would survive and thrive, how do you think you would fare?
Howdy psychocat,

I voted for "I'd struggle but ultimately survive" option,because us country boys will survive ! :thumbsup:

The tv show "Survivor",gives us a hint of how ill-prepared most Americans are when providing the the 3 basic tenets of any survival situaton,that being water,food and shelter.

I moved away from the city to avoid the desperate folks that would be there if the food supply broke down,most grocery stores only have 2-4 days worth of groceries on hand and they'd quickly run out of food and water in such a situation. Most of my neighbors are country folks that are pretty well prepared and we'd look out for each other,rather than raiding each other's supplies,most are skilled hunters and there's plenty of wildlife out here,that probably wouldn't be affected that much-unless there was radioactive fall-out coming down. There's plenty of water and firewood,out here in the boonies and most of us know how to start a fire and maintain it. I'm also pretty certain,that there are some out here who have ammo reloaders and a supply of bullets,powder,casings and primers. I do wish that I had a bigger supply of ammo and shame on me-I ain't got any water stockpiled.

Survival..can be as simple as ya can make it-or complicated..I suggest the simple route..lol. The K.I.S.S. principal,goes a long ways in a survival situation. We should all have at least 3 different ways of starting a fire,and practice using them all. We should learn how to build an effective shelter as well,if needed and certainly hunting and fishing skills are a plus,as well as snare and trap-making.

Chances are though,we ain't looking at an apocalyptic situation..we'd have to git nuked by russia or china,for that to happen and public order would most likely be restored pretty soon..one way or another.

Have a good one ! :stoned: