Posted on 04/10/2012 6:53:21 PM PDT by Kartographer
Is it a coincidence that all of my nightmares occur in big cities? While it may be a personality glitch, I find that considering the dangers you face in the event of an emergency while living in a city, my nightmares may be justified. If you live in a city – buckle up. As a prepper you will have to work extra hard to make your emergency plan viable. And while I make no judgments on city dwellers, I must say – MOVE! For your own safety – MOVE! Move, move, move, move, move. Okay. I think I got it all out.
Now I understand that not everyone can just pick up and move because some lady on the internet says so. So if you are in the situation where you must stay in the city here are a few things you MUST have in your emergency preparedness plan.
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I just want to reiterate that when the event happens, not if, but when, you have to remember that many large urban areas have limited access to food, because the urban dwellers make it impossible to profit.
Any of the ones that are present will have no more than 72 hours of stock for NORMAL sales, not a life or death rush on Spaghettios.
You absolutely do not want to be anywhere near one of these stores or any store. You will see the worst of humanity come out and if you think that the emergency services are going to keep order, you are fooling yourself. Like I have said before, the first firefighter shot will guarantee no fires put out. Once cops start getting shot, they too will go home or hunker down somewhere. The NG probably will not muster in the company and battalion strengths needed to carry out relief and in the urban areas, the armories may even come under attack by enterprising armed gangs.
You should have multiple paths out of the city. Highways will be choked with cars and tempers will flare.
Make friends with hunters who have land and think the way you do. They are already predisposed to self sufficiency anyway and you may have a place to cache supplies.
“Once cops start getting shot, they too will go home or hunker down somewhere. “
Actually, the cops have families, and they may not even wait until one of their own gets shot. Similar to New Orleans, with the school buses - yea, lots of buses, and lots of people needing rides. But guess what, the drivers have higher priorities than carting around total strangers. In that case, the thing to do would have been to fly in drivers from Tennessee and other states far away from the hurricane, and give them a map.
I’m in an ideal spot. A tiny town more than 10 miles from the interstate with no connecting roads passing through.
You don’t come here by accident.
I had to be in downtown Chicago the other day for a business meeting. I drove my Durango. There’s construction in the Loop right where the Eisenhower expressway begins. I had to drive about ten blocks to reach it.
It was the middle of the afternoon and nothing extraordinary was happening. It took me 45 minutes to move that ten blocks. I keep a Go bag in my truck, just in case.
I offer this just to say that if you’re caught in a major city when the SHTF don’t be under any illusions that you’ll be able to jump in your truck and drive out. Cities will be death traps for folks who,try to do so.
Depends what happens. Populated areas are far more likely to receive any kind of help if there’s some sort of civilization remaining.
I can also see people in less populated areas being forced to relocate to management areas in some circumstances.
Likewise I can see hoarders being searched and excess food confiscated regardless of where you are.
I’ve given a couple of urban FReepers my address and phone number with a promise of a safe place to stay in the short term in the event of it all going to crap.
Real hoarders cache.
Real self-defenders do the same.
God bless you for that offer. I pray they won’t need it but thankful that you’ll be their “beacon”, if need be.
And unless you paid cash the govt knows you have it.
That was very decent of you.
Urban people are most at risk and there’s strength in numbers. A little sacrifice in the beginning can become a great asset down the line.
Figured that one out years ago, but it’s always good to be reminded in case I get lazy.
I have a former coworker who traveled a lot for work, easily three weeks a month away from home (Chicago was a common stop, we had a major office there). He would FedEx his 72 hour bag to the hotel ahead of wherever he was traveling as you really can’t carry one on a plane. His bag would be waiting in his hotel room when he got there and he would keep it in his rental car.
All ammo, bought in cash.
All guns, private sales.
All food, extra in case.
All windows & doors, 2X4s in plenty.
Every time you go to Wal-Mart, buy another box of .22.
Amen, brother.
I enjoy your prepper posts! If SHTF and there is no power, there will be no traffic lights. That will make cities a big trap that people can’t get away from in a vehicle. After the food runs out in a few days there will be roving gangs spreading out to steal in the suburbs and beyond.
That is very true.
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