Posted on 09/05/2013 4:23:05 PM PDT by Kartographer
When it hits the fan America’s population centers will explode in violence, looting, and total breakdown of law and order.
It’s a theory put forth by numerous survival and relocation specialists, and one that makes complete sense if you consider what happens in a truly serious collapse-like scenario.
Survival Blog founder James Rawles calls them the golden horde:
Because of the urbanization of the U.S. population, if the entire eastern or western power grid goes down for more than a week, the cities will rapidly become unlivable. I foresee that there will be an almost unstoppable chain of events:
Power -> water -> food distribution -> law and order -> arson fires -> full scale looting
(Excerpt) Read more at shtfplan.com ...
When considering your retreat locations or emergency evacuation routes, be familiar with the population densities of the area you’re headed to, as well as those counties in your immediate vicinity.
The best BOL in the world might as well be on the darkside of the moon if you can't get to it!
Preppers’ PING!!
Ain’t that Greenville County?
I can’t imagine feral urban looters running a muck out in the San Bernadino desert and Death Valley. Maybe the map just colored counties without accounting for open spaces and urban proximity.
Yep, Greenville County, SC, made the list.
I’m two counties away from Detroit but I’m good.
Agreed
Oh, Goodie! Dane and Milwaukee Counties in Wisconsin! ‘The People’s Republik of Madistan’ WILL explode with unrest if the ‘White Wine and Brie Crowd’ is denied their treats and Cigar Bars (exempt from Smoking Ban Rules, of course!) right off the Capitol Square. Inconvenience our Local Liberal Legislators and YOU WILL PAY! *SMIRK*
Thank goodness I can head west to Iowa County (where our ‘big’ farm is located*) and then, if necessary, on to Idaho where my survivalist Bestie lives, though Beau is a crack shot and will defend us IF the Zombies can find us. :)
*It took me nearly a year WITH A MAP to easily find my way out there; I can find it now, sans map!
You area looks safe - I’d come to YOU, but I’d have to shoot my way through Chi-Town to do it...and I don’t want to be responsible for THAT many deaths, LOL!
I would guess that the author failed to take into account that not all urban areas are created equal.
I suspect that the Salt Lake area will be much safer than NYC due to a much higher percentage of people who have made preparations...
Which Hawaiian Island is that? I’ve been to Kauai...they have a Wal-Mart! A well-hidden, Wal-Mart, but still.
Betcha there’s no ammo to be found at THAT Wal-Mart, either!
I’m not worried about the DC metro. The core will always be supplied with power, water, police/military.
I saw this first hand. They’d better be because the only ones prepared during 2012’s drecho were those who had served and knew what to keep at home. The rest of the public, brilliant though they may be, were unprepared. I still warn some people, but it just doesn’t register.
I hope those I know can make it to my swamp along with those who live here already but hey, whatever comes, comes.
They overlooked quite a few places.
“I’m two counties away from Detroit but I’m good.”
*HUGS* Keep in touch if you can! :)
Just travel south of their and you will be safe!!!!!
I’m not steppin’ one effing FOOT in Illinois! (We have to get Anne OUT of there, LOL!)
bump
can someone take the night map of the US and black out all of these counties??
I’d rather be in Greenville than Columbia if SHTF.
Thought the same thing—why Greenville and not Charlotte? Why not Columbia?
I can see Denver county, Colorado, but Adams county?
Lots of farmers in that area. Many good conservative folks.
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