Look on the bright side.
Most of those you’re referring to are simply TOO LAZY to make the trip out to your farm or ranch and steal your stuff.
“TOO LAZY to make the trip out to your farm “
Yep. History show speople will die rather than walk 1 mile. People walking 5 miles is rare. Just look at Katrina. The vast majority of people have no idea what lies beond their neighborhoods, and, people being afraid of the unknown, simply do not venture out.
Actually, the bright side is that the urban dwelling thugs and gang bangers may know how to survive in the city, but when confronted with uncontrolled nature, they don't do so well. I've seen some stunning ignorance and reactions to animals which aren't dogs or cats.
I seriously doubt many of them know how to survive in the wild that they'll have to traverse to reach many of us. This is especially true if any of this happens in the winter or colder months. When I see how many people are out driving about in weather in the teens without good warm clothing because they figure that they're only going to be out for a few minutes, I have little hope that they'd know how to make it for real.
Not to mention the number of brain dead teenagers who walk around in t-shirts and jeans when it's snowing out, claiming the whole time *It's not cold*. Well, you may be able to lie to me and lie to yourself, but the laws of physics are the laws of physics and hypothermia is hypothermia because the body loses heat at a certain rate whether they like to admit it or not.
Many of them won't survive outdoors because they've never learned to survive outdoors. Look at the survival rates of others caught outdoors even when they have been taught basic survival skills.