USA Collapse: How Bad Will it Be?

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[Kartographer]

Today while reading a thread in a survival forum someone explained his view on how different a collapse in USA would be compared to the one that took place in Argentina in 2001. He said that while the collapse in Argentina was like changing a tire on a Ford Falcon, what will happen in US will be like changing them all on a 18-wheeler. Changing a tire on a Falcon is a light way of putting it. Our economy collapsed, our currency lost 70% of its value overnight and the president resigned while anarchy spread all over the country. Over a decade later the place is still a mess, it simply never got back on its feet. Just last week, looting spread across 40 major cities in Argentina. My family and friends over there spend three days, including Christmas, without power or water, while roasted at 120F. We didn’t change the tire on a Ford Falcon. The Falcon went over the cliff and blew up. You could say there’s only a wreckage left of what was once a nice, shiny Ford Falcon.

Unfortunately for you guys in USA its more similar than any of us could have expected. Seems that right after getting an Obama double tap, you’ll get hit with Hillary Clinton in 2016. The shit storm your’re about to go through will test everyone’s determination and true preparedness levels. Its now and in these coming years that people will get to see for themselves what works and what doesn’t. Many such accounts have already been posted here the last couple years.

[yorkiemom]

Storing properly in our enameled cans and Super pail buckets, product may store 20-25 years.

Walton's site: Storing properly in our enameled cans and Super pail buckets, product may store 20-25 years.

Pretty neat. Wonder how I missed that with all my prep research and buying. My life post-survival will be much happier with cornbread! I'll have to look into storing some myself since I'm cheap and still have some mylar bags and oxygen absorbers left. Just need a bucket. For some reason, I thought cornmeal had something in it, like fat, that would go rancid. Glad I was wrong ;)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I tell ya, those of us that can bake bread from scratch, sew on a button or stitch up a wound and grow our own food are going to be at the TOP of the ‘New & Improved Food Chain’ WTSHTF!

This girl is banking on it! They will welcome me as their new Overlord! (Overlady? LOL!)

[Drumbo]

I’ve been reading FerFAL for years. It was his recommendations that led me to purchase the Glock before all other firearms about 5 years ago. In a nutshell he said when shtf you must have a concealed firearm to go anywhere. A rifle or a shotgun draws attention from both bad guys who want it and “officials” who’ll take it. He recommended a semi auto pistol above a revolver because if you get into a firefight while driving, reloading a revolver is difficult. Common sense stuff, but I hadn’t thought of many of his real world scenarios - stuff he learned the hard way. He certainly endorsed owing a shotgun and rifle (which I do), but he taught me about priorities and keeping a low profile in a world where it will be better to blend in with the crowd rather than stand out as a target. He said the MZBs will overlook the homeless looking guy in favor of robbing the guy decked out in full camu with cool toys every time. The best camuflauge is to blend in with the other bedraggeled poor smucks.