And that’s the key. Anyone planning on “migrating” during a catastrophe better realized they’ll be persona non grata in most rural areas and small towns. Sustainability means the middle of the country where there is potable water, tillable soil, and enough land to survive on. And as few other people as possible.
People shouldn’t leave their comfort zone if they don’t have to. It just creates stress for themselves and possible danger from others already under stress.
I grew up in these rural Michigan towns where neighbors know and trust each other. Also important is the interconnectedness of these little rural towns. (I know someone in most of the little towns in my county) Everyone gardens, everyone hunts or fishes and everyone is armed. Also we have the great advantage of knowing how to cope with economic adversity.
Winter sucks but its also an advantage because those who can’t cope will head south.
Yup. Look what happened after Katrina in some of those little towns on the edge of New Orleans. It wasn't pretty.
If you don't have connections in the place you're going, the best case scenario would be that you'd be permitted to pass through on your way to somewhere else. Worst case, you'd be treated as an invading army by a bunch of good ol' boys who know the terrain and have been hunting man-sized animals since they were little shavers.