“The “burbs” are a death trap.”
Concur. Only slightly less a death trap than the city. Goblins from the city know where the suburbs are and will make haste there. Plus any thuggish neighbors who are already living nearby. Once they believe that you have something they want, it’s pretty much all over.
If your defense strategy is based upon fighting a continuous gun battle from within your ‘castle’ you’re going to be unpleasantly surprised. Two words - Molotov cocktail - spring to mind.
A place in the country with room to expand, or a place in a small town, someplace to go to when the shtf is the best. Anything amongst neighbors in the ‘burbs is only good for every-day security and the hiccups leading up to shtf. Then, it’s time to unass the AO.
I’m I prepared? No. But when shtf happens, I’m going to have a great list of things I wish I’d done.
That is in back of all our minds. I'm picking up little pieces of info. here and there. Times like these don't look good.
What does that mean?
Anywhere can be a death trap. The cities and suburbs have particular problems but so does the country.
Its very hard to defend a large tract of land by yourself.