Posted on 01/26/2010 6:12:58 AM PST by iloveamerica1980
Where is the best place to live in the country in the event of economic collapse? A US Army veteran employs to use of computer graphics and a host of social-economic-environmental factors to share his conclusions....which are fairly obvious!
Frighteningly good point. If you must get out - get out early.
The bottom line quote.
I don’t make any claim to be a survival expert but if someone wanted to disappear from society, the deep forests of western Oregon and Washington would fit the bill.
One problem though, would be clearing enough land to grow food on without being noticed. But if you’re far enough removed from roads I believe it could be done.
I think it would also be possible to live as a hunter-gatherer, at least initially, but then you’d have to cover alot of territory and would run a high risk of encountering someone.
To illustrate how easy it is to disappear into the woods: a guy and his daughter lived in forest park for something like 2 years without anyone noticing. This is basically an island of forest inside the city of Portland, with trails going all through it and people biking and jogging it every day. Nobody knew they were there until they came out on their own.
Take this with a grain of Salt; as numerous studies pointed out, in an economic collapse due to zombie infestation, you want to live ABOVE the frost line..... zombies freeze in winter, for the most part. This allows for relative freedom of movement.
“I can’t access the link....”
The apocalypse has already begun!
Just kidding. :-)
I am set...land, guns, orchards and in inland SE Texas.
did you know that they grow peaches in British Columbia?....well, they do...
You can do it with hand saws. (Think of the times before the internal combustion engine.) It's just a lot of work, and you have to prestock saws and blades. A couple extra axes is also a good idea.
His map shows that parts of the coastal Pacific NW are also viable. Actually, if you’re planning for a major nuclear attack on the US, southern coastal Oregon is one of the best places to be. There are no targets in the area, and prevailing winds will carry the fallout away.
I have learned a few things spending time out there. People that live like that are different. They may not all get along but I'll tell you, when the SHTF, aint nobody coming into that community and getting out alive. They are all armed to the teeth, they've got no use for government and little use for city slickers.
And when say armed to the teeth, I am talking arsenal level. And that's just the stuff they talk about.
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Eat meat.
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