I am thinking more of a steady decline and huge hyper inflation.
The Surviving in Argentina blog is very educational in this respect. And those of you who aren't on the back 40, don't be discouraged. Ferfal (the blogger who lived thru the Argentina crisis and still does) says rural areas can be very dangerous too. He says the safest set up is an area of like minded folks who can take turns with security and guarding the fortress. The biggest problem will be looters and roving bands of people looking to take advantage. Argentina saw and still sees this very much in the rural areas.
Yeah, I try to keep up with Ferfal’s website. He does have a lot of good first hand knowledge to share. And I agree that there are risks to living in the country as well as in high density population areas. The most important aspect I think to being prepared whether living in the city or the country is to be able to quickly band together with family, neighbors, & friends rather than try to go it alone. I may not can protect my place from a maurauding bands of looters on my own 24/7, but I’ll be alot more likely to be able to repel such an attack, and hopefully inflict enough damage to ward off any future attacks, if I’m together with my brothers, nephews, uncles, neighbors, church members, etc. and we all have firepower and know how to use it.