They Will Smell Your Food From Miles Away…

SHTF Plan ^ | 10/23/13 | Tess Pennington

[Kartographer]

Scenario: It’s been 20 days since the blackout and 3 days since you have eaten. All the store shelves have been cleared out and there is no sign of recovery. The lucky ones already made their way out of the city, but there are some who decided to stay in the neighborhood. After your daily dumpster diving for food and supplies, you are walking past an apartment complex and smell a delicious aroma. Could it be the smell of stew making its way out of the window of the abandoned apartment complex? At this point, you have nothing to lose and your sole thought is on survival. It’s either you or them so what would you do?

[Kartographer]

Preppers’ PING!!

[DCBryan1]

Easy:

[NautiNurse]

Assuming the stench of rotting garbage and human excrement have not saturated the air.

[ClearCase_guy]

Lots of apocalyptic movies (”The Road Warrior”, “A Boy and his dog”, etc.) involve a canine companion. There is a reason — human hunters have teamed up dogs for thousands of years. Dogs can smell, you know.

[mountainlion]

During the flood here in Colorado people worked together. Most of the ones that flew out gave their food and other stuff to those that stayed behind. Church of Christ Disaster Relief Effort and Fema gave food also. Anarchy was the rule but most people worked together. One guy got arrested twice for looting. Volunteer fire and Veterans held the bunch together. Those trying to take over did not get to far as they were seen through and handled by veterans.

[DCBryan1]

Oh I get it. I’m the one starving? I go after my liberal neighbors whom I know have no guns. Hell, I may feed the liberals to my dogs, but I care for my dogs to much.

[Tijeras_Slim]

One guy got arrested twice for looting.

You're a pretty forgiving bunch.

[ClearCase_guy]

Something to keep in mind: in a local disaster, some folks will hang on because they know helping is coming. A helicopter WILL show up. Trucks or boats WILL arrive with food and water. Medical people ARE on their way.

In a truly national disaster, none of that will be true, and EVERYONE will know it.

[mountainlion]

You’re a pretty forgiving bunch.

He was not in our area.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

The “city” is the last place I would be.

[skinkinthegrass]

During the flood here in Colorado people worked together...
Volunteer fire and Veterans held the bunch together.
Those trying to take over did not get to far as they were
seen through and handled by veterans.good to hear, the "common" social fabric is a target of the 0'Bozo admin...

[Georgia Girl 2]

If you are in a house you could fire up your rocket stove in your fireplace and cook over that. I think going up the chimney would alleviate some of the food odor. The rocket stove gives off little smoke.

[mountainlion]

In a truly national disaster, none of that will be true, and EVERYONE will know it.

The Boy Scout motto is “Be Prepared” When you can’t get to town because of normal weather for two weeks to a month you are prepared. It is a way of life. I still have Y2K beans and rice. In case of a national disaster things will not be too much different for me.

[Alex Murphy]

[Travis McGee]

This is where it may wind up. (link to the Free Republic thread)

[mountainlion]

I am not going to hide. If is winter I will make smoke to keep warm. I can cook over it also. The only decision to make is which gun to keep handy.

[JRandomFreeper]

I certainly hope so. I plan to use the smell of cooking food to bait traps for feral humans. Once you clear 'em out, there shouldn't be any problem.

/johnny

[Pollster1]

I’ve been in an “unpleasant” area (long story, professional decision that I would not make again), and I don’t think I would have smelled a five star restaurant. Sewage, decay, garbage, and the other smells of SHTF would almost certainly overwhelm the smell of good food. By the time those smells are gone, I suspect most troublemakers would be gone also.

What would I do for food if I had nothing left? Certainly not try to take it from someone who had food days, weeks, or months into a disaster. That sounds like an extremely bad idea. More likely, I would offer to work, patrol, assist, build, repair, etc. in return for food.

[gundog]

Keep your eyes peeled downwind.