1- Terrorists wouldn't waste their nuke on a cow pasture.
50 acres in front of me owned by my neighbor. My best friend is my neighbor to the right. 30 acres of soybean field to my left and a river in my back yard.
2- There are no skyscraper pieces to fall on your head.
I worry about big branches falling out of the trees while my grand kids are under them.
3- It's dark and quiet at night with stars.
I actually had some city folk amazed at the view of the stars we have.
4- Intruders in cars are obvious.
They usually drive much slower than the natives. A car driving slow gets our attention.
5- You can pee in the backyard.
I do that but have learned that some canoe rs are very quiet.
6- You can shoot in the backyard.
Sometimes a shot gun is the only way to trim some of those pesky vines out of the trees but a deer rifle won't touch the top that broke in the top of a hickory tree in the back yard.
7- Your neighbors actually know you and help you.
My neighbor has a key to my house and I have a key to his.
8- There is no homeowners association.
We work out of our garages so our doors are open a lot. We park our boats in the yard when they aren't in the river. We can set off fireworks whenever we damn feel like it.
9- There are plenty of places to hide things.
Did you know you can bury a rifle in 4" PVC pipe? Put a cap on one end and a clean-out on the other.
10- You can have real dogs.
Our dogs run free, mostly labs with a rescue and an Aussie. There's no telling what they'll bring home.
I designed my house, I built my house, I plumbed my house and I wired my house. I've got 2000 s.f. of living area with 400 amps of service. I've got a hidey hole in my basement in case of a tornado.
I'll make it short of a major calamity.
Please say that they stay on your property.