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Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??

 
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Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
I've been watching those doomsday prepper shows in National Geographic and it seems everybody has a plan to head for the hills when everything collapses...and most of the ones being profiled on that show are armed to the teeth. If a SHTF situation really does happen, wouldn't that make the back country a pretty dangerous place to be?? A lot of these people appear to have a place staked out and if you get to close, they plan to put a bullet(s) in you. Don't think they have even considered people hiking with their kids and just happening on them or whatever. All they seem to have on their minds is stocking up on their stuff and taking out anybody who gets too close...and then running around and killing every animal they see.
A lot of this prepping stuff doesn't make sense. I'm beginning to wonder if it's just a ploy to get people to spend a lot of money on stuff they'll just have to throw out in 15 years.
Everybody is not a savage. If things really do get bad, lots of people will still help out their neighbors and communities and find a way to keep things going the best they can...bartering or whatever. I don't think everybody is just going to grab a backpack and abandon their homes and head for the mountains. If they do, it won't take very long to use up what natural resources we do have left and then everybody will be screwed.
What am I missing in all this?? other than that Wise food storage company is experiencing a boom in sales right now.

Somebody help me make sense of all this.

I understand you need to be prepared in case of an emergency..hurricane, snowstorm, earthquake...but this hoarding up for years and years worth of stuff...are people just throwing money out the window out of created fear?? I mean 75 years ago, most everybody had a garden and a few chickens and maybe a cow or 2. they went to the bathroom in an outhouse. got their water from a well. and they were all fine. They didn't have 10 years worth of grain and rice in big expensive mylar-lined buckets and they managed to survive just fine. I have to be missing something here...yet every time I watch one of those shows, Youtube videos, or come to this site, I start to feel panicked that I'm not ready for "something" that I should be ready for.
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Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 35222333


No. It's a trick.

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08/21/2013 03:23 PM
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
This link has an account of a fellow from Bosnia who describes living through the Bosnian war. Every situation is different but it appears to be a pretty good example of what could happen

[link to www.tacticalintelligence.net]
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08/21/2013 03:33 PM
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
The Hills Have Eyes.
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
Excuse me.
We here in the mountains do NOT have a welcome mat out.

We do without many conveniences, and endure many
hardships to live in the wilderness.
For example,
the nearest hospital to us is forty miles away,
the nearest cop is also that far.
We don't have and never will have a cell phone signal.
The nearest grocery store is about 25 miles away.
There is a lot we do without, in order to be as far
away from YOU PEOPLE as we can get.

Now YOU in contrast have every convenience at your
fingertips. You would be absolutely disgusted and
revolted to live as we do, with our guns and all.

BUT

If TSHTF, you expect to come rolling up the mountains
and expect us to share our food and water and shelter
with you?

Go rent a copy of "WRONG TURN", and prepare to
"shelter in place".
Anonymous Coward
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08/21/2013 03:42 PM
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
I'm not going anywhere...
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08/21/2013 03:44 PM
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
the place to be will be in small tight-knit rural neighborhoods. community and desolation all in one.
 Quoting: Secret Ninja


If you haven't already, read "one second after". It is a fictional account of the aftermath of an EMP and the setting is in rural NC. Being fictional, it's hard to assess the accuracy but it will definitely get you thinking
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
the place to be will be in small tight-knit rural neighborhoods. community and desolation all in one.
 Quoting: Secret Ninja


If you haven't already, read "one second after". It is a fictional account of the aftermath of an EMP and the setting is in rural NC. Being fictional, it's hard to assess the accuracy but it will definitely get you thinking
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 32813708


that was a GREAT book, and the author is a pretty intelligent guy and after reading it, I think it is fairly realistic and logical. There were a few things I thought were maybe inaccurate, like how well the protagonist's community held together. And the fact the convenience store was still selling shit and the owner hadn't shut down and hoarded what he had left.
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
This link has an account of a fellow from Bosnia who describes living through the Bosnian war. Every situation is different but it appears to be a pretty good example of what could happen

[link to www.tacticalintelligence.net]

 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 32813708


thanks for posting the link. that was one the most interesting articles I've read in a long while. really makes you think.
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08/21/2013 08:26 PM
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
Excuse me.
We here in the mountains do NOT have a welcome mat out.

We do without many conveniences, and endure many
hardships to live in the wilderness.
For example,
the nearest hospital to us is forty miles away,
the nearest cop is also that far.
We don't have and never will have a cell phone signal.
The nearest grocery store is about 25 miles away.
There is a lot we do without, in order to be as far
away from YOU PEOPLE as we can get.

Now YOU in contrast have every convenience at your
fingertips. You would be absolutely disgusted and
revolted to live as we do, with our guns and all.

BUT

If TSHTF, you expect to come rolling up the mountains
and expect us to share our food and water and shelter
with you?

Go rent a copy of "WRONG TURN", and prepare to
"shelter in place".
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5356148


Same here in the north.applause2
We are a REPUBLIC.If we can keep it MORAN!
A pissed off American Veteran!
Anonymous Coward
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08/21/2013 08:34 PM
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
Excuse me.
We here in the mountains do NOT have a welcome mat out.

We do without many conveniences, and endure many
hardships to live in the wilderness.
For example,
the nearest hospital to us is forty miles away,
the nearest cop is also that far.
We don't have and never will have a cell phone signal.
The nearest grocery store is about 25 miles away.
There is a lot we do without, in order to be as far
away from YOU PEOPLE as we can get.

Now YOU in contrast have every convenience at your
fingertips. You would be absolutely disgusted and
revolted to live as we do, with our guns and all.

BUT

If TSHTF, you expect to come rolling up the mountains
and expect us to share our food and water and shelter
with you?

Go rent a copy of "WRONG TURN", and prepare to
"shelter in place".
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5356148


5a
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08/21/2013 08:35 PM
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
The Hills Have Eyes.
 Quoting: PopCult


o fuck that, i still rememeber when that chick was getting fuckING rapeddddddddd. that was terrible!
K. Buzzkill

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08/21/2013 08:42 PM
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
Aw, noob....

Nobody is going to be throwing away any preps in 15 years

eyebat
Did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
Did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
Excuse me.
We here in the mountains do NOT have a welcome mat out.

We do without many conveniences, and endure many
hardships to live in the wilderness.
For example,
the nearest hospital to us is forty miles away,
the nearest cop is also that far.
We don't have and never will have a cell phone signal.
The nearest grocery store is about 25 miles away.
There is a lot we do without, in order to be as far
away from YOU PEOPLE as we can get.

Now YOU in contrast have every convenience at your
fingertips. You would be absolutely disgusted and
revolted to live as we do, with our guns and all.

BUT

If TSHTF, you expect to come rolling up the mountains
and expect us to share our food and water and shelter
with you?

Go rent a copy of "WRONG TURN", and prepare to
"shelter in place".
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5356148


epic
Maximus Shillingus

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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
Excuse me.
We here in the mountains do NOT have a welcome mat out.

We do without many conveniences, and endure many
hardships to live in the wilderness.
For example,
the nearest hospital to us is forty miles away,
the nearest cop is also that far.
We don't have and never will have a cell phone signal.
The nearest grocery store is about 25 miles away.
There is a lot we do without, in order to be as far
away from YOU PEOPLE as we can get.

Now YOU in contrast have every convenience at your
fingertips. You would be absolutely disgusted and
revolted to live as we do, with our guns and all.

BUT

If TSHTF, you expect to come rolling up the mountains
and expect us to share our food and water and shelter
with you?

Go rent a copy of "WRONG TURN", and prepare to
"shelter in place".
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5356148


But, you have Internet, impressive. Must be satellite.
DrKnow
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08/21/2013 08:50 PM
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
Once again, SO glad I live on a boat.
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08/21/2013 08:51 PM
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
i'm heading for the VALLEYS, the hills are gonna be too crowded with MORANS!
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08/21/2013 08:52 PM
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
Excuse me.
We here in the mountains do NOT have a welcome mat out.

We do without many conveniences, and endure many
hardships to live in the wilderness.
For example,
the nearest hospital to us is forty miles away,
the nearest cop is also that far.
We don't have and never will have a cell phone signal.
The nearest grocery store is about 25 miles away.
There is a lot we do without, in order to be as far
away from YOU PEOPLE as we can get.

Now YOU in contrast have every convenience at your
fingertips. You would be absolutely disgusted and
revolted to live as we do, with our guns and all.

BUT

If TSHTF, you expect to come rolling up the mountains
and expect us to share our food and water and shelter
with you?

Go rent a copy of "WRONG TURN", and prepare to
"shelter in place".
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5356148




oh boy what a selfish attitude.

this is EXACTLY why you merikans will be the first to go.



lol
Maximus Shillingus

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08/21/2013 08:53 PM

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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
Excuse me.
We here in the mountains do NOT have a welcome mat out.

We do without many conveniences, and endure many
hardships to live in the wilderness.
For example,
the nearest hospital to us is forty miles away,
the nearest cop is also that far.
We don't have and never will have a cell phone signal.
The nearest grocery store is about 25 miles away.
There is a lot we do without, in order to be as far
away from YOU PEOPLE as we can get.

Now YOU in contrast have every convenience at your
fingertips. You would be absolutely disgusted and
revolted to live as we do, with our guns and all.

BUT

If TSHTF, you expect to come rolling up the mountains
and expect us to share our food and water and shelter
with you?

Go rent a copy of "WRONG TURN", and prepare to
"shelter in place".
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5356148




oh boy what a selfish attitude.

this is EXACTLY why you merikans will be the first to go.



lol
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 15390687


Not from you. Unless you boat over.
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08/21/2013 08:54 PM
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
Excuse me.
We here in the mountains do NOT have a welcome mat out.

We do without many conveniences, and endure many
hardships to live in the wilderness.
For example,
the nearest hospital to us is forty miles away,
the nearest cop is also that far.
We don't have and never will have a cell phone signal.
The nearest grocery store is about 25 miles away.
There is a lot we do without, in order to be as far
away from YOU PEOPLE as we can get.

Now YOU in contrast have every convenience at your
fingertips. You would be absolutely disgusted and
revolted to live as we do, with our guns and all.

BUT

If TSHTF, you expect to come rolling up the mountains
and expect us to share our food and water and shelter
with you?

Go rent a copy of "WRONG TURN", and prepare to
"shelter in place".
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5356148




oh boy what a selfish attitude.

this is EXACTLY why you merikans will be the first to go.



lol
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 15390687


Not from you. Unless you boat over.
 Quoting: Maximus Shillingus




no way...you coudn't pay to me to go there.
Maximus Shillingus

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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
Excuse me.
We here in the mountains do NOT have a welcome mat out.

We do without many conveniences, and endure many
hardships to live in the wilderness.
For example,
the nearest hospital to us is forty miles away,
the nearest cop is also that far.
We don't have and never will have a cell phone signal.
The nearest grocery store is about 25 miles away.
There is a lot we do without, in order to be as far
away from YOU PEOPLE as we can get.

Now YOU in contrast have every convenience at your
fingertips. You would be absolutely disgusted and
revolted to live as we do, with our guns and all.

BUT

If TSHTF, you expect to come rolling up the mountains
and expect us to share our food and water and shelter
with you?

Go rent a copy of "WRONG TURN", and prepare to
"shelter in place".
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5356148




oh boy what a selfish attitude.

this is EXACTLY why you merikans will be the first to go.



lol
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 15390687


Not from you. Unless you boat over. Are you gong to share all your shit with the aboriginals?
 Quoting: Maximus Shillingus
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I got some things put back. I will try to help whoever I can till it's all gone.
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
Excuse me.
We here in the mountains do NOT have a welcome mat out.

We do without many conveniences, and endure many
hardships to live in the wilderness.
For example,
the nearest hospital to us is forty miles away,
the nearest cop is also that far.
We don't have and never will have a cell phone signal.
The nearest grocery store is about 25 miles away.
There is a lot we do without, in order to be as far
away from YOU PEOPLE as we can get.

Now YOU in contrast have every convenience at your
fingertips. You would be absolutely disgusted and
revolted to live as we do, with our guns and all.

BUT

If TSHTF, you expect to come rolling up the mountains
and expect us to share our food and water and shelter
with you?

Go rent a copy of "WRONG TURN", and prepare to
"shelter in place".
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5356148




oh boy what a selfish attitude.

this is EXACTLY why you merikans will be the first to go.



lol
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 15390687


Not from you. Unless you boat over.
 Quoting: Maximus Shillingus




no way...you coudn't pay to me to go there.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 15390687


Exactly, you have todeal with your own shit. Are you austraillians the sharing sort?
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I got some things put back. I will try to help whoever I can till it's all gone.
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I got some things put back. I will try to help whoever I can till it's all gone.
 Quoting: aylarue


I don't mind sharing, its the stealing, and demanding Im not too fond of.
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I got some things put back. I will try to help whoever I can till it's all gone.
 Quoting: aylarue



I hope there are a lot more people like you.

Personally, if I have to fight or kill to survive, not sure I want to survive in the first place.

I would hope if everything crashes, we all learn the painfully hard lesson and rebuild a better society for the future...if it's Mad Max, what's the point??
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
Excuse me.
We here in the mountains do NOT have a welcome mat out.

We do without many conveniences, and endure many
hardships to live in the wilderness.
For example,
the nearest hospital to us is forty miles away,
the nearest cop is also that far.
We don't have and never will have a cell phone signal.
The nearest grocery store is about 25 miles away.
There is a lot we do without, in order to be as far
away from YOU PEOPLE as we can get.

Now YOU in contrast have every convenience at your
fingertips. You would be absolutely disgusted and
revolted to live as we do, with our guns and all.

BUT

If TSHTF, you expect to come rolling up the mountains
and expect us to share our food and water and shelter
with you?

Go rent a copy of "WRONG TURN", and prepare to
"shelter in place".
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5356148


Same here in the north.applause2
 Quoting: ar-15 nut


You city folk would have a hard time adjusting to mountain life. In the winter it is colder and much wetter. Us mountain folk are used to it, and we know the woods like the back of our hand. Plus we are in tune with the animal population and know what to expect. It would be a harsh learning curve for those used to creature comforts and probably fatal to most who are not prepared.
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Once again, SO glad I live on a boat.
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oh boy what a selfish attitude.

this is EXACTLY why you merikans will be the first to go.



lol
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Not from you. Unless you boat over.
 Quoting: Maximus Shillingus




no way...you coudn't pay to me to go there.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 15390687


Exactly, you have todeal with your own shit. Are you austraillians the sharing sort?
 Quoting: Maximus Shillingus


indeed.


when TSHTF anyone in need is welcome....
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good thread OP

Makes a person think. The "preppers" you are describing I think of as zombie horde preppers because its more of a fantasy life and excuse to buy some cool new gun or other gadget that the prepper gods decree you must have.

keep up the (un)common sense OP
sheell be right mate
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First I will have to have a reckoning with some of the urban animals in Los Angeles first, but then I will join you boys in the hills.
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Re: Everybody heading for the hills when SHTF??
Excuse me.
We here in the mountains do NOT have a welcome mat out.



Go rent a copy of "WRONG TURN", and prepare to
"shelter in place".
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5356148


This is funny!!! Best laugh I've had all day.





GLP