[GotWind]

For a while there I was thinking about picking up and moving further away from my "small" big city into the country(30-40 miles away from the city core). I'm currently able to drive to the heart of downtown in about 7mins and could bike it in 30

Recently I visited Atlanta. I really worry about the folks there. Atlanta ought to be renamed Sprawl, GA. The suburbs stretch forever and the avg daily commute must be ridiculous. Traffic is insane and I'm talking about 35+ miles out of downtown. It is a never-ending suburb.

I feel lucky enough to have some viable land to grow SOME and still be within striking distance of a port to barter for provisions. It may not be perfect but I feel like I have a good fighting chance.

[Eli]

Well just to lend some moral support I think it is wise to just stay put.

You know about PO and I think the most important thing in the future will be to keep your eyes and ears open.

I know allot of people have these elaborate plans but those same plans may or may not save them. The best laid plans of mice men often go awry.

A smallish city may be one of the best places to be.

[shady28]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Eli', 'Y')ou know about PO and I think the most important thing in the future will be to keep your eyes and ears open.

[RonMN]

I'm also planning on staying put unless circumstances dictate otherwise. The only problem with bugging out is that i couldn't possibly carry it all (even with my car)...I would have to prioritize & take only what i could.

I'll keep my eyes and ears open & try to be ready for anything, but in the mean-time i'm planning on diggin in rather than bugging out.

[Novus]

My PO plans also involve staying put. The Bug out method is not for me. I am no farmer or survialist. Unless there is a rapid hard colapse of civilization then staying put is going to be the best option for most people with noted exceptions of places like Phoenix or Las Vegas where leaving now and never looking back might be a good idea.

[jdmartin]

I also plan on staying put because I believe I'm already in a pretty good location. I live out in the country but not so far away from civilization that I couldn't get there to buy/sell/trade for what I might need. I have a decent sized piece of property, access to lots more unused mountain land, and I'm within daily walking distance of National Forest land. I have my back to a mountainside which likely precludes armed mobs from approaching in an unfavorable direction (I don't really subscribe to this theory that this is what will happen, but hey you never know). I know and like all of my neighbors. I have no doubt that my neighborhood could easily grow enough food for all of us, since we've got enough land between us and don't have many mouths to feed. I also don't owe all that much money on my mortgage.

So if TSHTF in a doomer way I feel like I'm in about as good of a place as any. Short of the National Guard or a major force of individuals coming this way (say 30 or more), I could probably hold off everyone else. With my neighbor's help, they would need to send a pretty good little army. If they want us that bad, we're all screwed anyway, so what the hell....