In the US specificaly, because I don't think I could get to Europe if I wanted tol Though that is a pleasant thought.

I have always wondered in my head, in the case of SHTF, where is the best place to go and survive?

Would it be the south where you don't have winters? But lots of bugs, and maybe gators. *grins*

Or maybe the north where you have permafrost and can have an underground refridgerator? But then you have to worry about winter weather. Hot muggy summers.

maybe soco? despite earthquakes? but the weather is always nice....

the midatlantic area? where the weather isn't too much one way or the other.

Or the Mississippi so you can grow crops.



Granted, I understand that people have survived all over teh world in every condition, but I am thinking of what would be easiest. Especially since a lot of us are not prepared for any kind of conditon or situation.

Just curious as to what your thoughts were?

[edit on 27-6-2008 by nixie_nox]

Well, if I told you the best place, everyone would want to go there and it wouldn't be the best place anymore.

Seriously, you just have to take the good with the bad. Find a place that suits you and run with it.

Equador. The mountains are high the real estate is cheap and there's lots of natural abundance

[edit on 27-6-2008 by Swingarm]

minnesota...in the middle of the country, safe distance from all shores (north, south, east, and west), no volcanoes or earthquakes. but if # really goes down there may be no place to be hide.

Colorado. Nuff said.

I don't think things could get so bad that there's nowhere to hide. Someone will survive somewhere.

I think that if I was American or was visiting the US when the SHTF, I would head to the Pacific North West ....... good injun country.

the coasts are bad because when the asteroid strikes the earth hits the ocean and splash!
(praying, praying for the asteroid, come on asteroid, asteroid or bird flu, bird flu, bird flu, come on bird flu, you can do better, like you know how to do)
I like Salt Lake cause the population is overall docile and submissive, and the Mormons practice foodstorage, they're supposed to have like a years supply of food storage set aside for disasters, and many actually do, so there's extra food available in some scenarios
problem with Salt Lake is if
Yellowstone volcano blows, last time it did it would have depopulated SLC, so they say, evidently
Plus Utah feels survival cause it's the youngest state in the country, so it shows magical will to live, to breed, such places are good luck and places full of dead and dying old persons with below replacement birthrates are bad luck, to my way of thinking...
since you ask

What cit X happened?

The perma frost is way north like Alaska not Wisconsin, and its only a few feet deep not dozens.

Most of the south is gator free. look at the south west, most anything west of the Mississippi river is gator free.

If the Cit X changed the climate hotter then montana and dakotas sound good, if it gets colder then equator zones. If cit X is a war, then the mountains for safety (ask the Russians)

if Cit X is ELE then a city would be good after a few months when alot of people are dead, but not for long; most civil engineers say urban centers rely on humans to keep them standing. But in the interim you can get a lot of supplies and good shelter with little work.

so it depends what the Cit X is.

Since I am close to the Yosemite area I would most likely bug out to a familar area up there. There are plenty of places you can go to up in the high country where little contact with others would be possible and you can lay low for awhile. There is plenty of fish and game as well as insects and vegetation to live off of.

I know its sci-fi. Read World War Z. It realy illustrates in one part what happens when a bunch of people have to realy use the land... I wont ruin it for you, but it is a realy good book.

Don't depend on the perma-frost up north. It's all starting to melt. In the last 10 years the poles have shifted about 7 degrees and it's becoming a lot warmer up there.

Thisis one of those questions only an individual or you and your family can answer. Different situations have different answers. If you're talking about nuclear war, stay away from big cities. If you are talking an economic crisis, you want to be near a big city for resources.

Several questions you have to answer. If you move to a safer area now, what do you do to make a livivng.

All parts of the world have advantages and disadvantages starting with weather extremes, to local population in need during a time of dispare, to geological events that can happen such a earthquakes or volcanos.

Some areas of the US are much more costly to buy and the cost of living is higher. This must be considered, what is your of income?

No simple answer that says live in death valley but bring bottled water.

I think in any situation X ...you avoid cities and people!!... common sense!!

People will behave badly in desperate situations!!..

My thinking ...get awya and keep your head down!! and watch!!..until you feel its safe to come out!!