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Originally posted by 00nunya00
My specific structure location is located close to major highway, in that the access road is one of the first turns after exiting the highway. It is accessed by driving for maybe 20 minutes up a steep and winding paved mountain road, which ends at the trailhead at the top of the mountain, and the structures are located right there off the road in the pastures. There's no town around for maybe 30 miles, and even those are small.
I'm specifically wondering about how much my group would be screwed with by the government in revolution/takeover cases
Originally posted by 00nunya00
In planning locations to "bug out" to in certain instances, I'm looking for input on the wisdom and possible drawbacks of choosing a spot in a national park like the Smoky Mnts. There are two types of locations to consider: occupation of less-popular historical structure(s) with clear pasture land towards the outskirts of the park (ie: old 1800s preserved houses and whatnot), and deeper backcountry locations accessible only by miles and miles of hiking or horse riding, with a team of 4-30 adults and a few children. The scenarios are:
1) Libya-style revolution (except with American force)
2) World economic collapse
3) Orwellian takeover
Consider these scenarios assuming that my goal is to maintain my freedom and safety while fighting back if necessary (in the case of revolution, say). One of the things about historical structure locations, besides the great shelter, is the presence of a ranger station supplying electric and communications options. My specific structure location is located close to major highway, in that the access road is one of the first turns after exiting the highway. It is accessed by driving for maybe 20 minutes up a steep and winding paved mountain road, which ends at the trailhead at the top of the mountain, and the structures are located right there off the road in the pastures. There's no town around for maybe 30 miles, and even those are small.
I'm specifically wondering about how much my group would be screwed with by the government in revolution/takeover cases, or other citizens in the case of collapse? Of course anything's possible, but I'm looking for best guesses. For instance: in the Orwellian scenario, they will of course use the parks for whatever they want, but what would they be likely to do with a park like the Smokies, and its historical structures? In the economic collapse scenario, would there even be rangers left in the park, or would they dig in and live off the land they know so well? Would they most likely be open or hostile to outsiders coming in to the park to live off it as well? In a drawn-out Libya-style revolution, would the parks and historic structures have much/any value to the government or insurgents, or would it mostly be fought in the cities and towns with only those fleeing the conflict going to the parks?
Originally posted by 00nunya00
reply to post by prexparte
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So what I'm looking for is input on what I should consider for the two specific location types I mentioned, given that I will need to be managing children the whole time as well. Carrying them is obviously one drawback of the deep-woods location; easier access to the "enemy" is a drawback of the historic structure location. That's kind of what I'm looking for help with----things I haven't though of having to deal with for MY chosen locations and requirements.