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Live as a survivalist or die?

Would you want to survive the collapse of society

  • Yes, survive at all cost

    Votes: 34 82.9%

  • No, better off dead.

    Votes: 7 17.1%
  • Total voters
    41
The first year would be rough, Fully 90% of the population dead in 3 months.
I am thinking the fishing is only going to get better!:mrgreen:
 
longview said:
The first year would be rough, Fully 90% of the population dead in 3 months.
I am thinking the fishing is only going to get better!:mrgreen:
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Only if that 90% didn't drown.......:mrgreen:
 
sawyerloggingon said:
I am reading a book by James Wesley Rawles, Patriot. It is about the collapse of society and a group of survivalist fighting off roving gangs of looters. The picture he paints is very dark with prisons emptied out and no rule of law. The survivalist stay locked in a steel shuttered house filled with food and water and watch the world around them collapse in riots, rape robbery and murder. I just started the book and it may have a happy ending but it makes me wonder if things got that bad would I even want to survive. So I ask the question of you guys, survive or die, which is preferable?

By the way James has an interesting survival blog. SurvivalBlog.com
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I've already answered this post, but I had another thought. I don't have enough ammunition. Or enough guns.

It's not beyond the realm of possibility that power grids could be taken out by terrorists that would put us in the dark for 4-5 months. That's reality. If that ever happened, we would quickly revert to survival of the fittest. Bullets would count.
 
MaggieD said:
I've already answered this post, but I had another thought. I don't have enough ammunition. Or enough guns.

It's not beyond the realm of possibility that power grids could be taken out by terrorists that would put us in the dark for 4-5 months. That's reality. If that ever happened, we would quickly revert to survival of the fittest. Bullets would count.
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Wow, what a woman!!!

If you are not married, you should have lines of suitors at your door!!!

I like the way that you think!
 
being locked in a room and not being able to do anything to protect the others seems horrible to me....
 
Risky Thicket said:
wait...I'm confused. Are we talking about living in a lawless nation or are we talking about living at Tigger's house?
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Ding, ding, ding!

For The Win!
 
Medusa said:
being locked in a room and not being able to do anything to protect the others seems horrible to me....
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Ah, but the trick is to not get in the room in the first place.
 
Tigger said:
"Patriot" is the name of the book. I've got a copy at home myself, and it's been an interesting read so far. There are at least two more books in the series.

Personally, I'd survive. Then again, that sort of society wouldn't bother me as much as it probably would many of you; since it's a lot closer to my utopia than what we live in today.
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Plus, if the fit hits the shan, you'll be able to travel into NYC and drink any size soft drink you want. :2dancing:
 
I think the idea of some kind of post apocalyptic anarchy is central to modern dude fantasy. How would we, as individuals, fare without the protection of modern society? I don't want to find out, but if it came to it, I'd want to survive and learn whether I am a leader, follower, murderer, or protector. In any case, i would want a lot of bullets and whiskey.

You can trade bullets for anything, one way or another.
 
I wouldn't want to live that way but would probably do what I could to survive. I thought in my 20's I could survive most any change of that nature but experience would probably trump youth in many instances.
 
Risky Thicket said:
Plus, if the fit hits the shan, you'll be able to travel into NYC and drink any size soft drink you want. :2dancing:
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Only if you are carrying an AR15 and plenty of 30 round mags - oh, wait, we are not talking about Bloomberg's security detail, are we?
 
Ammunition: the new currency, owning a reloader would be like owning a printing press.
 
CaptinSarcastic said:
I think the idea of some kind of post apocalyptic anarchy is central to modern dude fantasy. How would we, as individuals, fare without the protection of modern society? I don't want to find out, but if it came to it, I'd want to survive and learn whether I am a leader, follower, murderer, or protector. In any case, i would want a lot of bullets and whiskey.

You can trade bullets for anything, one way or another.
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Good point on the medicinal whiskey!
 
sawyerloggingon said:
I am reading a book by James Wesley Rawles, Patriot. It is about the collapse of society and a group of survivalist fighting off roving gangs of looters. The picture he paints is very dark with prisons emptied out and no rule of law. The survivalist stay locked in a steel shuttered house filled with food and water and watch the world around them collapse in riots, rape robbery and murder. I just started the book and it may have a happy ending but it makes me wonder if things got that bad would I even want to survive. So I ask the question of you guys, survive or die, which is preferable?

By the way James has an interesting survival blog. SurvivalBlog.com
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Do I get to bring a friend?
 
MaggieD said:
Survive. There is nothing preferable about dying unless one is in intractable uncontrollable pain.
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LIving for the sake of living is not all that exciting for lots of people as they age and it often has nothing to do with being in pain or suffering illness - sometimes, it's just a matter of having done all you want to do in life and nothing new seems interesting or provides a lot of joy.

I'm not a big fan of existence, for the sake of existence.
 
Risky Thicket said:
wait...I'm confused. Are we talking about living in a lawless nation or are we talking about living at Tigger's house?
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The premise of the book follows a number of characters who have banded together to form a common defense and support system based out of the home of one of the members, in Idaho. Most of the individuals make their way from the Chicago area to the home, where they have stores and provisions they have stockpiled, waiting for them. They have an organizational system, including a heirarchy and job schedule amongst the group.
 
longview said:
Ammunition: the new currency, owning a reloader would be like owning a printing press.
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Yup, that and a working fresh water source, and you would be the new King.

'Course you would expend a lot of ammo protecting that water source.....
 
Tigger said:
The premise of the book follows a number of characters who have banded together to form a common defense and support system based out of the home of one of the members, in Idaho. Most of the individuals make their way from the Chicago area to the home, where they have stores and provisions they have stockpiled, waiting for them. They have an organizational system, including a heirarchy and job schedule amongst the group.
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Hmmm, I am smelling a library stop today.....
 
It's too bad that the situation described in this poll is happening in many places around the world.
 
longview said:
Ammunition: the new currency, owning a reloader would be like owning a printing press.
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I once thought this but primer/powder supplies will be limited or seemingly as limited as the cartridges themselves...but it would be advantageous for awhile.
 
sawyerloggingon said:
I am reading a book by James Wesley Rawles, Patriot. It is about the collapse of society and a group of survivalist fighting off roving gangs of looters. The picture he paints is very dark with prisons emptied out and no rule of law. The survivalist stay locked in a steel shuttered house filled with food and water and watch the world around them collapse in riots, rape robbery and murder. I just started the book and it may have a happy ending but it makes me wonder if things got that bad would I even want to survive. So I ask the question of you guys, survive or die, which is preferable?

By the way James has an interesting survival blog. SurvivalBlog.com
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That's always been my view...a post acpocolyptic world would suck.
 
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