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Do you think you'll survive the end?
« Thread Started on Apr 26, 2010, 8:44am »

So just a random thing, if the apocalypse happens in a lifetime that we are alive in, do you think you will survive it? Not trying to say your training or skills are nothing, but just curious.

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Re: Do you think you'll survive the end?
« Reply #1 on Apr 26, 2010, 3:04pm »

I live in Hawaii, on an island 40 miles long with almost a million people on it. No matter what the apocalypse is, I'm pretty much screwed. Also, I've got two young children which limits my bugoutability.

So it's cool to consider, but in real life I'd just hope we all go out together and relatively painless.

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Re: Do you think you'll survive the end?
« Reply #2 on Apr 26, 2010, 9:35pm »

I would survive, I plan on getting survival training through the military and getting a piece of land out in the desert.And stockpiling and building a community that will eventually be filled.

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Re: Do you think you'll survive the end?
« Reply #3 on Apr 27, 2010, 2:11am »

It of course depends on the apocalypse scenario - but on average, I don't think I'd have much chance to survive on my own. As a group or small community however, I can see it happening.

There was a TED talk, I forgot by whom, where the speaker said that it's illusory to think you could survive by stockpiling and hope for the best. What are you going to do, fill your basement with hectoliters of water to suffice for a year? Neither is hoping for the government to take care of it. The key to surviving a disaster is to build risk mitigation structures in your community - your neighbors, your block, your street.

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Re: Do you think you'll survive the end?
« Reply #4 on Apr 28, 2010, 2:06am »

I don't trust my neighbors other than the guy next door, he was a marine so he would know some stuff. I still think that it would be best to lone wander it for a while, spreading the word, having tale tale's told of you, that sort of stuff. Then settling down and helping people.

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Re: Do you think you'll survive the end?
« Reply #5 on Apr 28, 2010, 8:23pm »

I think the most likely scenario is a economic collapse like the Great Depression. The US has 12 trillion in debt and the Chinese will not keep buying our Treasuries forever...so based on this I believe that the wife and I are well prepared for this scenario. We can grow veges, we are canning them as well for long term storage. I was in the Army so I have some basic weapon training and can fire most rifles with fair accuracy. I can hunt and fish with success. My wife has medical training. We have covered some, not all, major areas. If the zombies rise or an asteroid hits we're screwed, lol!

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Re: Do you think you'll survive the end?
« Reply #6 on Apr 28, 2010, 10:47pm »

Apr 28, 2010, 8:23pm, blightedbaz wrote:

I think the most likely scenario is a economic collapse like the Great Depression. The US has 12 trillion in debt and the Chinese will not keep buying our Treasuries forever...so based on this I believe that the wife and I are well prepared for this scenario. We can grow veges, we are canning them as well for long term storage. I was in the Army so I have some basic weapon training and can fire most rifles with fair accuracy. I can hunt and fish with success. My wife has medical training. We have covered some, not all, major areas. If the zombies rise or an asteroid hits we're screwed, lol!

Sounds like your only trouble would be refugees/marauders finding you. Guess there might be some good in "heading for the hills" in that case.

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Re: Do you think you'll survive the end?
« Reply #7 on Apr 29, 2010, 1:34am »

One of the things that will happen is people leaving the cities. The second is that these city dweller's will immediately start decimating the local countryside. I doubt that they will leave much left for others.

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Re: Do you think you'll survive the end?
« Reply #8 on Apr 29, 2010, 4:32pm »

Apr 28, 2010, 10:47pm, MEGATØN wrote:

Apr 28, 2010, 8:23pm, blightedbaz wrote:

I think the most likely scenario is a economic collapse like the Great Depression. The US has 12 trillion in debt and the Chinese will not keep buying our Treasuries forever...so based on this I believe that the wife and I are well prepared for this scenario. We can grow veges, we are canning them as well for long term storage. I was in the Army so I have some basic weapon training and can fire most rifles with fair accuracy. I can hunt and fish with success. My wife has medical training. We have covered some, not all, major areas. If the zombies rise or an asteroid hits we're screwed, lol!

Sounds like your only trouble would be refugees/marauders finding you. Guess there might be some good in "heading for the hills" in that case.

Yes, roving gangs would be an issue, I don't have a bugout location either. The problem with bugging out is if you don't have your own location the locals will not be happy to see you in their hills...

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Re: Do you think you'll survive the end?
« Reply #9 on May 4, 2010, 1:23am »

I can give you some little guides that show how to making underground traps, I found a couple while on /k/. Mostly just bullet traps that goes through the foot.

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Re: Do you think you'll survive the end?
« Reply #10 on May 29, 2010, 11:28am »

on my own i could not survive i think. i have no knowledge whatsoever about weapons, hunting,... I did learn how to deal with radiation, but thats it.
Still, would be great living in a PA community, but on my own, no way

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Re: Do you think you'll survive the end?
« Reply #11 on May 29, 2010, 12:38pm »

I've recently started paying attention to structures around where I live, and work, or where I might happen to be when something would happen. Structures, that may have the integrity to survive any degree of blast, or would be sealed enough. I haven't actually gone, and checked them up close, just visually, but from what I've seen thus far I'm doomed.

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Re: Do you think you'll survive the end?
« Reply #12 on May 29, 2010, 1:47pm »

I don't know i'd particularly like to survive the end ... just as long as i'm not the first to go. I want see/experience at least hlf of it. A painful death would be worth it as long I can get a couple good strikes in of my own.

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Re: Do you think you'll survive the end?
« Reply #13 on Jun 3, 2010, 2:50pm »

I voted yes but missing a limb. I can see this happening... I look at the apocalypse like this; 1. You die 2. You survive and get to laugh humanity in the face then die.

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Re: Do you think you'll survive the end?
« Reply #14 on Jun 6, 2010, 10:28pm »

I plan on stockpiling, everyone should also do so.

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