@roamer_1 in that respect, I'd say that you are way more prepared than most. I'd say not many are as fortunate to be able to prepare in multiple locations.
I am in no wise alone in that
@libertybele . Most of the folks I know have stuff stashed out in the woods. It's just what you do. And folks tend to favor certain places, as I do too... So you put a little extra there in case you need it sometime.
Now, If I am in the Bitterroots , it is less useful - That's where most of the hillbillies are, and I am not far from aid, anywhere up in there... But that's where my cabin is going to be, and that same place is where one of my stashes is. The other is on the back way out of the Bob Marshal, down by Seeley Lake.. If I am in the Great Bear or the Bob (where I would be most likely to spend my time), all I have to do is go over the ridge into the Swan,and I am a couple days walk from that stash. So If I get caught out, west or east of the valley, I have options. The other third is right here, and largely goes with me if I head out to the woods, so I can be mobile, supplied and gone in an hour.
@sneakypete logic tells me that the purpose of burying/hiding weapons is that the gov't would seize what they can find and you'd still have some weapons that are hidden giving you the ability to defend yourself down the road.
Well he ain't wrong in that... But in my case, that's just a feature. That's not the main purpose.
Those that live completely off the grid will fare the best. About 15 years ago I met a couple who had 3 children and lived completely off the grid, none of them had a social security card/number or even a birth certificate. I know of a couple of people who left the city to live off the grid. They should all do quite nicely.
That's likely right... The hillbillies will be there when it is done. They always are. Being expert, living in a rugged land, is a remarkable advantage, and independence is the key... That's right in hillbilly blood. Folks laugh and poke fun at them threadbare folks, all of em without fortune. But what they have instead is priceless and rare-won.
Off-grid is the start of that. But it ain't that easy. It is still a castle mentality, and a castle can be besieged or destroyed. The further out, the less likely, but even so... If you have things, folks will try to come and take it. That commitment to a chunk of land is a serious weakness. The sweet spot, I think, is a hybrid of both. defend your castle while you can, because that best guarantees your survival, even if wholly independent. But be capable of being a ranger/long-walker too.
You need to be able to thrive in both modes. And that is terribly hard to do. Not by myself, though that is hard enough to truly thrive... it's the kin that become the problem. moving a band across the land is entirely different than moving alone. That is what preserves them hillbillies. They can make do no matter... With grandma along, and a mess of kids.
