Watching JLR on YT right now for live covg of Pacific Palisades fire etc. This is close enough to nuclear war for me...

As far as fire starters go Wally sells the cheap magnesium bars with striker ferro rod. The better ferro rods are over 4" to enable long spark throw. 6" ferro are $20ish, but last about forever. Probably want a striker, but many guys use top tang of a fixed blade knife.


Bruce Clayton's 80's book, Surviving Doomsday has a great list of the nuclear targets of that era. Also has a great resource to evaluate all the risks in your living or bug-out area. Quakes, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Mudslides, Fire, Water Shortage, Industrial Accidents

Lots of bushcraft knives come with a ferro rod attached to the sheath.

Lots of free downloads out there for Nuclear War Survival Skills, also this book was updated in 2022.

Probably want a folding saw like a Silky, Corona, or Bahco Laplander. Probably don't want to baton wood when you can carry a hatchet. Tons of bushcrafting videos on YT for firemaking under all sorts of conditions.

Great place to find cheap camping gear is thrift shops etc. Good source for basic bikes also. Bike makes light work of transport gear if you're on foot, or moving from auto to trailhead. Mountain bike with child carrier trailer can hold lots of gear. Mount a front and back rack and hang panniers on both and you can move hundreds of pounds of gear. You're pushing the bike, not pedaling.

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The Best Places in America to Be in The Event of a Collapse
Where is the best place to live in the US during and after the apocalypse?

While trying to figure out the answer, I’ve looked inside of prepping blogs to find a consensus for the criteria known to be essential for any place to survive in during the wake of such an event. That is, any event that can potentially destabilize society to the point of no return to normal any time soon. It will be important for you to have whatever supplies you need ready ahead of time before you travel to your destination. So start getting ready.

That being said, the criteria for the best area to survive in can be broken into three categories:

1. Human factors, 2. Natural factors, and 3. Economic factors

Human Factors:

Low population density (40 people per sq. mile or less)
Distance to major/minor cities (50+ miles away)
Distance to military bases (50+ miles away)
Distance to nuclear power plants (100+ miles away)
Distance to interstate highways
Low poverty rate
Low violent crime rate
Natural Factors:

Easy access to fresh water
Abundance of wild game
Low natural disaster risk
Dense forest cover
Adequate soil textures
Adequate rainfall
Low drought risk
Economic Factors:

Higher job growth
High abundance of non-renewable natural resources available for extraction (coal, oil, natural gas, metals and minerals, lumber, etc.
Higher educated citizens
Now that we know what to look for, I’ll narrow down a map of the U.S. by one category at a time using other maps I have compiled. The “Orange” counties are those disqualified, which will then become and remain dark gray when the next factor is applied. For simplicity reasons, we’ll focus on the continental U.S. But before starting I will say that the state of Hawaii is probably a fairly safe place to be considering its isolation, moderate climate, and the Polynesians have managed living there by themselves for millennia.

The first most important thing is population density or lack of it. This is common sense since you don’t wanna be around massive numbers of unprepared people when SHTF. Ideally anywhere under 40 people per square mile is best. The blue shaded counties are where to go.

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