How to Survive and Thrive in the City After TEOTWAWKI…

If the terrible happened, like a major terrorist attack and you’re stuck in the city, and everything comes to a complete grinding halt , including Highway travel, and the luxury of just jumping in the car and heading off to the SHTF getaway.  Thesurvivalistblog.net, even if you are fortunate enough to have a retreat out in the country getting to your safe-haven maybe impossible during upheaval. Roads blocked by wrecked and fuel-less vehicles will stop most people who are bugging out in their tracks. Maybe you were born lucky and can make it out safely before the balloon bursts, then what?

People in rural areas, will start shooting if threatened by mobs of refugees fleeing the city. Don’t expect to be welcomed with arms outstretched. Most country folks don’t trust outsiders; you will likely be greeted with a load of buckshot and not the cup of fresh coffee and meaningful conversation you had hoped for.

After the cities are in ruins, criminal gangs will start to migrate into surrounding rural areas (especially known farming areas) where they will continue their business of stealing, raping and terrorizing in more fruitful territory (when selecting a rural retreat location get as far away from urban areas and main roads as possible).

If you can’t or won’t get out out of your urban location NOW at least start making plans to survive the best that you can where you are. It won’t be easy, but it can be done.

Food

You should store enough food to last at least six months – more than one year would be ideal, but probably impossible for most exurbanites because of limited storage space. This means enough food to live on without leaving home. Food staples include, rice, beans, honey, wheat, sugar, tea, coffee, salt, pepper, baking soda, cooking oil etc. Also canned soups, meats, fruits and vegetables should be included for verity. The food storage calculator is an excellent tool for approximating needed qualities of foods and is a great help here.

Also see my recent article – “How To Get a Family of Four Prepped for The Coming Collapse – In The Quickest and Easiest Way Possible” for a full list of supplies and gear.

Sprouting seeds  for fresh greens is a very important urban survival skill that will keep you supplied with fresh greens even in the winter. Sprouts are germinated seeds of vegetables, nuts, grains and legumes. Sprouts are nutritious, inexpensive and high in protein. Sprouts should be included in your survival food plans. All that is needed is a couple of quart mason jars, a squire of nylon window screen, rubber bands and viable seedstock.

If you decide to include whole grains in your diet, you will need a grain mill. All chosen grain mills should have changeable heads so you can use both steel and stone heads for grinding depending on the product being milled. Some people suggest that steel-burred grinders cause heat that could damage the nutrient content of the grain. Don’t buy into that. Hand grinding doesn’t cause enough heat to cause damage.

Next you will need something to cook on. I recommend one of theColeman multi fuel camp stoves. I have a Coleman Exponent Multi-Fuel Stove which burns both unleaded gasoline or kerosene. These stoves are small, light weight and very energy-efficient.

Remember, when using stoves like the Coleman camp stoves indoors the fumes must be vented to the outside, if not carbon monoxide can build up and kill you, especially in a small or confined area. In most cases an open window near the cooking area will suffice for ventilation – read and follow the instructions in the provided owners manual.

My top recommendation for outdoor cooking (cooking outdoors may attract unwanted attention) is the EcoZoom rocket stove – click on the link to read my full review.

If you don’t have one already go by your local shopping center and pick up a Stanley Aladdin narrow-mouth thermos bottle. You will use the thermos as an energy-efficient appliance for cooking. Don’t get a wide-mouthed thermos; if you intend to use it for cooking, I’ve found that these are less efficient at holding heat (some of the better wide-mouths thermoses may work well enough, but I still prefer the Stanley Aladdin narrow-mouth thermos bottle).

It is best to use a different bottle for cooking then your everyday thermos. Coffee smell for instance, tends to leach into whatever you are cooking, even if the bottle has been cleaned.

Thermos cooking is in no way difficult or complicated, all you need issome simple directions.

Water

Without a source of clean drinking water most of us will die within three to seven days, depending on individual health, weather conditions and workload. The problem with water is it’s difficult to store enough to last through an extended emergency and living in a urban apartment makes it nearly impossible.

Collecting rain water on the roofs of buildings could be a solution in areas that receive an ample amount rainfall. Use plastic sheeting, tarps etc, to funnel water into clean trash cans, buckets, kiddie pools or other suitable containers.

When I lived in an apartment building years ago, I bought several “kiddie pools” just for this purpose. They can be stored neatly stacked one inside the other and slid under the bed out of the way until needed.

Some urban areas have lakes or streams near by but these will be polluted and contaminated – a running water source is better but still no guarantee of cleanliness. Never drink directly from the source; there is no way of knowing if the water is contaminated (it mostly will be) without proper testing. Don’t take chances; invest in a good water filter to be sure. The best filters filter out Bacteria, Organic Chemicals and Protozoa (Giardia) Viruses.

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