(upd 2/25/18) Article - Surviving in an Urban Environment

[TWP]

This is a multi-part article and I'll update this post as the other parts are available.

Goal of Article

The goal of this article is to share some of what I’ve learned over the years in order to help folks who want to be prepared to survive for a few weeks or months and are, for whatever reason, living in an urban environment. For the purpose of this discussion, I consider “urban” living to mean you are living and working within 20 miles of a city with more than 100,000 inhabitants. It’s critical to understand that urban environments are not a good option for long-term survival. Between the population densities (average is around 4000 people/sq. mi.), criminals/gangs, and lack of sustainable resources, you can probably plan on surviving on your own resources for a few weeks or months at most. After that, you’d better hope things either go back to normal or have a “Phase 2” plan to get to a better survival location.

Since many folks who live in urban areas tend to be younger and not have a lot of disposable income, I’ve tried to provide the least expensive recommendations that could still meet requirements. I’ve provided online links for ordering where I could. But keep in mind you may be able to find many items (or equivalents) less expensive in your local Walmart, dollar store, second-hand shop, or even on eBay. Since living spaces in most urban areas tend to be smaller multi-story apartments, I’ve also tried to minimize storage requirements. These conditions could also apply to college students living on or near a campus.

Part 1)  https://survivalblog.com/surviving-urban-environment-part-1-j-m/

Part 2)  https://survivalblog.com/surviving-urban-environment-part-2-j-m/

Part 3)  https://survivalblog.com/surviving-urban-environment-part-3-j-m/

Part 4)  https://survivalblog.com/surviving-urban-environment-part-4-j-m/

Part 5)  https://survivalblog.com/surviving-urban-environment-part-5-j-m/

Part 6)  https://survivalblog.com/surviving-urban-environment-part-6-j-m/

[ken_]

I think it's possible to survive long term in an urban environment. Well, at least as possible as it will be to survive in a remote location. No matter where you are, there will be challenges, just different ones. Building community or tribe is important in either.

[TWP]

The final part of this article is now linked in the original post, below.

There is a lot of information in these posts and I recommend that you read them (at least) and perhaps copy/paste them into your prepper docs.

IMO they are also worth sharing with new preppers and wanna-be types.