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We're in the middle of Missouri and it works out pretty good. We have a nice growing season, no one really cares as to what we do around here as long as it's on your own property, animal feed isn't cost prohibitive, good water source, and the winters aren't stupid cold for long periods.

The downsides are the New Madrid, but we're several hundred miles from it so shouldn't be too bad. And tornados, we plan for those and hope for the best since we live in a holler and twisters seem to skip over them.
 
This is a subject that is constantly on my mind. Even though I'm new at prepping, I live way upstate in NY. There's no major urban cities and plenty of farmland and lakes. My only concern is a somewhat proximity to Montreal, Canada which is about 75 miles northeast of me. I worry about nuclear strikes. We don't get much by way of natural disasters but our winters can get very brutal. Any thoughts on whether this location is okay?
 
I'm in a desert area. I need to somehow get myself to a wooded area. The desert will have to many issues to overcome. Primarily a lack of water.
 
How long is the growing season?

Our growing season is from June through September. Commercially apples and potatoes are the mainstay but hardy stuff like onions, radishes and lettuce do fine as soon as the weather breaks mid May I guess. I've also seen blueberries and rasberries grown with no problem. I'm right above the Adirondack mountain range so water is plentiful by way of lakes, streams, springs and such.
 
This is a subject that is constantly on my mind. Even though I'm new at prepping, I live way upstate in NY. There's no major urban cities and plenty of farmland and lakes. My only concern is a somewhat proximity to Montreal, Canada which is about 75 miles northeast of me. I worry about nuclear strikes. We don't get much by way of natural disasters but our winters can get very brutal. Any thoughts on whether this location is okay?

Umm am I reading that right? A nuclear strike on CANADA? I think you should be pretty safe from that, they would probally hit New York City and the rest of the world before bothering with Canada. And at 75 miles away your well outside even the EMP that comes with those so while it is smart to take that into consideration, it's probally not something that should be high on your list, although it should be on it, just in case.

As for which State would be best? IMHO I would say any of them would be great. It just depends upon how you are prepped. If you live in the desert you should prep accordingly. To be honest a desert would be a GREAT place simply because SO MANY people view them as a bad place. I know water is an issue, but you can at the very least make a solar still which can be done with some plastic and some rocks. And there is so much there that you can eat!!! And if you have a site already prepped, say with half dozen 40' containers with supplies laid up you would be golden for quite some time.
 
Where do you guys think would be the best place in the US to live for safety and security? I feel like I wanna plop myself up in the mountains of TN or CO....way high up. Covers water disasters and all too. And nice and secluded.

Whaddaya think? What are you guys doing?
I'm In deep east Texas on a fresh water lake in a small community out of the city. I,m staying put surrounded by forest lot of small game and fish.
 
If its total shut down like no electric I would stay clear of the mid west and far away from the northern states unless cutting wood and not minding putting up smoke signals so all criminals and starving people will come check out if there is food at your home. I'd say southern states and stick to wooded areas and makes friends. The reason Indians had tribes was to look after one another from other tribes that raided and took from the ones that had food and supplies. Remember people that are starving and hungry or fear they might die are extremely dangerous. I have a group of hunters and farmer friends. It's good to have a skill or trade that's very useful. Learn tanning deer skins and other small animals that's useful.
 
I lived in the desert in Southern California for 3 years. It's quite and even if it hits the fan it's a great place to retreat while millions of people are killing each other for food and water. But it gets 120 during the summer, water is very scarce and so is food. At night the bugs and bats comes out and you can toss a rock in the air and a bat will grab it but drop it since its a rock lol. If you live close to the AZ boarder you have the Colorado river but I'm sure it will have tons of people there since its a big tourist spot.
 
Where do you guys think would be the best place in the US to live for safety and security? I feel like I wanna plop myself up in the mountains of TN or CO....way high up. Covers water disasters and all too. And nice and secluded.

Whaddaya think? What are you guys doing?
I just came back from Chattanooga, TN (my sister lives up there). I really love it there. The one downside are the tornadoes. I saw a lot of trees twisted and ripped up from tornadoes. We get them in Florida but not often and we get hurricanes here too (don't get me started on the hurricane hitting New Orleans or New England). You can see hurricanes coming and prep or move out of the way (unless you are from New Orleans or New York or New Jersey - HEY, I told you don't get me started...).

I like Florida because there are few days where the weather can actually kill you. The water table tends to be high so you access to water is not like other places in the US (mind you I know that there are droughts here and water isn't just laying around in 55 gallon drums - but its not like Arizona or New Mexico - there are places where you dig a shallow hole and you will hit water and other places where you have to dig pretty deep). I like Tennessee because of the mountains but then again the winters can get brutal (for a Florida boy). Both places have no State Income Tax and are great supporters of the Constitution's 2nd Amendment.

Just my quick assessment filled with my humble opinion.
 
Id agree, washington, Oregon, and possably Alaska as well.
Idk i kinda wanna put Montana in the mix too.
Lmao, put it this way, if they cant find Bigfoot, its probably a great place to hide rofl.


I LOVE THIS :)
 
I know it's full of hardcore liberals but I like southern Oregon it seems like a good place, plenty of game, water and the climate is mild.
 
I plan to head to New Hampshire, nice wooded area, and if the SHTF the smart people with no skills should head south to avoid the cold winters. Hopefully I can master the skills of being self sufficient during the winter and set up a little paradise.
 
Id agree, washington, Oregon, and possably Alaska as well.
Idk i kinda wanna put Montana in the mix too.
Lmao, put it this way, if they cant find Bigfoot, its probably a great place to hide rofl.

Alaska and maybe Montana, but definitely NOT Oregon and Washington. They are losing their rights just as quickly there as New York. Oregon has even introduced a bill to make it okay for illegal searches to confiscate your guns. I would say Arizona or Texas before anywhere else. Arizona has even just passed a law making it illegal to detain an Arizona resident without cause against Obamas executive order making it legal to detain any US citizen indefinitely.
 
I am also in Washington state (southwest), here we have volcano's and the potential for a big earthquake, Wyoming has one of the world most dangerous active volcano's (caldera) so Montana, Utah, Colorado and Idaho could be a problem, mid west is too open if you have to BOB out (thunderstorms, tornadoes) I tend to like places with plentiful game/water/somewhat mild climates and multiple destination choices depending on circumstances, in the warm/hot humid South (being from Texas I am) greater care of stored food and equipment and clothing needs to be tended more often depending how its all stored also dehydration being a issue. I lived in the Bad Lands for a year, 2 seasons hot and cold and not a lot of water if any in much of the Bad Lands during the summer, I like states that's not going to swing wide in weather variations that isn't widely open to the elements. Even if you plan to hunker down in a stationary location BOB needs to be part of it (sxxx happens) Think about having to BOB out during tornado season if you chose tornado alley for your home or if you want to hide from drones, its very much open!
 

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