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WORST STATES FOR PREPPERS; American spent all their COVID cash
We
don’t all get to choose where we live; at least, not the state we live in. For
most of us, that’s determined by our work; we live where our jobs are. But what
about when our jobs no longer determine where we live? Can that happen? It
usually does when we reach retirement.
Granted,
most people don’t move once they retire, but you’d be surprised how many people
actually do. The area where I live has tens of thousands of retired winter
residents who come down here to escape the cold weather “up north.” Some of
those people come for the winter and just end up staying on, becoming permanent
residents in the area. So if they can, you and I can too.
That
raises the question of where we would go to retire, if we could go anywhere we
want. As preppers, there’s more to that question for us, than there is for our
friends and neighbors (unless they are preppers too). We obviously would want
to go somewhere where we can live comfortably, even should a TEOTWAWKI scale
disaster strike.
My Criteria
This
is actually a fairly complex question, with a lot of factors involved. So let
me see if I can thin it out a bit for you. I’m not going to tell you where you
should go; but let me offer you a glimpse of states that you should avoid going
to. I’m basing my decisions on the following criteria:
- Population
Density –
The higher the population density of an area, the more of a fight for
resources. This fight will probably hurt the poor, the aging and single
mothers more than anyone, as they will not have the ability to fight.
Survival of the fittest will take over, as people literally fight for the
available resources. That’s enough to make many areas unattractive.
- Average
Annual Rainfall –
We all know that water is going to be a problem in a post-disaster world.
Areas with little rainfall and few rivers will be hard to live in. For
most of us, the best way of harvesting water is probably going
to be rainfall capture, so we’re going to need a lot of rainfall.
- Political
Leaning –
While we all assume that government services and interference in our lives
is going to be severely curtailed during a post-disaster situation, we
have to think about the here and now as well. Many of the bluest states in
the country are also the ones which are working the hardest to take away
our Second Amendment rights. That alone is enough to say that those states
aren’t a good place to move to.
- Federally
Owned Land –
A lot of people talk about bugging out to the wild. That’s great; I have
my own plans for that as well. But in most cases, the only practical place
to bug out into the wild is federally owned land; national parks, national
forests and other land under the control of the federal government. So
states with little federal land ownership aren’t all that attractive for
preppers to retire to.
- Forestation – The most practical means of
heating a home in a post-disaster world, especially one in which there is
no electricity, is with wood. That means having a lot of forests
available, where you can cut that wood. This leaves out huge swaths of the
nation, such as the entire breadbasket, which is farmland, nor forests.
There
may be other criteria which are important to consider; but I limited myself to
those five. To me, those seem like the major ones which will affect a prepper’s
ability to survive, both in a pre-disaster and a post-disaster world.
The Worst States
Based
on that, here are my picks for the worst states to retire in, if you’re a
prepper:
- New
York –
I lived in upstate New York for a number of years and it is absolutely
beautiful. There are miles and miles of hardwood forests, lakes and
rivers. But even so, the state is one of the most heavily populated in the
country. It is also one of the most left-leaning states, politically
speaking, with some of the harshest anti-gun laws around. It would be a
very difficult state to survive in.
- California – In many ways, California and
New York are copies of each other. Both have a high population and both
are strongly blue. While California has a lot going for it, in the area of
natural resources, it has the highest population of any state in the
Union. We can expect many people to expand outwards from the major
population centers, gobbling up everything in their path. I sure wouldn’t
want to be in their path.
- Florida – At first glance, Florida
looks like a great place to go and a lot of people retire there. But much
of the state is covered up by the Everglades. Unless you are going to
learn how to survive in that harsh environment, it might not be a great
place to be. The lack of forestation really isn’t much of an issue, as you
aren’t really going to have to heat your home. But you are going to have
to worry about hurricanes, which seem to have an affinity for the state.
- Arizona – Another popular retirement
state that’s going to be a mess in a post-disaster world. Arizona is
extremely hot, even hotter than South Texas and the Florida peninsula. But
there is very little water to be found. That alone is enough to put this
state on our worst list. I seriously doubt there will be many people
surviving in the heat of Arizona, without access to water.
- Minnesota – Minnesota is known as “the
land of 1,000 lakes” so there’s no shortage of water there. They’re pretty
good in the forestation department too. So there’s actually a lot going
for this state. But it and its neighbor Wisconsin have very high
populations. Unless you could get way out in the boonies, it might be hard
to avoid the crowds. Of course, way out in the boonies means the coldest
parts of the state, so you have the problem of cold to contend with. That
not only affects how much wood you need for your fire, but the very short
growing season will make it hard to grow enough food to eat.
Granted,
there are a lot of other states which we can rule out, based upon the same
criteria. Pretty much all of both the eastern and western seaboards would be
bad places to go, for the same reasons I’ve already mentioned. The trick is
finding someplace that is good to move to.
My Picks for Best States
Everyone
has their own opinion, but here are my top picks for the best states or regions
for retiring in as a prepper. These choices were made based on the same
criteria that I used for picking the worst states.
- Eastern
Texas –
While Texas isn’t a perfect survival location, there are a lot of good
areas in the Hill Country and eastern Texas where there is good
forestation and water.
- Idaho,
Western Montana and Western Wyoming – This whole area is
excellent; providing a lot of forestation, water, federally owned land,
rainfall and good hunting. Although far enough north that cold would be a
bit of a problem, I would call this the best area of the country to have a
retirement home and/or survival retreat.
- The
Appalachian Mountains –
This mountain range, passing through several states and changing names a
number of times, is a great place to live. While there are some high
population areas to avoid, there’s still a lot of back country, which
would be ideal for our purposes. I’d avoid the Virginias though, for their
political leaning.
- The
Gulf Coast –
There’s a lot of good land in the gulf states, along with people who like
to hunt and fish. While there really isn’t much government land to bug out
to, there are lots of forests, lots of water and lots of game to hunt.
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Before
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if I can buy used. I don't do it every time, but on some things like cars and
furniture, buying used has saved me serious money.
For
instance, buying a two-year-old car saved me about $7k. I can still drive it
seven to ten years without expecting major repair expenses if I maintain it
properly. The same thing is true with furniture. Instead of shopping at a
retail furniture store, we shopped on Craigslist. We found a beautiful bedroom
suite that some people who were moving wanted to sell. We found out when they
were moving. Then we waited until three days before their move to make an offer
for the suite. They were happy to have it sold, and we got a great deal.
Anytime
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Here are seven
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