When is the right time to head for your retreat or safe haven is a question I am frequently asked, This brings into question the entire concept of retreating because everyone has there own views on "when to go and Why"
My view is that most of us are not financially independant enough to afford a full scale total living retreat,Yes most of us have somewhere to go if the excreta hits the impellor and I am sure that you could survive for months on your own but what about your dependants ? Can they and would they wish to rough it for months in a strange environment, They may have the physical strength but what about the mental strength?
What about you, how long can you exist, what will you do if you become incapacitated for any reason ? I think you will need support from others in time no matter how good your skills and plans are.
When are you going to go ? What will be the trigger for you to uproot your family and resources to your designated retreat ? What will you do if someone else who outnumber and out gun you has taken posession of your site? What if you can not get to your site in time if events overtake you ?
All of these questions must be addressed and answers found NOW. Food for thought.
Yup I know you have important commitments , work, schooling, housing and finances etc, etc but all of your efforts will be wasted if some political or natural event causes your premature demise because you were not ready in time. So when is the right time to go to a location that will maximise your chances of survival without creating the added burden of severve emotional trauma ? The answer is now folks you need to make your home your first level of security, appraise you local environment for risks, hazards, resources and assets if you are in areas of very high population density, or areas of political unstability or are in strategic target areas so on and so forth, are you close enough to recieve support from other survivalists with whom you have mutual support agreements.
If you are unhappy with your results move house as soon as possible. If you have wondered why many survivalists move to Montana,Wyoming and Idaho or Yorkshire,Cumbria, Durham and Northumberland its not just that the areas are more rural and have lower levels of population density . The cost of living is much cheaper and properties are cheaper and there is more choice than in the more affluent south. I agree that salaries are lower in the north but so are your living cost , some of you do and can continue to work from home, some of you can transfer within your companies, some of you have sufficient skills to enable you to diversify in your choice of work and some of you can live off the profits from the sale of your overpriced southern properties and a certain percentage of you will not be able to so you must develop contacts in more depth in the area you intend to retreat to (perhaps you can rent holiday cottages to build up a familiarity with your choice of area)
You will still need a hidyhole to evac to if everything goes to hell and back but it won't need to be as highly equipped as a full scale retreat, you may even be able to get away with a remote set of caches in your local area if your new home is well chosen and well sited.
SUMMARY
You need the will and the committment to take this route but it will work out cheaper than developing a full size retreat and will not be as traumatic to increase your level of readiness during a crisis as it would to watch the world fall apart around you and have to leave the security and stability of your home.
This will not be the answer to everyones needs and wishes but does give a valid alternative to the purchase and running of two homes and it could if planned properly put you closer to other survivalists who can and will support each other when needed.
Steve Day