Thread: The beginning of Martial Law in the USA

I will be as self sufficient as I can be, because it looks like thats how youre going to HAVE to be. If we go martial law, I go into the woods, and ive been working my skills. Have you?

lol ok, when society fails and we all go mel gibson or tina turner on each others asses, I will believe it. Until then I will not worry about it. I will just learn how to do something that society will value and sell my services.

There will still be an economy in a total collapse. I may just need to find a midget that knows how to fix an electric generator to strap to my back though.




Yes I know I opened myself up to a joke about this guy:

But it was worth it to continue with the theme.

Originally Posted by medicineman

I will be as self sufficient as I can be, because it looks like thats how youre going to HAVE to be. If we go martial law, I go into the woods, and ive been working my skills. Have you?
Not too many woods here about. Desert living in summer requires lots and lots of water. I should buy a water truck and a camper trailer to pull behind, would let me exist for a while I suppose.

I suppose if your moniker is Medicineman you should beleive in powers that normal folks cant really feel... look into divining for water, as funny as it sounds. I know a real old guy here in town that people hire to divine for them, he can use any number of items to find water, then just dig a well.

Buy a topo map of your region, and pre-plan all the geographic areas that are likely to have water, then do some research. If the need arises for you to have to bug out, you will have that knowledge beforehand. Youll know where the water is. Travel water to water if you have to. A Water buffalo makes for a great target in the desert though, no? If youve learned to divine, find you a spot, get your shovel out and dig til it gets wet. Or buy a lawnmower engine and affix a long 3" drill bit to it and you can test areas without breaking too much of a sweat.

lol ok, when society fails and we all go mel gibson or tina turner on each others asses, I will believe it. Until then I will not worry about it. I will just learn how to do something that society will value and sell my services.

There will still be an economy in a total collapse. I may just need to find a midget that knows how to fix an electric generator to strap to my back though.

I dont think we will see Mad-Max style post-apocalypse society. I simply think the economy is going to flatline, and we will have to go through some years of reparations at best. During the steep descent, unemployment has already reached 45% according to Bureau of Labor and Statistics if you read the data. Gov is redistributing all the wealth in the country, and a dollar devaluation is inevitable. People are going to get hungry.

Have you ever been hungry? No, I mean hungry. If not, I suggest you perform one little task:

I triple-dog-dare you to go into your local wildlands. Be it desert, wetlands, bogs, highlands, steppes, whatever. Go outside, and try to survive for one week, but only pack one MRE (Meal-Ready-to-Eat). Take a fishing rod, a snare, whatever you need to catch some grub to eat. After that week, unless you already possess necessary skills, you will most likely experienced the hunger that drives you. You become keenly aware of your hunger, and its nagging presence always reminds you of your looming insanity. You MUST get food, and the simplest frustrations become the most complex problems in very short time.


THOSE PEOPLE are who I am worried about. I know that hunger; I was forced to experience it in military. Hungry, starving people are quick to do whatever it takes to feed their families and themselves. YOU are of no concern to them.


As far as a useful occupation for the future, any kind of structural, contracting, and tradesman jobs will be high demand, as well as medical professionals, gunsmiths, handymen, and manual labor.

Have you ever been hungry? No, I mean hungry. If not, I suggest you perform one little task:

I was a collegiate wrestler, so yeah I understand real hunger, and real thirst.

So I would read up on purifying water and call it good. I can hunt, and make a net to fish rivers. Water on the other hand would suck. Disentary is a bitch I hear.

killed my family more than once on Oregon Trail. =)

Originally Posted by qptyqpty

killed my family more than once on Oregon Trail. =)

Huh? I watched a pbs documentary on the Donner party last week, then watched the movie about it and went on to read a bunch of the diaries online.

That oregon trail? Or am I really baked?

LOL no, Oregon Trail guess i qualify as old

Originally Posted by qptyqpty

killed my family more than once on Oregon Trail. =)

HAHAHAHAHA

Hell yeah man I loved that shit back in the day!!!!

Originally Posted by qptyqpty

LOL no, Oregon Trail guess i qualify as old

Haha. Me too. Carmen sandiego here. Almost forgot. Guess I was just really baked.