Choosing location?
Posted by UlfurGaming@reddit | preppers | View on Reddit | 20 comments
Ok when narrowing down where yall choose to live what are something you consider that most people don’t think of when doing that?
mediocre_remnants@reddit
I picked a place based on my hobbies - hiking, backpacking, trail running, fishing, hunting, etc. Water is also important to me so I picked a place where water is plentiful year-round, even during a major drought.
I don't understand people who choose to settle in a place with no water, where they need to have water trucked in.
JRHLowdown3@reddit
I agree.
LOT of beautiful places out West and I love going out there for classes, shows, vacay, etc. but I don't like the lack of water in a lot of areas. That's no bueno...
Eredani@reddit
Do you mean what region, state or city? Or community, neighborhood or particular house?
For me, the general location has always been governed by where I was working. Your job location is probably the most deterministic factor. Also, what you can afford, of course.
As for the neighborhood, real day to day life has priority: you need good schools, low crime, reasonable commute, etc. Regarding the house, a decent basement is about the only requirement.
Obviously location is paramount for avoiding disaster prone areas for things like hurricanes, wild fires, earthquakes, tornados and floods. But the people who live there are probably tied to a job or family and can't easily relocate.
Finally, if your primary factor on location is prepping, maybe you are too deep in that mental state.
Proof_Junket_5516@reddit
I'd say location itself is one of the biggest preps. Choosing a place with reliable water, lower natural disaster risk and a decent community around you can solve a lot of problems before they ever happen.
silasmoeckel@reddit
Main house or bug out location?
Main house, the must haves is well and septic the rest you can work around. Nice to haves is other driveways with work trucks and machinery as the norm but still close enough to urban life that you have doctors and nurses. About perfect is large enough lots where you get the doctors who want to play hobby farmer. Elevation is a great thing, crime does not walk up hill criminals are mostly lazy also helps with flooding.
WhenDoesDaRideEnd@reddit
Some of us really do enjoy the hobby farm!
silasmoeckel@reddit
At this point my wife has enough stuff planted between the house and the cabin to take care of all the fresh/canned veg for us and the whole neighborhood. If the local home canning rules were not so problematic would be looking to send it off to the farmers market.
WhenDoesDaRideEnd@reddit
Sounds like a great set up!
silasmoeckel@reddit
She is gift trading (that whole people feal obligated to gift back cycle) the Amish her cowboy candy (spicy pickles), they keep sending back things were not quite growing enough of yet like apples (orchard is planted but not fully mature).
EffinBob@reddit
I just picked a place I liked and made it the place to be.
-Thizza-@reddit
Same, a huge factor for me was affordability since my farm only costed €65k. No mortgage, good structure stone house to renovate, big well, 2.25ha or 5.5 acres, no services so full off grid, nicely located along the Mediterranean. It's a dream come true really.
blindao_blindado@reddit
Do you mind sharing What’s the region/country?
EDC_KIT@reddit
my biggest priority was being able to be a part of a community in a meaningful way.
formyburn101010@reddit
Nobody gonna give up the secret good places. If they do, let me know
WhereDidAllTheSnowGo@reddit
Employment
Availability in my price range
Schools & services
Taxes
Good neighbors
Other things like prep, dog walks nearby, etc
NoContext5149@reddit
Yeah, prepping is a factor but a minor one. Employment and family happiness are far and away the primary reasons.
JRHLowdown3@reddit
This is a preparedness forum so the assumption would be you mean a secure location away from masses of system dependent people, with agriculture, away from nuclear targets, etc.
But people will respond with "more important" things like making sure your not more than 2.5 seconds away from a hospital so you can continue to not take care of your health, or the proximity of a Starbucks, you know, important "survival criteria" LMAO.
Psychological_Fun172@reddit
Water and Hazards are the two biggest factors for me, followed by arable land and access to supply chains.
Everything depends on water. Drinking, cooking, washing and cleaning, growing food... everything. Where's your water going to come from? Will it be enough? How far will you have to transport it, and how many hours of your day will you need to set aside for carrying water?
Hazards are also top of the list because the best setup you have won't matter at all if a wildfire or flash flood take it all out.
KTeacherWhat@reddit
I'd rather be somewhere that gets too cold than somewhere that gets too hot. I know how to get warm without electricity, I don't have a ton of strategies for not overheating.
We're in an unfortunate time in history where in the next 30 years there will be very few places in my country, the USA that don't regularly see over 100 degrees F. I don't have a migration plan though.
KJHagen@reddit
Convenience to basic services and medical care, but distance from cities. Low crime rate, abundant water, and resources.