Hello everyone and thanks for the welcome. An honor to post amongst such knowledgeable people.
To the point: I'm considering the option to remain "urban" in the event of a [fill blank] catastrophe. Don't get me wrong, I only am one with myself in the outdoors. Being outdoors is what I look forward (save and plan for) at least once a month.
What I'm talking about here is about the options in a MAJOR disaster after the city that you live in becomes chaotic. As long as the city is structurally sound I think me and the ones that would depend on me would be better off if we were to remain urban. I've done my own research among friends and survival forums (yeah... I know) and a very high percentage of them would opt to leave their cities. Never mind how well prepared they are or if they know what it takes to live off nature for a day, weeks or months. Or if they have any idea the humongous amount of fuel (food, water, toilette paper <img src="images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />, etc) one (1) person requires for just a month with no fridge or a 24hrs minimarket.
I'd remain urban. And believe me, I am "equipped to survive". My question is: Urban survival or outdoors in this particular scenario? Please let me know your choice.
Proud to share my views on this forum.
PS: To my wife dismay my looong preparations include from solar panels to a vault-like basement and thousands of dollars of gear and supplies in between. All guarded by the fact that only her and myself know about it.