"Survival" discussions tend to be biased towards the wilderness kind, though this forum has shown more tolerance for the urban kind. On some other forums, the thought of cities can result in a deluge of defensive complaints from some frightened people: about how dangerous cities are, about the "demographics" (code word for minorities), about the political differences, etc. Hello! Help me out here with my survival question, will you?
I think quite a few people here live in an urban area (Dagny comes to mind, though I have no idea where she keeps her tear drop trailer and park her car). Many live in the suburbs. I'd think that some suburbs are densely populated enough that in terms of finding survival resources, they have very similar concerns as the urban center. I live in a small town, and it drives me nuts.
It's not good that you feel isolated on this forum. Maybe we just aren't loud enough when some people complain about city living? Let's complain about the wheat fields, the endless starry nights, the men chewing straw!
As for Hikermor's question, I have no idea about the actual cost to shoot at MSZU. It's in Ulm, so you'll have to add a plane ticket on top of the admission. I checked their website and, while it lists costs for classes and even some firearms, it doesn't seem to say anything about, say, shooting clay or renting a 200m lane. Their website is at:
http://www.mszu.deThe German version, with more information, is at
http://www.mszu.de/wurfscheibenhalleThere is a number. You can call if you'd like.
It sounds like you live in a fun place, Hikermor. I'm envious.