Survivalists vs Preppers

Since the UK Peppers 2 B.S. was on the TV last month, I've noticed a lot more people on the various Facebook groups saying how when SHTF they will be bugging out, and anyone that stays is crazy blah blah.  These people are what I would class as survivalists, people who watch a bit too much Rambo and who's number one plan after the brown stuff has hit the wind turbine is to rob a gunsmiths.

The UK is 243,610 km² with 15% woodland cover, which means these people think they can come up trumps when 62million people try to squeeze into 36,541.5km2 of woodland, and they can secure it against other none friendly people either alone or in groups.  I'm sorry guys if I'm bursting your bubble but this might not be the most realistic scenario you can come up with.

At this point It may be worth noting that britain has a population density of 277 people per km², New Zealand has a population density of 16.5 people per km² (land area of 268,680 km² and population of 4,027,947) The US Has approximately Double that at 34.2 people per km² (Land Area 9,826,675 km and Population of316,182,000) with Austrailia having a staggering 2.8 people per km² (7,692,024 km²  land area of and a population at the last census of 21,507,717).

So while you may get away with hiding in the woods in the USA, Russia or anywhere else you may wish to go, it is clearly not an option for a large scale event, there just isn't the space to hide in!
If this dose happen, putting up your tent and putting some expensive gucciflarge netting over it wont help you, regardless of your training.  There is a reason our ancestors built palisades around there settlements which then evolved to castles like The Tower of London or Edinburgh,  your fellow man isn't very nice BUT he is bloody cunning, just having a trip flare in your campsite wont save you!

Looking back at history, throughout all the strife we have suffered the depression, spanish flu and many many civil wars, the number of times people have successfully bugged out is quite rare, YES, the Bielski partisans in russia, but what about the Marquis in France - well they had help from the guys still in the towns, and the same go's for the Yugoslavian partisans, and the Viet minh.

The only Mass exodus in recent history was in the Balkans, but the situation was that if they stayed the army would have killed the entire population.  So if having a massive Bergen full of gear makes you happy, fine, I'm not going to object, but if you insist that is the only way to be prepared, or to survive, then my friend I am afraid you are mistaken!

You should look at your home before you look at the countryside.  A smallholding/allotment and food/water/fuel supplies stored will allow better flexibility in the immediate stages of a situation, and anything that happens before that like a localized power cut.

Sorry guys rant over......For now!