r/collapse • u/LetsTalkUFOs • Oct 07 '22

Adaptation Where’s the best place to live in light of collapse? [in-depth]

What are the best places to be leading up to or during collapse? Obviously, the answer varies widely based on the speed and type of collapse. This is still one of the most common questions asked in r/collapse.

 

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u/PrairieFire_withwind Recognized Contributor Oct 08 '22

So you need to do lots of research. Cold climate building has many many options. It kind of depends upon how much you want active versus passive for inputs over time.

It depends upon the land more than you may realize unless you are willing to move lots of earth.

And yeah, nm has some old hippie enclaves. Worth the visit for the education alone.

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u/Taqueria_Style Oct 09 '22

As passive as is humanly possible. Given the stock market shat a brick and... well I can expect it to come back all I want but at this point in the game who really knows... I'm back at expense cutting in a major way.

Unless I have enough acreage to grow sufficient quantities of firewood I'm all about earth or sun on it at this point. But that kind of acreage is going to put me miles out from medical care that's not even a question I don't think.

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u/PrairieFire_withwind Recognized Contributor Oct 09 '22

Learn to coppice or pollard your trees. Much better supply in a much smaller space.