What are the best skills to have if SHTF

[Hodgie]

I disagree, I would estimate 90% of Americans would be dead within 30 days once supermarkets run out of canned food because they have zero skill set from Farm to Table or Hunting to Table and another 9% would probably die off in the next 12 months. The other 1%, well there are vast acreage of woods in north central PA and even more in just hour south of Pittsburgh in appalachian mountains of WV. If you know basic survival skills (how to build a shelter, how to build a fire, how to stay warm, how to kill and cook game/fish) then you are in the top 1% and you just have to hole up in some deep wooden valley until the 99% of the population dies off in less than a year or two. This country has raises an entire generations of weak clueless citizens, they wouldn't have a chance in a SHTF world.

I guarantee you will see just how many "hunters" will be out doing the same thing in your area using up all the game. Unless you plan to go somewhere that is pretty much off the grid and is hard to access I'm going to have to disagree.

Desperate times call for desperate measures and people will be going where they think the food is.

[Hodgie]

The will to survive, without that, everything else is moot.

Personally I have always wondered how in these scenarios it goes from normal life, to SHTF status. Like do you get a heads up? Or is it just, thats all folks, shows over.

When the power goes off people will start to go feral after 48hrs, when everyone realizes after a week that it's not coming back on you have yourself a good old SHTF situation.

[flabbydan]

Nunchuck skills
Bowhunting skills
Computer-hacking skills

[Hodgie]

Nunchuck skills
Bowhunting skills
Computer-hacking skills

Thread winner!

Uncle Rico is that you?

[Bang]

Willingness to become a cannibal.

[Sgt.K]

McDonalds- I've never been convinced that is real beef

Since it's founding in 1955, McDonalds has served "Billions and Billions" of burgers, for which almost one dozen head of cattle have given their lives...

[Sgt.K]

Willingness to become a cannibal.

Hostess: Donner? Party of ten. Donner? Party of nine...

[ExFlyinguy]

Willingness to become a cannibal.

I don't want to appear homophobic but I only want to eat the opposite sex.

*Damn mobile version deleted my previous comment while trying to edit

[JenniferG]

Your brain is the most important weapon.

[cdi]

Apparently it's also your tastiest.