I would really value your opinions on where is, in your opinion, the best place for a prepper / survivalist to set up a retreat, or live in the UK? I'm currently leaning towards rural Northumberland / Cumbria, but I don't know very much about those areas.[/align]
Geographically
Cumbria. Northumberland, North-West Scotland, Mid and West Wales, Dartmoor.
But climate is challenging in these places
Realistically:
Somewhere you know very well, that has low population density, fertile land, and reasonable climate
Pharaoh islands,iceland,greenland,shetlands...pretty much anywhere where the population density is less(be the shetlands for me if i had enough cash to build an off grid pad.
only joking bout the first three!!!! even i know there not in the UK
Shetlands...18000 souls over 80 individual islands ...property / land fairly cheap...quite harsh and cold but i like that.
trouble is (as we have said before) these are islands, there is a fine amount of land surrounded by water, some are tree less and others are just scrub, a lot of these places the food and supplies have to be shipped in on a regular basis.
(7 October 2013, 16:52)bigpaul Wrote: [ -> ]trouble is (as we have said before) these are islands, there is a fine amount of land surrounded by water, some are tree less and others are just scrub, a lot of these places the food and supplies have to be shipped in on a regular basis.
the Shetlands have been inhabitted for at least a couple of millenia...things do grow...admitedly not just anything ...peat for fires...fishing ...sheep and ponies....never short of a bit of wind for the turbines...geo thermal heating would work well too...not going to be everyones cuppa tea but i fancy it
(7 October 2013, 17:00)Midnitemo Wrote: [ -> ] (7 October 2013, 16:52)bigpaul Wrote: [ -> ]trouble is (as we have said before) these are islands, there is a fine amount of land surrounded by water, some are tree less and others are just scrub, a lot of these places the food and supplies have to be shipped in on a regular basis.
the Shetlands have been inhabitted for at least a couple of millenia...things do grow...admitedly not just anything ...peat for fires...fishing ...sheep and ponies....never short of a bit of wind for the turbines...geo thermal heating would work well too...not going to be everyones cuppa tea but i fancy it
bit too cold for me!
even here, in north devon we have a different climate to south devon.
(7 October 2013, 17:34)River Song Wrote: [ -> ]Brixton
you jest-surely?
RS is just trying to shorten the oddslol...everyone she can send to brixton is one less to worry about!!! the frontline is pretty scary even before shtf!!!!