Chances

[Skvez]

The problem with living in a rural village is that it's more likely to be overrun by sheeple fleeing from the cities.
There will be no co-ordinated structure on anything (defence, light discipline, who can have family come and stay etc).

I agree that bugging out to nowhere is a bad idea from day 4 on.
I agree that bugging in an unban setting is a bad idea from day 1 (but probably better than bugging out to nowhere from day 4 on).
I think the western isles would be an ideal retreat location as most sheeple aren't going to find/use a boat to get there.

Realistically very few of us have a group large enough to organise a Rawlesian retreat.

Yes I agree any illnesss in an urban environment adds delay to get to hospital. This is part of the whole city/urban debate. In the city you are more likely to encounter a human related risk (mugging etc) in an urban environment you are more likely to encounter a lack-of-human related risk (break your leg and not be found).
As preppers we tend to believe that the high-human-density related risks outweigh the low-human-density related ones.
There is no such thing as a zero risk environment.