Where Most Prepping Falls Short:

[bigpaul]

I suspect the die off period would not last very long, it would be dictated by how much spare food is available, once that has been consumed either by eating or has simply been trashed, tramped or burnt then it would begin. its duration probably wouldn't last that long, once that is over even the most rabid thug(if he lived through it) would see the reason to make truces and liasons in order to survive.