THERE’S MORE AT THE SHORE

BY BRIAN M. MORRIS

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As Americans, we have been conditioned to think that if anything bad happens we must „run to the hills”. Iconic movies like Red Dawn have led to, or helped instill, this romantic fantasy. Many preppers and others who have an interest in self-reliance expect that they can just head to the mountains and survive if they ever need to disappear, and they would do fine.

What people have not truly thought through is just how harsh life in the mountains can be. Unpredictable weather, extremely brutal winters, and truly sparse food all year round, unless you are an expert hunter and trapper and have the knowledge of a botanist when it comes to gathering food.