A brief introduction into surviving the next 10 years or less.

There will be many challenges, life and death challenges in a post petrol world. Those with land, even a large yard, or access to a large garden will do much better than the average city dweller who will rely on his fellow city dwellers for help. I don't think we realize en mass how much we actually do rely on an easy access to petrol in some form or another. A fine book to wet your whistle is "The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and cookbook" by Albert Bates. I think it is just meant to get you started. It's gotten mixed reviews. I like because it's reader friendly and does inspire one I would hope to investigate their own personal survival. Can you imagine the panic when the oil does run out? We are in a depression and it's going to get worse. Add a collapse of the petro-industry and you have a fine formula for hysteria. The first thing will be to not panic and give yourself time to think. The things most valuable for trade will be food, medicine and fire power. I have spend many years on subsistence living in northern Canada. I did okay, but also did work building snake fences for ranchers and some ranch work. Most of the food I got was from hunting and some trapping. I never wasted animals trapped and have eaten coyote and cougar. If you are stuck in a city and suffering, try to find a place in the country. It doesn't have to mean becoming a hermit. In fact joining a group is safer. Try to find others with similar religious leaning, like Asatruar and kind would be a good start. Pool all your resources. Try to find existing buildings unless you are skilled in log home, rammed earth, or frame dwellings, post and beam would be excellent. Put in a store of firewood. If you are lucky you can utilize wind or solar power. I could go on and on. I'd like to see feed back in what kind of outdoor survival skills you would like to learn. There are innumerable situations we could find ourselves in. So I look forward to some feedback. The best to you all.