the population where I live now is very low and rural.
post collapse the population will be even lower.
you are right about the sheeple mindset but then sheeple wont survive.
I have some medical cream that needs keeping in the fridge for some reason but I can live without it post collapse, there are creams that can be made out of natural ingredients.
a lot of the big houses back in the day had ice houses, maybe some could think of using ice-if that is possible.
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modern people are not trustworthy, they rely on man made systems and dont have the skills to survive without these systems.
they will panic when the collapse comes as we saw here with the covid pandemic, most have got mental health problems because of the lockdowns. they cant even function...
no annoying people that cant survive without the internet, electricity, mobile phones, home deliveries, supermarkets, coffee shops, restaurants, etc.etc.
stored food is only a back up system at best, I have grown a lot of my own food over the years and will grow more post collapse.
one cannot live on rabbits alone, there is something called rabbit starvation which caused a lot of gold miners to die even though they were surrounded by rabbits.
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I'm not mad on mushrooms, I might have a couple of small ones with a fry up but I'm not bothered if they arent available.
did pick some horse mushrooms many years ago and gave to the local homeless shelter.
if someone cant live without coffee then they wont survive post SHTF, all supplies are finite and will run out, then they are left with a craving/addiction they cannot fill, not the sort to be around if we want to survive.
I dont know much about mushrooms but an expert who was running a course on the subject told me there are far more types that will kill you (or put you in hospital at the very least) than are edible, so unless you know what your doing leave them alone.
stored food is finite in a SHTF event, once its all consumed there is no more, to survive further we need an ongoing supply that is not reliant on supermarkets.
a pack of 20 cigarettes over here is nearly £16/$20, and many pubs/taverns are closing because people cant afford the beer prices.
I gave up smoking in 1995 and alcohol in 2000 and probably saved myself a small fortune in doing so.