I have been to many places in my life so I can pretty much tour America right out of my mind for those of you that are going out of your mind looking for a place to relocate so that you can prepare for TEOTWAWKI. Obviously I have not been everywhere so if you know of good places to live or a place to avoid I am sure others will appreciate your input.<\/p>\n
I will start my preparing for TEOTWAWKI <\/strong><\/span>tour on the left coast:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n California<\/strong> – Some part of California will probably appeal to everyone. It has all the climates that you can think of, it has beaches, mountains, deserts, forests, big cities and very rural remote places. I particularly like most of the state north of the land of fruits and nuts, in other words, north of San Francisco. If Northern California would ever become a separate state I would live there if I could afford it. One of the problems with Northern California is that property does not come cheap. The Alturas area in the extreme NE may be the exception but it gets very very cold there in the winter.<\/p>\n Southern California has some nice spots but there really is way to much population pressures for me to ever want to live there. The pleasing areas are also way too expensive.<\/p>\n I have ruled out all of California as any reasonable place to live for those preparing for TEOTWAWKI because the politicians are out of their mind so the majority of the people have to be out of their mind to elect them. For example, there is the socialist agenda, and the over regulators, and there is the illegal immigration protectors and the over-spenders. I also rule out California because of the natural disaster potential and because California is a police state under the control of fruits, flakes, nuts, move stars, Marxists and Governor Moonbeam. (That is somewhat redundant.)<\/p>\n Oregon <\/strong>– Is a beautiful state. The beaches are outstanding and so are the mountains. I gave Oregon a good look over a couple of times and I love the place. The main problem for me is that in the Western part of the state the sun does not shine much for 6 months of the year. Land in Oregon is also pretty costly.<\/p>\n The western part of the state has a drier climate with temperatures that are more extreme but still livable for most, but Western Oregon is still too expensive and it is mostly Mormon. Who in their right mind would want to be led by Mormons during TEOTWAWKI? The Bend area is worth looking into but last I looked real estate was expensive.<\/p>\n I still consider Oregon to be one of the top states to live in this country even though coastal and central Oregon have become occupied by mostly out of their mind transplanted liberals from California.<\/p>\n Washington <\/strong>– Has lots of trees but it’s just too rainy, damp and cold most of the year for me. If I could deal with the cold, and snow I might consider the Northwestern part of the state.<\/p>\n Idaho <\/strong>– The northern part of the state is very pleasing to the eye. Northern Idaho is all mountains and forests but it is also quite cold and the more sane transplants from California are driving up land prices. The southern part of the state is desert and although I would not rule out the deserts of Idaho, I think I could find less extreme desert climates elsewhere in the West. In general I would not rule Idaho out as a place of interest for TEOTWAWKI. It is one of the better states for many reasons, not to mention that the state is still pretty conservative.<\/p>\n Nevada<\/strong> – I spent a lot of years in this mostly high desert state. There are a few areas that I love but they are very remote. You can expect big temperature changes in Nevada. Avoid the Las Vegas area it is in a deep depression and crime is high. You might also keep in mind that Mormons rule in the small non-mining towns in the more rural areas.<\/p>\n Arizona –<\/strong> I\u00a0 lived in this state for about 15 years in various places and I still love it even though the big cities are becoming like L. A. I guess if you’re considering Arizona now is the time to think about moving there. Houses are going for half of what they were selling for just a few years ago. It won’t be very long before real estate starts going up again in Arizona because it has a warm sunny dry climate that appeals to those that retire. Although Arizona is still way overbuilt the increasing population will eventual catch up with the surplus housing. When that happens cheap housing opportunities will be lost.<\/p>\n Let me warn you that the low deserts really get hot in the summer so unless you plan to spend most of your day by a pool or plan activities after sunset you won’t be outside much there in the summer. The winters are sunny and delightful. I have lived in several locations in Arizona and found out that there are more moderate climates in Arizona than around the big cities.<\/p>\n The Southern part of the state is higher than the central deserts and at 3000 to 5000′ it is nice living all year around and prices are no higher than around Phoenix or Tucson. I suggest Cochise and Santa Cruz\u00a0 and Graham counties. The majority in the more rural areas and border towns of these counties are Hispanics, most of the Hispanics speak English but most speak Spanish at home and when family and friends get together. It would enrich your life if you learned Spanish if Southern Arizona becomes your place of interest. This is not a state where you would want to live in during some extended power outage. Getting water would become a major problem.<\/p>\n The heavily forested areas about 2 hours north and East of Phoenix are quite high and cold and snowy in the winters. The habitable areas are between 5000′ to 8000′. It’s a great place to be if you like cold winters with occasional heavy snowstorms and it has delightful summers.<\/p>\n If I ever plan to move again I think the State of Arizona will be my top interest.<\/p>\n New Mexico <\/strong>–\u00a0 The one place I would seriously consider in New Mexico is within 50 miles or so of the Silver City Area. The climate is reasonable and it is a beautiful area. The rest of the state has its nice spots but generally you can find better places in Arizona with less temperature extremes. New Mexico does have the advantage of very low real estate taxes.<\/p>\n Utah<\/strong> – I think Southern Utah is the most scenic area in America and it has everything from colorful deserts to alpine forests and the whole area is mostly public land. I love the climate there in the summer but the winters are cold and at high elevations it gets extremely cold. One of big drawbacks for Christians is that the state is controlled by Mormons.\u00a0 I would not consider living in Northern Utah for many reasons.<\/p>\n Colorado<\/strong> – The Eastern half of the state is no place to live unless you are a steer or grain farmer. The area west and south of Denver has spectacular mountains but is high and cold. If you’re young and like to ski and hike you might consider these areas. The most reasonable climate in Colorado is in the deserts of the Grand Junction area. You’re not going to find cheap land anywhere in Western and Southwestern Colorado and the tracts that are available are small.<\/p>\n Wyoming <\/strong>– Only ranchers and farmers live in the East. The western part of the state can be spectacular but it’s not affordable for most or very livable in the winter. It is cheaper to live in the mostly barren and windy high desert areas but they have winter and summer extremes.<\/p>\n Montana <\/strong>– Eastern Montana has few people for good reason it is already the TEOTWAWKI. The western part of the state is as close as you’re going to get to the scenery and climate of Alaska without ever leaving the lower 48. If you want to buy land in Montana take plenty of money, it is expensive, and In the summer take bug and bear repellent. If you move to the gorgeous Kalispell area tell Church Baldwin that Don Koenig sent you.<\/p>\n North Dakota <\/strong>– I have never been there because I know about their climate and I know I would not like it. They still have low unemployment so if you do not mind brutal cold, wind and flat land you might find a job. The discovery of oil has made owning land unaffordable in some of the state.<\/p>\n South Dakota <\/strong>– I like the Black Hills area in the summer but the winter climate is extreme and the Black Hills land is costly. For the rest of\u00a0 South Dakota see North Dakota or Nebraska.<\/p>\n Nebraska<\/strong> – see Iowa and Kansas and just add wheat.<\/p>\n Iowa and Kansas<\/strong> – Flat and corny. These areas are only for true farmers among us that think endless crop fields are beautiful and also have a lot of cash for land.<\/p>\n Oklahoma <\/strong>– The eastern part of Oklahoma is much like the Ozarks so see Arkansas and Missouri. The Western part of Oklahoma is mainly fit for cattle. The best occupation in Oklahoma is tornado chasing.<\/p>\n Texas –<\/strong> It’s a really big state so I can’t cover all the areas. I would consider living in West Texas because I like it sunny and dry where it is sparsely populated. You can actually get out of the heat around the Marfa, Alpine, Ft Davis area that is generally about 5000′. The rest of Texas is too hot and humid in the summer for serious consideration for me and fire ants are a problem east of the Pecos.<\/p>\n I would avoid north Texas especially the Texas Panhandle area at all costs. These feed lot areas are where all the prisons should be located, it would end crime, but it would be decreed by the courts to be cruel and unusual punishment to make anyone live here.<\/p>\n One attraction to Texas is that there is so much land that it is still pretty affordable. Another attraction is that Texas accommodates speed freaks. Last I heard some were trying to raise the speed limit in parts of Texas to 85 MPH but few in rural areas pay attention to speed limits anyway.<\/p>\n There is one county in West Texas that only has 72 people; you could attempt to move your commune there and pretty much start your own cult dictatorship.<\/p>\n Arkansas and<\/strong> Missouri<\/strong> – Most of The northern part of Arkansas and the southern part of Missouri are called the Ozarks. The area is mostly hills streams and trees. This is one place in the USA that you are pretty much still left alone to do whatever you want on your own property. There are no building codes in most of the Ozarks and taxes on property are about as low as it gets anywhere in the country. Most land still goes for about $1000 an acre and you can heat your home on firewood for the price of a chain saw and some sweat.<\/p>\n I have lived in this area for several years in three different locations. I don’t rule out staying here but I still prefer the climate of Arizona. The drawbacks here are ticks, chiggers, gnats, snakes and slobs that often turn out to be your immediate neighbor. Also two months or so in summer can be a bit oppressive and two or three months in winter can be colder than you might think. Having said that, this is probably one of the best places in America for those actually preparing for TEOTWAWKI on low-income.<\/p>\n The areas in Arkansas and Missouri outside the Ozarks are probably not worth too much thought unless you are a farmer that also does not mind climate extremes.<\/p>\n Wisconsin <\/strong>– Southern Wisconsin is mostly dairy farms. If you really want to live around dairy farms you probably never have had the experience. If you think flies are pets and cow dung smells earthly this is the place for you. For the upper part of Wisconsin see the next two states below.<\/p>\n Minnesota –<\/strong> I can’t take the brutal winters here. The land of a thousands lakes is also the perfect incubator for flies and mosquitoes in the summer.<\/p>\n Michigan <\/strong>– anything south of Lansing is about my least favorite place on earth to live because they have already entered TEOTWAWKI. Michigan north of Lansing is forested and relatively inexpensive if you do not mind a lot of snow. I once thought I might like the heavenly forested sparsely populated Upper Peninsula area where snow snowmobiling, ice fishing and cross-country skiing are big sports in the winter but after camping there in the summer for a couple of weeks I decided it was just too damp in that area all the time for me. It is quite beautiful country nevertheless so don’t rule out the Upper Peninsula if you want to live in the northern wilds without moving to Canada.<\/p>\n Indiana and Illinois<\/strong> – I have driven through these states about a hundred times and I know that millions of people live here. I guess the attraction in the northern part of these states used to be the good paying jobs in the car plants and people still stick around these areas because most of their relatives still live here, but I see no attraction here for outsiders. Farming is the main occupation for those in the southern areas of these states, but again, I can’t see any real good reason for outsiders to want to move here.<\/p>\n Kentucky<\/strong> –\u00a0 is a mixed bag, the most affordable areas are the coal mining areas in the Appalachian foot hills but these areas are literally trashed in more ways than one. Still you might find a few acres in Kentucky for very little money. Then after every big rain you can go to the nearest river and watch all the trash people dump wash out of the hills and float down the rivers (big sport in East Kentucky). The western part of the state is mostly horse country and woodland. It’s not bad but it’s quite a bit more pricey.<\/p>\n Tennessee <\/strong>– Moderate climate in the winter and it can get very warm and humid in the summer but this is about as good as it gets in the inland east states. The cost of living in Tennessee is still pretty low and land is plentiful and mostly wooded. East Tennessee around the Smoky Mountains is especially nice if you can find a place with three or four thousand feet of elevation so you can get above some of the summer heat but land costs more there.<\/p>\n Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia<\/strong> – Those old movies about the deep south don’t show people soaked with sweat for no reason. The whole deep south became Southern Baptists because the people living there get a taste of hell every summer and do not want to spend eternity there.<\/p>\n Florida <\/strong>– If you want to live in a warm to hot damp climate year around this is the place for you. It’s also a great place for hurricane parties and mass evacuations. If you are a bird watcher snow birds like to flock here in the winter. If you go to South Florida you will know what Cuba would be like if there was no Castro. The Florida keys are a good place if you want to live in the real tropics but it is not going to be cheap. Anyway, housing prices are way down in most of Florida so this might be your opportunity to ditch the North.<\/p>\n North and South Carolina and Virginia<\/strong> – The Western parts of these states are mountainous, forested and quite beautiful, if you get a few thousand feet of elevation you will get out of some of the summer heat, however this area has gotten pricey.<\/p>\n The East Coast beaches are nice especially on the Outer Banks but you can’t buy more than a house and a lot and you can expect a hurricane every couple of years and an evacuation every few years. The Outer Banks have biting flies in the daytime and mosquitoes rule at night so you probably will prefer to be screened in if you’re outside. The nine month off-season months really are the best time to live in the outer banks. In the off-months you can rent a beach house for well less than $1000 a month and the beaches are almost deserted.<\/p>\n The rest of the areas of these states are okay but summers are hot and humid and there are population pressures in many areas from those commuting long distances to work to the eastern big cities.<\/p>\n West Virginia<\/strong> –\u00a0 It’s a rugged wooded place. The main problem I had with this state is that the mountains are so steep that you usually are limited to living in a very narrow valley between two hills with lot and road frontage not much wider than your house. In many places the only place you can walk without mountain climbing gear is up and down your street. Even walking there is dangerous because you can be sure that all of your redneck neighbors will have loose dogs that will come flying out of their yard to greet you or eat you.<\/p>\n I guess if you can buy a piece of a mountain with a lot of land and live on the top of it and actually can get a road and power up to the top you will have a nice spot, but your going to need mega bucks for that, and just going up and down the mountains with continuous 15 MPH\u00a0 hair pin turns to get to the nearest town might actually take you an hour or two.<\/p>\n New Jersey, Delaware Maryland<\/strong> – If you like boating and can find a place with access to the waterways you might want to live here but it’s not going to come cheap. Liberals dominate these states so it’s not just the sea that will make a sane person sick and real estate taxes are bloody murder.<\/p>\n Ohio <\/strong>– If you get away from the big cities you can find a reasonable spot but the winters will be tough and there are populations pressures in most of this state.<\/p>\n Pennsylvania –<\/strong> It can get real cold here in the winter with lots of snow but most of the state is livable and affordable. I would not want to live near any of the big cities. I think the best area is in the northeast half of the state. It is mostly mountains and forests. The locals even call it God’s country.<\/p>\n I lived in this area of Pennsylvania for over a year and the only complaint I had was long cold winters and snow. This is a great area for those that like snowmobiling. There are hundreds of miles of groomed trails that link up.<\/p>\n New York<\/strong> – Most of New York State is quite beautiful. I grew up in Western New York. Land and housing in most of the state is very low-priced. The problem is that even a hundred thousand dollar property will cost you $4000 in real estate taxes each year. Of course you better like snow if your going to live anywhere near the Great Lakes snow belts. The winters generally last from late October until mid April in Western New York.<\/p>\n Eastern New York is more moderate but also more expensive. North New York State is mostly a very mountainous and beautiful state park. The Adirondack State Park is the biggest state park in the nation and you can live in the park but there are a lot of restrictions.<\/p>\n New York is also another socialist police state like California. Everything is controlled by state government control freaks and unions. The government survives by big taxes and borrowing, but that is now unsustainable.<\/p>\n The rest of New England <\/strong>(excluding Maine) <\/strong>– I have never been there but unless you’re into winter sports, high land prices, big cities and big taxes I don’t see why you would want to live there. I do hear they have nice beaches and nice summers and the northern areas are quite pleasing to the eye.<\/p>\n Maine <\/strong>– is still pretty unique and wild and that is because timber companies still own most of the land and most of Maine remains pretty inaccessible by car. The winters in Maine are brutal and the biting flies in summer will tear of your skin without heavy protection. It might be better near the coast but outsiders don’t stay their very long for some reason. Maybe Steven King knows the reason.<\/p>\n Alaska <\/strong>– If I were 20 again I would seriously consider living in Southern Alaska. My wife worked up there for a while in the summers and liked it and there was a time when she even said she would like to live there. However, after that naive California girl spent winters in Missouri, Pennsylvania and Western New York she is completely cured of ever wanting to move to Alaska.<\/p>\n Hawaii –<\/strong> It’s great for a short period but most people from the mainland soon get Island fever. Most people cannot even afford to ship their household goods there, yet buy a house with acreage.<\/p>\n The Territories <\/strong>– Heat, bugs, hurricanes and high land prices.<\/p>\n There you have it. My complete tour of America from out of my mind for those going out of their mind preparing for TEOTWAWKI. 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