I think that urban or rural survival is possible for the immediate future in the aftermath of any great calamity, but based solely on the circumstances and the resulting conditions.karder wrote:I saw a little of this show last weekend. It was kind of odd. If this were a real emergency, these folks would need to get out of the city and try to get into the countryside where there are some natural resources to live off of. You can only scavenge junk yards for batteries for so long. I would go into the mountains and live off the land than do what these people are attempting. The chance of long term survival would be much higher.
After the calamity, is the city populated? If so, how densely?
Was there massive radiation affecting water supplies and canned goods?
If you are a typical city-dweller and have been so for most of your life, are you even suited to survival in the wilds regardless of your desperation level?
As stated elsewhere in this thread, you cannot foresee what exact scenario would apply until it actually happens.