I live in South Jersey myself, if I don't die from radioactivity from Philly or Baltimore survival in a state as overpopulated as mine would become a challenge. I'm relatively fit and go camping and Kayaking a few times a year, including hiking in several miles or kayaking into remote sites into the Pine Barrens and I have a good supply of outdoor gear and foods and some woodcraft (Making fire, finding water, catching small game) that might allow me to survive for a length of time. Back when Sandy hit I essentially moved out of my apartment as it was a hothouse and moved into my tent and camped through it. After a week one really learns to appreciate electrical conveniences that make life easy, and cooking over a open fire isn't as easy as it looks. Even finding water became a issue as bottled water ran out in the area and I actually made up a solar still that worked quite well. It was surprising how well I made out, though I had tons of issues and I watched my friends and neighbors essentially break down from there problems.
After the power came on, I cleaned my gear and bought several cases of water in case of next time and a few boxes of MRE's that I'm slowly killing off in camping trips. I think I could survive for a time, but in the end I would have to watch out for other people as there competition for outside resource's and the ones I would have with me. Maybe next time I would head for the deep Pines and hide out there with my gear and wait for the population to kill or starve itself off.
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