r/preppers • u/IntroductionWise8031 • 3d ago

Discussion Hi, I wanted to ask.

If civilization collapsed tomorrow, what part of the equipment ore infrastructure would you try to keep running for as long as possible?

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u/mckenner1122 Prepping for Tuesday 1d ago

The cold chain is critical for the success of our XXXL social system. We wouldn’t have 8bn people without it.

Humans could survive - just a lot fewer humans. Gastric illness and starvation would wipe out a good many.

Water, however… clean, drinkable water. That’s a lot more critical to everyone.

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u/featurekreep 21h ago

Just a lot more low tech solutions to the water issue than there are for refrigeration 

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u/poncha_michael 17h ago

How long did humanity survive without electric refrigeration? Fermentation, cellaring, dehydrating, salting, smoking, spring houses - all low tech options for food preservation prior to refrigeration.

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u/wo8e Preps Paid Off 16h ago

As they said, there were a lot fewer people then. Our current system works because we ship in large amounts of food from other countries between growing seasons. You can't move that much food without refrigeration.

Then there's the skill problem. How many people do you know that can grow and save enough food to make it between grow seasons? How many truly have enough food to make it through to the next harvest?