[DCBryan1]

Post-crash society will be well defined by those that can produce goods and services

That is if we can survive the non-producers and vampires/leeches that "need killin' before we can return back to the norm.

Better get into shape and have a strong back.......grave yard digger is going to be a hell of a skill as well as lumberjack.

[MrB]

Someone observed that before the hordes come to pillage the countryside, they’ll have killed a bunch of each other first.

This is good and bad in that there will be fewer of them,
but they will be “veterans”.

Also, the further from a population center you live, the better, because of the inverse square effect - they’ll thin out considerably faster the further out you are.

And, it has to be said, the demographics of your nearest population center are going to be a factor as well.
For example, perhaps 25 miles from Spokane, Wa would be safe, but 80 miles from St Louis might not be.

[bgill]

grave yard digger is going to be a hell of a skill

If things get that bad, the grave digger might do better as a butcher.... just sayin'.