I could survive without the modern conveniences but I certainly wouldn't like it. LOL Did lots of survival training with the military.

Wolf, you mentioned thieves...
What if one comes to your cave to steal your heart?
(How) would you defend yourself? LOL

I could pretty easy...I can hunt, very good shot with target practice, fish,do garden work, chop wood, hike for miles....,and I built an awesome tree house once...doubt I could milk a cow though...my luck I would pick the bull...

.. I have some precious metals.. to trade with.. I have.. a stand alone fireplace... to keep warm and cook on..
.... my upstairs pantry.. is always stocked up...
.. I have shelves in my mechanical room.. in the basement.... full of groceries.. my stockpile.... it truly looks like a little mini convenience store...lol... I have a generator in my shop... I do not own a gun... my son has a wide variety of . knifes..
... we have a crossbow and just.. compound bows in the shop as well...
.. I can fish... and fillet a fish..
.... but I can't trap.. wouldn't know how to skin an animal.... I can make a fire out of nothing if I had to...
... so I suppose I can last for..hmmm
. taking rationing into account... maybe 6 months..... maybe.... after that I'm eating milo.....lol..jk.milo..
seriously don't look at me like that milo...awww.. come here boy I was just kidding...lol

Not sure how well I would do but with determination many things can be accomplished. I can actually shoot pretty decent.. and fish as well as clean them....

Actually have lived on a farm for a short time as a kid and yes we were taught how to milk a cow, churn butter and gather eggs...

Growing up my grandmother hand washed our clothes in the tub when we were little and this was one of the choirs I helped her with...

When it comes down to it we all have survival instincts but the ones that will make it the best are the homeless that are on the streets now... we could learn a lot from them.

But then I have several friends that have many skills that would come in handy where everyone could pitch in their skills... One of the main things is make sure you are near water that can be filtered or running creek. There is a lot of things we can live without but water is not one of them...

Knives can be used to scrape excess fats from hides. Salts can be derived from evaporated sea water, and the salt then applied to the hides to absorb remaining fats...

There is another way... The native way... Still involves scraping the hides. Chewing the hides, Pissing on the hides (salts).

And either method would involve stretching the hides while they "cure".

Not only can I shoot fairly straight, but given time I could probably make a pretty decent rifle from scratch and make the gunpowder and bullets to fire it . I can start a fire without matches and build a boiler for hot water and a simple steam engine. I can design a hydroponic garden that would provide fish and vegetables.
I would probably do quite well. But I can't cook worth a ***.

but what about radiation exposure?

Sure, and I would tend to the goat and chickens and make the soap outta the lard from the piggies too.

Don't you have a "tornado shelter" yet?

i can build a fire and shoot straight


Gray

i can build a fire and shoot straight


Gray

I could get by nicely. I can hunt, fish, build simple furniture, paint, sew, upholster, care for children, make beef jerky, cook, clean, wash clothes by hand, iron with non electrical iron, give haircuts, milk cows, gather eggs, feed farm animals, and more....so I could get along just fine !

I can wersh the buckskins on the rocks in the creek.

good native american indian question.

Oh yes, we would adept, would take quite some time though.

You wouldn't have time to miss your smartphone, internet, too busy surviving...
I'd miss music a lot, and listening to the radio.. The Chili Peppers, lol

Oh and tampons! Dang, think about not having tampons OMG I'm gonna stock up on tampons!!!

It's been done before,
could be done again.
All the whining would be annoying.