Your "Ice Age" Survival Strategy?

[Megahurtz400]

Just had a random thought.

What would you do if Europe/The World was plunged into a moderate ice age?

How long would it take for the world the adjust to year round snow and ice?

All theoretical of course, so no "It would never happen, pointless thread!"

Just a kind of Zombie Apocalypse thread with a difference

Will formulate my plan in bed and check up in the morning!

Dan

 

[Mason-]

get a plane to africa.
The equator has to stay warm, right?

 

[Castiel]

"It would never happen, pointless thread!"


but my Arctic Warfare training would probably be kinda handy....

 

[nydryl]

Got my thermals. I'll be fine.

 

[Megahurtz400]

Also just thought, nobody from up north is allowed to say: "Ive worn nothing but Shorts and Tshirt all year round since birth, ill be fine!"

 

[Megahurtz400]

Fire.

/thread

What fuel would you use, the majority of trees would die and those left would last long due to people using them for fire

 

[gambitt]

Lock myself in the library, burn some books and remember to shut the door. I'd also keep a weapon handy for when the wolves turn up.

 

[Castiel]

What fuel would you use, the majority of trees would die and those left would last long due to people using them for fire

Camel Poo.

And before you say it, yes there are camel's that live in Arctic conditions.

 

[platinum87]

Supervolcano or a lot of nukes would trigger an ice age pretty fast (relatively).

 

[Throrik]

What fuel would you use, the majority of trees would die and those left would last long due to people using them for fire

Religious books make for good burning.

 

[Castiel]

See we've thought of it all!

You can use cow poo as well, but that smells worse. Better for cooking hedgehogs though. Mix a bit of cow poo with clay mud, cover the hedgehog and bake in a fire. when you crack open the baked claypoo all the spines of the hedgehog come away with it and viola...lunch.

 

[jp_bl_68]

And before you say it, yes there are camel's that live in Arctic conditions.

They're called Tauntauns.

What would you do if Europe/The World was plunged into a moderate ice age?

Freeze. Tbh, trying to survive an ice age sounds like a load of arse ache. I'll allow my body to freeze, wait for mankind to get back on its feet again and hope that someone thaws me out and reanimates me.

 

[MikeHunt79]

Triple glazing, woodburning stove and a load of wood, along with a few Nvidia GFX cards for good measure!

 

[Castiel]

You Royal Marines know too much!

Is there a method that possibly doesn't involve poo ?

Ray Mears is an amateur.

Build a fire-pit, use dried leaves, fungus, pine cones, paper, whatever you have and heat some sizeable rocks. This will cause the heat to last longer and use less fuel.

Problem is the easiest fuel to obtain in a treeless environment is poo, and if your clever an animal such a goat will provide fuel, food and a handy companion and not need too much attention, will survive on anything and you can eat it if your desperate.

 

[Amnesia]

sit it out in a microwave.

 

[bobbydigital]

Admit defeat and put on a jumper.

 

[kwerk]

Start harvesting the fattest, most succulent long-pigs with my FAL.