As SHTF preppers, most of our readers have either considered moving out to the rural country or are already there. It’s clear that being out of highly populated metropolitan areas in the event of a man made or natural disaster would be ideal, especially if we’re talking about worst-case scenarios like economic collapse, hyperinflation, or World War III.

While the dream of goin’ country may seem like paradise, you better think twice, maybe thrice, before you decide to pull the trigger.

Deborah Lagarde at Something Happening Here provides some important considerations that you should make before you up and move the entire family out to the boonies. We’ve excerpted some of her points below, but we highly recommend reading the article in full.

Number One, know for sure that if you plan on leaving your job because of “the rat race” or because you have made up your mind that being stifled in an office environment is not what you bargained for, and move into a completely rural or remote area, that you had better be prepared for a sharp drop in income.

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Number Two, if you have kids, prepare to homeschool or “unschool” them, because otherwise you will be spending probably two hours a day either picking them up from public school or dropping them off.

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Number Three, prepare for what could be your “worst nightmares” if all you have ever known is city life: calloused hands, filthy fingernails, the smell of cattle/horse/dog/cat/goat droppings, the smell of skunks…

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Number Five, are you prepared to grow a garden big enough to feed your family at least for six months during growing season (and a few months after…do you know how to “can” food?)

Deborah lists over twenty things you really need to know and consider before you give up your day job – be sure to think about this before you sell your house in Sardinia and head for the hills.