Outside the Bounds of the Affected Area
Probably the best and most elegant solution to avoiding the troubles and travails associated with living in an area under martial law is to simply get out from under that affected area.

No matter what happens, it is unlikely that a massive regional or nationwide implementation of martial law will occur.

Based on a response projection established to counter localized or smaller regional incidents, you can expect martial law to be in place in a tiny fraction of the country when it is in effect at all.

The solution, then, is simple. If at all possible, pack up your life and your family and head elsewhere.

Depending on the specifics of the declaration, this might be across the state, across state lines or even across the country. Don’t rule anything out, and be prepared that you might have to move a little farther than you would like.

Though this might be a dreadful challenge, the good news is that life will, more or less, go on as usual in the areas that are not under martial law.

Depending on your family and financial situation, you might even want to look into a drop everything vacation with an extended rental, be it a condo or house, even an extended stay hotel.

If your profession is amenable to working from home and especially working remotely via the internet, so much the better as this will only increase the attractiveness of this response.

As good as this option is, you must plan for a worst case scenario of the martial law declaration being expanded or implemented elsewhere.

If you are going to an area that itself is likely to see martial law declared you could be facing the classic blunder of jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Consider carefully whether or not the prospective safe haven is known for commercial, industrial or political importance or if it is currently experiencing heightened levels of unrest that might provoke a serious government response.

The Wilderness
If you are of a conventional prepper mentality, your default plan to all kinds of societal trouble might be simply to head for deep country.

I don’t think it is any exaggeration to assert that a declaration of martial law, especially one in response to civil unrest would definitely qualify as societal trouble!

Heading out into the wilderness can definitely get you out from under the thumb of martial law and the troopers enforcing it, so it is a meaningful response, but more than most this plan has significant drawbacks to go with the perks. Let us start with the good and then we will move on to the bad.

In the park column, so long as you are not near any area of strategic interest, you really won’t be worrying about the day-to-day dealings with troopers or other officials like you would if you were near any kind of civilization currently under the effect of martial law.

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