Is Portugal a good place for preppers to have their bugout location? Is Portugal a good place for survivalists?

Portugal is a good place for preppers and survivalists because of our history.  For many years in the past, such as in the First World War and the Second World War, we went through a bit of poverty, so the only thing we had was fish and land for agriculture.  We could not import any goods, and we could not produce goods, so we had to live off of the land and the sea. So that’s why we are known for our fishermen and our fishing villages; there are many around the coast...

Portugal is a good place for preppers and survivalists because of our history.  For many years in the past, such as in the First World War and the Second World War, we went through a bit of poverty, so the only thing we had was fish and land for agriculture.  We could not import any goods, and we could not produce goods, so we had to live off of the land and the sea. So that’s why we are known for our fishermen and our fishing villages; there are many around the coast and our agricultural lands. As a result, Portugal is idea for survivalists because you can off of the land and the sea and not depend on anyone.

 

In addition, we have a lot of mountains and generally mountain regions, which are perfect for a hideout. I’ve seen some survivalists use caves and things like that or bunkers under land and I believe Portugal would be a perfect place for this. There are a lot of wild animals in Portugal as well—warthog, rabbits, birds—so basically, if you had to live out off of nature you would be in the right place. 

 

We have a lot of rivers and we have a lot of lakes. Obviously, you would have to heat up the water to kill the bacteria we get a lot of fresh water in Portugal.  The temperature in Portugal is not extreme, so you don’t have to worry about freezing to death.  We get a very mild winter, with temperatures ranging between 5 and 15 degrees (41 to 59 F) and in summer you get between 20 and 30 (68 to 86 F). Obviously, there are exceptional days in the summer that you can get 33 or 34 (91 to 93 F) but the average is 30 degrees (86F) and in the winter you can actually get days with 0 or 1 degree (32 to 33 F) but it’s also very rare.  

 

(Warthog, pictured.)