As if trying to live in a complete survival situation wasn't hard enough, the pole shift scenario as I have come to understand it presents some unique problems:

(1) The fact that there are bound to be roving bands of dangerous leftover humans around for awhile. Although I own a rifle, I see it as mainly a hunting tool. I prefer isolation as the best way to avoid these groups. Gas should be in short supply or even nonexistent, so getting 10+ miles into the back country should discourage most attacks by these types who focus on looking for easy targets.

(2) "Drizzle-land": If a pole shift causes every volcano to pop, then with ash in the sky and constant drizzle, everything is going to be harder. For starters, good luck trying to grow crops in these conditions, which is why I emphasize hunting/gathering myself. Even then, how does one dry meat, keep tools from rusting, keep food from rotting, etc. Not to mention things like getting vitamin D (multivitamins are a must in one's survival storage pack).

Just some thoughts, not a pretty picture, but the kind of thing one has to think about if you take this stuff seriously.

Soledad