Death

[Domeguy]

I would assume during and after a major SHTF event, society will not be functioning as it does today. There will most likely be many people to die from a lot of things, and you will not be able to call a funeral home. We would need to take care of this ourselves. So what do we do with the body, burial is an option, but not in a big city. And here out in the country, I would not have the strength to did a 6 foot hole. There is cremation, but again in a large city, this may not be possible.
What are our options, and what do they require? Things like is 6 ft deep really needed?

[jamesneuen]

The 6 foot thing reduced the smell around grave yards. If it's near you then you could do it shallower but use lime.

I planned to use burning to prevent any possible diseases to us and surrounding wildlife.

If I'm down here though I can just roll them in the ocean and let the sharks and other critters do the rest

[Sniper-T]

depends... loved one, or acquaintance... or baddie.

Loved one, burial (unless they were diseased); acquaintance (possibly same, or cremation); bad guy (cremation or just dragged off a mile or so down wind and left in piles to deter further rovers.

Need to be hidden? drag off into the bush, and opened up to allow the aroma to waft. bears/wolves/coyotes/cats will clean up the mess within hours.

[Fidel MD]

The main concern about disease is getting into the water supply....and burning takes a lot of fuel

[Domeguy]

Due to physical problems, I couldn't even dig 1 decent grave. And in a bad senerio, there could be 100's of bodies. If you can't burn or bury them, then what can we do.

[Sniper-T]

wheel barrow or wagon... toss em on a trailer and take them for a ride down the road.

Or for you... save them for cat food...

[jamesneuen]

Wait for the animals to take care of it?

[Fidel MD]

My personal plan is to stay away from large concentrations of people for the most part. My food and water sources are secure.

After the die-off happens, the bodies will sort themselves out in 3-6 months (perhaps longer if over the winter). It won't be pleasant, perhaps, but it won't be contagious. The worst thing to do would be some halfassed effort that wastes resources and ultimately makes a bad situation worse.

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HTH,
EB

[Illini Warrior]

if you had a substantial die off and a mass burial wouldn't be possible .... if you the manpower & transportation was doable .... you'd stack the bodies in an isolated wood building with a basement .... burn the building and feed the fire until all the bodies were consumed and any remains were in the basement .... fill the basement with rubble & fill ....