It's common to gaslight the sane, and the preppers are no different. Like anything, prepping can go too far, but what you've outlined here is not only eminently reasonable but should be obvious to any clear-thinking person possessing a desire to survive. Sadly, clear-thinking people are in short supply; but thankfully we have a few like yourself that are willing to lead the horse to water. Another great one JM:)
Excellent, I may copy this off locally. I nodded my head through the entire article. The only thing I haven't done is acquire an alternate means of transportation. After stumbling across survivalblog.com and peakprosperity.com (fka chrismartenson.com) in their early years I had an awakening and started in earnest. Family and friends were mostly just amused and occasionally annoyed by my efforts... until... the early months of the pandemic, when I was suddenly a very smart guy! One said "well, if I wasn't a prepper before I am now". "'bout dang time" I thought. My funnest endeavor has been acquiring an electric and manual (gotta have a backup!) wheat grinder and an assortment of different types wheat berries. Fresh ground flour is a different animal than any store bought flour. Its a dream to work with and the flavor is usually noticeable, depending on what you made with it.
Thanks so much for this. I think I'm about halfway there. Way back in the late 60s I had accumulated a pretty good stash of old style quarters that still had a good amount of silver. In J H Kunstler's "World Made by Hand" series those coins are used for trading. However I wound up spending my collection at face value for an engagement ring. In retrospect it was a good purchase, as she's still with me after 54 years.
It's common to gaslight the sane, and the preppers are no different. Like anything, prepping can go too far, but what you've outlined here is not only eminently reasonable but should be obvious to any clear-thinking person possessing a desire to survive. Sadly, clear-thinking people are in short supply; but thankfully we have a few like yourself that are willing to lead the horse to water. Another great one JM:)
Ben Franklin, quite the plagiarist, wrote, “Do good with what thou hast, or it will do the no good.”
Excellent, I may copy this off locally. I nodded my head through the entire article. The only thing I haven't done is acquire an alternate means of transportation. After stumbling across survivalblog.com and peakprosperity.com (fka chrismartenson.com) in their early years I had an awakening and started in earnest. Family and friends were mostly just amused and occasionally annoyed by my efforts... until... the early months of the pandemic, when I was suddenly a very smart guy! One said "well, if I wasn't a prepper before I am now". "'bout dang time" I thought. My funnest endeavor has been acquiring an electric and manual (gotta have a backup!) wheat grinder and an assortment of different types wheat berries. Fresh ground flour is a different animal than any store bought flour. Its a dream to work with and the flavor is usually noticeable, depending on what you made with it.
Thanks so much for this. I think I'm about halfway there. Way back in the late 60s I had accumulated a pretty good stash of old style quarters that still had a good amount of silver. In J H Kunstler's "World Made by Hand" series those coins are used for trading. However I wound up spending my collection at face value for an engagement ring. In retrospect it was a good purchase, as she's still with me after 54 years.
Great story, great information, thanks for this one JM.