[teenyelliott]

Oh, I am SO sad, and really surprised, to hear that no one took those threads over. I had saved the third thread as a favorite, thank you for the first and second. I never really fit the "prepper" category, although homesteading and prepper often go hand in hand.

For me, the doom and gloom that seems to surround the prepper groups is depressing and kind of panic-inducing, where as the lifestyle of homesteading is a gratifying peaceful kind of thing. Just a gradual change in the way we live, a slow removal from what was a "supposed to" life, to a "want to" life. :)

And hey, CottonBall, I should have put you on my ping!

[CottonBall]

For me, the doom and gloom that seems to surround the prepper groups is depressing and kind of panic-inducing, where as the lifestyle of homesteading is a gratifying peaceful kind of thing. Just a gradual change in the way we live, a slow removal from what was a "supposed to" life, to a "want to" life. :)

And hey, CottonBall, I should have put you on my ping!

Thx for the ping! Your website is great - looking at it makes me want to jump into homesteading myself. Aw well, it will be a few years (we are waiting to have enough cash on hand to survive until SS). We aren't as adventurous as you, darn it ;(

Yes, the prepper mode is a bit different than homesteading. I call myself a prepper for now, while I am in the city and not as prepared as I'd like to be (with a self-sufficient farm). When I get there, I will be a prepared homesteader.

We could use some more granny-type threads, IMO, with less emphasis on guns and storing food, although those are important issues, and more ideas on being self-sufficient.