So we are preparing for Beyond Thunderdome?
I have provisions in case of a disaster (tornado, earthquake), certainly.
I can’t picture a scenario that would require seeds.
What’s with all the “barter” discussion.
Roll out tariffs and buy American goods. America will keep jobs, and we’ll keep our money here.
No need to barter. We’ll just return to self sufficiency.
Let China barter.
What, no bottle caps? Nuke cola? Geiger counters, maps or bobble heads?
Cmon!
/johnny
The problem with all of these lists that I see is the short term emphasis. All of the stuff on that list sounds like the typical weekend rambo stuff.
Here is what people actually need: tools, skills and some raw materials. For example, that list has seeds on it. Ok, what are you going to do with these seeds? Dig them in with a stick? Harvest everything by hand?
Then the list says “pesticides.” That’s nice. Which pesticides? What do these pesticides treat? How do the author(s) intend to apply these pesticides? Most people reading this stuff couldn’t tell the difference between an insecticide and a herbicide, much less know that the most pernicious pest is often some form of mite.
The best investment most people could make is to find and download the USA Field Survival manual, then start efforts to find the Firefox series of books.
After that, you can take what you need.
bookmark Great post thank you!
A good aricle worth reading. I especially like your comment on gold and silver. Too many today who buy “gold and silver” are really just buying shares in a hedge fund. Those will be worthless as well.
To Envisioning and waterhill: Be sure to read this.
The ongoing count out of our six laying hens as of the end of May was 700 eggs, (58.3 dozen) this year to date...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2681583/posts
Every list always leaves off the most important preparation:
GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS AND FIGURE WHICH ONES YOU CAN RELY ON!
Some will flee; most will stay.
Organize your neighborhood if defense or other measures become necessary.
I always approach this with neighbors as “hurricane/tornado prep” because of where we are. Most are scared of the economy, but few expect societal breakdown.
Groups and teams always have more capability than individuals.
1. Bullets - varied calibres.
For later
I’ve laid in enough supplies to work one of our specialty skills; beer making. We’re pretty well set on the rest of your list, plus a few other things peculiar to our area.
But on top of all that we’ve got the supplies and the skills to turn out pretty near 100 gallons of good old fashioned home brewed beer. I figure that will make us pretty popular on the barter market.
bkmk
I have not read all the comments, so this may have already been addressed.
I do not know who this "Randy" is but if he believes that until the past 30 to 40 years Americans did most of their commerce by bartering and independent trade, he is FOS. I have been around for over 70 years and I cannot recall a time wherein it was NOT the practice to use MONEY to BUY goods and services.
But some people, the world began when they were born.
I got my first rabbit Friday. Once we get settled in together, I’ll get her some little friends.
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