The Survival Prepper 10 Commandments

Survival and Beyond ^ | 4/15/13 | Ed Corcoran

[Kartographer]

1. Thou Shall Live
2. Thou Shall Be Free
3. Thou Shall Be Self-Reliant
4. Thou Shall Be Fruitful
5. Thou Shall Seek Simplicity
6. Thou Shall Gather Your Resources
7. Thou Shall Seek Redundancy
8. Thou Shall Increase Your Skills
9. Thou Shall Be Charitable
10. What Thou Cannot Defend, Thouest Does Not Own

[Kartographer]

For your thoughts and discussion.

[Kartographer]

Preppers’ PING!!

[humblegunner]

Thouest?

[mountainlion]

I am done being a “Prepper”. It seems silly to make such formal “10 Commandments” when there are so many types of people involved. I will follow God's 10 commandments but really...

[DesertRhino]

Thou shalt keep it under your Stetson. Don’t talk about your prep work.

[grobdriver]

Thou dost?

[JoeProBono]

Thou shalt have transport

[g.i.joe]

11. Thou shalt trade thy canned ham and eggs to G.I. Joe for fair barter value.

[bgill]

Today, I watered some seedlings, praised my new sourdough starter for bubbling nicely (knock on wood), mended a pair of old jeans, replenished the pantry and freezer, read some how-to’s, and hubby shot a varmint. Just a normal day.

[Marcella]

3. Thou Shall Be Self-Reliant
4. Thou Shall Be Fruitful
6. Thou Shall Gather Your Resources
7. Thou Shall Seek Redundancy
8. Thou Shall Increase Your Skills

I have worked in my garden today to try and grow food and I have never, ever, done this. Learning to do this fits all the numbered above. Johnny is helping me by Freepmail so maybe I won't kill all the plants if they come up from the seed.

I did buy some little tomato plants earlier and so far haven't killed the 9 tomato plants that are growing and have little bitty tomatoes on the two cherry ones.

I'm doing my usual way to learn a new skill and that means reading and learning about plants and how to best grow them.

If this were a strictly indoor activity, I'd already have it mastered. Being in the heat just isn't my thing, but I'm determined to know how to do this.

I did buy a small greenhouse to have that for seeds next spring. I'm using it now to try and grow tobacco from seed. I killed the first batch I started.

[bigbob]

Thou shalt blogpimp.

[TheOldLady]

I made soap today. I have soap formulas, and I know how to use them.

[immadashell]

But, where is the howitzer?

[immadashell]

11. Thou shall shoot to kill.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

11. Thou shalt purchase the latest defense implementaria:

[Old Sarge]

Not grammatically correct, at least not in Latin.

It SHOULD read:

1. Thou Shalt Live
2. Thou Shalt Be Free
3. Thou Shalt Be Self-Reliant
4. Thou Shalt Be Fruitful
5. Thou Shalt Seek Simplicity
6. Thou Shalt Gather Thy Resources
7. Thou Shalt Seek Redundancy
8. Thou Shalt Increase Thy Skills
9. Thou Shalt Be Charitable
10. That Which Thou Cannot Defend, Thou Dost Not Own

Now therefore, go, and proclaim Preparedness throughout all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof.

[JRandomFreeper]

I killed the first batch I started.

You have plenty of seeds to try, try again. If only you have a microscope to see them. They are itty bitty seeds. ;)

/johnny

[Kartographer]

I think not. First I have NO connection with the blog, but that’s no never mind since you accuse me of such I ask that you provide proof of your charge and take it to the moderators.

[Marcella]

I call those seeds “orange powder”. I have no idea how many are in this second batch.

[JRandomFreeper]

Only 2 orders of magnitude with seeds that size: None and Lots.

You learn to cope. Practice makes one throw stuff and turn the air blue with invective and eventually.... makes perfect.

/johnny