Is Recession Preparing a New Breed of Survivalist? [Survival Today - an On going Thread #2]

May 05th,2008

[nw_arizona_granny]

Yahoo ran an interesting article this morning indicating a rise in the number of survivalist communities cropping up around the country. I have been wondering myself how much of the recent energy crisis is causing people to do things like stockpile food and water, grow their own vegetables, etc. Could it be that there are many people out there stockpiling and their increased buying has caused food prices to increase? It’s an interesting theory, but I believe increased food prices have more to do with rising fuel prices as cost-to-market costs have increased and grocers are simply passing those increases along to the consumer. A recent stroll through the camping section of Wal-Mart did give me pause - what kinds of things are prudent to have on hand in the event of a worldwide shortage of food and/or fuel? Survivalist in Training

I’ve been interested in survival stories since I was a kid, which is funny considering I grew up in a city. Maybe that’s why the idea of living off the land appealed to me. My grandfather and I frequently took camping trips along the Blue Ridge Parkway and around the Smoky Mountains. Looking back, some of the best times we had were when we stayed at campgrounds without electricity hookups, because it forced us to use what we had to get by. My grandfather was well-prepared with a camp stove and lanterns (which ran off propane), and when the sun went to bed we usually did along with it. We played cards for entertainment, and in the absence of televisions, games, etc. we shared many great conversations. Survivalist in the Neighborhood

[nw_arizona_granny]

Cal thank you for all the excellent articles, each is important.

Gardens and seeds appear to be high on the list in peoples minds.

Good, that means they will eat.

The hidden gardens are beginning to make sense, for we are going to be criminals if we do or do not grow a garden, so why not hidden gardens with enough food for those who find it.

You will laugh, as I kept opening your posts ready to answer and there is no way that I can comment on each of them, so now I will dump my tabs and stick with “Thank you, all important articles”.

[nw_arizona_granny]

be careful where you farm in the city lead and other toxins can be in the soils.<<<

Very true, and if you visited many of the farms, that our foods come from, you will find they adjoin the freeways and also pass on the poisons from the cars and gas.

If in doubt, grow in a greenhouse and in pots.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Drought Reignites Dust Bowl Fears

March 21, 2009
R. Scott Rappold
The Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO<<<

We went throught the 1930’s dustbowl in the panhandle of Texas.

They are powerful storms.

Need to go back to bed.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Thanks for the update, What a trip ....

LOL, I suggested that you write a book, now I know you will have the material to fill two of them.

You were on my mind, do let us know that you are safe and we will all be sending up prayers for you.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Let the laws roll, I want the obamas to break all of them.

They will if they give food to the pantry.

[nw_arizona_granny]

The shipments - to Norway’s Svalbard Global Seed Vault - serve a two-fold purpose, according to ARS plant physiologist David Ellis. The first is to ensure the safekeeping of duplicate copies of seeds already maintained in the NPGS, which contains more than 500,000 accessions of cultivated plants and their wild relatives.<<

This should be a good thing, I would prefer that we were in charge, but the way things are going here, maybe it is better that it is not.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Incompetent Evil in Charge

The same people responsible for the many disasters now surrounding every American household, were elected in 2006 and 2008 to fix what they broke. Instead of reversing course and placing their faith in the principles of freedom, they are installing more of the same failed entitlement policies that created the problem and they are doing so at a fever pace.,,,

True.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Welcome, good to see you posting here.

Dela Where is the one to ask about canning, he has talked of canning Butter and may recall where it is posted.

There is information here, I would use what a Gov. group says and not what a granny says for canning, for many of them will be as out of date on safe canning practices as I am.

http://www.google.com/search?q=canning+Butter&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

[nw_arizona_granny]

I had never heard of this one either, it appears to be a Hawaii disease.

[nw_arizona_granny]

That deserves a thread of its own.<<<

If you would like to make it a thread, please do, as I am running on low go power the last couple days and am not able to even consider attempting another thread.

I see several here in tonight/yesterdays posts that would make important threads.

[JDoutrider]

Made it!

We're safe!

Too exhausted to make a full report... Thanks again for the Prayers and Good thoughts!

[nw_arizona_granny]

These people need to be dealt with to the fullest extent of the law.

No more mercy for them than they show for the victims of their attacks.<<<

I have followed the attacks of the anarchists for years, to my way of thinking, they are the John Kerry types, who are smarter than he was in the 1970’s, for they cover their faces now and will be our next presidents and senators.

To me they are communists.........it is as simple as that.

In following them, the group that will do all the damage at the g-20 meeting, is a group that will be destroying us some other place next month, the women of the group as a rule do not cover their faces and I followed a red head, long and natural curly red hair, all over the world for several years, just by looking at the photos of the protests, until I found her.

She looks like Susan Hayworth, a movie star from the 1950’s.

Someone is paying them to cause trouble, Soros maybe or ???

I refuse to own a tv, so it is easier to pick out people in the news photos, then it is on tv.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Hungry Crustaceans Eat Climate Change Experiment
Posted by samzenpus on Thursday March 26, @02:17PM
from the circle-of-life dept.<<<

I love the report, poor gore, they eat his experiments and every big meeting he plans, gets frozen out....LOL

[nw_arizona_granny]

I was going to get more strawberry plants - I will be checking them out - Oooops Too late!

Was greeted by the message:

We are no longer accepting orders this season.<<<

The President’s creating new jobs, remind me of gores global warming, it would be nice if we had a little of it right now.

With all the seed companies sold out, before the snow melts, the only jobs I can see looming, are the food cops to see that we don’t grow crops that the gov. has on the no grow list and food cops to see we do NOT feed anyone who really needs it.

[nw_arizona_granny]

I don’t know anything official about the science of this but I do know there are some sulphur compounds in onions. And we have a lot of drugs that are sulphur based. So, I’ve always wondered if that onion is God’s sulphur medicine. I just know I’ve seen it work on a child’s fever a few times. Odd but true.

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I would think that you are right, as when my daughter was about a week old, my grandmother cooked a onion until it was part of the water, added a couple drops of whiskey and gave it to her for an upset stomach and it worked.

[nw_arizona_granny]

But the principle of compound interest and “vote yourself some benefits” makes that less likely each day, no? We can’t financially survive as a country after 2025-2030 unless we were to get behind business and grow our way out of this, right?<<<

Thank you for the post, and no I don’t have the answers, but will be hoping someone does and soon.

[nw_arizona_granny]

I wanted to post a review of a whole wheat bread recipe. I am SO happy with the results - both loaves are now gone and I only made them the day before yesterday!<<<

Yes, I remember the recipe and I am so glad you gave your report on it.

It sounds good to me.

I like the refrigerator doughs, the basic sweet roll dough in the Fanny Farmer cookbook, was one that I used for years and it went in the refrigerator ...

I am smiling, thinking that you liked it and will make it again.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Thanks to God and your good driving.

I am so very glad to know that you are home and safe, now I can relax, knowing you are to busy to get into mischief ....

Will say a fair share of thankful prayers, for trips like this are not fun.

Thank you for letting us know.

Now have fun and dream on.

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://green.yahoo.com/blog/daily_green_news/8/twelve-amazing-shipping-container-houses.html

[Interesting]

Twelve amazing shipping container houses
By Brian Clark Howard

Posted Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:50am PDT
Related topics: Design, Solar Power, Buildings, Reusing stuff
More from The Daily Green News blog

[Nice photos]

[nw_arizona_granny]

[Live Links for each paragraph, at url site]

http://green.yahoo.com/blog/the_conscious_consumer/53/how-to-find-free-stuff.html;_ylt=AjcKzMMj.bBGUhwgTzoaqoCCV8cX

How to find free stuff

By Lori Bongiorno

Posted Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:04pm PDT
Related topics: Shopping, Tips, Saving Money, Reusing stuff
More from The Conscious Consumer blog

Want free furniture, a place to stay, or even a bike? Thanks to the Internet, it’s fairly easy to find a wide variety of free products and services.

Dozens of websites are dedicated to helping you locate stuff your neighbors want to unload, opportunities to swap what you no longer need, ways to find giveaways from businesses, and more.

Obviously, seeking out free stuff is great for your budget, but it can also be good for the planet. Reusing things, for example, keeps valuable items out of the landfill and saves the resources needed to make a new product from scratch.

Here are some of the best ways to find free stuff:

* Log onto Freecycle and other reuse groups to search listings of items being given away by people in your town.

* Craigslist has a whole category dedicated to “free stuff” for each of its participating cities. Find everything from cardboard boxes to electric sewing machines to computer games.

* Search for free reusable items with the Local Reuse application on your iPhone.

* CouchSurfing connects travelers with hosts around the globe. The result: You get both a free place to stay and locals to hang out with for an inside glimpse of other cultures.

* Want free accommodations while travelling, but aren’t up for sleeping on a couch? Use Digsville, Home Base Holidays, HomeExchange.com, and HomeLink to find traditional home-exchange opportunities.

* Favorpals is all about helping you trading skills and favors. Clean someone’s house in exchange for dog walking when you’re at work or for tutoring your kid in math. Or offer painting services and get help with designing a website.

* You can trade anything from babysitting and calligraphy lessons to pianos and foosball tables to cars and boats at U-Exchange.

* Swap books, music, DVDs, or video games via mail through Swaptree. Print a postage label right from your computer for easy mailing.

* You can trade clothes, accessories, shoes, and even cosmetics at Swapstyle.

* Trade kids’ stuff you no longer need at Tots Swap Shop or Kizoodle.

* Get free new jewelry at Silver Jewelry Club. What’s the catch? This jewelry manufacturing company is looking to get the word out about its designs. Be prepared to pay modest shipping costs.

* MyOpenBar.com helps people find free (or cheap) drinks in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Honolulu, and Miami.

* ThefreeSite.com, StartSampling, and Free Stuff Channel are just some of the websites dedicated to helping users find giveaways, samples, trials, and other promotional items.

Environmental journalist Lori Bongiorno shares green-living tips and product reviews with Yahoo! Green’s users. Send Lori a question or suggestion for potential use in a future column. Her book, Green Greener Greenest: A Practical Guide to Making Eco-smart Choices a Part of Your Life is available on Yahoo! Shopping and Amazon.com.