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

[DelaWhere]

Wow. Tomorrow I plan to be baking bread - Perfect timing with the recipes - they really look good! I will be trying them.

Thanks

[CottonBall]

like the wheat berries, cooked and eaten like rice or oatmeal.

Yum, sounds good. I never thouht of doing anything with them beyond grinding for flour.

[Wneighbor]

Hey! Nice to see you/hear from you.

I’m onto this years gardening like ticks on a dog. Got my onions, taters and a few other winter and root stuff in. My first tomato sprout just showed itself today in the greenhouse and I’ve got lots more waiting to come up.

How are ya’ll? Well, I hope.

[Titan Magroyne]

I like the sound of that, tender bread with a finer texture.

My Mom was a gadget cook, still is, but I disliked the stuff she made in her bread machine.

I’m a huge buttermilk fan, myself.

[Red_Devil 232]

The first time I made the doughnut dough I was really amazed at how much this dough rose in the frig and how many times it had to be punched down. It will take over the frig like the "BLOB" if you don't pay it attention.

My mom got this recipe from her mom. Granny used to work in the pastry kitchen in one of the big hotels in San Franciso.

I have the deep fryer my mother used and I still use it. It is a Sunbeam electric made in 1952.

[Red_Devil 232]

What is a gadget cook? I used to have a bread machine it may as well been a boat anchor. Gave it away in a move a few years ago. I do have one of those heavy duty Kitchenaid mixers that I have had for about 15 years. I use to it mix and knead my bread dough.

Semper Fi

[nw_arizona_granny]

Someone said it was time to ping all of you, the new thread is up and going, we topped 10,007 on #1......

Any of you admitting that you laughed when I said a new one at 5,000 posts?

Thank you to all of you who made Thread #1 a tool for survival and to all of those so hard at work on this the #2 thread, I can only say thank you and I love you all.

granny

Now go out with a big smile and have a wonderful day.

[nw_arizona_granny]

I am sitting here laughing about Callie, what a goat.

Yes the pictures were fine, loaded with no problems.

Our Misty, did not like the man we got hay from and I never knew why, unless he smelled from sweating, as he worked hard.

Every time he came to make me a good deal on hay, maybe even free, while he sat in the patio with a glass of tea, Misty would manage to get her backside to him and try to fertilize him.

I liked him, a gentle man, soft spoken and Misty had one thought in mind.

We had a pair of Samoyed dogs, one was a giant, they guarded the place, by sitting in the front seat of the dune buggy, waiting for it to move.

It always amazed me that folks who were not first class were afraid of them.

We had Snowball first, from a month old, she was always in charge....

One of her first tricks was to answer the phone, a real problem that brought the neighbors to call, since we were on a party line and she answered their calls also.

We had my brothers small children and he came to spend a day with them and we took off to town for supplies.

Ray was worried, seems he fed the kids lunch and did not share with Snowball, so she went and found a kids sock to chew on and sat under the table growling.

Ray was afraid that we would be upset that he had locked her out side.... and that something was wrong with her.

Nothing was, except she wanted lunch and she knew socks would get her lots of attention, as Mary would make her toys, by stuffing rags and old socks in an old sock for her to play with.

My goats were loose a lot too, I liked them loose.

Well ok, so I kept buying animals there was not a pen built for and they lived strange till Bill built one.

[nw_arizona_granny]

I have a great Raised Potato Doughnut recipe<<<

The best way to prove your statement is to ship me a few.

Laughing.

Yes, we would love to have your recipe.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Hello and welcome to the thread.

You will find lots of information on the seeds here and on the other thread at:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?q=1&;page=9901

[nw_arizona_granny]

That meant only 4.5% return per year, but it sure beats the 40%+ losses staying diversified would have returned.

Been getting ready ever since.<<<

Very wise of you.

I think the feeling of depression is filling the air and it makes it even more scary.

[nw_arizona_granny]

All is normal for here with snow and rain,.

I am so glad the healing is going well and will continue with my prayers.

LOL, hard to hide out at Free Republic.

[nw_arizona_granny]

We were waiting for you to bring us a beer.

We have already made wine.

Laughing and saying welcome to the thread.

Of course that wine and beer isn’t to drink, it is “trading stock”.

LOL

[nw_arizona_granny]

One has to know what is happening out there, to know what is of value for here.

[nw_arizona_granny]

I too worry about you granny every day. If only we could help dang it. I will pray again as usual.<<<

Hey it could be worse, I could be living in a mine shaft some place.

[nw_arizona_granny]

And wishing you had a share of the warmth here. Thinking of you often today which makes me think I should send a prayer each time. I hate cold. <<<

I thank you for the prayers, they are my staff of life.

No, I don’t like the cold, about 80 would be fantastic.

[nw_arizona_granny]

I’m not sure what it says about us, but thinking about surviving disasters is a much more upbeat thing to me. <<<

What we do, is constructive and that is important.

It is too late to do more than worry about the politics and write a few letters/phone calls.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Soon it will be warm, gore said so, you know global warming.

Sure looked like snow falling out of my sky.

[nw_arizona_granny]

I just gotta get that land to put them on!!!! That’s all that’s holdin’ me up! <<<

Ohh dear, you are indeed worse than me, about planning things to do.

We will never see you again, when you do find the land, you will be working daylight to dark.

[nw_arizona_granny]

That looks like an excellent recipe, thank you for sharing it with all of us.