This For All You Preppers Who Think Your Living Off The Grid

YouTube ^ | 2/2021 | Nomad Architecture

[OneVike]

This is a video of a family of reindeer herders setting up their lodging for a short stay before they have to head out again. They are on the move every four days or so, and by now they got this down to a science, and everyone works together. These families are so far off the grid they live in Siberia. I'm offer 17 screen shots from the video for those who would rather not spend the 32 minutes watching the whole video, however, your missing a treat if you don't.

I often read about preppers who are doing their best to live off the grid, but after watching this video you guys ain't got nothing on these people. They are so far off the grid, the only modern convenience they got is a snowmobile to pull their long train off sleds from one camping spot to another as they herd their reindeer. It's an amazing thing to watch, and after I finished I couldn't help to think how spoiled we are here in America. Hell, even American peppers are spoiled compared to these people. Below is some information from the producer of the video that I lifted from the youtube video, and the 16 more screen shots follow.

The Nenet reindeer herders need to move their tent every few days throughout most of the year. Every time they migrate they must pack the whole tent away, drag it across the tundra on sledges, and erect it again in a fresh place, sometimes in temperatures of minus thirty degrees. Survival depends on working together as a team.

After staying in the wooded taiga for two months they start to migrate north following the ancient paths of migrating reindeer (caribou). In four months they will travel up to 1200km and must pack and move every three to five days to keep up with their herd. They must reach their summer quarters before the snows melt and flood great rivers with icy waters too cold and deep for the calves, born along the way, to cross.

Behind the tent an invisible line extends out into the tundra. It is called the sawei line, and a woman cannot cross it. It will bring bad luck to the tent. It was hard for them to explain exactly why, it is much stronger than a superstition and is connected to the spirit pole that stands at the back of the tent. This pole is sacred and a woman cannot cross underneath it either, and only a shaman may sit in this holy place. The origins of this are a little lost, there may be practical reasons, for example the back of the tent is traditionally where the men work, often together, so they have to be able to move about freely, but there are often two families in a single tent, so maybe one day the women just agreed territories to stop tripping over each other. Maybe it has such a mundane origin, or maybe there are real spirits that come up to the tent from behind and would bring harm to any women caught in the wrong place. If several tents pitch together, their lines must not cross either, so they tend to camp in a straight line to avoid this.

In answer to the many questions - on personal hygiene, everyone washes using a bowl of soap and hot water, just like most of our grandparents did before everyone had pipes and taps. There is no toilet in the tent as some have suggested, they find a spot a few hundred metres away. They are not pitching on a lake but a small mound where the snow blows a little thinner, Gas companies have been in the area and gave away snowmobiles as part of land access negotiations. Also sometimes there are competitions with them as prizes, sometimes they sell a load of reindeer and buy one. Most families now have at least one but the reindeer are still used a lot. Yes, they use a sled to go to town, or trading posts to buy groceries.

I wanted to catch the entire process, but have edited it down a little from the 40-45 minutes it takes to get from the open snows to a warm cosy home

[Jamestown1630]

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[Hambone 1934]

After 2 days, the people would toss dems out in the cold to freeze.....Dems don’t work...period

[Jonty30]

It’s a niceife, if you’re used to it.
Typically, those who live herding and gathering lifestyles have free time than those who live a modern lifestyle.

[Jonty30]

It’s a nice life, if you’re used to it.
Typically, those who live herding and gathering lifestyles have free time than those who live a modern lifestyle.

[Secret Agent Man]

Not when you get injured its not a nice life.

At least there are no hospital staff waiting to kill you, like here.

[Jonty30]

You’re right on that.
But some of us prefer our leisure than having all ten fingers.

[LibertyWoman]

Well, the way things are going we may all be living like that b.s. soon. According to reports the United States has only a 25 day supply of Diesel left.

[Jonty30]

We can liberal fat into fuel. Their leisure lifestyles ensure an abundance of fuel.

[lee martell]

This looks rather interesting. I may need to make time for watching the entire video.
Meanwhile, I notice the writer prefers using “Your” when I would have expected him to instead use “You’re for You Are,
but whatever. That detail won’t stop the world from turning.

[LibertyWoman]

Excellent idea

[Norski]

Whole video worth watching, did so some time back.

[Nifster]

Not really

[dennisw]

Who wants to live off reindeer meat and milk all year around? I guess they get a treat of wild berries in the summer. Some wild plants too, that they can cook and eat in their reindeer stew/

[Jonty30]

Maybe not in Northern Germany, where their January daytime average is around -10C. However, as you approach their coast it warms to as warm as as 6C daytime average.

[metmom]

I would love one of those winter coats!

You’re right. We’d die before we could survive like that. You literally have to be raised for it.

[mad_as_he$$]

“Some reports” are wrong. It’s a 25 day ROLLING supply. Not 25 days left. It is already inching up. And:

“There could be some relief on the way. Two ships carrying approximately 1 million barrels of diesel will soon arrive in New York after being diverted from their original destinations in Europe. Additionally, regional diesel production will receive a boost when Delta Air Line’s Trainer refinery in Pennsylvania returns from seasonal maintenance.”
https://www.carscoops.com/2022/10/u-s-has-just-25-days-supply-of-diesel-but-more-is-coming/

[riverrunner]

Totally wrong those who live primitive life styles tend to work very hard at surviving.

It is a modern misconception.

Surviving without modern methods is a lot of work.

Where to people “living off the grid” get all there replacement parts.

these people pictured had to trade for their wood stove and other modern things some place.

[Jonty30]

I don’t question that it is hard work
The Amish, on average, will burn about 7,000 per day
However, they have set and duties and slow times of the year.
6 months of the years, they only have to make sure their reindeer are fed.

Whereas, we are working 10-12 hours/day 6 days a week, often without a vacation.

https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/day-in-the-life-of-a-reindeer-herder/

[riverrunner]

You really need to go and live this life style for awhile.

Your living in La la land.

Try making firewood by using hand tools try breaking ground without using gas or diesel.

Even go live on a modern farm and see how much work is done in a day.

Working at a modern job 6 days a week 10 hours a day is nothing what one puts in a farm.