[Old Student]

COUNTRYSIDE is a great magazine for those of you who are interested in self-suffiency and have some way to get away from populated areas. Its pre-Y2K (1999 and a little earlier) issues are particularly useful because they had an editor at that time who was heavily into preparing for just these kinds of events. He was pretty convinced that we were going to be attacked in some way and even predicted the same scenarios that are now unfolding--some kind of major attack on the country followed by economic turmoil. He was just a little early in his predictions, but his editorials are chillingly predictive of the post-9/11 world. The articles center around general preparedness, growing & storing food, how to make many, many useful gadgets, and general independence. If you have livestock, you'll find it especially useful as a regular column is written by a vet and is about how to take care of sick animals till you can GET a vet. There's regular information on firearms too.

[gnarledmaw]

Countryside used to be a valuable magazine until the old editor quit and the socialist sympathizers took over. Ive cancelled my subscription and dont even bother to visit their forum any more.

A superior magazine for self-sufficiency interested people is Backwoods Home Magazine.

If you want a good start on self-sufficiency and can put up with a couple nuts then visit Frugal Squirrels place.