—Only the young, healthy, tough minded and physically fit could even stand the physical strain.—
Imagine a few thousand watts of solar cells and/or wind and water power and battery operated farm equipment.
But you and I are in agreement. Sometimes the talk of us preppers reminds me of the scene in Gone With the Wind where the Southern Gentlemen are discussing what sport a war with the north would be. ‘Cept it wasn’t.
“Imagine a few thousand watts of solar cells and/or wind and water power and battery operated farm equipment.”
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It makes a pretty mental picture but where would you get all that “battery operated farm equipment”. I don’t even know where to get a small, one row tractor with the necessary equipment other than to search for it used. I think all the new farm equipment is geared toward the big operations. Even if you found it new it would be expensive and likely of low quality. Mules might actually be more practical if you can find the equipment and you have land. I can teach you how to use them ;>)
Solar cells may become more and more practical but wind is very unreliable in most places and water power demands a stream big enough to use and a drop which means building a dam unless you live in mountains. Damming a stream which is big enough to provide usable power is a large project.