laterallyshaking
Elite
Shelter, Fire, Water, Food. (in that order) The holy quaternity when it comes to survival situations.
Shelter: The chances of one of us getting lost in the woods and needing to build our own shelter are pretty low. In a situation of societal turmoil, our shelter will likely be pretty easy to come by, in many cases, we may just stay right where we are. (Note: By "societal turmoil", I don't necessarily mean some apocalyptic event, but things could happen that would require us to fend for ourselves for a while. See: Great Depression, Venezuelan Socialism, Wartime Shortages, etc)
Fire: Fire shouldn't be hard to come by in the long run. Lighters are everywhere. Might not hurt go get your hands on a ferro rod or other fire striker if you fear a coming lighter shortage. If you don't have a fire-place, don't fret. Our "shelters" are typically good enough to get by with a blanket or four, even in extreme cold if our electricity goes out.
Water: Water is another story, and one worth of a thread of its own.
That brings us to Food.
I see a lot of people storing up emergency stashes of food. 3 months. 6 Months. A year. Awesome. In most emergency situations, that's more than enough. I don't want this post to come across like I'm disparaging preppers. Not at all. It's a worthy endeavor and a great idea to have a small stash of food. After all, good luck growing a garden in the dead of winter, right? It's a great idea to have enough on hand to get you through to growing season.
My only problem with food prepping, however, is that it is not enough, in the (unlikely?) case of a long-term societal turmoil/collapse/etc. There's only so much food you can store. Eventually, you're going to have to provide food for yourself the way your grandpappy used to do it. (If your grandpappy didn't, then bear with me... Somebody's grandpappy did.)
What I'm getting at is: Does anybody know how to grow their own food anymore? If not, it wouldn't be a bad idea to pick it up as a skillset. I'm not saying quit your job and become a farmer, but grow a small garden every year just to get the hang of it. Being able to put food on the table long-term is an invaluable skill that I think is becoming lost to our current generations. Hunting, fishing, farming... Worth every second of time you invest in improving in these areas.
Also, check out this link. It's a basic blueprint for stealth gardening. Depending on the situation, being able to hide the fact that you're growing food could be very handy. Plus, these tips are also very reminiscent of companion planting, which I think is just a good idea in any situation.
Anybody else have any tips for growing/procuring food? Stealth gardening? Hunting? Fishing? Trapping? Let's hear it.
Got any stories to share? Pics of big game kills you wanna show off? Let's hear it.
Am I just wrong about something I said above and you can't wait to let me hear about it? Let's hear it.
Shelter: The chances of one of us getting lost in the woods and needing to build our own shelter are pretty low. In a situation of societal turmoil, our shelter will likely be pretty easy to come by, in many cases, we may just stay right where we are. (Note: By "societal turmoil", I don't necessarily mean some apocalyptic event, but things could happen that would require us to fend for ourselves for a while. See: Great Depression, Venezuelan Socialism, Wartime Shortages, etc)
Fire: Fire shouldn't be hard to come by in the long run. Lighters are everywhere. Might not hurt go get your hands on a ferro rod or other fire striker if you fear a coming lighter shortage. If you don't have a fire-place, don't fret. Our "shelters" are typically good enough to get by with a blanket or four, even in extreme cold if our electricity goes out.
Water: Water is another story, and one worth of a thread of its own.
That brings us to Food.
I see a lot of people storing up emergency stashes of food. 3 months. 6 Months. A year. Awesome. In most emergency situations, that's more than enough. I don't want this post to come across like I'm disparaging preppers. Not at all. It's a worthy endeavor and a great idea to have a small stash of food. After all, good luck growing a garden in the dead of winter, right? It's a great idea to have enough on hand to get you through to growing season.
My only problem with food prepping, however, is that it is not enough, in the (unlikely?) case of a long-term societal turmoil/collapse/etc. There's only so much food you can store. Eventually, you're going to have to provide food for yourself the way your grandpappy used to do it. (If your grandpappy didn't, then bear with me... Somebody's grandpappy did.)
What I'm getting at is: Does anybody know how to grow their own food anymore? If not, it wouldn't be a bad idea to pick it up as a skillset. I'm not saying quit your job and become a farmer, but grow a small garden every year just to get the hang of it. Being able to put food on the table long-term is an invaluable skill that I think is becoming lost to our current generations. Hunting, fishing, farming... Worth every second of time you invest in improving in these areas.
Also, check out this link. It's a basic blueprint for stealth gardening. Depending on the situation, being able to hide the fact that you're growing food could be very handy. Plus, these tips are also very reminiscent of companion planting, which I think is just a good idea in any situation.
Anybody else have any tips for growing/procuring food? Stealth gardening? Hunting? Fishing? Trapping? Let's hear it.
Got any stories to share? Pics of big game kills you wanna show off? Let's hear it.
Am I just wrong about something I said above and you can't wait to let me hear about it? Let's hear it.
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