survivalist, prepping, and outdoor lovers
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I remember, when the National Geographic Channel began a series; concerning this & I chose, to watch because I love, residential architecture but I also paid attention, to the show; beyond that initial interest! After watching 2 episodes, it was obvious to me; that these people were preparing for everything physical but nothing mental, such as: potential lifelong solitary confinement! They all had this fantasy that they'd bunker with their family, however as 1 man within Hawaii realized during the false missile warning; that his family was within 3 separate locations & he'd never make it to anyone of them, within time; while he was upon the road! I remember thinking that these people whom had guns to protect themselves & their families, via other people'd most likely use that gun upon themselves; when they'd eventually've no people to live among! Also life expectancy'd dramatically decrease, anyway to primitive times; due to a lack of medical care & life saving medications/prescriptions {which ironically expire, prior to food made for years; of hunkering}! Therefore currently it's nonsensical, to prepare; for anything nuclear, etcetera but instead, just for a hurricane, etcetera!0
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zacharyzane91 wrote: »zacharyzane91 wrote: »Versicolour wrote: »I love nature. I would love to go off grid. Ironically, I can't afford it
the current system has it to where it is very hard to break away from unless you want to be a vagabond of sorts
I met a guy who lived on the Appalachian Trail. He would hike for a couple of months, and then go into a trail town to earn money at odd jobs. He'd stay in his tent on the trail and go into town to work. When he earned a few hundred, he'd head back out for another couple of months on the trail.
i respect that but i much would rather have a full time job a home a family some land a garden and etc
I'm not sure what this guy's backstory was. Maybe he just needed to disconnect for a while. I'm with you, though. I'd love to do a thru hike, but would definitely look forward to the days I could experience creature comforts like a bed, shower, and toilet. LOL Hell, after being on the trail even just a few days I still look forward to those!
a thru hike is on my list of things to do but just being able to take at least 6 months to accomplish it is a very hard task to be able to afford financially and responsibility wise0 -
zacharyzane91 wrote: »zacharyzane91 wrote: »Versicolour wrote: »I love nature. I would love to go off grid. Ironically, I can't afford it
the current system has it to where it is very hard to break away from unless you want to be a vagabond of sorts
I met a guy who lived on the Appalachian Trail. He would hike for a couple of months, and then go into a trail town to earn money at odd jobs. He'd stay in his tent on the trail and go into town to work. When he earned a few hundred, he'd head back out for another couple of months on the trail.
i respect that but i much would rather have a full time job a home a family some land a garden and etc
I'm not sure what this guy's backstory was. Maybe he just needed to disconnect for a while. I'm with you, though. I'd love to do a thru hike, but would definitely look forward to the days I could experience creature comforts like a bed, shower, and toilet. LOL Hell, after being on the trail even just a few days I still look forward to those!
It's somewhat common for people to work long enough to earn money to live freely for a while. Then, when they need it again, they pick up odd jobs to continue the cycle.
I prefer consistency, and creature comforts when I'm not camping/hunting.1 -
Therefore currently it's nonsensical, to prepare; for anything nuclear, etcetera but instead, just for a hurricane, etcetera!
You should always have a rally point. Even after a disaster it would still be possible to locate loved ones with communications infrastructure gone.
Also, remember in "I Am Legend" he would broadcast ever day at noon. Another possibility with some type of FRS radio.
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Not so much a doomsday prepper but we bought a small farm. One day I would like if our family was able to mostly eat stuff we raised or grew ourselves. Its a work in progress.2
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4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »Not so much a doomsday prepper but we bought a small farm. One day I would like if our family was able to mostly eat stuff we raised or grew ourselves. Its a work in progress.
the best part about becoming self sufficient its always something you can improve on, its a never ending process2 -
zacharyzane91 wrote: »4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »Not so much a doomsday prepper but we bought a small farm. One day I would like if our family was able to mostly eat stuff we raised or grew ourselves. Its a work in progress.
the best part about becoming self sufficient its always something you can improve on, its a never ending process
I still have a long way to go in the gardening world, but its cool to learn. Im fairly knowledgeable about animals but I have to be careful not to fall into "gotta collect em all" mode!2 -
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I’ve thought of this a lot actually because as a self-proclaimed minimalist, the idea of stockpiling things in my basement gives me legit anxiety. My current survival kit based on what I have on hand is enough food to feed 4 people for about 30 minutes and whatever water we can salvage from the toilets. I don’t like my chances.0
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caco_ethes wrote: »I’ve thought of this a lot actually because as a self-proclaimed minimalist, the idea of stockpiling things in my basement gives me legit anxiety. My current survival kit based on what I have on hand is enough food to feed 4 people for about 30 minutes and whatever water we can salvage from the toilets. I don’t like my chances.
lol train to be a raider i would say is your best bet1 -
Soul_Radiation wrote: »I keep some basic supplies like food and water in case of hurricane or ice-storm...alternate heat source, supplies for grilling...real basic.
We actually do get power-outages from those weather events every several years it seems, so unless your plan was to actually get out and leave your place until you find somewhere else to ride it out...not a bad idea to keep some basics I think.
Several neighbors have back-up generators and I have considered it. They aren't cheap, though. As you get older, I can really see the value in having them however. Being without heat in freezing temperatures is not very fun for young people, either.
You can buy portable generators for about $500 to start. I have a Honda, which costs about $1800 and will do what I need it to.caco_ethes wrote: »I’ve thought of this a lot actually because as a self-proclaimed minimalist, the idea of stockpiling things in my basement gives me legit anxiety. My current survival kit based on what I have on hand is enough food to feed 4 people for about 30 minutes and whatever water we can salvage from the toilets. I don’t like my chances.
You can be a minimalist, while still having enough supplies to last for a few days. Minimalism isn't about not being prepared, it's more about not living life to excess like so many do.1 -
xFunctionalStrengthx wrote: »Soul_Radiation wrote: »I keep some basic supplies like food and water in case of hurricane or ice-storm...alternate heat source, supplies for grilling...real basic.
We actually do get power-outages from those weather events every several years it seems, so unless your plan was to actually get out and leave your place until you find somewhere else to ride it out...not a bad idea to keep some basics I think.
Several neighbors have back-up generators and I have considered it. They aren't cheap, though. As you get older, I can really see the value in having them however. Being without heat in freezing temperatures is not very fun for young people, either.
You can buy portable generators for about $500 to start. I have a Honda, which costs about $1800 and will do what I need it to.caco_ethes wrote: »I’ve thought of this a lot actually because as a self-proclaimed minimalist, the idea of stockpiling things in my basement gives me legit anxiety. My current survival kit based on what I have on hand is enough food to feed 4 people for about 30 minutes and whatever water we can salvage from the toilets. I don’t like my chances.
You can be a minimalist, while still having enough supplies to last for a few days. Minimalism isn't about not being prepared, it's more about not living life to excess like so many do.
For me minimalism is about preferring to starve to death over having too much clutter.1 -
caco_ethes wrote: »xFunctionalStrengthx wrote: »Soul_Radiation wrote: »I keep some basic supplies like food and water in case of hurricane or ice-storm...alternate heat source, supplies for grilling...real basic.
We actually do get power-outages from those weather events every several years it seems, so unless your plan was to actually get out and leave your place until you find somewhere else to ride it out...not a bad idea to keep some basics I think.
Several neighbors have back-up generators and I have considered it. They aren't cheap, though. As you get older, I can really see the value in having them however. Being without heat in freezing temperatures is not very fun for young people, either.
You can buy portable generators for about $500 to start. I have a Honda, which costs about $1800 and will do what I need it to.caco_ethes wrote: »I’ve thought of this a lot actually because as a self-proclaimed minimalist, the idea of stockpiling things in my basement gives me legit anxiety. My current survival kit based on what I have on hand is enough food to feed 4 people for about 30 minutes and whatever water we can salvage from the toilets. I don’t like my chances.
You can be a minimalist, while still having enough supplies to last for a few days. Minimalism isn't about not being prepared, it's more about not living life to excess like so many do.
For me minimalism is about preferring to starve to death over having too much clutter.
At least do something about the toilet water please please pleae1 -
4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »xFunctionalStrengthx wrote: »Soul_Radiation wrote: »I keep some basic supplies like food and water in case of hurricane or ice-storm...alternate heat source, supplies for grilling...real basic.
We actually do get power-outages from those weather events every several years it seems, so unless your plan was to actually get out and leave your place until you find somewhere else to ride it out...not a bad idea to keep some basics I think.
Several neighbors have back-up generators and I have considered it. They aren't cheap, though. As you get older, I can really see the value in having them however. Being without heat in freezing temperatures is not very fun for young people, either.
You can buy portable generators for about $500 to start. I have a Honda, which costs about $1800 and will do what I need it to.caco_ethes wrote: »I’ve thought of this a lot actually because as a self-proclaimed minimalist, the idea of stockpiling things in my basement gives me legit anxiety. My current survival kit based on what I have on hand is enough food to feed 4 people for about 30 minutes and whatever water we can salvage from the toilets. I don’t like my chances.
You can be a minimalist, while still having enough supplies to last for a few days. Minimalism isn't about not being prepared, it's more about not living life to excess like so many do.
For me minimalism is about preferring to starve to death over having too much clutter.
At least do something about the toilet water please please pleae
I won’t be bullied by a person of authority2 -
caco_ethes wrote: »4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »xFunctionalStrengthx wrote: »Soul_Radiation wrote: »I keep some basic supplies like food and water in case of hurricane or ice-storm...alternate heat source, supplies for grilling...real basic.
We actually do get power-outages from those weather events every several years it seems, so unless your plan was to actually get out and leave your place until you find somewhere else to ride it out...not a bad idea to keep some basics I think.
Several neighbors have back-up generators and I have considered it. They aren't cheap, though. As you get older, I can really see the value in having them however. Being without heat in freezing temperatures is not very fun for young people, either.
You can buy portable generators for about $500 to start. I have a Honda, which costs about $1800 and will do what I need it to.caco_ethes wrote: »I’ve thought of this a lot actually because as a self-proclaimed minimalist, the idea of stockpiling things in my basement gives me legit anxiety. My current survival kit based on what I have on hand is enough food to feed 4 people for about 30 minutes and whatever water we can salvage from the toilets. I don’t like my chances.
You can be a minimalist, while still having enough supplies to last for a few days. Minimalism isn't about not being prepared, it's more about not living life to excess like so many do.
For me minimalism is about preferring to starve to death over having too much clutter.
At least do something about the toilet water please please pleae
I won’t be bullied by a person of authority
But its so ewwwww0 -
I live on a small farm. We are rural enough that we need to be ready to be self sufficient for a few days in bad weather. So far, so good.1
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caco_ethes wrote: »4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »xFunctionalStrengthx wrote: »Soul_Radiation wrote: »I keep some basic supplies like food and water in case of hurricane or ice-storm...alternate heat source, supplies for grilling...real basic.
We actually do get power-outages from those weather events every several years it seems, so unless your plan was to actually get out and leave your place until you find somewhere else to ride it out...not a bad idea to keep some basics I think.
Several neighbors have back-up generators and I have considered it. They aren't cheap, though. As you get older, I can really see the value in having them however. Being without heat in freezing temperatures is not very fun for young people, either.
You can buy portable generators for about $500 to start. I have a Honda, which costs about $1800 and will do what I need it to.caco_ethes wrote: »I’ve thought of this a lot actually because as a self-proclaimed minimalist, the idea of stockpiling things in my basement gives me legit anxiety. My current survival kit based on what I have on hand is enough food to feed 4 people for about 30 minutes and whatever water we can salvage from the toilets. I don’t like my chances.
You can be a minimalist, while still having enough supplies to last for a few days. Minimalism isn't about not being prepared, it's more about not living life to excess like so many do.
For me minimalism is about preferring to starve to death over having too much clutter.
At least do something about the toilet water please please pleae
I won’t be bullied by a person of authority
just get a life straw lol1 -
zacharyzane91 wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »xFunctionalStrengthx wrote: »Soul_Radiation wrote: »I keep some basic supplies like food and water in case of hurricane or ice-storm...alternate heat source, supplies for grilling...real basic.
We actually do get power-outages from those weather events every several years it seems, so unless your plan was to actually get out and leave your place until you find somewhere else to ride it out...not a bad idea to keep some basics I think.
Several neighbors have back-up generators and I have considered it. They aren't cheap, though. As you get older, I can really see the value in having them however. Being without heat in freezing temperatures is not very fun for young people, either.
You can buy portable generators for about $500 to start. I have a Honda, which costs about $1800 and will do what I need it to.caco_ethes wrote: »I’ve thought of this a lot actually because as a self-proclaimed minimalist, the idea of stockpiling things in my basement gives me legit anxiety. My current survival kit based on what I have on hand is enough food to feed 4 people for about 30 minutes and whatever water we can salvage from the toilets. I don’t like my chances.
You can be a minimalist, while still having enough supplies to last for a few days. Minimalism isn't about not being prepared, it's more about not living life to excess like so many do.
For me minimalism is about preferring to starve to death over having too much clutter.
At least do something about the toilet water please please pleae
I won’t be bullied by a person of authority
just get a life straw lol
Ooooo good solution!
Can we compromise0 -
caco_ethes wrote: »For me minimalism is about preferring to starve to death over having too much clutter.
Everyone has their own views on what minimalism is.
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zacharyzane91 wrote: »so who all is into any of the above and whats some of your fav things to do
Yep, me. Camping.. recreation.. anything fun0 -
This thread has a wide range... from the obscure paranoid to the everyday person that enjoys life. I can tell from you other threads you are pretty single minded and polarized so why the huge net? Get lonely in the bunker?0
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LiftingRiot wrote: »This thread has a wide range... from the obscure paranoid to the everyday person that enjoys life. I can tell from you other threads you are pretty single minded and polarized so why the huge net? Get lonely in the bunker?
well this and a west Virginia thread are my only threads so yeah im very polarized but yeah i just had my last can of Alpo and the bunker is getting to quiet....i think i hear trespassers so brb gotta go do a perimeter check3 -
zacharyzane91 wrote: »LiftingRiot wrote: »This thread has a wide range... from the obscure paranoid to the everyday person that enjoys life. I can tell from you other threads you are pretty single minded and polarized so why the huge net? Get lonely in the bunker?
well this and a west Virginia thread are my only threads so yeah im very polarized but yeah i just had my last can of Alpo and the bunker is getting to quiet....i think i hear trespassers so brb gotta go do a perimeter check
Probably immigrants... got get em... merica!!!1 -
LiftingRiot wrote: »zacharyzane91 wrote: »LiftingRiot wrote: »This thread has a wide range... from the obscure paranoid to the everyday person that enjoys life. I can tell from you other threads you are pretty single minded and polarized so why the huge net? Get lonely in the bunker?
well this and a west Virginia thread are my only threads so yeah im very polarized but yeah i just had my last can of Alpo and the bunker is getting to quiet....i think i hear trespassers so brb gotta go do a perimeter check
Probably immigrants... got get em... merica!!!
nah i got a wall around my compound...its someone on the inside...someone i trusted0 -
zacharyzane91 wrote: »LiftingRiot wrote: »zacharyzane91 wrote: »LiftingRiot wrote: »This thread has a wide range... from the obscure paranoid to the everyday person that enjoys life. I can tell from you other threads you are pretty single minded and polarized so why the huge net? Get lonely in the bunker?
well this and a west Virginia thread are my only threads so yeah im very polarized but yeah i just had my last can of Alpo and the bunker is getting to quiet....i think i hear trespassers so brb gotta go do a perimeter check
Probably immigrants... got get em... merica!!!
nah i got a wall around my compound...its someone on the inside...someone i trusted
It's a wall... not an impenetrable dome.. And your the only person in the compound. Get with it man...0 -
LiftingRiot wrote: »zacharyzane91 wrote: »LiftingRiot wrote: »zacharyzane91 wrote: »LiftingRiot wrote: »This thread has a wide range... from the obscure paranoid to the everyday person that enjoys life. I can tell from you other threads you are pretty single minded and polarized so why the huge net? Get lonely in the bunker?
well this and a west Virginia thread are my only threads so yeah im very polarized but yeah i just had my last can of Alpo and the bunker is getting to quiet....i think i hear trespassers so brb gotta go do a perimeter check
Probably immigrants... got get em... merica!!!
nah i got a wall around my compound...its someone on the inside...someone i trusted
It's a wall... not an impenetrable dome.. And your the only person in the compound. Get with it man...
i cant hear you over the cowbell!!! your not real!!!0 -
I have a detailed map of where the Mormons live in my neighbourhood
Seriously though, I spent almost every weekend of spring, summer and fall in the mountains riding my bike.
I love the outdoors and especially camping.0 -
I have a detailed map of where the Mormons live in my neighbourhood
Seriously though, I spent almost every weekend of spring, summer and fall in the mountains riding my bike.
I love the outdoors and especially camping.
mountain biking is something i really want to get into this summer0
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