Define your thoughts about "Tribe" in Prepping/Survival concepts.

[Sourdough]

"NOT" asking you to define your tribe. Asking in your opinion, what others could likely manage as far as size of tribe they are genuienly willing to be responsible too.

Please don't make this political. Please save the grandiose tribe size, of your country or city, etc.

Maybe speak to your tribe's concept of its responsibility to other members.

 

[Neb]

"NOT" asking you to define your tribe. Asking in your opinion, what others could likely manage as far as size of tribe they are genuienly willing to be responsible too.

Please don't make this political. Please save the grandiose tribe size, of your country or city, etc.

Maybe speak to your tribe's concept of its responsibility to other members.

My siblings and their family.

About 20 or so.

Ben

 

[Canon29]

Hmm, genuinely willing? 5 max... maybe that's pushing it.

I would say all must have basic skills and understand camp responsibilities/security. Beyond that- If you cannot hunt, productively/safely/responsibly you must learn to skin, flesh and preserve etc.etc. sort of thing.

Gathering, refining and preserving resources will be a constant for all, but those lower in skills would be relegated to mundane repetitive tasks out of necessity until enough surplus can be obtained to invest in training for more complex and interesting responsibilities.

Currently building my tribe from scratch

 

[UserNameTaken]

I don't have a family, or a tribe. My sorta MAG fell apart 4 years ago. I guess I'm a lone wolf, for now. Well a lone couple. Or maybe a cat pack, considering the cat is an integral part of our defense. Just put the laser on the target and she'll do the rest...

 

[Amish Heart]

My tribe is my immediate family. Defining them....we will be responsible for each other. There's about 15.

 

[Sourdough]

There is no "right" answer to this. Here is one posable idea. "Core" tribe might be first degree kindred.

Broader (Not Core) might include second degree kindred.

 

[randyt]

My tribe is about 12 people. A couple combat veterans, a medical doctor/surgeon. The rest of us are riffraff...lol

 

[Mountain trapper]

It's just the wife and I. Our kids and other family member all live 400 miles away.

 

[Sourdough]

I am currently Tribeless. There are a very few who if they "just happened" to get caught/trapped near me, I would welcome.

 

[Sourdough]

I think speaking only for myself. It would be, could I sleep soundly in the same dwelling/shelter/building, without any apprehension.

 

[d_marsh]

I have an unskilled tribe that I am working on becoming a skilled tribe.

 

[Amish Heart]

They might think you're nuts.

 

[montanabill]

Enough people to stand 24 hour guard.....If times get really bad we all stay here, nobody leaves with knowledge of the inner workings...

 

[lonewolf]

lonewolf +1, I dont trust anyone enough to turn my back on them.

 

[Magpie]

They might think you're nuts.

They might not be wrong

My immediate tribe of five, plus me.
Extended family would make too many on the size of my property, and as 'townies' might be willing but not able, and while I trust them, I don't want to listen to whinging when I put them on rations.

 

[d_marsh]

They might think you're nuts.

I have taken them both shooting and they have thoroughly embraced it. Recent safety issues have pushed the idea of self-protection and readiness into the forefront of their minds and I intend to capitalize on it. I will however do so slowly and tactically. One day they will wake up wearing complete battle rattle including NVG's and M4's and not realize it even happened.

 

[Alaskajohn]

Interesting question.

My immediate family of 4 would be my tribe. There are others that I could/would form an alliance with (MAG), and a limited few others that might be something close to being part of my tribe.

 

[Mountain trapper]

My kids and grandkids live 400 miles away. They have been talking about moving closer to us. If they did they would certainly be welcome to come here if things really went bad. It would be nice to have the extra help around here.