Folklore and prepping

user 7704 · Sep 19, 2021

I know folklore and/or wives' tales are based on years of experience passed down. I've never been one to abide by them much, but I'm thinking that if we have a comms blackout, we will need to rely on others knowledge of the ways of nature.

Concerning the upcoming Winter, I have noticed the squirrels are stripping the cedar trees of their bark. The bark has resin, rendering it water resistant in a wet, cold situation.

We have an abundance of walnuts and hickory nuts. "Folks" say this is for ample food supplies for critters during Winter.

I know the color of wooly worms is supposed to mean something, and the shape of a persimmon seed, but I only listed what I feel could actually be nature's way of preserving the balance.

DrHenley · Sep 19, 2021

The one I've heard is that if you want to know how cold the winter will be, look at how thick the squirrels fur is in the fall.

GaRp58 · Sep 19, 2021

If the squirrels are already getting their winter nests insulated with water resistant tree bark, then grand-dad said it would be a wet and cold winter without too much snow, just lots of cold and wet weather.

user 7704 · Sep 19, 2021

GaRp58 said:
If the squirrels are already getting their winter nests insulated with water resistant tree bark, then grand-dad said it would be a wet and cold winter without too much snow, just lots of cold and wet weather.

Nooooo. I hate cold, rainy Winters. If it's going to be cold, I want snow.