Don't you ever wonder if the "core", the "foundation" of your "beliefs" about your loved-one's survival are valid. Has the internet been your "primary" source of prepping knowledge.....???
Why do you Trust the "SOURCE" of the Prepping knowledge you have accepted as valid.....??? (You are betting your life on that source).
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the internet like ALL reference sources is full of miss and dis information. Yet so many people treat the search engine answers like a messiah (also misinformation). There is a lot of stuff that people believe to be true that just doesn't hold up to empirical data. But peoples EGO is invested in their beliefs and the ego is one effective bronc rider.
I trust the core of my prepping knowledge, because the core is me. My introduction into the prepping world came long before the Mayan Apocalypse made it the hot fad of the day. I was a road warrior, and would spend a great deal of time in my car a long way from home. My car was my entire world, and I had to be prepared to survive in it for several days if necessary.
From there my preparations grew to include my home, and having the necesary supplies and equipment should we ever have to leave. My knowledge has been gained by reading outside materials, and trial and error experiments. Any information I get from the internet I try to confirm or validate with other sources, and my own persnal knowledge. When I find something of merit, I try to pass it along.
From there my preparations grew to include my home, and having the necesary supplies and equipment should we ever have to leave. My knowledge has been gained by reading outside materials, and trial and error experiments. Any information I get from the internet I try to confirm or validate with other sources, and my own persnal knowledge. When I find something of merit, I try to pass it along.
I've been learning and practicing at being prepared since the late 80s when I started discovering how bad things are from a truthful stand point by most anything put out but media and government. Ruby Ridge was a real eye opener. Waco just solidified what I was finding. Now days I continue to consume as much info on multiple topics as I have time for. Then sort them as I get truthful confirmation. It takes a good deal of time, but the truth usually becomes apparent at some point. But now days so many things are happening, it's damn near impossible to keep up with a few topics, let alone everything.
That said since the mid 80's I have been working toward a more self sustaining life style. I'm no where near where I want to be. But every year I get a little closer, but at my age I'm highly unlikely to ever get there fully.
The effort continues
That said since the mid 80's I have been working toward a more self sustaining life style. I'm no where near where I want to be. But every year I get a little closer, but at my age I'm highly unlikely to ever get there fully.
The effort continues
You seem to be as skeptical and critical as I am a joker and smartass.
But I can be serious and I see survival as having a combination of street-smarts, education, wisdom and a dash of stubbornness.
I’m not betting my life on anything other than my ability to sort out the bs from what makes sense. So…. I’ll be gone tomorrow.
I did not learn my prepping ideas from any one person or any one source. I came up with it by reading lots of stuff and deciding what little piece of information from here sounded good, what little piece from there sounded good, etc. This was from printed materials because the internet was not big back when I was forming my opinions. Some of it came from Boy Scouts. Some of it came from when I met with the LDS missionaries to learn about their religion. Yeah, I was that one out of a thousand people who let them in the door when they rang the bell. We had several weeks of meetings. I learned a ton. They knew from the start that I wasn't going to convert, but they were still very willing to teach me about their beliefs. And I learned a lot about prepping from them as well. We actually had a very fun time together. The church potluck that they invited me to was awesome. And they had the absolute best Pinewood Derby track set up at that dinner. I was totally in awe - it put our Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby setup to shame. Anyway, my point is that I didn't have any "main source" that I trusted for prepping info. I had a bazillion different sources that I picked and chose from - applying my own brain power to decide what was good info and what was stupid info.
No, it has not.
My parents and grandparents were preppers, though I doubt they ever heard the word. When I became aware of the movement I read up and communicated with many preppers. Not everything applies to me. Every list I’ve ever seen has rice on it. Rice drives my blood sugar to the roof. I’ve found substitutes. I pick and choose from all the ideas that are shared. Just because it is a good idea doesn’t mean that it is a good idea for me. I pass along the best ideas that I have. My great ideas aren’t good for everyone. I’m constantly learning so my preps are constantly changing.
Like others I was in Scouts, (Girl), 4 H.
But I am also an Army Brat.
I am also an Army Veteran.
I seek out my own information because I have a brain.
And I know how to use it.
I like to learn new life skills.
Not your typical woman.
But I am also an Army Brat.
I am also an Army Veteran.
I seek out my own information because I have a brain.
And I know how to use it.
I like to learn new life skills.
Not your typical woman.
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Thank you!
My: "SOURCE" of the Prepping knowledge comes from years of 'live-testing' and seeing what I did that worked, and what sukt.
...Not reading spew from some goob online ranting about all the different kinds of surgical needles and thread that everybody should have in their preps, to close wounds.
Note to self: Need to stock more cat litter.
I don't know why you are thanking me.?Thank you!
My: "SOURCE" of the Prepping knowledge comes from years of 'live-testing' and seeing what I did that worked, and what sukt.
...Not reading spew from some goob online ranting about all the different kinds of surgical needles and thread that everybody should have in their preps, to close wounds.
Note to self: Need to stock more cat litter.
Oh!
Thank you I think. Maybe?
The Bible and a host of well researched books on history can let you know what has happened and what will come.
Nope. I trust my eyes, and I trust my scars.
I don't mind trying things found on the internet but my approach to information I read is guilty until proven innocent.
I don't mind trying things found on the internet but my approach to information I read is guilty until proven innocent.
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It's all flawed, what's coming has never came before. It's going to be a learning experience even for the prepared.
"The Second Coming".
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I assess and recall that the foundation of my beliefs started with being born with a survivalist mindset....and then developed based upon study of history.....and was completed by traveling all around the world and seeing the worse dysfunctional dumps that the world has produced.
No...not the primary source. I have sought information from many sources....then cross referenced information....and then processed that using critical/analytical thinking. Then adopted the ideas and techniques that made sense. From there, practice has made perfect.
About the only prepping knowledge I have used that was solely from the internet, was putting dry food in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers.....I learned that from the beginning of my time on the survivalists boards. Strangely, no one talks about that there anymore........despite it being a good technique. I have a lot of calories in mylar.....and when I rotate stock, it seems to be well preserved.
nope. I dont believe in invisible supernatural beings.
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I like the internet for "ideas" but I don't trust it completely because often it is a well disguised sells add. I prefer to take the ideas and validate them through real life experience. I believe that you should try to learn from every experience life throws at you. Sometimes a "good" idea sucks in practice, that information can be priceless.
Learning from history is important, as a people we have very short memories (~10 years) young people have very little experience and are gullible, easily swayed, but once convinced they can become fanatics, almost religious zealots on a subject, never realizing that they are omitting the flaws in their position. This makes young "experts" very dangerous, they have lots of energy, and can drive the messaging, but it may not be the best path.
I like history programs on things like the victory gardens (WWI & WW2), the Dust Bowl, or the pre-depression period 1920s-1938 to see how people responded to stressful times. I also like to look at it from the perspectives of the "warning" signs.
Learning from history is important, as a people we have very short memories (~10 years) young people have very little experience and are gullible, easily swayed, but once convinced they can become fanatics, almost religious zealots on a subject, never realizing that they are omitting the flaws in their position. This makes young "experts" very dangerous, they have lots of energy, and can drive the messaging, but it may not be the best path.
I like history programs on things like the victory gardens (WWI & WW2), the Dust Bowl, or the pre-depression period 1920s-1938 to see how people responded to stressful times. I also like to look at it from the perspectives of the "warning" signs.
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I confess that I was, and continue to be overwhelmingly influenced by & guided by the Prepping/Survival thinking/theories of the 50's-60's-70's.
At their core they are different then current prepping thinking. The most dominant distinction being that the foundation is built on very deep rural physical location, where there is abundant natural food & fresh water.
Where God supplies a man's basic life sustaining needs......not man supplies a man's basic needs.
I think of this as the way man was/is intended to live. A "Garden of Eden" abundance.
At their core they are different then current prepping thinking. The most dominant distinction being that the foundation is built on very deep rural physical location, where there is abundant natural food & fresh water.
Where God supplies a man's basic life sustaining needs......not man supplies a man's basic needs.
I think of this as the way man was/is intended to live. A "Garden of Eden" abundance.
Like others have expressed on this topic; the internet can be full of BS on the prepping and survival topic, I do like, however, this site/forum with like-minded people expressing good and sensible viewpoints on the prepping and survival topics. As for me growing up on a small farm with parents and grandparents who had been through wars and depression eras have taught me to survive based on their knowledge and teachings that I am ever so grateful for. From growing and preparing food, hunting and raising livestock, being frugal and bartering when money was tight, protecting family and giving thanks to the ALL mighty for what we did have, and being respectful towards others who deserved respect. I am thankful that I grew up in a rural area and its people.
It only matters if invisible supernatural beings believe in you.
Just yanking your chain man. Believe or don't believe, free will is free will.
This.
the second coming of what nasty space beings or some guy who if he was capable of doing what they claim would have knocked the blocks of the soldiers with the big piece of dog wood. ???
I was raised to be able to think for myself.
My parents were raised in the depression.
And after WWII.
So I learned early how to "Prep for Life".
Also pass this knowledge down to my sons, my grandchildren.
no offence taken, I was brought up to stand on my own two feet.
as for religion, wife and I both went to Roman Catholic schools, that put us off organised religion for life.
