The Myth of Self Reliance. A mass emailing went out a while back from a prominent permaculturist looking for “projects where people are fully self sufficient in providing for their own food, clothing, shelter, energy and community needs. . .” There it was, the myth of “fully self sufficient,” coming from one of the best-known permaculturists in the world.
In most US permaculture circles, the idea that anyone could be self sufficient at anything past a very primitive level was abandoned a while ago, and the softer term “self reliant” replaced it. But even self-reliance is barely possible, and, other than as way of expressing a desire to throw off the shackles of corporate consumerism, I don’t think it’s desirable. I took a Googling cruise around the internet and found that “self sufficient” shows up as a desirable goal on several top permaculture websites. I hear people say they are growing 30%, 50%, even 70% of their own food. Let’s take a quick pass at clothing, shelter and energy. Survival Friday: 50 Excuses For Not Prepping. As smug as we may feel about our own prepping efforts, sometimes there is still a tendency to procrastinate a bit with one thing or another.
I am not pointing any fingers, mind you, since I too fall victim of being overwhelmed by it all. The disorganized array of my food storage is just one case in point. I still don’t have a good inventory so what do I do? I just buy more. Stupid, I know. Still, for the most part, I keep plugging away, knowing that the economy is in shambles in spite of what our leaders say. The planet is becoming increasingly unstable with weird weather patterns and a proliferation of 100 year storms or worse.
Things, to me, are unsettling yet most people I know still see no need to start prepping at all. That brings me to the topic of today’s article: “50 Excuses for Not Prepping”. A while back, Michael Snyder came up with this list of excuses that people use when they say there is no need to prepare. 1. I know that is foolish and so do you. What can you do? Gaye. DIY Projects You Can Start Now To Survive Later.
The Poor Man’s Guide To Survival Gear. Special Note: Obviously, an entire book could be written on this subject, which is a task beyond the scope of this article. The purpose of the following piece is to give those with financial difficulty a foothold on prepping without added pain. It is meant to be a starting point, not a compendium. A friend of mine took note recently that a large portion of activists involved in the Liberty Movement had hit extremely hard times, or had been struggling financially even before the general economic collapse began to take hold. He asked me my theory on why it was that so many of us are always so broke.
I could only relate that it is almost always the working class poor in any society that first sees the effects of a corrupt government and a faulty economic system. Those who legitimately hold to the principles of self sustainment, and fair play, are usually the first to be stabbed in the back by the establishment, and so, they are the first to become politically active against it. Camp Heater. Be Better Prepared. (Before It's News) Everyone wants to be better prepared. Today we will share 12 brilliant and slightly badass ways to do it. You and your family have to be ready and prepared for all scenarios. But what happens when you are forced to evacuate for an extended period of time? Once you determine why you are prepping, you will have a better understanding of what you have to do. What is required for life after the disaster? 1. The military trains their soldiers to be mentaly tough. 2. You will have to defend what is yours.
A good feeling is realizing you had a firearm and did not need to use it. Macgyver it 3. Everyone has seen the old TV show Macgyver and if you haven’t, it’s about a guy who could make amazing things out of everyday household items. Inventory your location and you will realize much of what you need is already there aside from the stockpiles of food and water and certain other items. Duct tape, the uses are endless. A crowbar is a multi-tool. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.