My most important lesson from the Homesteading front...

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Survivormind

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Hello All,

Mrs. Survivormind and I have been so busy working on constructing our new life out here in the boonies that we just haven't had much time to be online. I've been thinking about you all though and I wanted to take a short breather to share what I think is the most important lesson I have learned since coming out here....

If you are someone like me, someone that thinks about survival and the imminent challenges that are just around the road, the lesson I have learned is this:

If you want to survive economic collapse, you need to be ready for it now. You need to be living a life that could continue on in the same manner when this collapse occurs.

We've been out here for months now and we are still not prepared for it as we'd like to be. There is so much to prepare for and learn. There is so much to consider. So many things that you need to have. There is so much time that you have to invest to create a survivable situation for yourself that bugging out is just not a successful option in 95%+ of the cases.

If you see what is around the corner, I would invite you to get it in gear RIGHT NOW and start living a sustainable lifestyle that will outlast an apocalypse. We all have a lot more to lose by postponing our preparations than by getting out there, getting dirty, nasty, taking the risks, and doing it now.

Ta-ta for now, miss you all, and we'll hopefully be on more in a few months!

Survivormind
 
i wish i was in a similar situation as you but we have a long long way to go. Our first step is getting out of the city (which is hard to do when there are no decent jobs and my wife keeps getting raises and promotions)-you guys are inspiring-heres some obligatory Becker content
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OFM How do you like your UTG Bag? I have that same one and I love it!


As for the OP, we miss you round here man. How is that 5 holding up? Still the one on your hip every day? Would love to see some new pictures of how the homestead is going!
 
i love my utg bag as well!! and good luck surviormind sounds like you are well on the way too being off the grid!
 
Survivormind said:
Hello All,

Mrs. Survivormind and I have been so busy working on constructing our new life out here in the boonies that we just haven't had much time to be online. I've been thinking about you all though and I wanted to take a short breather to share what I think is the most important lesson I have learned since coming out here....

If you are someone like me, someone that thinks about survival and the imminent challenges that are just around the road, the lesson I have learned is this:

If you want to survive economic collapse, you need to be ready for it now. You need to be living a life that could continue on in the same manner when this collapse occurs.

We've been out here for months now and we are still not prepared for it as we'd like to be. There is so much to prepare for and learn. There is so much to consider. So many things that you need to have. There is so much time that you have to invest to create a survivable situation for yourself that bugging out is just not a successful option in 95%+ of the cases.

If you see what is around the corner, I would invite you to get it in gear RIGHT NOW and start living a sustainable lifestyle that will outlast an apocalypse. We all have a lot more to lose by postponing our preparations than by getting out there, getting dirty, nasty, taking the risks, and doing it now.

Ta-ta for now, miss you all, and we'll hopefully be on more in a few months!

Survivormind
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Good to hear from you man, we've got another Beckerhead gathering in Nov. bring the missus.
 
Survivormind,

I think you make some very good points. It's not about being reactive when something bad happens, but rather being proactive if and until something bad happens. If nothing bad happens, you are still living a healthier, more active, self-sufficient lifestyle. Independent living is very empowering.

We live in the woods. We grow some of our own food, we can some of our own food. There is wild game. We are working on identifying wild plants for their nutritional value, medicinal value and other intrinsic value. I was never into trapping, but I am now looking at it as a necessity.

Most of what you need to survive is right out there in front of you, it has just been long since forgotten due to modern ways of life.

It's great to hear your prospective on your new lifestyle. I hope you can find the time to keep us informed on your progress.

Good luck in the future,

LV
 
Its great you are back to give an update. Glad you are able to do what we wish we could do.
 
Thanks for all of the kind responses, guys. Yes, I still carry the BK5 every day and usually put in long days, so it's on my hip for about 18 hours a day. I put some new micarta scales on it a few weeks ago and they are great! There's been a pretty wicked heat wave going for the last month and it helps keep the knife in hand when I'm not wearing my gloves.

Things are coming along nicely out here. We've constructed bomb proof goat and chicken shelters, have about an 1/8 acre of raised beds, Holtzer permaculture style, some awesome pathways completed, a pad for the house nearly done, and the drainage for the home site nearly complete. I've been planning on uploading some Becker pics along with pics of the property and progress but I'm so damn busy and my retarded slow internet discourages me from taking the extra time. I'll get around to it in the near future.

Good luck to you all! Laters!

Survivormind
 
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