tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post7704205070543475146..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: getting tiredJames M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-43176510455218435522017-06-14T17:48:35.461-07:002017-06-14T17:48:35.461-07:00That really is a good point. We had food storage b...That really is a good point. We had food storage before we moved out here. (We lived in a mid sized town.) But living out in the boonies almost an hour from town, we really are stocked up. <br /><br />Idaho HomesteaderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-13330780158620198902017-06-14T11:22:33.555-07:002017-06-14T11:22:33.555-07:00Actually that whole survivalism thing is a state o...Actually that whole survivalism thing is a state of mind. Some of it is rationalizing for stuff you would have bought anyway or things you wanted to do.<br /><br />If I really wanted to survive the upcoming five years then each week I would buy double as much stuff as I would normally, for five years. Nobody does that.<br /><br />As a survivalist, I do stockpile the occasional cans on sale and other such stuff. The behaviour is not the same and the result is not the same.<br /><br />I kinda keeps you on your toes but you get complacent here too. If you preparing for the apocalypse next week the stress would make you crazy.<br /><br />Perhaps in the end it's all about maintaining sanity, about all else, because man lacks fur and claws, his only advantage over nature and other men is his brain.Avehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508223217305671728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-4604121075710341172017-06-14T10:23:33.284-07:002017-06-14T10:23:33.284-07:00Damn good point. I might steal that one. You onl...Damn good point. I might steal that one. You only prep when you have to, not when you know you'll need to.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-55074082808472598692017-06-14T07:50:28.757-07:002017-06-14T07:50:28.757-07:00I'm just guessing, cause I have no way of know...I'm just guessing, cause I have no way of knowing directly other than observing others at a distance, but preppring in urbania of suburbania must be difficult because of the access to everything all the time.<br /><br />What do I mean by that?<br /><br />Well, for us, moving to the sticks, far removed from most civilization, prepping to one degree or another cannot be avoided. We learned things along the way. <br /><br />It's an hour drive to anything, so with gas prices fluctuating and all the stuff that goes with owning vehicles we keep our trips sparse. We have lists that are constantly maintained and we buy a lot of things to hold us til the next trip. We have almost a years worth of everything and two years worth of somethings, and we keep adding to the supply, rotating and using as we go.<br /><br />Our lifestyle made a big change right from the beginning out of necessity and continues to evolve as we learn new things and try different things.<br /><br />People are reluctant to change unless they have to so people with access to everything instantly are only going to prep on the ephemeral things, stuff that is fun. Why would anyone go through the time, trouble and expense to have a years worth of food on hand when there are 8 grocery stores within 15 minutes of them? Same with medical stuff, medical facilities are everywhere in civilization.<br /><br />The best way to lose weight is to not buy the stuff that adds weight and the best way to prep is put yourself in a position where you have no choice. Hardly anyone is willing to do either one of those things. So civilization will continue to be populated by grossly obese blobs with a weeks worth of Little Debbie's snack cakes and a 96 pack of fructose laden sugar waters on hand, waiting for the culling that is imminent.ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.com