She mentioned the stuff that wasn’t shown on the news, but I also know that many areas bonded together and supported one another. She shared about the complete devastation from the hurricane, but she was more concerned about how many acted after just a few days. In NC, we have hurricane and ice storms that often leave us without power and basic emergency preparedness is something every one should know, but how long is your family able to be self sustaining? Can I learn to garden and live more efficiently off the land or purchase from farmers who do and can things myself? (I have yet to acquire that skill, but want too.) I’d like to think that I just give people something to think about such as where does your food and water supply come from on a daily basis, and if disaster hit, would you be fine? I spent the weekend away with some girl friends and this topic tends to make it’s way to the surface over the course of three solid days with me. (Read Enough is Enough or Stockpiling 101) My husband works in finances and sees our dollar slowly collapsing” kind of prepper.īefore you think I’ve lost my mind, those tendencies have been in me for awhile, and i f you’ve read between some of my posts, you’ve seen it. I am not the stereotypical “Prepare for Doomsday, Zombie Apocalypse, Hunker down in a bunker because a Solar Flares might hit and wipe out life as we know it”, kind of prepper, but more the “I want to be more self sustaining. I have a tiny, itty bit of a Prepper in side of me. One of those deep down, I only share with my good friends since they know I am a normal, not a fanatical girl, kind of secrets. You see, I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I mean imagine a women who could feed a gourmet meal to a huge group of people, using just the foods she had stock piled, all the while having her guests completely impressed with how delicious everything was, yet they had no clue until after she told them that half of the items were dehydrated or “prepped,” yes, that women is my hero.Īfter that, it got a bit crazy, but I admit, I rallied some of my closest friends and we dove into discussion.Īll over the United States, groups of people have taken the skills and gifts so typically taught during our “Little House on the Prairie” era to completely crazy, new levels, as seen on that show, yet there’s a larger community that sees what’s happening around the world with natural disasters or economic difficulties and thinks, “Hmm…I’d love to be more self sustaining.” Have any of you had the jaw dropping opportunity to watch an episode or two of that reality show, Doomsday Preppers? When it first came out, I set my DVR to tape every episode and the first two captured my attention.
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