Where you are is what matters most.
In my years of visiting these survival sites (and this is one of the best ) I have noticed that there is too much generalization on topics of everything from water to what weapon you choose for shtf. I have been guilty of it as well. We come from all walks of life urban, country and city dwellers. All of us have different needs.
For instance a man living by creek just needs to boil his water and filter out solids for it to be safe while a person in the desert has to dig for it or drive a well. I can do both here on my little lake. People in the city have to trap rain water or pump it. Not much wood in the desert for heat and not much solar in heavy wooded areas without clearing the land. When I see a post that says just whip up some solar panels and you're good to go I think, what about those guys in Alaska where sunshine is less useful?
Defensive needs are also over generalized. While a bow or .22 might be great for getting game in most woodlands I would rather have a good pistol if If I was trapped on the top floor of 100 Story high rise building or high powered long gun on the plains where the difference between life and death is the ability to make a 400 yard shot on an antelope. A garden in the country can be huge as the land is available while city dwellers need smaller high yield raised beds or converted flower beds. What about desert gardening? Fishing needs from rivers to lakes to Oceans and even little creeks all require different tools. It really is hard to cover all the bases in general terms.
There is entirely too much debate over things which are determined by where you are. A couple years back we decided that having a flexible multiple pronged approach was going to be necessary if we expect to outlast any long term disaster. All of you have special needs determined by where you live and or where you plan to go. Make sure you all know these needs by doing ,not reading what others write. Know your water needs, your soil needs, your defensive needs, your gathering needs, go out and test your theories now. Get out of your house and get moving now. Practice what you need to do. I am going to try hard to be more precise in my posts when answering hard questions. The last thing any of us want to do is lead some newbie down the wrong path. His soil might might not grow your seeds ( meant as his needs are probably not the same as ours) .
A few things I learned along the way. There is no one best rifle or weapon THAT DOES IT ALL. What you need is determined by where you are. There is no best alternative power source, where you are determines what you need. We all need water, where you are determines how you get it. To stock food or grow food? where you are determines this as well. I would suggest to do both if possible. Raising livestock? where you are determines what or how many you can raise if any. To bug in or bug out? Where you are again determines this. Almost every aspect of survival is determined by where you are. The good news? you can determine where you are. Good luck on your plan , work it, test it, live it now. KF
In my years of visiting these survival sites (and this is one of the best ) I have noticed that there is too much generalization on topics of everything from water to what weapon you choose for shtf. I have been guilty of it as well. We come from all walks of life urban, country and city dwellers. All of us have different needs.
For instance a man living by creek just needs to boil his water and filter out solids for it to be safe while a person in the desert has to dig for it or drive a well. I can do both here on my little lake. People in the city have to trap rain water or pump it. Not much wood in the desert for heat and not much solar in heavy wooded areas without clearing the land. When I see a post that says just whip up some solar panels and you're good to go I think, what about those guys in Alaska where sunshine is less useful?
Defensive needs are also over generalized. While a bow or .22 might be great for getting game in most woodlands I would rather have a good pistol if If I was trapped on the top floor of 100 Story high rise building or high powered long gun on the plains where the difference between life and death is the ability to make a 400 yard shot on an antelope. A garden in the country can be huge as the land is available while city dwellers need smaller high yield raised beds or converted flower beds. What about desert gardening? Fishing needs from rivers to lakes to Oceans and even little creeks all require different tools. It really is hard to cover all the bases in general terms.
There is entirely too much debate over things which are determined by where you are. A couple years back we decided that having a flexible multiple pronged approach was going to be necessary if we expect to outlast any long term disaster. All of you have special needs determined by where you live and or where you plan to go. Make sure you all know these needs by doing ,not reading what others write. Know your water needs, your soil needs, your defensive needs, your gathering needs, go out and test your theories now. Get out of your house and get moving now. Practice what you need to do. I am going to try hard to be more precise in my posts when answering hard questions. The last thing any of us want to do is lead some newbie down the wrong path. His soil might might not grow your seeds ( meant as his needs are probably not the same as ours) .
A few things I learned along the way. There is no one best rifle or weapon THAT DOES IT ALL. What you need is determined by where you are. There is no best alternative power source, where you are determines what you need. We all need water, where you are determines how you get it. To stock food or grow food? where you are determines this as well. I would suggest to do both if possible. Raising livestock? where you are determines what or how many you can raise if any. To bug in or bug out? Where you are again determines this. Almost every aspect of survival is determined by where you are. The good news? you can determine where you are. Good luck on your plan , work it, test it, live it now. KF