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Reply to: Investing in gold/silver Posted May 16, 2021

Thanks all, this is all extremely helpful!

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Posted May 9, 2021

Reply to: How to build community before and after a crisis Posted April 3, 2021

Thanks for your response!

Reply to: How to build community before and after a crisis Posted April 3, 2021

Appreciate your response, Lindsey!

Reply to: How to build community before and after a crisis Posted March 29, 2021

I like this reply better than some of the others to this thread. 🙂 When I was first reading through this website I saw a lot of encouragement not to be the stereotypical “lone wolf prepper” but rather to involve community in prepping as much as possible. The thinking being that we will function better in groups with shared resources than on our own. I also got the message that in crises the situation need not devolve into a violent everyone-for-themselves battle; people tend to cooperate and help each other. (Rebecca Solnit’s book about this is on my reading list.) I am moving in a couple of months and hoping that in my new neighborhood I can get to know my neighbors and develop some sort of mutually beneficial relationships that will be useful if a crisis arrives. In Covid times people in my city have set up lots of neighborhood-based mutual aid groups. Perhaps I’m being Pollyanna-ish. But realistically, I don’t have the skills to fend for myself for longer than a week, and I have physical limitations, so I think my best chance is within a community.

Reply to: Preppers and climate change Posted March 29, 2021

As I wrote in another comment just now, I think in the near term the disruptions that we will see from climate chaos will be similar to disruptions from other causes – e.g. power disruptions, shortages, etc. so right now my focus is, do I have enough supplies to get through a week or two or three without outside intervention? For the long-term… Well, it’s possible that large regions of the planet will simply become uninhabitable, with all the unrest and disruptions that implies. And that’s a terrifying existential threat.

Reply to: Preppers and climate change Posted March 29, 2021

Good question. I’m a relatively new prepper (less than a year in) so at this point I’m still working on the basics. Now that I’m rereading my comment I actually realize that while climate change is my biggest long-term concern, I started really learning about prepping after the Covid failures. So to answer your question, no, at this point I don’t think I’m doing anything particular to prep for climate disruption as opposed to other forms of disruption. in the near term the threats from climate chaos seem to be the same as the threats from anything else, e.g. grid disruptions, shortages, civil unrest. I guess considering the rising number of hurricanes, wildfires, etc., my number one concern is being able to get through a week or two without power, outside food, and outside water, as people had to do in Texas recently. Do you have other thoughts?

Reply to: Preppers and climate change Posted March 28, 2021

Thank you Sarah, I appreciate your bringing up climate grief. I just got finished with my biweekly Extinction Rebellion Buddhists & Meditators meeting, in which we talk a lot about climate grief. I will probably never completely come to terms with what we are losing but I seem to be at greater level of acceptance now than I have been in the past. I will check out your reading suggestions!

Reply to: Preppers and climate change Posted March 28, 2021

I appreciate this conversation. My fears about climate change are why I got into prepping. I still have to read through all the responses to this post but I will weigh in a bit on the activism component. I consider myself an activist. I don’t find marches or petitions compelling either – I just haven’t seen them be effective. What I find to be more effective are actions that get attention, which tend to be direct actions – e.g., attention-grabbing actions (often ones for which you might be arrested). Civil disobedience and such. Now, that’s certainly not for everyone. But it does tend to get more attention from the public, media, and policymakers. Check out Extinction Rebellion, Sunrise Movement, and the like. Not saying this is the only answer but it’s the main way I have chosen to engage (in addition to attempting to reduce my carbon footprint).By the way, I want to recommend a book I just finished: Less Is More by Jason Hickel.Looking forward to reading through the rest of these responses.

Reply to: Best/lightest body armor & carrier Posted September 2, 2020

Found this article about helmets: http://cwc.im/helmets

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Posted August 29, 2020

Reply to: Online survival/prepping courses? Posted August 29, 2020

I decided to learn first aid and was recommended this wilderness first aid course: https://www.solowfa.com/ I’m doing the blended learning option (online course now, in-person course if COVID ever dies down). So far I’m liking it!

Reply to: Single female prepper resources? Posted July 6, 2020

I remember when everyone started sheltering in place because of COVID I came across a number of tip-sharing articles from people with (physical) disabilities, who have long had to be prepared and do mutual aid because emergency situations tend to become deadly for them more quickly.

Reply to: Single female prepper resources? Posted July 4, 2020

Very glad this conversation is happening. I would love to see more resources for people who have physical limitations. Like others here I am not able to carry anything heavy. While I’m working on strengthening myself I’m very limited by my physical condition and don’t see a future where I’ll be able to carry more than 25 lbs (and honestly that seems like a stretch). As someone who is prone to UTIs and yeast infections and who has a history of gynecological pain, that has to be a part of my prepping. I’ve been hoarding antibiotics, anti-yeast meds, and analgesics for emergencies. I’ve never dealt with my period in the wilderness but my gut says Diva Cups and the like would not be the way to go for me because of my medical history. I’d probably go with tampons – good reminder to add them to my go bag! As well as the TP I like.

Investing in gold/silver

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Posted May 9, 2021

Best/lightest body armor & carrier

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Posted August 29, 2020

Reply to: Investing in gold/silver Posted May 16, 2021

Thanks all, this is all extremely helpful!

Reply to: How to build community before and after a crisis Posted April 3, 2021

Thanks for your response!

Reply to: How to build community before and after a crisis Posted April 3, 2021

Appreciate your response, Lindsey!

Reply to: How to build community before and after a crisis Posted March 29, 2021

I like this reply better than some of the others to this thread. 🙂 When I was first reading through this website I saw a lot of encouragement not to be the stereotypical “lone wolf prepper” but rather to involve community in prepping as much as possible. The thinking being that we will function better in groups with shared resources than on our own. I also got the message that in crises the situation need not devolve into a violent everyone-for-themselves battle; people tend to cooperate and help each other. (Rebecca Solnit’s book about this is on my reading list.) I am moving in a couple of months and hoping that in my new neighborhood I can get to know my neighbors and develop some sort of mutually beneficial relationships that will be useful if a crisis arrives. In Covid times people in my city have set up lots of neighborhood-based mutual aid groups. Perhaps I’m being Pollyanna-ish. But realistically, I don’t have the skills to fend for myself for longer than a week, and I have physical limitations, so I think my best chance is within a community.

Reply to: Preppers and climate change Posted March 29, 2021

As I wrote in another comment just now, I think in the near term the disruptions that we will see from climate chaos will be similar to disruptions from other causes – e.g. power disruptions, shortages, etc. so right now my focus is, do I have enough supplies to get through a week or two or three without outside intervention? For the long-term… Well, it’s possible that large regions of the planet will simply become uninhabitable, with all the unrest and disruptions that implies. And that’s a terrifying existential threat.

Reply to: Preppers and climate change Posted March 29, 2021

Good question. I’m a relatively new prepper (less than a year in) so at this point I’m still working on the basics. Now that I’m rereading my comment I actually realize that while climate change is my biggest long-term concern, I started really learning about prepping after the Covid failures. So to answer your question, no, at this point I don’t think I’m doing anything particular to prep for climate disruption as opposed to other forms of disruption. in the near term the threats from climate chaos seem to be the same as the threats from anything else, e.g. grid disruptions, shortages, civil unrest. I guess considering the rising number of hurricanes, wildfires, etc., my number one concern is being able to get through a week or two without power, outside food, and outside water, as people had to do in Texas recently. Do you have other thoughts?

Reply to: Preppers and climate change Posted March 28, 2021

Thank you Sarah, I appreciate your bringing up climate grief. I just got finished with my biweekly Extinction Rebellion Buddhists & Meditators meeting, in which we talk a lot about climate grief. I will probably never completely come to terms with what we are losing but I seem to be at greater level of acceptance now than I have been in the past. I will check out your reading suggestions!

Reply to: Preppers and climate change Posted March 28, 2021

I appreciate this conversation. My fears about climate change are why I got into prepping. I still have to read through all the responses to this post but I will weigh in a bit on the activism component. I consider myself an activist. I don’t find marches or petitions compelling either – I just haven’t seen them be effective. What I find to be more effective are actions that get attention, which tend to be direct actions – e.g., attention-grabbing actions (often ones for which you might be arrested). Civil disobedience and such. Now, that’s certainly not for everyone. But it does tend to get more attention from the public, media, and policymakers. Check out Extinction Rebellion, Sunrise Movement, and the like. Not saying this is the only answer but it’s the main way I have chosen to engage (in addition to attempting to reduce my carbon footprint).By the way, I want to recommend a book I just finished: Less Is More by Jason Hickel.Looking forward to reading through the rest of these responses.

Reply to: Best/lightest body armor & carrier Posted September 2, 2020

Found this article about helmets: http://cwc.im/helmets

Reply to: Online survival/prepping courses? Posted August 29, 2020

I decided to learn first aid and was recommended this wilderness first aid course: https://www.solowfa.com/ I’m doing the blended learning option (online course now, in-person course if COVID ever dies down). So far I’m liking it!

Reply to: Single female prepper resources? Posted July 6, 2020

I remember when everyone started sheltering in place because of COVID I came across a number of tip-sharing articles from people with (physical) disabilities, who have long had to be prepared and do mutual aid because emergency situations tend to become deadly for them more quickly.

Reply to: Single female prepper resources? Posted July 4, 2020

Very glad this conversation is happening. I would love to see more resources for people who have physical limitations. Like others here I am not able to carry anything heavy. While I’m working on strengthening myself I’m very limited by my physical condition and don’t see a future where I’ll be able to carry more than 25 lbs (and honestly that seems like a stretch). As someone who is prone to UTIs and yeast infections and who has a history of gynecological pain, that has to be a part of my prepping. I’ve been hoarding antibiotics, anti-yeast meds, and analgesics for emergencies. I’ve never dealt with my period in the wilderness but my gut says Diva Cups and the like would not be the way to go for me because of my medical history. I’d probably go with tampons – good reminder to add them to my go bag! As well as the TP I like.