Stockpiling Sites that are not so um....

[crunchy_mama]

um.... Not focused on cleaning out the gun shops (not that we are anti-gun) but even for this gun-owning, hunting family it is a bit much. Not focused on processed foods and really unlikely but not focused so singlehandedly on grain eating. And while I am making unlikely requests I like to look at things more from the simplifying perspective and being more natural-minded. I would like more information on preparing for disasters and such but I am not so inclined to want to read about zombie or alien invasions

Is that too much to ask?

We have been working on prepping for such things for awhile but would like to look more into what else we need to do- without all the alarmist talk. Any ideas?

Any else of the same or similiar mindset?

[A&A]

http://beprepared.com/article.asp_Q_...nsightArticles

[surrogate]

I just LOLd...i totally agree some of them are quite overboard. haha

[ChristyMarie]

Having a zombie plan is not alarmist.

[crunchy_mama]

Thanks A&A for the link, looks like a lot of good info. I have problems with the LDS stuff though as the food info often is for food we cannot eat.

I am also interested in self-sustainability and such from the same perspective.

So, dh and I were discussing preparing for a zombie attack last night He cannot understand that it is always shown to shoot them in the head when their brain is already gone. Perhaps I do need to read as we are not up on the proper way to kill one

[Amys1st]

We had a stockpile discussion several months ago:

http://www.mothering.com/discussions...ight=stockpile

feel free to start another one.

[laohaire]

When Technology Fails (Revised & Expanded): A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...1.47_132&fsc=6

Great stuff in there.

It's funny about the overlap. We talk about the left and the right like it's some straight line. It's not. It's a circle. When you go to the extreme of the left and the right you meet. Those people do the same things but for different reasons.

They stockpile - either for rapture, to resist the government, or because they just really like guns. Or because we are living unsustainably and when peak oil hits everyone's screwed unless we can survive.

They homeschool - either to teach The Word of God and avoid the sinful teachings of public school (including acceptance of homosexuality). Or to avoid the mass consumer culture and bullying.

They throw out the TV - either to avoid the sin plastered all over it, including all the casual sex scenes and otherwise unGodly values. Or to avoid addiction to a mindless box and to a consumer culture.

Anyway, the book I linked above is on the "live sustainably" side rather than the "government is out to get us" and "let's leave this unholy society" side.

I'm a left-wing "nut" but I have to admit, as time goes on I admire those right-wing "nuts" more and more. I'll always be on the left side but those right-ers have some very valid points, and I have gone from thinking they are a scourge on society to thinking they serve a very useful purpose in putting a certain kind of pressure on that will ultimately help protect us all.

[chinupchamp]

Originally Posted by laohaire

I'm a left-wing "nut" but I have to admit, as time goes on I admire those right-wing "nuts" more and more. I'll always be on the left side but those right-ers have some very valid points, and I have gone from thinking they are a scourge on society to thinking they serve a very useful purpose in putting a certain kind of pressure on that will ultimately help protect us all.

I am a left wing nut too and have long felt the same way you do - I have to admit that it took having a child to show me just how similar my daily activities are to the religious right even though I share almost none of the theological beliefs, meaning, as you so succinctly put it, that we do what we do for different reasons. It's really interesting.

One real turning point for me was when I was living in a small town in a heavily LDS populated area and the only midwife was a nurse at the hospital who went through the countryside delivering babies for all the clandestine homebirths that were happening in her community. When midwifery was up for becoming funded rather than out of pocket, she still refused to become licensed, because she didn't want any strings attached to her calling. She was a rebel. Everyone knows what she does, but she does it anyway in her own way. It was really neat to see that we had something so close to our hearts in common.

Great thread btw, I am going to check that book out for sure, and I agree with pp - don't underestimate the zombies!
Lisa

[~Boudicca~]

Sharon Astyk has many great posts about prepping and sustainability. Have fun!

http://sharonastyk.com/

[crunchy_mama]

Oh, I am running out the door. Just a note that I myself am a crazy hybrid of left wing AND right wing nut. So, I was not trying to knock that. We just do not have big stockpiles of guns and ammo and I am NOT waiting for aliens or zombies

Thanks so much for the links- I look forward to checking them out!

Thanks Amy I have been involved in stockpiling threads but I guess I wasn't clear that I am looking for something more than that. More about self-sustainability than just food.

[RollerCoasterMama]

Originally Posted by ChristyMarie

Having a zombie plan is not alarmist.

ROFL!

[FillingMyQuiver]

I don't have a site, but a book. I recently finished Just in Case: How to Be Self-sufficient When the Unexpected Happens by Kathy Harrison. It was really good reading, nothing alarmist about it, no guns, no zombies , and more than just stockpiling. DH plans on reading it next.

[Usually Curious]

It seems like common sense to me. I believe we are three years into a 10 year (minimum) Depression. There may come a time when we can only afford our taxes, water, and minimal electricity (like the fridge and freezer). I want to be prepared mentally and have some idea of what to do if it gets to that point.

[Ruthiegirl]

Originally Posted by FillingMyQuiver

I don't have a site, but a book. I recently finished Just in Case: How to Be Self-sufficient When the Unexpected Happens by Kathy Harrison. It was really good reading, nothing alarmist about it, no guns, no zombies , and more than just stockpiling. DH plans on reading it next.

Just requested this from my library. Looks like a good read. Thanks for the recommendation.

[Juvysen]

[sweetjasmine]

[broodymama]

Originally Posted by FillingMyQuiver

I don't have a site, but a book. I recently finished Just in Case: How to Be Self-sufficient When the Unexpected Happens by Kathy Harrison. It was really good reading, nothing alarmist about it, no guns, no zombies , and more than just stockpiling. DH plans on reading it next.

I just put this on hold at the library, thanks!

I'd be interested in any blogs that you all read on this subject too. There are a few I read, but a heavily armed Idaho retreat isn't something in my future.

[crunchy_mama]

Originally Posted by FillingMyQuiver

I don't have a site, but a book. I recently finished Just in Case: How to Be Self-sufficient When the Unexpected Happens by Kathy Harrison. It was really good reading, nothing alarmist about it, no guns, no zombies , and more than just stockpiling. DH plans on reading it next.

I will have to see if I can get that book- sounds like a good one, thanks for the rec!

Originally Posted by Usually Curious

It seems like common sense to me. I believe we are three years into a 10 year I(minimum) Depression. There may come a time when we can only afford our taxes, water, and minimal electricity (like the fridge and freezer). I want to be prepared mentally and have some idea of what to do if it gets to that point.

What seems like common sense? That bad things are coming or that one should know how to live a self-sustaining life?

[RollerCoasterMama]

Can I just say that I have officially adopted "zombie plan" as my term for my preparing for the worst case scenario tendency. Whether it be impending bad weather, or preparing for the possibility of bed-rest as the single mother of a 3 yr old. Zombie plan is my new favorite phrase. :-D

And...to keep this on topic...thanks for all of the books and links! Totally adding to my reading list! I think preparedness is a great thing!!!

[Aeress]

Knowing how to become self sustainable and how to access resources without money is very important and a skill we have lost as a society.

For us, we are making small changes- investments in tools and equipment and things like that. If it came down to it, we could make many of the necessities of life because we have the knowledge. We also have good relationships with people who raise animals, since, I have no desire to raise my own but I do have skills that others could use, so bartering would be possible.

Thanks for the resources!