Come on nobody has favorite wild food gathering book?

Help a Brother out!Theres about 40 bazillion of em,and I can't waste the money weeding through em.

While you're at it Check out Pete at Patriots Against the NWO!He's running a contest on his blog you could win one of his Slinky shortwave antenna's.I personally don't have shortwave yet so I don't have one yet but I have heard several others who have and they said its a good product at a good price.Buy American - Buy local help out our Own screw globalism!!!

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Be Prepared.

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What is the best wild food gathering book?

What is the best wild food gathering book you have read?I think this is next on my list but not sure which is best.Opinions?

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Shtf vs Teotwawki vs Great Depression 2.

A debate going on at The Survivalist blog concerning the meaning of Teotwawki.

For my purposes on this blog. Teotwawki is an end of days event.

SHTF would have several meanings.

Great Depression 2 is what we are in now,and yes it will get much worse.For some the SHTF when they lost their job or home.SHTF on the personal level.

In my Humble opinion,even Teotwawki doesn't mean everyone will die,most maybe but not all.Of course we do face the possibility of the world ending each and everyday.World ending events (WEE).Wee's are beyond the control of any human being,as such I don't worry much about them,other than I hope when I meet my God, I hope I haven't done to much in the way of offensive things.

Given time and money any event can be planned for.

What do humans need to survive?

Air,food,water,shelter.

Beyond that its all wants.

Since we all have wants because we don't Want to walk around naked,eating raw meat,living in caves,(ok I kinda do want to live in a cave),walking any place we go.

Then prepare for Depression,SHTF,and Teotwawki.

Shelter most have covered at least temporarily.Back up or alternative shelter could be what? Mobile home,travel trailer,cabin,tents,caves,boats,dugout shelter.If you ideas not covered leave in comments.

in past Depression money, food, jobs,and I have posted before shoes.In all the pics and talking to folks who lived through it shoes.Pics of barefoot kids,folks with shoes falling apart.

So food,food is not hard to put away.Info is all over the blogs and on web.It does not have to be expensive.

Money, if the dollar becomes worthless gold and silver will have value.However goods or skills you can barter may be crucial.Seeds to grow food.Grow your own food,trade off food.I would recommend several pairs of shoes and boots for each family member.Good boots not wally world cheapies,unless thats all you can afford.Something is better than nothing.

Canning items.Pressure canners,jars,lids.

Fishing equipment,traps for trapping,Guns for hunting game in your area,.22 rifles and shotguns will get game anywhere in the world.

With some forethought proper prepping and some gumption any event short of a WEE is survivable including nuclear events.Get prepping.

Be Prepared.

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Nothing but bad news in the news!

Collapse is coming if ya read the news.Financial collapse.Food problems growing throughout the world.

Folks,if you are not preparing you should be hunger is no joke.

60lbs of rice @ wally world $34. 20lb bags $11 and some change.

I didn't price pintos on this trip but equally cheap.

Honeyville grains had 50lb bags of red or white wheat berries about $43 with $4.49 shipping on any amount.

I know I harp on the same issues often,but starvation is ugly!

I have used this example before but Ferfal @ surviving in Argintina posted once his wife was asked now that they went through collapse what would she had done different if she could start over.. Her response was put away more food.

Without food and water no life.

Beans n rice,salsa,cornbread.Wouldn't want it everyday but at least with these ya have the start of some pretty good meals throw in some fish you caught or squirrel or rabbits you could be eating pretty dang good.

Start with some basics and work your way up.

Be Prepared.

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What about the others?

You prep.Maybe you know others who do.If your are like me and vocal to family and friends you care about.You have probably noticed many of them say I am not worried about it I am coming to your house!

Whoa people Dad,your buddy China loves ya all but resources are limited!Now often in my gruff (shitty) way.I tell em if you aren't preparing I can't help you.I can possibly arm ya.But damn feeding that many people?

I plan on feeding a few.

What are You going to do for those you care about but don't have the fore site to prepare? Cause ya know some are lazy,some think its stupid,some just don't care.

Are you gonna turn em away?Feed em and possibly run yourself or family short?

Damn there is much CHEAP food available,so much info available from books,magazines,the internet,other people, its a real shame more folks won't take the time to prepare.

I would like to think I would be all hardassed and send em on their way but if I got food and they have kids or old folks ohh yeah not gonna happen.

I guess I need more food,couple more water filters,etc.

But they are gonna work for it!If its a group then group survival,everybody contributes in some way.

So what will you do? Lets hear it!

Be Prepared!

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GHB.

I just got a new bag to replace (upgrade)my get home bag.Its a messenger bag from Cheaper than dirt.My old bag which will be recycled in to some other role was a book bag type of back pack bag.All though the messenger bag is perfect.I'm not sure if book bag is not more gray man.Inconspicuous is the way to go.Messenger bag slings over one shoulder kind of a he man purse? It does have enough pockets and space to hold everything.So far I like!For those not familiar with term GHB is get home bag.This differs from your bug out bag which is long term survival bag.GHB is just that enough stuff to get you home!

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Prepping.

Some folks think prepping is stupid.For some its a way of life.I fall in that group.

Why would a person not want to live?Prepping is just a way to live.For some its sort of a hobby many of us are campers or hunters or gardeners many of us are the kind who don't take our cars to the shop we fix em ourselves what we don't know our buddies will.

I am a far to midelling maint man and I have buddies who are great mechanics I have one friend who is genius with computers,so i helped plumb my mech friends water water heater he put brakes on my blazer.

My computer friend she bails me out when my computer geeks out on me.So I am the guy she calls when her car breaks down.And no we don't help a friend out by saying well if I do this will you do that.Its more like he sez my freakin water heater just blew up I say no problem bro be over in an hour.Of course you can barter your skills or goods.But in my case its usually just friends helping friends.


I guess what I am saying is there is no one type who is a prepper,we are a very diversified group.A lot of us are Constitutionalist my meaning is we believe in it still.To us it is the core of America.Some are very right wing,some are pretty left.

We have Repubs,Dems,some who hate both.We have anarchist No not the kids in black throwing rocks,or molotav cocktails at demonstrations,real anarchist guys who believe in no or minimal Govt.

We cover the religious spectrum too.Christians,Jews,Atheist,etc,etc.

Do you have too believe in a Mad Max world?Nope!Do you have to have an underground bunker with ten years of freeze dried food?And an arsenal that would make the 101st Airborne jealous? NOPE!

Some do have these things.But most of us are just regular people.We work regular jobs just trying to survive day to day life while hopefully being prepared for emergencies like earthquakes,tornadoes,hurricanes,power outages,ice storms.

If you don't believe Mad Max world is coming,that is ok with us.But you have seen in the past several years,hurricanes,tornadoes,ice storms,flooding etc take lives.Now I do firmly believe that when God calls or your time is up Well nothing is gonna stop that! However in most cases short of the reaper punching your ticket prepping could be the difference between starving,dehydration,drowning,freezing,etc.

If you start with the basics it doesn't have to be expensive.Cleaned out two liter soda bottles are great for water storage.Some regular canned food you normally buy will work just fine.If you are inclined to defend yourself gun info is all over the net.A lot of folks myself included would recommend a pistol of at least 9mm or 38 special.At rifle of a common caliber perhaps .223-5.56 on up.And a shotgun depending on who will be shooting it 20ga16ga or 12ga will suffice.

Those are defensive arms.some can be pressed in to service as hunting arms as well.Firearms will be probably be your most expensive additions to your prepping inventory.

For hunting in most areas unless going after truly big game,.22lr and a decent shotgun in 20thru 12ga should suffice.For hunting a good single shot rifle and shotgun will be inexpensive and will do the job.Remember if you do your part one shot will be sufficient so you do not need 30 round mag to kill a squirrel.

If you are interested in prepping or survival there are many paths to get there.All out Mad MAX-food and water stored away one gun and some ammo hid away for the time that they may be needed.Or somewhere in between the choice is yours.

For more information the list of blogs in my blogroll should be of great service they can take you to people who can show anything you want to know about survival.

How many hobbies can save your life and tie in to other hobbies?

Be Prepared.

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