Well shucks. Seems like I could be of some use for awhile before checking out. Thanks for the encouragement, BlueZ.
Someone's gotta teach and watch the kids.
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Well shucks. Seems like I could be of some use for awhile before checking out. Thanks for the encouragement, BlueZ.
Someone's gotta teach and watch the kids.
Ok, you're in!I can teach and watch the kids. But I can cook and shoot, too. And butcher. And raise animals. And do basic first aid.
If this is "How valuable are you in a post-apocalyptic world", I'd probably be busy pretty quick. Any machine that won't work ranging from a bulldozer, semi-truck, tractor, etc, down to a computer or floor-fan, I can make it work.I can teach and watch the kids. But I can cook and shoot, too. And butcher. And raise animals. And do basic first aid.
God bless you for what you do and putting up with all of the crap they have thrown at you guys to deal with.I am a 31 year paramedic and can shoot quite well. I would like to believe I can be quite valuable when the SHTF. It would be amazing to practice medicine without worrying about reimbursements, scope of practice and HIPPA. Meatball medicine at its finest!
A ditch doctor will be very valuable. A wilderness medic would be high on my list of people needed. I knew an MD that was also trained as a Wilderness medic. He said it was invaluable training.I am a 31 year paramedic and can shoot quite well. I would like to believe I can be quite valuable when the SHTF. It would be amazing to practice medicine without worrying about reimbursements, scope of practice and HIPPA. Meatball medicine at its finest!
Good luck with that. You may be a very skilled and self reliant individual, but plan on a lessened or shortened life span too. Even the mountain men of the old west required other people for some things at some times and most had short life spans. Looking back at the farmers and settlers who open ended Canada up, they were very self reliant and independent but still needed others at times.bartering post SHTF(goods or skills) is not part of my plans. self reliance is.
No doubt you can and will, but first attack of appendicitis or whatever and your self reliance will be shaky at best. We can hopefully all doctor and dentist to some degree but you will need a charmed life to totally avoid something that doesn’t require some level of outside help. I believe that many people can work towards a very independent lifestyle, but total self reliance is almost impossible. Even the Japanese soldiers who held out many years eked out a bare subsistence living but stole from others gardens etc. Still, I wish you luck if it comes to that.I intend to have a very simple and basic lifestyle post SHTF, one I have lived before so I know it is possible.
some people make their post collapse lifestyle too involved. keep it simple is my motto.
life in rural England will be different to rural Canada, in Devon we have a milder climate and an earlier and longer growing season than further north.
YepDon't sell your self short.
-Can you effectively wield a firearm from a stationary postion?
-Can you reliably stay up all night if you sleep all day?
-Is either your vison or your hearing still at 80- 90%? (With hearing aid needed is also ok, since those batteries are cheap to stash)
If the answers are "yes" then you could fill a nightwatchman shift every night and in so doing free up a younger guy for patrolling or hard labor.
That's not even counting the fact that your age-related slower metabolism will lower your food consumption.
Shortage of boots on the ground to hold a retreat will likely be one of the biggest issues facing groups and a retreat that does not have someone awake at night will likely fall.
So if at all possible please stash some extras of your critical Meds.... having an extra pair of boots even if its just for a few months, even if its in a limited role as described above.. can make all the difference in the world whetheer a retreat makes it or not.
And I would be honored to have an older Gent in our group, who is willing to do what needs to be done, even if its not glamorous ...and I am sure most other retreats will feel the same way.
And this is why I do most things the old world ways.ALL civilisations in the past have collapsed, so will this one, we are not immune but with all our reliance on computers we have further to fall.
it is said in my country we are 4 generations removed from the land, very few people seem to know where their food comes from (Duh!! the supermarket?) or even sometimes which animal( met someone a couple of years ago who couldn't tell the difference between a Calf and a Goat, and most people don't know apples grow on trees-I kid you not).
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