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  1. Biggkidd

    How do you think your life will change if SHTF ?

    I'll go first. I don't think my life will change much. I don't work. I don't take any RX meds. I live two miles down a locked gate road with no other house within two miles. Only the locals have a clue I'm back here and that's likely less than 100 people in total. Who would think someone lives...
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    Mad Max anyone? Now playing link below

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    What if the last time you went to the store was the LAST TIME FOREVER?

    Just think about that for a minute. If there was no more trips out to buy what you need, would you / your family make it? Might want to start thinking along those lines considering the times we are living in. It might be time to concentrate on getting the things to make mend fix or repair...
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    Time for some new equipment soon?

    Have any of you heard anything about these yet? I've been running an Aims 2000 watt inverter / charger for over ten years and it's time to step up my power level a little...
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    Agricultural water pumping

    Water pumping has been a source of problems around here ever since I moved here. First it has to come from the creek 175 feet below the fields. Second it has to travel about 2000 linear feet to get to the fields. I’ve tried a number of various pumps over the years. Third we need a fair amount of...
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    Are there any

    Single females who want to live off grid and homestead but don't have a place? I'm interested in teaming up with someone. Homesteading off grid is hard enough but making a go of it alone is really tough! Until recently I had my daughters here but they have both moved on now. I've got thirty+...
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    How long before they reinstate the draft?

    So how long until the new draft starts? I'm thinking 30 to 90 days give or take. People thought draft dodging was a problem in the 70s just wait until they try it with this current generation of gamer zombies. The he-she and it confused crowd is going to make headlines I bet. Although it would...
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    Just listed Dexter bull calf for sale on CL

    Link to sale listing. https://richmond.craigslist.org/grd/d/lunenburg-dexter-bull-calf/7682610572.html
  9. Biggkidd

    this book should be read by every homesteader / prepper now on audio books youtube

    I tell every prospective homesteader I meet they should read this book and a couple minutes ago I saw this audio book on another forum. So for those of you who would rather listen than read here ya go.
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    Changing and balancing your own tires

    A good set of tire bars and a bubble balancer is almost a must for preppers especially those who live a long way from places that carry tires and do the work. Keeping your old takeoffs is also a good idea. Had we not had a set I took off my F250 then my daughter would be in a world of hurt right...
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    More off grid power is wasted than used! We need better power storage options!

    Have you ever thought about how much power your solar panels waste, maybe I should say how much power your micro grid power system wastes? Anyway the point is almost all of us who live using micro grid power have far more panels or power making ability than power storage. So how much of the time...
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    Thermoelectric Power

    Has anyone here played with thermoelectric power or even seen it in use? I recently bought one of those wood stove fans that's powered by the heat of the stove. It not only works but it works better than I thought it would. I'm not saying it makes a big difference in the way the stove heats the...
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    Hay shed on the cheap.

    I spent around $150 on this so far tell me what you think. The roof is 16x30 those are 4x6 hay bales and my 35hp 4x4 tractor under there for size comparison. I can get 9 of those bales on the one side.
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    Victor Junior Wood Cookstove

    I have been wanting a wood cookstove since we moved here back in 08. I have found plenty over the years but none worth the asking price or close enough to go get. I've looked a bunch over the years but they were either in real poor condition or a thousand or more out of my price range. Today my...
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    The little things you may need one day that may not be available at any price, do you have them, can you get them?

    Just think about all the preps you do have. Then about what's missing. I recently found a hole in my preps in the form of stronger reading glasses. Simple item right. But without them you may not be able to stitch up your child's or grand child's cut or solder that tiny wire that controls the...
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    New Cell Phone

    After almost ten years I broke down and got a new phone today. Only because Verizon is discontinuing the service that runs the old phone. They have been mailing me notices and emails just about twice a day saying it could stop working any day as soon as they get around to switching our tower...
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    Book storage?

    We live in a small house yet I have a literal ton of books. I have 6 large cram packed bookshelves in the room I’m sitting in as I type. Problem is I have about that many more books in boxes and stacks and no good place to put them. So I was wondering where and how y’all store your books and...
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    Subterfuge and camouflage for the times we live in

    Does anyone else think about making your place look different than the reality? I've had to do this twice in my life making my place look like it's less than it is and appearing to have nothing but junk. Both times were on account of having theft occur. Even where I live now we had a little...
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    The preps you carry everyday

    I just ordered a new pocket knife since I lost mine a few weeks ago and haven't found it. Which is what brought this thread about. It got me wondering if people have what they need on their person for day to day preps. If I had the ability I'd carry a fixed blade knife but my waist isn't that...
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