SLEEPOVERS
Every time I mention Peak Oil and impending doom, you would all argue with me about how the oil will last forever because, well, we want it to. I would refute your flimsy arguments with hard logic and facts. This embarrassed you and so now every time I mention it you just ignore the issue. Hey, you’re Bison Loyal Minions, I expect you to be smart enough to learn and adapt. Congratulations. But I keep trying. Here’s an article by persons more professional than myself telling you the same thing. I swiped the link from Survival Acres. http://dailyreckoning.com/the-truth-about-energy/
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A minion wrote and asked about bunking over with a buddy during the collapse. He felt he might be asking the obvious, but I think a lot of what we don’t think about is obvious. We have a lot going on, a lot distracting us. Heck, most of the distractions are on purpose from the asshats in power. The whole issue of politics is a smokescreen to hide the bankers looting the system. I used to think Democrats and Republicans being in power was important. Yet, whichever party wins, the same old policies are pursued. Look at Baby Bush and Obammy. The only difference between the two is one has a better tan than the other. TV is a great distraction, as is sports. Whenever you see an ad for GM or look at the high school budget for sports, that is the government throwing paid distractions our way. I can’t believe they are supporting the football team and cutting music/art/science/computer classes, you fume. To them, it is a great investment. The entire structure of sports must be maintained as a mirage they hide behind. And whenever you see an ad for a government owned car company or Medicare supported drug company, that is the support of the broadcasting industry which otherwise would be broke already. But I digress. Again.
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I advocate junk land as a cheap legal squat so that during the financial collapse you won’t be harassed by Johnny Law. And hopefully it will also hide you from most of the city HORDE ( please note correct spelling ). But, alas, a lot of you think a thousand bucks is too much to pay for a lifetime of security for shelter. Some of you think it’s a great idea but live in some overcrowded craphole were there is no cheap land nearby. If you live out West there is always the possibility of BLM squatting. Check to verify, but I believe it is two weeks in one spot and then you must move at least twenty miles away. Of course, the only problem there is needing a reliable vehicle and for gasoline to stay affordable forever. Well, that plus if you are a witness to cattle mutations by CIA sponsored UFO’s you might get disappeared. Anyone can do the tarp and camping routine, but it is far from ideal except under emergency situations. The suggested camping at a buddies is, as I said, perhaps too obvious, but let’s talk about it in case you never gave it much thought.
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This isn’t much cheaper than buying junk land because you must bribe your buddy for a camping spot. You provide the food, guns, ammo and whatever and you have a place to stay during the collapse. Of course, even if it is no cheaper, there is the benefit of having more people you trust besides you. Obviously, his land needs to be mortgage free or you might as well just plan on having him come along camping. But that is what you should be trying to avoid because come the collapse, a hundred million idiots are trying to camp out in the pathetically small mountain chains of New York and the South. I give it a month and they are all eating each other. I think the biggest thing that would trip you up, as our helpful minion suggested, is the buddies spouse not being on board. You can’t just make the arrangement with him without bribing her. First, she would feel ganged up on and make your life hell and second, piss her off and it would take a week without sex and your buddy would turn on you. Think Lucifer’s Hammer and the assistant at the astronomy observatory.
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Whatever you decide to do, don’t wait forever to do it. It takes time to cultivate a relationship, and you must buy the supplies. Here is a great time to buy just the bare minimum of grain and beans. Hey, you promised a year supply of food, you didn’t say it would be freeze dried and canned ( same with the surplus bolt action ). But why listen to me? Keep donking around, the water, oil and fertile soil will last through another six billion people, right?
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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8 comments:
Good post. Just finished Kunstler's World Made by Hand. Good Read.
Do you or any minions have experience with the kind folks at Havlin Mossberg parts in Festus, MO? They lost my check (???) and I am not sure they are on the up and up. I need some spares for my Mossberg. They had my parts in stock and their price was right. I don't want to send another check if others have had similar experiences.
Another great post, Jim. If there was ever a time for playing "worst case scenario" - any notion of bunking with a buddy for a few days until the crisis is over is THE time.
ImaOldMainer - I have dealt with the folks at Havlin many times and never had a bit of trouble. Quality stuff, accurate descriptions and good service. I'd trust them with another check as they have ALWAYS dealt honestly with me over the years. Let us know how it turns out?
"Anyone can do the tarp and camping routine..."
hey! tent living was good enough for the westward expansion and the gold miners...not to mention the am. indians.... well, comfort costs. and i think in a survival situation were talking about S-U-R-V-I-V-A-L and not some extended camping trip with the inbred relatives in the country....
it will work if you can poop in a can or a hole in the ground. if that's TOO GHETTO, then jimbo is right, get a camper and a truck and/or travel trailer. (btw, you can always rent or borrow a vehicle to move a trailer if you can't afford a vehicle also.)
as to NY state outside of the metropolitan area ? i spent much time as a youngster driving upstate NY and back. it's like 12 hours or more by car and real rural. in fact, i understand there are areas in Pennsylvania that are still UNEXPLORED and UNMAPPED...
nope. lots of places right outside of NYC for the unprepared and foolhardy to starve to death, dehydrate, or succumb to exposure, especially, the further you get from the welfare or social security office the more forbidding it is...
Way to go, Mr. Dakin! :)
The MZB HORDES pouring out of the city in search of HOARDS will be outwitted by those loyal minions who have followed your timely, succinct, and expertly delivered wisdom.
Beans, wheat, bullets, and junk land. If the HORDES all followed your wise advice, their HOARDS would be safe, and it would be a kumbaya world. :)
Hubby and I are onboard except for the junk land, soon to be purchased. Thanks for all you do.
The English Major
Reality is hard.
A sleepover better be strong and carry in water for my whole camp. Maybe he could bring a mule or some kids to help him/ her.
A 'few days' until its over .....
its going to take years at best.
I think a tent without heat would give you terminal cabin fever. 10 pairs of pants and 10 shirts and you couldn't help yourself much. Try a weekend in a tent in Elko about Feb. and see how it goes. With a -15 bag my kid couldn't sleep and couldn't wait for a fire in the morning to warm up. If you add snow and rain well........ You got to test you gear and your medal before you rely on camping to survive.
My trailer even without heat isn't to bad.
Good Luck, Stay Alive
Interesting stuff, I would say both he and her need to be on board. This is where close friends and family are so helpful. Also if things are bad enough that you are bailing out of your primary residence they (and she) will probably see the benefit of having a strong back and a pair of hands with a rifle around.
Perhaps you are familiar with underfloor heating in Far East homes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underfloor_heating
If you must live in a tent in winter, dig a narrow trench across your tent site. Cover the trench with corrugated metal roofing, or similar, and dirt. Build a fire in one end of the trench. Convection will carry hot air through the trench under your tent to the other end.
Vlad, just watch out for Carbon Monoxide poisoning with that method. After two bitterly cold winters in the Appalachians, I found that heating (dry! lest they explode from steam presssure!) rocks in your dinner cooking fire and then covering them with a layer of earth over which your tent is pitched to be an effective and safer method.
And I would like to add a Huge THANK YOU to Mr. Dakin for his timely rantings and wisdom that have seen me through many a hard time already, and I'm sure will continue to do so as the economy proceeeds with its slide into the veritable crapper.... Donations for the same will be forthcoming once I again locate gainful employment.
Now, time to check the zero on my Enfield and .22..... Thank God I already squirreled away enough ammo to do so when it was cheap!
Now if I could just locate a quality .38 or .357 and LEE Hand Reloading Press (with appriate dies ewtc,) for my calibers to round out the Frugal Arsenal.......
-Mark
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