8 March 2016, 16:26
hi there i was looking to see what uk orientated sites on these subjects were in existence and which seemed well informed ,sensible and friendly.
this site seemed to meet the criteria .
a few things about me :
i like off grid and can be very comfortable in a variety of settings.
learning ,practice and whenever possible using knowledge and skills for real by choice is the best way to know how to deal with "difficult " situations that are forced upon one by circumstances.
people skills(and i use that term very broadly) are as important as practical skills in any "difficult"situation.
im a bit older than some but a bit younger than others , i have been learning about this stuff for a bit over half a century which is enough time to know i have a lot to learn (and perhaps a few useful things to share).
ps i rather like good food and my idea of "survival" rations is home reared,home cured,oak smoked ,5 yr old mangalitza ham, mutton pemmican ,a lot of grain and a barrel of beer ,a few bits of veg gardening/forage and a small herd of cows on the hoof rather than a slab of bargain beans from lidl or a box of mre's but i know the value of such items in food caches when appropriate.
should my first choice be unavailable when required im up for eating almost anything and can forage fish and hunt with a level of incompetence which might keep me and a few others from starving .
enough about me im off to have a poke about on the site and see what i find
this site seemed to meet the criteria .
a few things about me :
i like off grid and can be very comfortable in a variety of settings.
learning ,practice and whenever possible using knowledge and skills for real by choice is the best way to know how to deal with "difficult " situations that are forced upon one by circumstances.
people skills(and i use that term very broadly) are as important as practical skills in any "difficult"situation.
im a bit older than some but a bit younger than others , i have been learning about this stuff for a bit over half a century which is enough time to know i have a lot to learn (and perhaps a few useful things to share).
ps i rather like good food and my idea of "survival" rations is home reared,home cured,oak smoked ,5 yr old mangalitza ham, mutton pemmican ,a lot of grain and a barrel of beer ,a few bits of veg gardening/forage and a small herd of cows on the hoof rather than a slab of bargain beans from lidl or a box of mre's but i know the value of such items in food caches when appropriate.
should my first choice be unavailable when required im up for eating almost anything and can forage fish and hunt with a level of incompetence which might keep me and a few others from starving .
enough about me im off to have a poke about on the site and see what i find
I think most of us on these forums harbour a desire to get as off grid and become as self reliant as possible, from the idle rich like Skean Dhude with his new bought land to the single urban prepper growing food in tubs in a back yard in Ealing. Every bit helps................so welcome.