“How Far Do You Want To Develop Your Preps?”

[Tibbs735]

(7 June 2013, 09:22)NorthernRaider Wrote: How far you intend to go to be self- reliant and off grid?
As much as i can, as a life-style choice as much as anything. My longterm scenario is small scale farming to produce what I need, selling surplus that isn't stored and working from home.
Do you want to live off grid full time permanently if you possibly can
Yes, but whilst civilization is still around I would be making use of it.
Do you / are you developing substantial veg plots and life stock preps
I am gardening now, we have a good, well developed garden plot, as well as chickens. I want to expand this year in preperation for next year.
How many PV panels do you own and how many to you actually want
Are you planning on laying a 12VDC circuit in your home
Power is definitiely one of my weak spots, don't know where to begin here
Do you have an auxiliary water storage treatment plan in place and how much water can it contain
I do have a decent amount of water filters, as well as stored water and the ability to boil it, but I intend to build a multiple redundancy, tiered system consisting of a biosand filter going into a DIY berky before being UV sterilized in the sun in bottles, and stored with chlorination.
Are you planning for a whole family group or just yourself.
Me and my brother are making plans, this would including buying a house / retreat/ homestead together, possibly living together eventually. Unless the rest of my family accept the hand I have offered them, they will be getting a BOB and my best wishes. I would be storing food for multiple people anyway.
Are you adapting your normal lifestyle to integrate your preps or are they kept separate (are you trying to live the preppers lifestyle now)
My wardrobe mainly consists of sturdy, earth-tone clothes, I have become a gold-pan for useful information. All I can do at this point is experiment, but I am trying as hard as I can to integrate the prepping mindset.
Do you have auxiliary heating systems like wood stoves separate from grid supplied gas and electric if so may I enquire without damaging your opsec approximately how much wood / coal/ oil/ gas have you set aside ( probably easy for some to say “ I have XXX months supply of firewood) Probably about 1.5 cords of wood, s water heating fireplace, kelly kettle, BBQ. Also a 50.cal ammo can full of hexy blocks.
Do you have a food stockpile or cache
Nope
Have you got or plan on getting a micro wind turbine (sub 1500 doofahs) if so is it erected and in use or cached for after TSHTF
I like the idea, but it's a pipedream at this stage like many other things.
Have you / are you planning on moving to a more sustainable location in the near future
Absolutely, preferably as far North and rural as possible.
What event or incident are you prepping to survive??
The end of our comfortable, easy way of life. A forced return to a more basic standard of living, be that another Great Depression, or full blown collapse due to the usual causes.