So what use are the "old folks" when TSHTF?

[Arnie72]

I personally think that 'old folks' are a very valuable asset - especially post SHTF.

I am early 40's and grew up in a house with no central heating in the bedrooms, a real fire, single glazed windows, family meals etc and my family now do the rolling eyes at my 'when I was a lad' stories.

However I still take my kids out camping and teach them bushcraft, the eldest are being taught archery and shooting (and fencing but that is more for fun!) and we have regular family meals around a table (not daily like I did as a lad but 3-4 times a week).

Much of the youth of today (or X-box generation) never leave the comfort of their centrally heated bedroom, many with ensuites (whilst when we went to my nans on a sunday the only loo was outside which was freezing in winter!) and will have a huge culture shock when the SHTF.

When the SHTF it is my humble opinion that only those families who have the knowledge, skills, training and sheer willpower to survive will survive and that will rely heavily on the 'old folks' to guide them.