{"id":3916,"date":"2018-04-02T08:34:07","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T12:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/?p=3916"},"modified":"2018-04-02T08:34:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T12:34:07","slug":"mon-april-2-2018-some-thoughts-on-preparedness-and-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/2018\/04\/02\/mon-april-2-2018-some-thoughts-on-preparedness-and-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Mon. April 2, 2018 &#8211; some thoughts on preparedness, and life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>70F and 97%RH, sure to dry up as the sun warms the day&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>I read this article and was struck by how many of the things match my own ideas (although not put the same way) and by how different it is from most &#8220;prepper&#8221; articles.  I usually just skim his articles as they are long and have a different focus than I do.  This one is worth the read, I think, particularly in light of RBT&#8217;s experience.<\/p>\n<p>I too liked to read Greer&#8217;s Archdruid Report, with the same caveats.  I think there is a middle ground that he ignores or misses entirely, but there are lots of things to think about in the article.  <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"udp9O1A42F\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mountainguerrilla.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/30\/craftsmanship-in-preparedness\/\">Craftsmanship in Preparedness<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Craftsmanship in Preparedness&#8221; &#8212; MountainGuerrilla\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguerrilla.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/30\/craftsmanship-in-preparedness\/embed\/#?secret=t4rIl5NkDs#?secret=udp9O1A42F\" data-secret=\"udp9O1A42F\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n&#8220;&#8230;when it comes down to brass tacks, \u201csurvival\u201d is an impossible task. The incontrovertible truth is, \u201cno one here gets out alive.\u201d It doesn\u2019t matter how much food you have stored, how many guns you have, or rounds of ammunition, or how many Israeli Battle Dressings you have stockpiled. <b>Stuff doesn\u2019t have nearly the effect on fate that decisions and good decision making do.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>My interest isn\u2019t in magically prolonging my personal physical existence. My interest is in passing down the values that have made my life worth living and enjoying, to my children and grandchildren-to-be, so they can pass it down in their turn.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The PROCESS, the planning, the &#8216;thinking through&#8217;, is the important part.<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>70F and 97%RH, sure to dry up as the sun warms the day&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>I read this article and was struck by how many of the things match my own ideas (although not put the same way) and by how different it is from most &#8220;prepper&#8221; articles.  I usually just skim his articles as they are long and have a different focus than I do.  This one is worth the read, I think, particularly in light of RBT&#8217;s experience.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/2018\/04\/02\/mon-april-2-2018-some-thoughts-on-preparedness-and-life\/\">&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;Read more about: Mon. 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