How self sufficient are you ? Honestly ?

[tungularafishcamp]

Have all the logs your could ever want Crash, come and get them!

ps bring your tools when you come and you can help me with a little project:laughing:

 

[Jesse masterson]

If I offended anyone in this thread , I truly am sorry. I did not intend to do so!

 

[Fi-Q]

Ok, lets not try to offense anyone. But talking about having some stuff to trade. Some have talked about tabbaco, wich is a good idea, but it gaves me a better one !!!!

I am no pot head, i don't smoke at all and barely drinl. But i am sure I could trade a lot of valuable of I had marijuana... Honnestly with all the people smoking weed, i can probablly even get someone wife If I had enough on hands.... But don't stock piles pther drugs as cocaine junky are more likely too kill you than an old weed addict hippy...

Just my tought...

So add this to your list: a few ounces of marijuana for trade.... Or if really desperate can probablly make you few last daus on earth more funny.

 

[Egon]

Ok, lets not try to offense anyone. But talking about having some stuff to trade. Some have talked about tabbaco, wich is a good idea, but it gaves me a better one !!!!

I am no pot head, i don't smoke at all and barely drinl. But i am sure I could trade a lot of valuable of I had marijuana... Honnestly with all the people smoking weed, i can probablly even get someone wife If I had enough on hands.... But don't stock piles pther drugs as cocaine junky are more likely too kill you than an old weed addict hippy...

Just my tought...

So add this to your list: a few ounces of marijuana for trade.... Or if really desperate can probablly make you few last daus on earth more funny.

Want to stockpile trading goods try "Salt":thumbsup:

 

[Rob-D]

It's called projection. People tend to replace the word "I" with "you" when making predictions.

A person who makes the claim " most people are dishonest " is advertising their tendency to be dishonest onto other people. After all, if the statement regarding dishonesty were made based on data, the statement would be "all people are dishonest". Their "gut guess" is based off their own personality, the source they have the most statistics on.

"Neighbors will become your enemy" is classic projection. People tend to base predictions of human behavior on what they themselves would do. Especially those without the necessary education in "psycho babble ".

What you call psycho babble is a well documented field of science with tens of thousands of studies and mountains of evidence behind it.

You make the classic mistake of arguing a point is wrong simply because you don't understand it. A far more effective approach is to listen to the person, research the reasoning behind it, and become a more informed person from it. Your guess as to what neighbors may do might just change when you realize you are projecting your mistrust of people on them and begin working cooperatively to ensure it doesn't end up that way.

After all, being an enemy is a cooperative effort of its own.

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[Rob-D]

Stock up on bleach too.

 

[EE_Bota]

Rick, you make a good point but you should always be fine with the Fish being plentiful for you and your skill in catching them...Here , I don't think our game will last long if the worse happens....Imagine the hunters in the woods at all times...seasons for hunting would be a thing of the past...Poaching would become common. Sure hope none of this happens...

I don't have a pond, but many of you fellows do. I'd probably see about whether my pond was healthy and whether I should stock it with more fish. I do know where there is a pond that I am welcome to (on the old home place.) I think I will renovate it.

 

[EE_Bota]

Want to stockpile trading goods try "Salt":thumbsup:

Stock up on bleach too.

Salt will be valuable. I have read about sources, and it is not that easy to find in some areas. Hickory tree roots have a little, so one can harvest those roots and boil it for dark salt crystals in a pinch. Anyone else know where to obtain salt except blood?

I had to throw out two bottles of bleach the other day. Somehow the caps were loose. Bleach has to be kept tightly capped or it ruins. I could tell by sniffing these bottles that the chlorine was gone.

 

[Fi-Q]

I do have a poumd that I need to stock.... I do have some trout in there, but not a lot. And as we re not home to often, bird are habing feast in the pound. I was not planning on stocking it untill we are home full time. And the pound is acting as a swiming pool as well, not sure the water qould still be that clear and clean if I put 1000 trouts in it.

 

[Rob-D]

I don't have a pond, but many of you fellows do. I'd probably see about whether my pond was healthy and whether I should stock it with more fish. I do know where there is a pond that I am welcome to (on the old home place.) I think I will renovate it.

We stock our pond with rainbow and brook trout from SWDC. (Soil and Water dept. conservation) Before they will sell us fish we have to show a pond license. If you get whirling disease you're in trouble. Also ponds should be deep especially for trout. Our pond is 12+ feet deep with springs in it and springs supplying it. Stagnant water is a poor environment for fish and shallow ponds get hot in the summer killing fish.
Also think about the type of fish in your pond. Some species grow fast and are a good food supply. We stock trout that feed of indigenous insects, things like stone flies and pond rises. We don't feed the fish in the pond. We chose trout over bass because other amphibians like frogs co-exist with trout and not bass. Catfish are popular but we have enough with the trout.

What you want to do is maintain a balanced eco-system. The trout eat insects, bird houses with swallows eat insects too so they are plentiful, especially among the fruit trees. Things are very balanced here ecologically, nothing gets wasted and we use no pesticides on our crops.

Small scale farming is much better than big agri-business. We don't grow fields of corn for example because this creates imbalances and invites hordes of insects. Biodiversity is the answer.