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disaster_preparednessThis is a good community to keep going. Please do!
*Who are you?
Brighid
*What are your interests?
Wilderness survival, rewilding, canning, ham radio, food storage, emcomm, volunteering, weather, water filtration and distillation... Being a desert rat means you kind of HAVE TO be a "guns in the wilderness" sort. But I would never ID as a "prepper" (ugh). I'm about sensible civil preparedness and community organization, especially in rural contexts.
*What brought you to this community?
The search function.
*What stories can you share about subject of disaster preparedness?
We had a horrible flood last year. Half the town was under water. Local volunteer responders were without an EoC for many hours, calling their own shots. Cell towers were nearly without backup power. (Get ham radio, kids.) It became apparent that we are on our own as far as the big city "authorities" are concerned... I had measures in place before then, but many of my neighbours didn't or couldn't. It was an eye opener. Things can get bad, fall apart fast, and it will be up to us to make it better.
*What would you like to see this community explore, or accomplish?
I'd like to see real involvement and talk about things. I can do the long-term chat, over months or years. But as a refugee from FB and other, ugh, social networks, I wish DW showed more use these days. I'd like to know more about canning and long term food storage. Also wilderness gathering and hunting. (I'm a hippie vegetarian, but would like the latter skill just in case...)
*What books, websites, articles, people, etc. do you recommend? Or not?
The Humanure Handbook is a great little reference for one's home to get off that pipe grid. I've also found the concepts helpful for dealing with waste in the boonies ("camping"). Mulch it up!
*Whatever else you want to talk about]
I like to make pizza and fry bread on an open fire. :>
*Who are you?
Brighid
*What are your interests?
Wilderness survival, rewilding, canning, ham radio, food storage, emcomm, volunteering, weather, water filtration and distillation... Being a desert rat means you kind of HAVE TO be a "guns in the wilderness" sort. But I would never ID as a "prepper" (ugh). I'm about sensible civil preparedness and community organization, especially in rural contexts.
*What brought you to this community?
The search function.
*What stories can you share about subject of disaster preparedness?
We had a horrible flood last year. Half the town was under water. Local volunteer responders were without an EoC for many hours, calling their own shots. Cell towers were nearly without backup power. (Get ham radio, kids.) It became apparent that we are on our own as far as the big city "authorities" are concerned... I had measures in place before then, but many of my neighbours didn't or couldn't. It was an eye opener. Things can get bad, fall apart fast, and it will be up to us to make it better.
*What would you like to see this community explore, or accomplish?
I'd like to see real involvement and talk about things. I can do the long-term chat, over months or years. But as a refugee from FB and other, ugh, social networks, I wish DW showed more use these days. I'd like to know more about canning and long term food storage. Also wilderness gathering and hunting. (I'm a hippie vegetarian, but would like the latter skill just in case...)
*What books, websites, articles, people, etc. do you recommend? Or not?
The Humanure Handbook is a great little reference for one's home to get off that pipe grid. I've also found the concepts helpful for dealing with waste in the boonies ("camping"). Mulch it up!
*Whatever else you want to talk about]
I like to make pizza and fry bread on an open fire. :>
