Things to be more self-reliant...
Posted 02-15-2009 at 03:29 PM by KGunner
So I am sitting here at my desk staring out the window with my dog as I do most Sundays. It is a good time to think and watch people do the things they do. Started thinking about all the things we can do to become more self-reliant. This will just be a list, and little more, and in no particular order
. I've started looking into trapping animals here, probably won't be getting into hunting since I will be leaving in August and elk season isn't until fall. Add any others you have come up with and comment on ones you have already started doing.
- Hunt/trap animals
- Butcher and clean animals
- Reloading ammunition
- Gardening
- Animal Husbandry
- Wood stoves and fireplaces
- Chopping your own wood
- Doing your own car maintenance
- Doing your own house maintenance
- Biking/non motorized forms of transportation
- Food processing
- Welding/blacksmithing
- Medicinal plant growing
- Home-brewing
- Sewing/mending
- Knitting/crochet
- Hair cuts
- Water collection and purification
- Flint-knapping
- Power generating
. I've started looking into trapping animals here, probably won't be getting into hunting since I will be leaving in August and elk season isn't until fall. Add any others you have come up with and comment on ones you have already started doing.
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Well I must say I lack self reliance.
I hunt, semi butcher/clean animals [with cousin/uncles help].
My girlfriend cuts my hair. :DPosted 02-15-2009 at 10:14 PM by SmallGame2100
- That's a good list of self-reliance knowledge and skills...
...and, I've got a few of them underway (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18 and 20).
Not sure that I'll need the home brewing...
...unless I trade the stuff with nearby natives.Posted 02-16-2009 at 05:38 PM by LiveToShoot -
Good call, the less we depend on others the more, we'll be free. Nothing major just a few chickens, ducks and maybe a turkey, will make a great addition to our food storage.Posted 03-03-2009 at 11:56 AM by FISHPOND - Fishpond, that is number 5
Posted 03-03-2009 at 02:33 PM by KGunner - Sorry, I knew it was there. What I ment is it is the one I need to advance on.Posted 03-03-2009 at 04:38 PM by FISHPOND
