sounds like an excellent plan. ive been collecting gold fingers and processors too. figured i could always process them one day when the motivation strikes me. been trying to leverage the wifes love of thriftshops to gather up sterling silver and karat gold. i hear its more profitable than ewaste, but both are good to know
are you thinking of going off grid? build a cabin, greenhouse, etc?
panning and snorkeling and scuba diving bedrock streams looks like a great past time. or just fishing. its the thrill of the chase.
I'm a little too old for long term off grid adventures if I can avoid them. Going camping is another thing entirely.
I chose the rural fringe because it offers the best of both words for me. I still enjoy all the comforts of modern civilization, without the crime and pollution of the city. If I need to go into the bush, it is only a few hours from here.
Plus, I'm buying my food farm direct now. Groceries are more expensive here, but I buy a lot less in a supermarket than I used to. I can still get medicine, vitamins, dental services, etc. I can order a pizza. Get a drink. Whatever I need.
Here the air and water is clean, and I don't have 7 million cars driving by my house every day. There's excellent fishing in all directions. To me it's already paradise.
However, following the sun suggests a possible big move down to the equator may be in my future. I'm keeping an eye on that developing scenario. Poll flip and all that. I'm thinking Panama maybe. The last time something like that happened this place was under a couple of miles of ice. If it's happening again, then we cannot stay here.
Yes unfortunately it looks like it may happen in our lifetimes. I have been studying up on it with Suspicious0bservers weathermans guide to the sun textbook and videos. Nothing we can really do about it other than learn skills to live without electricity if we survive at all.
I am applying for work in rural Appalachia, where I can homestead in peace. Milder winters, lots of trees and clean water. Good farming community and less subhumans than cali.
Good move to buy direct from farmers. Its one of the last tight knit communities of White folks and the best source for clean, healthy food.
SuspiciousObservers is a favorite too. I follow it daily for years now.
Part of my routine.
I've been studying electronics on the side, a little light reading:)
We can keep our electricity, though it looks like we'll have to generate our own. Basic electricity is fairly straightforward. We can still have lights, heat, etc, post apocalypse. If you can build a wheel and turn it, you can have power.
There is also steam power, very reliable. You can run tractors and trucks, factory machinery, etc, with that. America ran on it for 70 years from 1850 through 1920 ish.
Fancy stuff, like digital systems, that we are probably going to lose. All of that stuff that is not heavily shielded, which is pretty much all of it, is going to get fried. All of the grid related stuff, destroyed. Vehicles too, unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on your outlook.
We need to consult with the Amish about horse and wagon tech.
Check out this video about a house this guy built up here, from the viewpoint of surviving a surface storm with extremely high winds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoGuvvzHY1A
I think it might work out very well up in the mountains.
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