What can you bring to the table?

I've had family laugh at the idea of preparing for hard times. They refuse to believe anything bad could ever happen to America. But, they say that IF it ever does they'll just show up at my place.

My reply is always the same.

If you show up with empty hands and an empty belly...climb my fence looking for free food...You will become the food.

Everyone should think of this as a "resume"...like a job application. In reality that is what it will be.

Take a sheet of paper. Make 2 columns. List your assets in one, liabilities in the other.

What is your age? Health? Physical capabilities /disabilities?

What are you skills? Experience?

If you have skills, do you have the necessary tools to do the work?

If your older you should "know stuff". So, if your physically unable to perform, can you teach others?

What tools, equipment, material, supplies, barter goods etc can you bring to the table that would benefit the community?

The hippie commune model? I'm old enough to remember when that was in full swing. Still know some of the Rainbow People. Don't have anything against them on a personal level, but their lifestyle is Not my cup of tea.

Those who are on socialist insecurity / disability and be an asset to a community. But, neither they nor the community should ever depend on that "check in the mail". Time may soon come when that poor old cash cow has been milked dry and then what?

The whole point of the survivalist community is to become independent of the system. To shun it and let it collapse under it's own weight.