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How Would You Survive - Spin Off Thread
Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:04 am
Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:04 am
I started a thread on the O-T about how long people thought they'd survive on their own. Not having to fight off other people is considered. Basically if electricity was cut off today and you and your family's survival depended on you how long would you make it. A lot of people said indefinitely because of game and crops on their land. I don't think many people think about how important electricity is, only the convenience of it.
Being the outdoor board, I assume many here are privy to tricks and skillsets that normal Americans may not be. So what are these tricks? If you're on a well how would you continue to pull water without electricity? How would you store and keep meat from game you've harvested? How would you cook on a rainy day with no gas available for your stove? Essentially, what tricks do you know?
Being the outdoor board, I assume many here are privy to tricks and skillsets that normal Americans may not be. So what are these tricks? If you're on a well how would you continue to pull water without electricity? How would you store and keep meat from game you've harvested? How would you cook on a rainy day with no gas available for your stove? Essentially, what tricks do you know?
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Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:20 am to GAFF
quote:All of this would be the easy part. Staying safe and healthy would be the hard part.
If you're on a well how would you continue to pull water without electricity? How would you store and keep meat from game you've harvested? How would you cook on a rainy day with no gas available for your stove?
Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:25 am to GAFF
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I started a thread on the O-T about how long people thought they'd survive on their own. Not having to fight off other people is considered. Basically if electricity was cut off today and you and your family's survival depended on you how long would you make it. A lot of people said indefinitely because of game and crops on their land. I don't think many people think about how important electricity is, only the convenience of it. Being the outdoor board, I assume many here are privy to tricks and skillsets that normal Americans may not be. So what are these tricks? If you're on a well how would you continue to pull water without electricity? How would you store and keep meat from game you've harvested? How would you cook on a rainy day with no gas available for your stove? Essentially, what tricks do you know?
Windmill for the well. Build a fire and cook under my covered porch, shop, or skinning shed. Eat fresh kills and jerky the rest of the meat I guess. Also could hunt and kill small game if you’re tired of eating jerky or raise chickens and kill chicken for dinner to feed the family to supplement protein. Not everything has to be a whitetail size animal.
This post was edited on 9/29/23 at 10:10 am
Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:27 am to GAFF
happens everytime we have a damn hurricane.
i'm gonna eat.
i'm gonna eat.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:31 am to GAFF
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How would you store and keep meat from game you've harvested?
I remember the first time I went to Gatlinburg. I was in my early 20's my dad asked me to bring back a country ham. I went to a local grocery store and bought one. I was at the checkout and I asked the young girl if i needed to refrigerate it for the drive home (8 hours). She said no that her day had some hanging in his shed for 15 years that they still eat. I guess we would all have to learn salt curing meat.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:48 am to GAFF
I listened to the One Second After trilogy and have thought this over.
We have a primitive camp on family land in North La. That is probably where I would try to get to. I've studied edible wild plants and have thousands of rounds of .22 bullets for birds and small game. We have a spring-fed creek for water but need to get a couple Life Straws.
I like to pretend I could survive a while, but I'd probably be dead in 6 months.
We have a primitive camp on family land in North La. That is probably where I would try to get to. I've studied edible wild plants and have thousands of rounds of .22 bullets for birds and small game. We have a spring-fed creek for water but need to get a couple Life Straws.
I like to pretend I could survive a while, but I'd probably be dead in 6 months.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:55 am to GAFF
I think a main key for most would be finding a small community of maybe 10-20 people that could share in the work load. By yourself or even with your immediate family, you would die of exhaustion before you had anything done. Or you'd die at the first mistake you make.
The group can't be too big because there would be to many mouths to feed but it would have to be big enough and diverse (in skillset) enough to tackle the many obstacles you will encounter.
The group can't be too big because there would be to many mouths to feed but it would have to be big enough and diverse (in skillset) enough to tackle the many obstacles you will encounter.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:58 am to GAFF
Buy yourself a set of the Foxfire books.
Honestly, your whole family will love them.
Honestly, your whole family will love them.
This post was edited on 9/29/23 at 5:16 pm
Posted on 9/29/23 at 10:13 am to Bert Macklin FBI
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I think a main key for most would be finding a small community of maybe 10-20 people that could share in the work load. By yourself or even with your immediate family, you would die of exhaustion before you had anything done. Or you'd die at the first mistake you make.
Depends on your situation. If you already have some property with wildlife, stocked pond, garden, etc., you're situated better than most, and allowing others to take advantage of your resources is a net loss for you. If you're one of the unfortunate ones that does not have such resources, then joining a community is probably the way to go.
I'd venture to guess that a good portion of the posters on this board have a place to go with many of these resources already in place.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 10:50 am to GAFF
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If you're on a well how would you continue to pull water without electricity?
Dad has one. Has a hand pump
Posted on 9/29/23 at 11:48 am to Oneforthemoney
Are all wells where you can do a hand pump diy? I was under the assumption that if your pump was in the top of the cap a hand pump would be very difficult to install
Posted on 9/29/23 at 11:54 am to GAFF
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How would you store and keep meat from game you've harvested
Building a smokehouse would be a priority. Having a wood burning stove and a pressure canner would do the trick but you would need those before things go dark.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 11:58 am to bayoudude
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Having a wood burning stove and a pressure canner would do the trick
Every family in America ought to have at least 1 pressure cooker. We've got 3 of them, all the way up to I think 12 gallon size.
What you can do with rabbits...
This post was edited on 9/29/23 at 7:37 pm
Posted on 9/29/23 at 11:59 am to GAFF
I think survival would not be difficult at first. I think soon all the game animals is the area would be killed out.
Think of all the hunters in just south Louisiana. Now what about the hunters who quit or don’t really hunt anymore but would have to start again.
Then think of every a-hole with shotgun that’s hungry.
Wouldn’t take long to kill everything living.
That’s when it things get real messy.
Think of all the hunters in just south Louisiana. Now what about the hunters who quit or don’t really hunt anymore but would have to start again.
Then think of every a-hole with shotgun that’s hungry.
Wouldn’t take long to kill everything living.
That’s when it things get real messy.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 12:24 pm to Shut Up Mulllet
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Then think of every a-hole with shotgun that’s hungry.
id be worried of this type turning the gun on easier prey. IE humans
Posted on 9/29/23 at 1:00 pm to GAFF
Until the supply of Antibiotics and Antivirus run out in my stash.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 1:57 pm to UpToPar
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f you're one of the unfortunate ones that does not have such resources, then joining a community is probably the way to go.
Yeah I was thinking of it from a suburb perspective.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 3:55 pm to GAFF
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If you're on a well how would you continue to pull water without electricity?
If I were in that situation, I'd try to find a way to siphon downstream water to me.
Harder than it sounds though.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 6:48 pm to GAFF
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If you're on a well how would you continue to pull water without electricity?
Well first off for awhile you could run things on gas/diesel until stored supplies run out. After that boil water on a fire
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How would you store and keep meat from game you've harvested?
Salt and a smokehouse like people always did before refrigeration
Posted on 9/29/23 at 7:08 pm to GAFF
Most people watched the Walking Dead.
Other people were the biggest threat.
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