Son_of_Perdition
Senior Member
I'm an advocate of cutting the cable but didn't arrive at that decision until after I changed cable companies and locked myself into a 2 year contract with a satellite service. My TV service is the most basic viewing. I get all the home shopping and DIY shows along with a grundle of reality shows. I was raised 'mormon' and at one time bought into their 'food storage' commandment. It's a sound concept and one I feel everyone should adopt based upon their needs and expectations, but in moderation.
I have been watching; Mountain Men, Life Below Zero, Doomsday Preppers among others. I decided that Alaska is not high on my destination list. I'm a fair-weather camper. It looks like if we get into global freezing I'm history. I sit, analyze and rate the 'Preppers' along with the producers, (whom happen to be 'mormon' and from Central Utah, go figure). They range from the caveman methods to the multi-million dollar mountain hideaway. Their families have weekend drills, archery practice with straight bows (I guess they haven't heard of the compound bow), role playing attempts to breach the walls of the impregnable fortresses designed by the participants. Some use primitive weapons and others are stocking up on cannons and AK47's. Others have surveillance equipment that rivals NSA. Some food storage methods are a breeding grounds for food borne diseases. They plan to drink water from sources that would be considered off limits for most 3rd world countries. Their teenage children are running around the forests dressed in camo gear carrying weapons that are banned in most civilized countries, their preschool children are learning to flip a makeshift arrow into a running deer at breakneck speeds. It makes my pleasure camping a risky endeavor.
I guess I'll stick with what I know, go to Costco and hit all the free food sample carts. Stock up on toilet paper and use it for barter, everyone will welcome a fresh roll of paper.
I have been watching; Mountain Men, Life Below Zero, Doomsday Preppers among others. I decided that Alaska is not high on my destination list. I'm a fair-weather camper. It looks like if we get into global freezing I'm history. I sit, analyze and rate the 'Preppers' along with the producers, (whom happen to be 'mormon' and from Central Utah, go figure). They range from the caveman methods to the multi-million dollar mountain hideaway. Their families have weekend drills, archery practice with straight bows (I guess they haven't heard of the compound bow), role playing attempts to breach the walls of the impregnable fortresses designed by the participants. Some use primitive weapons and others are stocking up on cannons and AK47's. Others have surveillance equipment that rivals NSA. Some food storage methods are a breeding grounds for food borne diseases. They plan to drink water from sources that would be considered off limits for most 3rd world countries. Their teenage children are running around the forests dressed in camo gear carrying weapons that are banned in most civilized countries, their preschool children are learning to flip a makeshift arrow into a running deer at breakneck speeds. It makes my pleasure camping a risky endeavor.
I guess I'll stick with what I know, go to Costco and hit all the free food sample carts. Stock up on toilet paper and use it for barter, everyone will welcome a fresh roll of paper.
