Forget Hunting & Fishing for SHTF | Bear Independent

Bear with Bear Independent discusses the reality of hunting and fishing when SHTF. In this video, he explains why he believes that hunting and fishing is not a viable option in today's world for the long term. Bear recommends stocking up on dry food like corn, rice, wheat, and beans (750lbs per person/year = 3,277 calories/day), planting a small garden, and raising small livestock. In addition, he provides many other useful tips you'll want to know.
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[@tiernanwearen6624]

You are so right. Livestock farming is far better for 6 reasons. 1. Realibility: You can control what and when you breed rear and fatten. 2. Wealth: money is going to be worthless in SHTF. But a cow that can give you meat milk leather and draught. That is a value asset 3.

[@edsmith4414]

I see it all the time: "I can hunt, my family will be OK". Baloney. Last Depression, the white tail deer was nearly extinct east of the Mississippi....it took until the mid-late 50's for most States to come up with enough population to have a hunting season. The simple fact is while it appears there is a lot of game out in the woods, when you divide it up between the hungry humans, it ain't gonna last that long.

[@owensc1982]

On top of that, I'm not really wanting to be out in the woods with a bunch of other starving people that also have guns. Deer won't be the only thing being shot at. I'd rather not take that chance.

[@BST-lm4po]

Same with fishing. Lakes and Streams will be depleted in a short amount of time.

[@jeffliles5478]

A lot of people that I know are going to be hungry. They say that they can hunt and fish.lol I ask them when the last time was that they caught enough fish to feed a family lol.

[@stevenpritchett4933]

Truth. Pure and simple.

[@edsmith4414]

@@jeffliles5478 And feed them for months and months. Try 'never'..........

[@carolhewett3756]

A one-per-day vitamin supplement has been proven to stave off starvation longer than not. The deprivation of calories is easier to handle if essential vitamins and minerals are still available for the body.

[@isidoraklamm]

You are so right!! Im actually prepping my body with glutamine and CLA, Magnesium and other stuff. Also its much more important to understand what wild plants you can actually eat. A human body doesnt need all that bread and meat. I noticed that whenever I was on my green juice diet I felt much more energized. You have to learn to understand plants

[@carolhewett3756]

@games guitars and gore thx for the tip. I just did.

[@CCmagee3]

My food storage has multi vitamins along with the dry food. All vacuum sealed with O2 depleters. Hope I am laughed at when I die with a closet full of stored food, never have needed it. But, it's there just in case.

[@carolhewett3756]

@@CCmagee3Hurricane Katrina resulted in severe disruption of food supplies. I learned that a variety of factors contributed to the fall of Rome including 18 months of severely disrupted food due to volcanic ash. There is an island right now experiencing no sun due to a volcanic eruption so it's not stupid. Just be sure not to give out your address!

[@jarzu3555]

I read that during the crusades most of the crusaders didnt die from hunger or thirst,but vitamin c deficiency

[@draufganger620]

My dad, a Mormon, owned and operated a food storage business when I was a kid growing up in Pennsylvania. Our basement, garage and storage sheds were “stacked to the rafters” with buckets and bags of various grains creating a large labyrinth of dried goods. He wasn’t big into hunting at all and was all into the math of what grains each person/family needed per year and I, in my foolish youth, always considered him to be a big food storage nerd. As an adult I now understand the level of planning,, research and dedication that took and I have come to the realization he was a f’ing genius.

[@albertafarmer8638]

Mormons don't believe in the rapture and worse: Mormons deny the deity of our Lord and Savior JESUS CHRIST but JESUS is GOD, see John 1! Now we are living in the end times, you don't need to stack up on food because the rapture and the 7year Tribulation with the Antichrist are right around the corner! Have some food and drinking water and be rapture ready, JESUS is coming soon!

[@originalnightshade4582]

we never really appreciate our parents til it's too damn late

[@Hackenberg]

Like I tell my nieces and nephews, "The older you get, the smarter I become."

[@mabryant5916]

I TRY to get my great nieces to understand their grandparents and other older generations are living history books. Listen and LEARN!!!

[@vodaredhill1704]

​@@originalnightshade4582 You are so right ,l learnt the hard way 😢

[@mccranahan747]

I know some men down here in Florida that live in the everglades and are totally self sufficient. Very rarely do they come out of the swamp. Hardcore people!!

[@ricksters11]

Efficient?

[@chupacabra304]

There is a lot of mercury pollution from manufacturing, hopefully they fare well after eating the fauna for so long

[@mccranahan747]

@@ricksters11 thanks for the grammer check 👍sufficient.

[@mccranahan747]

@@chupacabra304 theres some black folks that fish a canal close to my house thats runoff from the everglades , they eat Brim and Bass out of it there are Tilapia and catfish in there to.

[@ricksters11]

@@mccranahan747 LOL, Just looking out brother! Not trying to be an A hole!

[@MrDavidrex]

45 years big game hunter in Colorado with several harvest. I’ve watched the hunting being destroyed in the last 20 years with poor hunter etiquette, for a lack of better terms, and realize this. If not for fish and game the modern hunter would wipe the elk out in a year. It would be worse in a doomsday scenario. Plant a garden, master beans we’ll move on to meat. Good time to be old, you young ones are facing some real problems. God bless.

[@cuntpuncherino]

Insult to injury: the lefties wanted wolves, and they got em...

[@jukeboxhero1649]

The solution.to.your problem is called Alberta. Go north, son. America is a dead dog.

[@cameronpain1422]

@@cuntpuncherino Between the two, wolves are the kind of predators I can tolerate.

[@siberiangirl1941]

My grandfather had a big hold outside of Ft. Collins. Great hunting back in the 60’s &70’s. Today not so much

[@jukeboxhero1649]

@@siberiangirl1941 if you run, go all the way to Alberta. America is a dead dog. You can thank Jesus that I told you this when you get there. Nothing good will happen to America. Guaranteed. This bear independent dude thinks he left Babylon but he's just in the woods behind the dumpster. Don't believe these people. They aren't going to survive, thrive or any such thing in the borders of America and if you stay then you'll get hunted down too. This is no joke. Jeremiah 59 and 51 and Revelation 18. It's that simple.

[@geoffbrown4182]

I,m in the UK and have been watching shtf and prep vids etc since 2014 and this is the best ever. This guy just taught everyone how to stay alive for a year and to get something going on while doing it. Not an Amazon link in sight to an eco battery or any other rubbish..The guy is a legend. I,ve got plenty more to say but I,ll leave it here..All stay well………

[@TheRedStarman]

My dad lives here in the US. His mom back in Mexico. Way back when the pandemic was being ignored by the Chinese government, I warned my dad about the inevitable food shortage we were going to witness as soon as lockdowns even became an idea, and he believed me. He left for Mexico in January for some business-related travel, and while he was there, he bought a year's worth of beans for his mom in one go. And while my uncles said he was just being a showoff, within two months the same uncles were at my grandma's house asking for a kilo of beans so that they could have something to feed their kids, since they were unemployed by their own lockdowns and the price of beans going from 17 MXN to 25 MXN a kilogram. Stock up now while prices are reasonable.

[@redacted7989]

@John Greener it's all talmudic.

[@MR-nl8xr]

Make sure those uncles NEVER forget to send their brother a card on navidad🧐🧐🧐.

[@reloader3086]

Your very wise!!!

[@doubterdeluxe5130]

John, change your info source and stop being so gulliable. The 5000,000 figure was used to instill distrust in last admn. Good Gosh start using the God given logic you were blessed with. Oh, and stay on topic here.

[@doubterdeluxe5130]

One more thing, it was a China virus. Ya dolt

[@battalion151R]

I had a lady at church chastise the asst. pastor, and myself, for hunting deer. We both stood there for a while, while she vented. I finally tired of it and asked her if she ate beef. Yes. Chicken? Yes. Pork? Yes. "So, it's fine for you to pay a hired assassin, to kill your meat, while you chastise me for killing my own". Conversation ended abruptly.

[@TombstoneHeart]

I can relate to that. I used to live near a poultry farm and ( most people don't know this ) once the laying hens reach their first moult, they stop laying for about 3 months, so it's off to the chicken processing factory with them! I used to go down to the farm and buy these live chickens for 50c each. I'd take them home, kill and dress them and put them in the freezer. One day, I killed about 10 chickens and, feeling rather generous, rang my mother-in-law to see if she wanted a couple. She replied that she couldn't possibly eat them, knowing that I had killed them. To which I said, "You know the chickens that you buy in the grocery shop? Well, none of them die of old age!" Things were a little frosty between us for a while! lol

[@battalion151R]

@@TombstoneHeart That's like kids who have no idea that milk comes from a cow, not a jug. 😊

[@bobspizza7444]

Anti hunters will be the first to die off in a collapse. So no worries. And as far as p.e.t.a. is concerned how Do they eat only plants when now scientists say plants scream in pain for days when you pull them out of ground or rip out their fruit.

[@moondawg3693]

@@battalion151R If your kids don't know that milk comes from a cow and/or believe that milk comes from a jug, you are either a shitty parent or your kids are complete idiots.

[@garymcguire4811]

@@bobspizza7444 PETA people for eating tasty animals. I always wondered what people would do with their pets when some days I might be competing for the same food you may need to feed your children with.

[@milabulic]

I live off grid in the Andes mountains in northern Chile. I raise my own meat, veg and fruit.

[@mattlyons8180]

Actual real question.... how are you off grid but have ability to comment on KZbin?

[@milabulic]

@@mattlyons8180I will give you a real answer, then ☺ I only have a cell phone and use mobile data. I only use solar power because there is no grid electricity in our area. We have no water or gas companies providing those services. Water comes from the river. Cooking gas has to be bought in from town 2 hours away. No phone lines. No cable. Probably why there are only 14 of us in this valley. I hope this answers your question.

[@redhoward11]

@@milabulic what's the name of that town 2 hrs away? What cell company donated the string of towers from town to your valley in order to provide you with a signal? I say donated because that's a multi million dollar investment that will never pay off.

[@milabulic]

@@redhoward11 Arica is 2 hours away. I live in a valley outside a pueblo called Codpa. The cell tower is Entel. There are actually 3 cell phone towers in a 20 mile radius. We may not have much, but the government made certain that we have cell phone capability. The government gives a lot of grant (proyecto) money to individuals and companies. They are grants, not loans. You are right that the company would never make back any investment, so without the grants, I would only be able to get online once a month when I go to town, like I had to do before the towers went in.

[@milabulic]

Also, before you ask, there is a massive solar array that powers the 70 meter tall tower.

[@1notgilty]

Agreed. People have the fantasy that in a SHTF grid-down crisis they will take to the woods and hunt and fish to survive. The problem with that plan is that millions of people have the same idea and there aren't nearly enough deer, wild game and fish to feed everyone. Those resources would quickly be depleted and disappear. Hunters wouldn't be taking one or two deer a year to meet their needs. They would be shooting everything in sight so they could get it before somebody else does. Only those in extremely remote areas would survive.

[@NessNik]

Yup, when i talk preparedness with my Coworkers and friends they all have the same " Ill just hunt in the woods " delusion.

[@BooDamnHoo]

The vast majority of people cannot hunt even if they wanted to. City people are virtually doomed in SHTF. The vast majority of them will die. The vast VAST majority don't have firearms. Game will initially go down but then it will EXPLODE as the human population largely disappears. Every injury becomes potentially fatal. There are no emergency rooms, no hospitals. Antibiotics won't be produced anymore. MOST people will die. Wildlife will EXPLODE.

[@KDawgKy]

@@BooDamnHoo interesting points 🤔

[@teedooderungeetoo901]

@@BooDamnHoo most people dying is what the elites want...it's what they are guiding all the sheep into...currency will collapse and when people can't buy food with paper money there will be a massive amount of killing everywhere...most of the death will not come from starving but MURDER...it's the elites great blood sacrifice to the goddess they worship mother kali (goddess of death and destruction)...the elites will be chilling in their well stocked bunkers as the cull on the land takes place...you know there are actually idiots around talking about buying gold and silver and other stuff in preparation for the crash..they are deluded and aiming way too high...guns and ammo beats anything else...those with guns and ammo will rape attractive women and young girls and.keep them as sex slaves...they will take whatever gold or diamonds they want from those not as well armed as them...they will threaten to kill them to be shown to where they are keeping their stuff of value...when shtf there may even be people eating other people to survive but the meat tastes like sh*t because of all the garbage humans eat...the goal that has been set is global human cull..elites want to be left with half a billion and we are nearly at 8 billion...in their minds there is too much product on the shelves and most of it needs to be tossed out and the shelves ripped down (death of capitalism and death of billions) I reckon anyone with a bunker stocked with enough food and water for 2 years is very smart....the rich have been having bunkers built for decades so it's no secret what we are coming to soon...shtf THIS YEAR in 2021 and it is projected most will be dead by late 2022 but nations will still be enemies so even with heavily reduced populations there is the likelihood of a nuclear exchange late 2022....whoever is alive to see 2023 will have entered the golden age of unity cooperation and peace...in my opinion being on the land is not a good option because soldiers and armed bands of men will be roaming and killing who they want and indulging in their women and young girls and food...hell on earth would be gangsters paradise...killing men and boys and gang raping beautiful women and little girls is the dream of these gangsters

[@skm9420]

Millions will die in the first few weeks.

[@fook-joby-den6172]

If food is scarce I cannot honestly see anyone being friendly to catching some stranger hunting game on their land, especially during an SHTF Situation.

[@davidr1676]

they may not make it off our property, depending. we have more than enough bodies of water for fishing and as long as people die of and water isn't poisoned there are very large bodies of water with family living on them. the advice here is very sound and consistent with others with some others say. We don't have as many family members with full farms or even specialized anymore but most are not all that far away. lately I focus on different beans, not green or wax types, and some have cross bred but several other things need to be started indoors up here or probably won't get a finished crop each year so variety is huge. Raspberry and blueberry and some little sought after are plentiful unless we get a dry summer. wild strawberries are a treat but the berries do attract other animals but mostly bear and rabbit population is in cycles. if we had to retreat to the hunting property raising different types of birds would be possible and we could let the beavers dam up the creek or stream and part of the land returns to wetlands and we then get ducks and geese and more critters attracted to the area. most nearby property is much larger and part forest and part farm. The majority of those neighbors are friendly though the pricks have mellowed some and the guy who was a possible serial killer is no longer free but a SHTF scenario if either group were to be a problem there are enough good folks to settle the issue so that is one angle without taking into account those fleeing cities. I'd hate to "abandon" the property but in an emergency there are other places we could potentially head to but in the case of an EMP/Nuclear issue or total electric grid collapse modern cars are a problem in the first and gas in either way as that gas needs electricity to get pumped but in my situation that is potentially the scariest part as I no longer own any pre-computer chipped vehicles and to go from one area of family to other is maybe a 100-150 mile radius from where I live and an easy 250 miles from one family member in a city to the opposite direction to the in-laws and other family or good friends. Make sure to store seeds well and even bulk seeds need replacement every so often and even more if buying the corporate GMO stuff from certain companies.

[@moonsitter1375]

Cannibalism is ugly, but meat is meat.

[@skm9420]

@@moonsitter1375 I'll be lookin for your types.

[@Rebecca-1111]

I mark my property boundary. Better not come on my property. Buck shot with salt will hurt badly!

[@Rebecca-1111]

@@moonsitter1375 it's happened many times before. Gosh I don't want to see this.😭

[@brandonandreski1709]

I love this. One of the best videos on food storage in years. Wheat has more calories per pound, rice is Easter to digest, corn is the most common in the United States and depending on the year can be the least expensive, Beens are the most versatile. I have 6 chickens on .1 acres, I have 200 eggs left by the end of the year and the way I store them I can store them for two years. Rabbits make great easy meat but your kids will hate you for a little bit. They get over it. Goats are best for milk per pound. Cows can be great in wet areas. If you live in the desert then goats and sheep are more survivable.

[@geoffbrown4182]

I,m in the UK and have been watching shtf and prep vids etc since 2014 and this is the best ever. This guy just taught everyone how to stay alive for a year and to get something going on while doing it. Not an Amazon link in sight to an eco battery or any other rubbish..The guy is a legend. I,ve got plenty more to say but I,ll leave it here..All stay well………

[@evj1326]

In my area the only reason that fishing is any good is because the wildlife office stocks the lakes and reservoirs so that there will be fish to catch. If SHTF happens they aren't going to be stocking these "natural" resources. Also people are not going to be following bag limits and normal hunting laws. I'm glad you guys addressed this topic.

[@suzannefronzaglio2427]

I remember fishing as a young child at a lake where my father built a small cabin. There was a private dock we fished off of, and he came down and showed us which bluegill was filled with eggs, and their little "bowl" nests in the water where they lay the eggs. And taught us to throw those pregnant bluegills back in the lake, so there would be more bluegills to replenish the lake. He explained it to us and stressed how important this was. And we always put back the fish swelled with eggs.

[@Rebecca-1111]

I'm thinking about hunting my own land. It's not deer hunting season, but we know we're knocking on the back door of SHTF.

[@modelnutty6503]

@@Rebecca-1111 you CAN knock one down once in a while on your own land regardless of season, on your own land you can consider them as "varmints", same for many wild animals.

[@Rebecca-1111]

@@modelnutty6503 thank you

[@HomesteadDNA]

@@modelnutty6503 Depends on the state. Sometimes you have to get a "permit" to kill even nuisance animals.

[@majerstud]

I think the trick will be going invisible and surviving thru the "great culling" of the first 90 days. After that, things will either be relatively stabilized or the collapse will be well under way. Your mileage may vary.

[@adammcallister72]

There is no winning a defensive war. There is no "surviving a culling" and then stability lol. Holy shit you should read about the Russian Revolution, Mao's cultural revolution and Bosnia for some perspective. If there is culling, you need to fight the people doing it as hard as possible, or else they will kill you or people you love. It's their job to find and kill you. They're not LARPing.

[@wizarddaddy47]

@@adammcallister72 💯 People don't understand that large scale organizations with funding will overtake many of the smaller militias and settlements attempting to stabilize. Entire communities would have to get together but I don't see how that's entirely possible 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@linjicakonikon7666]

We need to do what the Viet Cong did in the Vietnam War. The problem is...as opposed to that very tough resilient race, we are soft, overweight with Nacho stains on our Woodstock and Live Aid T-shirts.

[@ffarmchicken]

If things go to SHTF, you will not be able to hide. Read what happened in Bosnia. Lone wolves eventually died.

[@Doobie603]

So are you all just going to lay down and die? Got a game plan, or do you just like telling people they're wrong?

[@CapitalCurrency]

I’ve been thinking the same thing for years. After two months of SHTF there will be no animals left. Fishing in ponds will be non existent and the bay here will be tough unless you have a boat which most don’t. Everyone around here will be on the shore and if you get one you better be packing with a group. Great video my friend!

[@dslick6234]

Go to the ocean or a great lake or a major river, you'll be fine...

[@CapitalCurrency]

Actually I live on the Chesapeake Bay. Lots of good fishing around there. And blue crabs.

[@woodlandbiker]

I think there is a massive overestimate of how many people will actually bug out and how long people will bug out for. The majority will follow the powers that be like sheep and the majority that bug out will quickly realise they don't have the skill and stamina to stick it out for more than a couple of weeks. Those who tuff it out will be very few and far between.

[@jesusisalive3227]

Most of the population will kill each other.

[@evilmac9623]

The bugout mentality is a marketing strategy to sell tactical gear to over weight office workers that watched Rambo as a kid. Your home is the safest, most familiar location you have, why would you ever leave it for anything less than a catastrophic disaster.

[@emeraldfox7175]

Only people who grew up in the country and depended on living off the land will make it!

[@timhallas4275]

You are 100% right Kenneth Moulder. 95% of Americans cannot fend for themselves, regardless of what they learn on the internet. My grandfather lived up on a mountain in a handmade cabin and he was an expert level hunter and fisherman. Even he had to come to town once a month to re-supply. By the time he was in his 70s he was running out of usable forest for firewood, so he had a 300 gallon kerosene tank installed to heat the place in winter. Only a farmer will be truly self sufficient when the last Walmart closes.

[@goodenough4399]

@@emeraldfox7175 At least until they need a dentist or a doctor.

[@judya.shroads8245]

Deer were hunted in the Great Depression, to almost extinction. It took 30 yrs for the deer to repopulate.

[@evanderboynton3057]

It sort of depends on the type of disaster. A financial depression will as you point out leave a lot of people alive and intense competition for resources. Ebola virus would kill 90%.resources relatively abundant

[@MrProfchaos71]

Maybe back when most people knew how to hunt and deer had natural predators. Would never happen now.

[@sissydreams7494]

Yep and there's now 330 million people in the US. Wild game won't last, even though most people have no idea of how to hunt or field dress a kill.

[@MrProfchaos71]

@@sissydreams7494 😂 but half of them don’t know how to hunt, shoot,or even own an adequate gun . most don’t know how to process game... and most live in the city or suburbs and will be dead in 6 months or less.

[@sissydreams7494]

@@MrProfchaos71 Hey, I don't disagree. However, 330 million is a LOT of people. Even if 3/4 of the people die in six months, all the game out there is toast. 82.5 million hungry people will ravage the countryside, killing every animal in sight. They'll figure it out. Nets, chasing them toward pits, whatever. There's about 30 million deer in the US. How long will they last? A lot will be wasted due to inept processing and lack of refrigeration. If you're right, even those who are knowledgeable survivors may have to travel extremely long distance into areas where the remaining game have migrated. Hunting is difficult enough. Competing with 82 million others, who are desperate, isn't going to make it any easier. But, anyway, I don't know any more than you. You may be right. I don't wanna find out! LOL : )

[@Z1gguratVert1go]

It's good to hear you saying this - people need to hear more of this less-than-sexy practical stuff. I can't help but picture the hundreds of tacticool tactifools grabbing their get out bags and all running into the woods together to shoot each other over homemade pemmican while sane people did the boring tasks of buying food reserves and growing veggies and building networks and community. As Joe Fox said, "Likely none of you will actually have to ever shoot anybody, but all of you will have to eat. Buy food."

[@meatbag2405]

Or buy weapons and rob people who bought food 🤣

[@Z1gguratVert1go]

@@meatbag2405 a lot of those people are armed as well. Chaos never lasts forever, one can be tried and executed for crimes after shtf

[@meatbag2405]

@@Z1gguratVert1go im just talking shit bro lol. I agree with the community thing as i come from a small town surrounded by gang territories but they never managed to get a foothold in my little village cause there was only 1 bridge into town and we always drove the thugs out. I duno about chaos not lasting forever though, humans have never actually been at full world wide peace, theres always a battle, even as we speak theres someone killing someone else regardless of the consequences. I dont think the human race is capable of full co-operation

[@Z1gguratVert1go]

@@meatbag2405 I agree that chaos is always somewhere, but it's temporary in any one place. I wasn't sure if you were kidding or not, I know prepper types who think they'll just take whatever they want if things get ugly. For a marauder I do think there will likely be justice, even if it's mob justice. There are certain kinds of "Tough guy" jerks who always think they can bully everyone and don't need to cooperate. Then, sooner or later, they fall asleep...

[@thumb-ugly7518]

I agree. Also, I love the name. Shame the EU uses the Babylonian ziggurat as their seal... almost like a message, but I digress. Great name.

[@retiredreyes5084]

The LDS ladies name is Wendy DeWitt, I agree with the 14 meals, but what really caught my attention is, she said they only eat 2 MEALS brunch early dinner, then later some bread and something to eat. Help you stretch your food.

[@shaylajay190]

I DO THAT ANYWAY....☮️❤️💥🇧🇯🇺🇸😇🖖

[@TEAMGETHELP]

Fasting is healthy af

[@jasonjanes9476]

@@TEAMGETHELP Great point - with proper "supplements" you can actually eat waaaaay less food than the silly "food pyramid" ponzi scheme suggest -

[@abrahamlincoln6619]

The LDS members are some of the best preppers out there, it's recommended by church leaders to be prepared for disasters.

[@Doxymeister]

@@abrahamlincoln6619 Yep, I have a cousin in Texas (close by) that's a member of the LDS. They haven't really attended services in a long, long time, but they're super observant of the prepper recommendations. Was living there back when 9/11 happened, they activated their family alert, had the entire family on-site by 4 pm that evening. I was amazed at how organized and prepared they were. Of course we ended up not needing it, but it turned out to be a good "drill".

[@jontexas6685]

Having grown up in the PNW - you are ABSOLUTELY SPOT on when it comes to the dry-goods vs hunting/fishing - especially in a SHTF situation where EVERY hunter/fisher will be out in droves... Thank you for being direct - but honest.

[@americanmilitiaman88]

Yeah in south west Washington there is almost no deer on public land. They are all in low elevations in peoples hobby farms. And not very many.

[@frankmundo4300]

Depends on location

[@keithlucas6260]

You also are able to "dry can" beans, rice and corn by heating at 212 degrees in Mason jars for an hour then transfer to your boiling water pot after putting the lid and ring on....afterwards let cool. When the lids pop you know it's sealed. Our Aunt had a fully stocked pantry of this as well as cooked items from the garden....even the cellar was full and got rotated up to the pantry....everything was marked and dated. This was how it was in the 60's and on.

[@joeroe7621]

The perfect book... “5 acres and independence”. It can be done with less land. It will complement Bear independent’s guidance! Thanks Bear Independent and Survival Dispatch!

[@rontate7719]

Thx. Look for it my self.

[@swanee22]

I enjoyed your presentation. I've given this a lot of thought over the years, and used to keep hundreds of pounds of wheat stored in the LDS fashion -mylar bags lining air-tight buckets, purged by dry ice to remove oxygen and kill creepy-crawleys. Thinking about the 3 macro nutrients -proteins, fats, and carbohydrates, the most important are fats and proteins -contrary to popular belief. While carbs provide calories, you can actually survive your entire life without carbs -such as the Inuit and Masai have done. Your body can, and does, make any of the glucose that your body needs for red blood cells through the process of de novo gluco-neogenesis (say that fast 3 times). To my way of thinking, having a very good store of protein and good fats (especially containing essential omega 3 and 6 fatty acids) is essential. To that end, you can get a lot of protein from stored/canned fish (salmon, and sardines -sardines are almost a perfect food, containing protein, essential fats, calcium, iodine, and many other minerals). These will last for years. While certainly not everyone's favorite food, these are a tremendous addition to food stores. You can also buy olive oil and fats powder -usually comprised of dehydrated MCT oil, coconut oil, avocado oil, and cream -not cheap but lots of calories and essential oils. Also, natural peanut butter and almond butter lasts for several years and provides a huge amount of good oils. For a deeper understanding of how the body actually prefers to burn ketones (made from your body's fat stores by your liver) in preference to glucose, plus many of the downsides of a heavily carbohydrate-based diet (which, granted, might be very useful during a crisis), check out Ben Bikman's book Why We Get Sick. He's a professor of bioenergetics at BYU. Once adapted to being primarily a fat burner instead of a sugar (carbohydrate) burner, you get hungry much less often and use food metabolically much more efficiently. Just my 2 cents.

[@BionAvastar3000]

But carbs are cheap calories.

[@adammcallister3293]

It is entirely 100% about fats. Without fat you starve. Most of our nutrition comes from fat. Fat is necessary to assimilate proteins and nutrition. Grains are pure trash. The Mongols were carnivores who didn't need to eat for days. The Chinese soldiers they killed were all malnourished peasants with rotten teeth subsisting on a diet like this guy's grain stores lol.

[@Bear22250]

Have enough dried foods to last 20 years, plus enough ammo to stock a few stores, been doing it for over 20 years. Most people that have always lived in cities, won't last long anyway. Lived off grid in Alaska for 5 years, not hard if you know how

[@adammcallister3293]

@@Bear22250 city is very survivable. It is a different game you lose playing by rural rules. my house has security doors. tall fencing. deterrents like thorn bushes. tons of security lighting. security cams. dogs. is a prime location. windows are high up. It would take A LOT to siege and win. key is to never have to leave your secure location for anything, so have everything you need times 4, and extra to gift and trade off for influence and favors or bribes. In a city you will not be left alone, so you have to have a network of strength and be willing to fuck shit up when necessary and have the means to mind your biz. You have to have skills and be valuable to people in a city or else you'll be left to the wolves.

[@Bear22250]

@@adammcallister3293 agree with you, but how many have the skills. Up here I also have security cameras everywhere, plus things you can't buy, but if necessary the woods thousands of acres that I know like my property , send few hundred in I'd survive but they wouldn't. Learned alot in the Rangers but more just from roaming them all my life. Hopefully it never comes to that, but better to be prepared then not. World is definitely headed down a destructive path, truly sad.

[@paulav7961]

While wandering around in the forest for hours/days on end in the hopes of stumbling across something worth eating is certainly fun and rewarding, I find it much more energy efficient to sit on my back deck and have that tasty treat come wandering up to me. If you choose your tasty treats carefully, you don't even have to feed them. And there's not much better than going shopping for fresh fruits and veggies in your own back yard. They don't get much cheaper or fresher than that. They're survival skills NOW, but they used to be just life skills.

[@fivevs1]

My elders always told stories of how in the Great Depression people that could hunt and fish did that and nearly made all the game animals and fish extinct in a just a couple of years. It took a few decades for things to recover. So long term this might be an even harder no as the resources just can't keep up with the demand.

[@suzannefronzaglio2427]

My grandparents went through the Great Depression too. We were driving up to the mountains one summer when I was a kid. My mother was driving a station wagon with us kids, and my grandparents were leading in front of us in their truck. Two groundhogs ran out on the road in front of our car. My mom couldn't miss them. First one ran out and we heard (& felt) "thump thump"...& right after that one was hit.. another one ran out. Same thing, "thump thump"! 15 minutes later, we arrived at our cabin. My grandparents got out of the vehicle and we said "Did you see the groundhogs that mom ran over?"...to which they looked at her and said "You should have stopped and picked them up! We could have made groundhog soup!". They were serious. Not joking. We kids were soooo glad that they weren't following us from behind. We may have had groundhog soup that night 😱😱😱!

[@whysprs]

Considering that local dept of natural resources and such are always adding new stock to bodies of water every year, i can see placed becoming over fished very quickly

[@skm9420]

That's if we have that type of disaster again.

[@20greeneyes20]

@@suzannefronzaglio2427 when you are starving and desperate you do desperate things. I think those those days are coming upon us. Don't think they can't happen because they can and they will. Prepare your household. The Bible tells what is happening right now to the world. It's prophecies were very accurate in the past and I will believe the prophecies for our future. Because they are happening right now. Respectfully read your Bible. Bad times are coming. Get close to Jesus Christ. You may not believe me now but you will. God bless you and your family

[@suzannefronzaglio2427]

@@20greeneyes20 yes, you are spot on. And I am aware, and agree. Stay close, very close to the Good Shepherd! Only look to Jesus, for wisdom and TRUTH! The deception is rampant in the world right now, and will only increase. God Bless and have a wonderful Easter. 👼🙏🙏🙏🙏🐑🐑🐑🐑❤️

[@JohnnyHildebrand1969]

I agree. Refried beans and tortillas with some salsas are great. Or, make beans and cornbread for dinner, have leftover beans, now refried, with corn tortillas for breakfast. My family did this during hard times.

[@KlingonPrincess]

I live in an area ripe with hunting and fishing. I know a total of one person who has provided meat for himself and his wife soley through fishing, hunting, and crabbing for years. He puts in the time, knows three counties well, and has proven his ability to provide. He's the only person I know who is not delusional about what it takes. Maths! 😁

[@rarebond7250]

Regularly put fishin takes out for three households. This river is in my yard...location is everything. No not sucker carp fare... Walleye panfish catfish n trout. To live in such a place, is... Truely the end of the road for a weary traveller. Nice veiws too!

[@MikeJones-mf2rt]

@@rarebond7250 How’s that gonna work out when they stop stocking and everyone else is also fishing? Majority of rivers in the US are stocked, if SHTF that’s definitely not gonna continue lol...

[@dmitry92203]

@David Walker THIS is exactly why it would be a "bonus" not sustained. I pity the people in the city's. They're screwed.

[@talisikid1618]

@@dmitry92203 it’s the people in the cities that are the problem. Not only will they strip nature bare, they’ll strip you bare too.

[@Rebecca-1111]

I always say, the Amish got it good. We need to become as independent as them, and get off from needing government period!💯

[@Dave_Simmons]

There are too many people in the world to make a hunter/gatherer lifestyle sustainable.

[@moonsitter1375]

30 days after the SHTF the herd will be a lot thinner.

[@sunka4557]

There are too many people in the world to make ANY lifestyle sustainable.

[@moonsitter1375]

@@sunka4557 Realistically, 30 days after the SHTF the population will drop by 30%. How many humans are dependent on heart pills and insulin and other such modern contrivances to stay alive? Also, you will only be competing with your local population since traveling will be difficult. The survival lifestyle you adapt will be tailored to your location. I live in a desert, far different than someone who lives in or near a wooded, temperate area.

[@goodasgold2012]

Dave... That's true, if everything stays the same. Realize mass death will be normally occurring daily. Why? War with Russia and China. Civil war...race war. Viruses.... These are just basic issues.

[@tomkarlen3776]

@@sunka4557 thats what bill gates says too

[@prisonerofthehighway1059]

My grandfather lived through the depression. He said the deer were gone within a month and that was pre night vision. I figure it’ll be a week within 50 miles of a major city.

[@Joh2n]

Truth and common sense never gets old. God bless

[@wretchedone2970]

Very informative. We grew up poor. My family is from Mexico btw. My Mom every week and to this day makes a pot of beans, pot of Mexican rice and either store or homade tortillas. And we would have the cheapest meat+ corn. Some veggies mixed in for like caldos( soups, stews). We lived on that for 20+ years. Corn, rice and beans will go a looong way. Potatos are awesome too. But appreciate the info. I here other preppers, survivors say the same thing. Build a garden, dry goods, ammo, pew pews and hunker down AT home. Of course patrolling your property, etc. when the " End Times" happen. Thank you sir, I subbed. God bless everyone. John 3:16/ Matthew Chapter 24. Trust in the Lord, He will NEVER leave you if you love Him and believe.

[@McDonaldsWrath18]

Amen.

[@user-il1bv3lc2h]

I just love beans with rice or corn bread ...I have been through hard times. We had to go into the woods and find a type of wild plum. To supplement our meager rations. My kids got tired of grill cheese sandwiches,,,(gov. Provided the cheese) but never complained about bean fixed a variety of way. Neighbors gave us veggies and the school gave us a bit of leftovers. My neighbor saw me losing weight and did that for us. A old coworker gave us some of his last years venison. People care.

[@JorgeVelazquez09]

WOW! This video is brilliant. I spent my childhood summers in southern Mexico; the state of Veracruz. I never realized I had been eating organic way before organic was "cool". My grandfather had livestock and traded with the indigenous peoples for their grains and ready-made "masa". You've taken me back to my childhood, I'm 53 now. Great advice! Respect!

[@oscarbear7498]

That moment you realize your whatever childhood was THE REAL OG of survival, with food. Whole foods would be jealous of

[@d.edwardmeade3683]

1:45 "There's a reason there was a population explosion when we went from hunter/gatherers to agriculturalists." - a very good point.

[@TommyboyGTP]

The reason why that was possible was the invention of harnessed electricity followed by cold technology... refrigeration. The population across the world exploded after that happened.

[@TommyboyGTP]

@@xPRODIGYxGAMER That's exactly what I said, and thank you for confirming that.

[@serafinmagic1634]

Storing grains had gotten more cost effective for the Egyptians when they partnered with cats. It was estimated they lost 50% of their grains due to rodents & their contaminating diseases.

[@adammcallister3293]

the difference between mechanized farming and old farming is far greater than old farming vs foraging. We quadrupled the Earth's population in a generation bc of tractors and oil based chemicals.

[@jopiaspieder1184]

I love when Bear Independent is on here

[@lrlapua8035]

he say's nothing anyone with a little common sense does not already know all the while begging for donations......

[@jopiaspieder1184]

Like yourself right

[@lrlapua8035]

@@jopiaspieder1184 I'm not begging for donations, but I have enough common sense to already know everything he tries to sale you....wake up...

[@jopiaspieder1184]

@@lrlapua8035 you may not be begging but you are bitching though

[@lrlapua8035]

@@jopiaspieder1184 being truthful.....sounds like you gave him money he used for himself while laughing at you...lol

[@hatfieldmccoy0311]

I did for two years in South Eastern Kentucky, but I was only feeding myself, third year I brought in chickens and hogs to supplement. It for sure is not the way you are going to feed a family by any means. My garden, and chickens and hogs, made life possible. Most the ones that think it is possible to survive hunting fishing and scavenging, have never lived it. You really do to raise your food and supplement it with hunting and fishing.

[@rickyflinchum2909]

Exactly friend. Hunting, fishing, trapping is supposed to supplement the food stores you should already have. Very well put.

[@johnsnyder9381]

My dad and his brothers hunted during the Great Depression era. Game was scarce because of over hunting. Even in my time growing up in the 1960’s and 1970’s you really had to work and hunt hard to find game. Fishing was a little easier though. My parents always had a garden and mom always canned everything she could for us through the winter. God bless them for their foresight to keep our family well fed and taken care of. You are spot on my n this video thank you for keeping it fresh in my mind the way my parents raised me and reminding me I need to step up to take care of my family the way they took care of me and my brothers and sister. Thank you

[@charlestaylor7890]

Exactly. People don't realize that the game will be wiped out in no time if even a slight minority tries to live via hunting.

[@TheChristonline]

So cool to read your Thanks to your fellow man !

[@invisibletosociety8338]

I remember deer hunting in the 80s and deer were scarce. Right now we have lots of deer in Missouri but I would imagine that would change pretty fast.

[@charlestaylor7890]

​@@xPRODIGYxGAMER - I suppose it depends on how chaotic and desperate you expect the situation to become. If we subscribe to the doomsday scenario of TEOTWAWKI then the reason for the deer population reduction prior to the Great Depression is meaningless. There are 330 million people in the US now 3X more than 1920 and an equal amount of guns. Everyone that gets hungry will think they can hunt. I suspect more people will be shot than deer initially. And those that can hunt will have a lucrative skill for a time. The US consumes 274 pounds of meat each year per person. if you get 100 pounds of meat per deer that means the 45 million deer would be wiped out in less than a year. Of course people will cut down on meat consumption and eat other animals also but clearly if there is a prolonged crisis deer wouldn't last long. There is anecdotal evidence that is the case since other wild game and fish were greatly reduced in number. Now if it is just a controlled depression and industry is still available and the govt takes care of the really poor while regulating hunting, then sure, deer could simply supplement the diet of a portion of the population.

[@starababa1985]

In the cities, Depression kids raised pigeons in coops set up on their back porches. Out of sight, out of mind. They caught their initial breeding pairs using nets in the park, nothing fancy. An old German neighbor still maintained his coop on a flat roof in the 1960s. He had nicer birds.

[@jacktribble5253]

I grew up on a ranch and we had to supplement our diet with hunting, fishing, farming, trapping etc. We also did our own canning, kept seven hives of bees and engaged in a lot of barter. I just see those things as tools in the kit, skills to have for when opportunities arise. My philosophy is to not depend entirely on one or two skills or methods. I do happen to live in an advantageous area, we have much more forest and farmland than urban buildup.

[@devonscope6222]

Yeah you're set.

[@Jaden48108]

Dry foods are indeed king along with an ample water supply. Comprehensive well thought out list. I think you deserve an honorary PhD in self-reliance and community support.

[@floridaprepper598]

I'm going to tell you right now I grew up hunting fishing trapping and it is not as easy as everybody thinks it is it don't happen like it does on the TV you have to put in the time and the work and you got to know the game you are hunting you leave the slightest bit of scent behind you may not see nothing in there for weeks

[@chadwolfeschledgelsteinhau9697]

Ive never had a problem as a kid growing up getting food litterly had a couple small cow ponds all the freash mussels you could imagine, in less than 1 minute could have a catfish.

[@KeywordManagement]

I grew up hunting and fishing as well and agree 100%.

[@evanderboynton3057]

Night hunting is pretty easy. Not planning on playing by rules in survival situation

[@KeywordManagement]

@@evanderboynton3057 and fun!

[@evanderboynton3057]

@@KeywordManagement lol

[@chillindave1357]

Spend your "savings", if there is such a thing these days... on "anything" you'll use in a year. Prices are only going to explode so you'll save money.

[@mccranahan747]

Thats why i bought a CBS 1100 sq ft house 2 bed 1 bath the mortgage , isurance and property taxes i pay 650 a month. Rent is 1200 dollars for a home like mine in my area. I didnt want to have all that in a savings account and have it confiscated for reparations or a bail out of which all the laws are in place to confiscate your savings. At least ill always have a roof over my head unless they decide to take that to.

[@garyhall5397]

If SHTF happens, money may be worthless. Stock up on tradable goods.

[@mccranahan747]

@@garyhall5397 i think ammo is the new gold honestly ! Police departments are having problems filling orders and buying from civilian market to compensate. You can barter with ammo and what is your life worth to you that clean water or 2 weeks worth of food may be worth 10 rounds of ammo to someone who has a gun but no ammo. Alchohol and cigarettes will be worth gold prices if SHTF , even the gut rot cheap stuff. And cheap tobacco and rolling papers. Most importantly the people responsible for ruining our great country also control the prices of gold and silver 1800 an ounce today for gold 180$ an ounce when the economy crashes. THE GREAT RESET......... DONT FORGET ABOUT THAT. ITS COMING!!!

[@SWPG]

Love and Light from New Mexico, start your Prepper Pantry Now. If you dont know how Im here to help. HOOAH

[@mccranahan747]

@Marion Hamer well you go into it with that mindset be prepared for the worst! Never let anyone know what or how much you have . Tell them you know someone who MAY have a small amout of whatever they need. Make sure your not followed then do a transaction in a way that lowers risk to both parties. Most people are not gonna kill you for a small container of Alchohol or tobacco but if they know YOU have the mother load then that makes you a target for addicts.

[@JonNevius-pu7oh]

Excellent advice! People can live with it. Love your show.

[@AMX86]

Subsistence hunting/ fishing is tuff work. It will he even harder after shift. There will be huge competition for the resource, and a lot of folks who will get dangerous in doing it. It isnt covert and any area will be tapped out quickly. Correct...start with your preps while you build up the ability to farm or husband animals. Put aside seeds of hi protein value. Remember too, this isnt a solo job so pkan for family.

[@KeywordManagement]

I would submit that hunting on any type of public land is already dangerous. When SHTF it will become even more dangerous when people start competing.

[@evanderboynton3057]

Agreed. I hear stories

[@DARisse-ji1yw]

I'd suggest storing away a goodly amount of.... Salt ! Cheap. Lasts forever if ya keep it dry, and comes in handy for more than seasoning.....

[@michaelhorn4540]

Im definitely planning on raising a garden this year. I just bought 2.5 acres in North Carolina and working on buying another 4.5 acres adjoining my property. Im also thinking about getting chickens and I have abundant deer and bear directly on my property, as well as other small game like squirrels and rabbits, as well as a creek on my property where I can fish

[@nickpolito928]

How much ammo should I have? ALL OF IT!!! How much rice,beans, wheat and corn should I have? ALL OF IT!!! Thanks Bear!!!

[@invisibletosociety8338]

They're now saying to stock enough food for two years.

[@erinowl4407]

@@invisibletosociety8338 Whoever "they" are - I think we should stock food until we can't stock it anymore. It's never going to be cheaper, it never going to be more plentiful and we're always going to need it. What are we going to do? Say, "I wish I didn't have this much food"? That only means things turned out great after SHTF - and "it's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it."

[@netsurfers9357]

I'm glad that someone has a taste of reality and gives it to you straight! Thanks You!

[@keithblaenshet5041]

I read that back in the days of the canal boats which were used to ferry goods around England, the men used to soak grain in brandy for 24 hours and then throw the grain down on the canal walkway. The pheasants would eat the grain and fall asleep. The crewmen would gather up the pheasants and sell them to supplement their wages .

[@DeadBoyHK1]

One grain many seem to forget is buckwheat. I suggest looking up the nutrition data... it’s something that you should have and grow. It’s easy to grow, and you can grow it just about anywhere. It’s also good for soil and bees. Another good one is sorghum. Also easy to grow, and good for animal feed.

[@katiemoyer8679]

Buckwheat is Beyond Awesomeness 😎 .

[@g-radm3827]

Prepping one’s soul and not one’s sole should be the priority

[@oops8985]

God's gifts. All that's necessary for LIFE. They can store/hoard all they want. Futile

[@oops8985]

@@JFC1975 What is meant in my statement is that God gave everything needed for life, no money necessary. Money created by the few to CONtrol the masses. They created it, set its value, told the masses it's value, made everyone beLIEve it was needed to survive and we believed them. Many lies have been believed and lies ongoing still. Covid is a lie. Many lies in the Bible, written by man, many who wanted to DECIEVE most. Lies like the name Jesus. The letter j was invented less than 500yrs ago. God is not HIS NAME. God is a descriptor, which can mean any God, like on their money, in God we trust, Who's their "god"? Definitely not the same as mine. Stocking for bad times is a good thing, but how much can you carry on your back is all you can carry. Food, ammo and guns, whatever it may be. LIVE LIFE FREE

[@LANCEtheBOIL]

With the population as high as it is ,if SHTF I hope God's ok with eating long pig

[@colt-ss3lw]

@@oops8985 A guy is drowning in a flood . A man throws him a rope, he says, help someone else God will save me . Later a man in a boat comes along, the guy tells him the same thing . Awhile later a helicopter comes and again says the same thing . The guy drowned ! When he went before God, he asked "God why didn't you save me from drowning" ? God replied, I tried, I sent you a rope, a boat and a helicopter ! The moral is, bad things happen, God gives you everything you need to prepare for bad times, he wont do it for you . Believe in God, but you have to work to stay alive .

[@oops8985]

@@colt-ss3lw yup he gave us a brain. We just need to learn how you use it and use it.

[@owyheekid7186]

Many believe they can “head for the hills” and “live off the land”. BS flag gets thrown every time I hear that bs. Very few people have the skills and mindset to exist in the mountains or outdoors for that matter for an extended period of time. I’ve spent dang near my entire life living in the Sierra/Cascades, the Rocky’s and for a short period the Alaska bush. That said, I wouldn’t believe for a minute that I could provide for myself and others for an extended period of time. Even a week or two without already having provisions would be miserable.

[@owyheekid7186]

@@nathanielcohen9890 Didn’t judge anyone. I stated “very few”. You might be one of those who can do it. Regardless of how skilled you are if a time comes when rule of law no longer exists your little paradise will not be the same. I have been to places where every living bird and animal have been poached. How will you defend your place from desperate people that might be in large well armed groups. Remember, we have been producing battle proven warriors for over 40 years now here in the US. Do you believe your place is defendable against these groups? A trained and experienced Fireteam is no joke. On another note, you have absolutely no knowledge of my competence or “incompetence” nor of my background and training. I pray you have many more enjoyable years living a life many think they would like to live. God bless.

[@owyheekid7186]

@@nathanielcohen9890 What happened to ten years without stores, yet you rely on a helicopter? I’m sorry your story is leaking. Places where no man has ever tread, BS. Hundreds of miles from any city, bs again. No place in the lower 48 is that isolated. Even here in Idaho where we have more acres of designated wilderness than any other state except Alaska there is no place that’s hundreds of miles from cities. God bless.

[@erinowl4407]

@Owyhee Kid - Even if the most skilled hunger / gatherer could safely retreat to the hills, he wouldn't be able to hunt or gather what has become over-harvested to extinction.

[@owyheekid7186]

@@erinowl4407 Wise like the owl! The words you speak are true.

[@randomness8819]

Guys wtf wat do we do? Im not even good at hunting n i suck at fishing. Im super brand new all ive ever done is hiked. What does one do to defend whats prepped or stored or just self from assault?

[@KeywordManagement]

Survival Dispatch never disappoints. Great content and sound advice.

[@austingx8295]

Great advice Bear! Blackberries make for a great natural defense while providing a tasty snack. Sweet potatoes are very healthy, and decently easy to grow, and having a milk cow is not a bad idea.

[@frostbitevinnie]

Good advice! Ive found that lentils are good and cheap. One advantage is they don't need pre soak to soften up.

[@miken7629]

Very practical suggestions. I could live on rice % beans with cornbread, except no vitamin C. Don't want scurvy and have my gums bleeding and teeth falling out, so I keep a years supply of Vitamin C. My escape plan is to head out on a sailboat, so stores, fishing/crabbing, and trade are my only options.

[@69motleyfan]

Do you have evergreen trees in your area? Pine, spruce and hemlock tree needles are excellent sources of vitamin C when made into a tea. I would recommend getting a foraging guide for wild edibles in your area to supplement your diet.

[@projecttwentytwentyfiveisgreat]

One rule of the woodsI have experienced. You only see lots and lots of deer, when its not hunting season.

[@armedpatriot8611]

That is so true. Last year especially I only got mine because it hit the side of my vehicle. Makes me laugh to when hunting season comes in my area all of the deer seem to migrate to my backyard and I live in city limits.

[@samuelmecham3025]

@@armedpatriot8611 I had a 4 pointer run in front of my PU in Utah just before I crossed into Idaho. Had to put the injured boy down with my pistol. The cops thanked me for that but wouldn't let me keep the buck. After I filled out a bunch of paperwork they had it hauled off to give to a group that feeds the homeless. That made me feel good that it wouldn't go to waste but I sure would have liked to have had it in my freezer.

[@katiemoyer8679]

Ha-you don’t know Southern Illinois. Literal herds roam with little fear of humans or vehicles, sometimes they even trot in groups down the roads, not just across. 🤣

[@samuelmecham3025]

@@katiemoyer8679 Your answer reminded me of the talk show host that broadcast a rather funny message he had just received. A woman in the mid-west had lodged a complaint with the county highway department that a sign on the road she uses to travel from home to the grocery store needs to be moved to a safer location. The sign, that read "CAUTION-DEER CROSSING" was causing too many deer to be struck and killed by cars. The deer would be safer if they crossed at a less busy point on the highway.

[@gamebred5662]

Ain't that the truth. I go hiking quite alot in my hunting area also foraging for mushrooms and will see tons of deer. Come season there all GONE

[@redhoward11]

1989 Hurricane Hugo whooped our ass in Charleston SC no power for 28 days, no water for 16. No emergency services, nothing to rely on but your neighbors. First week was like a big block party with everyone cooking food before it spoiled and sharing. Week 2 I began to see concern in the eyes of my parents and other adults. Week 3 the looting started, my father tried to get ice from a distribution center where a riot broke out and the National Guard had to break it up. Thankfully power came back on during the 4th week because it wasn't looking good for the home team...

[@bethechange4934]

Back in the day, my favorite breakfast for years was Sweetfeed, basically oats and a few other grains with a bit of molasses on it and intended for livestock. It was like $7.00 a sack at the feed store.

[@sunshinedayz2172]

Wow, I thought was the only one snacking on that stuff!

[@erinowl4407]

@@sunshinedayz2172 Nay, nay .... (neigh, neigh ....) LOL.

[@mr.s171]

Man...talk about your roughage.

[@bubbadoolittle-vh8ev]

Where animal feed is processed, there's 1000s of rats and mice!!! Be careful consuming that stuff. As matter of fact, be careful consuming processed foods from human processing plants!

[@TheWarriorsMind]

My grandfather use to say "bullets and beans" . He was a farmer, hunter, fisherman. They lived thru the depression but was never bothered with it. As he said " you have to mix things up and supplement the beans with meat you get with the bullets".

[@titanpreparedness]

If you read one second after the author talk a lot about how theres no game left after just a few months. Make sure you can grow

[@Sketchy_Dash08]

I feel ya.

[@patriotpop2436]

It is predicted that 70%? of the human population will die off shortly after an initial attack. Not all of the population will be successful hunters and the game population should start to recover shortly. Whatever happens it won’t be good.

[@youwished8806]

Beans and corn will be a staple. As will be potatoes and beets. Canning supplies and the ability to dry fruits are going to be key.

[@ssampadian]

Everyone should read that book...I took notes

[@Tonytango]

Great series

[@GuardianPrepping]

Great video as always, thanks for having TJ on your channel Survival Dispatch. Informative and enjoyable. Respect from South Africa, not that country of origin matters but simply wanted you to know how global your reach is :) Blessings, C.G.

[@cynthiawanek8353]

Oats, wheat and corn are things you can get at the feed store in 25 or 50 lb bags. Something that I have discovered is wild sunflowers the ones you see all over the roads. They make a lot of small flowers and seeds but the amount produced is worth it. Stalks can be chipped for compost. Seeds and leaves feed chickens and they can be pressed for oil. Just a share of a free resource one may not think about but pass by everyday.

[@buddyringo21]

I’ve seen some videos of folks living almost completely off grid and it seems raising rabbits produce more meat yield than other animals per energy and feed exerted / expended except maybe iguanas. Growing potatoes is really easy and replant part of them to keep the cycle going . I have been eating a ketogenic diet so figuring out a survival path that high fat medium protein and low to no sugar food / forage / hunting , my work is cut out for me . I’m excited about learning to effectively raise and provide my own food . Excellent videos my friend! ✌️😁🇺🇸

[@craigcherry876]

You can starve to death eating rabbits in a cold climate. No fat!!

[@buddyringo21]

@@craigcherry876 I live in Florida, not a problem here 😁

[@debbielove5993]

If you are starving you won't care about any sort of diet anymore. Just remember it's about preparing for survival not your current dietary means.

[@buddyringo21]

@@debbielove5993 I’m planning and prepping. I take this shit serious! I’m also very prepared, I only have to care for myself so there’s that .

[@debbielove5993]

@@buddyringo21 Awesome!

[@erinowl4407]

"LIVESTOCK" are presented as "free" food - x pounds of chicken, x pounds of meat rabbits. "cutting your food bill by 1/3". NOT. Add in the COST of all the rabbit pellets and chicken feed (exclude all the pens, waterers, bedding, labor, JUST ADD the cost of feed). DO THE MATH PEOPLE !!! I am here to tell you that without alfalfa / rabbit pellets, those rabbits will yield SQUAT. They will NOT yield food on hay (even if you had the tractor, fuel, mower, rake and baler to make it) I know - we tried. Even on the BEST second and third cutting hay, they could not compete with the output of a backyard jersey cow for DAILY FOOD PRODUCTION on an equal amount of food per body weight in pounds. As for POULTRY: "meat chickens" need HIGH PROTEIN (soybean meal based) chicken FEED - aka Tractor Supply or a FEED STORE. They do NOT eat "for free" they are not "survival animals". And "heritage chickens" kept for layers need at least 16% protein laying mash to lay an egg when conditions are almost perfect - ie - not in the winter, low light, too cold, frozen water, etc. Those sheep - yeah - watch videos where he does "chores" and NOTE WHAT HE FEEDS THEM. FEED! As soon as his "feed stores" are gone, what happens to his sheep that need FEED (grains) and HAY? What happens when winter comes? When selecting livestock, select animals that give you food EVERY DAY, NOT meat animals. IE - a small dairy animal (jersey cow, nigerian dwarf or other goat) or EGG laying heritage chickens that are GOURMET MEAT and will SET (hatch their own eggs) - NOT leghorns, rhode island reds or any yellow legged chickens (rubber meat). Choose Cubalaya, Speckled Sussex or Marans - exquisite meat, medium to large eggs, small, med and large meat size respectively. Your "meat" will be occassional - from your "spent" hens, extra hatched cockerels, male dairy offspring. DO NOT RAISE MEAT ANIMALS unless you have year around pasture for sheep (such as Icelandic or Scotch Highland Sheep -the latter defend themselves against coyotes and dogs) or cattle that can survive ANYTHING - such as Scotch Highland Beef Cattle (multi purpose meat, milk and draft) that can defend themselves against coyotes and bears. A small jersey cow is great - but Jersey bulls will KILL YOU and you HAVE to keep a bull. Do you KNOW these things? Coturnix Quail are a possibility - IF you can plan to have a means to incubate (solar) their eggs - 6 weeks vs 6 months to maturity in chickens. Check YT videos. These would give daily meat and daily eggs for you or your cats, dogs, baby chicks - integrated - cracked into a strainer .... tips on YT. As for gardening - if you think you are going to raise beans and not be inviting EVERY groundhog / woodchuck, deer and rabbit to free dinner - you are mistaken. IF you think you are going to raise potatoes and not have mice tunnel and eat into them - you are mistaken. IF you think you are going to raise corn and not have the same animals eat the green plants if the crows don't come and pluck up every kernel and then the raccoons don't eat the ears JUST WHEN they are PERFECTLY RIPE - you are sadly mistaken. OH YES - get a livestock guardian dog. That eats HOW MUCH MEAT A DAY? WHERE is that "dog chow" coming from EVERY DAY? And where is the breeding stock to keep them going? And HOW are you going to raise 6-10 puppies - ON WHAT TRUCK LOAD OF MEAT? WHERE is the "fencing for the garden" coming from? THESE are the real questions. Hunter gatherers survive(d) because they are / were NOMADS. Traveling with their herds and flocks and dogs and people to "greener pastures" OR following the game in seasons or as they roamed. I am not saying the Nomad life is possible. But sitting on a piece of land and thinking you will just "grow your own food" by having chickens, rabbits, sheep, cattle, a livestock guardian dog and grow some taters, beans and corn - is NOT realistic - even for those who have done it for 20 years. IF you think it is - STOP GOING TO THE FEED STORE and then figure out HOW you are going to feed all those animals - "for free" - and IN WINTER ? Can you grow the grains (grass such as oats) that a breed of livestock can live on - such as icelandic or scoth highland sheep or nigerian dwarf goats? Can you grow the grains (grass such as wheat or sorghum grain) that chickens can live on - such as cubalaya or gourmet meat birds that are layers and setters? HAVE YOU TRIED? HOW will you HARVEST that grain? HOW will you PLANT that grain (plow, disc, "rake", plant, weed / cultivate - ACRES ! ) HOW will you DRY and STORE that grain for ONE YEAR - safe from vermin, the weather, insects and raiding birds? Because it will MOLD, HEAT and possibly catch fire if not dried properly - fans are usually used for this. DO YOU HAVE A PLAN LIKE THIS? If not, you don't have a plan to survive with livestock and a garden. And you better plan to be a nomad hunter gatherer and learn trapping, snaring, shooting, fishing, tracking and WALKING and WALKING and WALKING and living "nowhere". And have a "nomad" shelter. These are the HARD FACTS. Telling people to put up beans and rice is "cool". Telling people to "get livestock" is "cool". But let's get REAL if we want to PREPARE TO SURVIVE SHTF. Best wishes to you all who are trying to work out your survival. FOOD IS CHEAP, buying AS MUCH AS YOU CAN NOW, BUYS YOU TIME ........... You have NO IDEA how HARD it is to MAKE that $8 bag of rice or beans you will WISH you had bought. THIS IS SHTF, NOW - WE ARE IN IT - NOW - GET READY IF YOU HAVE NOT. YOU are responsible for YOU. NOBODY is coming to help you. ] I SINCERELY hope this helped at least ONE person.

[@jamesfox9922]

Wow..... That was great information.... I think you need to make a video.....

[@guytech7310]

FWIW: The best option is a balance of grass, grains, vegetables, fruits, & livestock. 1. You could stock up on chicken abbit feed stored in steel drums that will allow you to feed them for an extended time after the feed store is gone. This could be extended further by using to supplement there diet with grass (rabbits) or insects for chickens. 2. A tractor to harvest hay, Tractor can be powered using wood-gas to provide fuel after the gas stations are closed. Hay can be used to feed grass feeding animals for winter months. Also helps if you relocate to a region that has short winters & a longer growing season. If you have to many animals to feed for the winter, they can be slaughtered and the meat dried\smoked for longer storage. 3. For harvesting grains like corn a picker sheller can be pulled behind a tractor that will pick & shell corn. For planting, either a tractor mount seeder or small walking seeder can be used to plant. For weeding, a harrow mounted to a tractor. The bigger issue with Corn is the need for a lot of fertilizer for to grow well. 4. For Mice & voles I used raised beds with wire fencing on the bottom to prevent voles from tunneling & planting garlic, onions, marigolds or other plants that repel rodents & insects can be used.. Crushed oyster shells with also work to control voles. Mice can also be killed using traps or poisons. Rats & mice killed in traps can be fed to chickens for extra protein. 5. The issue with livestock is you need someone to tend them every day, water, feed, etc. So no long distance trips unless you have someone that can take care for them in your absence. 6. A Greenhouse can also be used to extend the growing season and also help with pest management (to a degree). But you want to plant high value crops that produce a lot of food & can take advantage of the limited space. 7. You need to plant way more than you need for the year as you could experience a bad harvest (drought, late\early frost, blight, etc). Ideally you want to plant a variety of crops, so that if one particular crop fails you have others to harvest for the year. While storing purchase food will work, but at best you might be able to get by for a couple of years. At some point you need the means to produce your own food. I suspect after a collapse & break down of food\energy distribution, its unlikely to recover in a couple of years. I suspect humanity will enter a second dark ages, like after the fall of Rome, that will last centuries. We all become too specialized and most people will not make it, because the lack skills to be self-reliant. The Survivers will be too busy farming calories to reboot civilization. By the time communities can not devote all of their time for calories it will be more than a generation and all of the modern specialization skill will be lost.

[@hardworkingamerican8847]

I am going to screenshot your whole comment . I learned a ton .

[@steveharris9610]

What you say is kinda scary,but it sounds like you really know your stuff! I think apartment dwellers like myself,will have an even harder time. We have no ground to grow even a modest garden,and, if course,livestock is out of the question. Without help from God Himself,a lot of us aren't going to make it!

[@pershiablue6735]

Erin owl I have 5 f1 brama cross cows an1 Hereford bull 50 katadan sheep an free range game chicken s hay minirels salt blocks an a little bit of shelled corn once in awhile is all I buy we been on this same land for 102 years you got to get the right animals for your particular land we live hard but everything's healthy

[@theresaowen2708]

I live in suburbia. Every day I walk a couple miles around my neighborhood. I look for edible plants, trees and weeds that most people don't realize are good to eat. Pine needles make a healthy tea, btw. I look for snails, which are edible too. There is plenty of food and fuel around me, to supplement my dry stores. I also pay attention to which houses are empty, good hiding spots, etc.

[@ThatSkeptic]

I want to add a crucial point here: If you are planning on bugging out, then at least scope out and learn the bio region you want to get into

[@mw6615]

in europe they throw the bass back and keep the carp

[@mbcrandell8647]

Good tip on the feed corn. That's one that slipped by me. My grandparents would tell the stories of the great depression and we learned. We were taught to grow, harvest & preserve our own food & medicinal herbs. We also learned how to hunt and fish as well as smoke the meat and dry it same goes with many veggies and fruit minus the smoke. We also learned how to use a knife and a gun. Another useful tool is a 1/4"x1&1/2 roundbar about 3 feet long. We also learned how to build makeshift shelters and make sure our homes were safe. Today I have a couple of heating sources, cooking sources, lighting etc "just in case" Chickens and livestock are always a good idea as long as you can feed them Lot more can be said but this should be plenty. Do not forget your sklls and ability to barter

[@erinowl4407]

Beautiful comment. Thank you for sharing.

[@rogersheddy6414]

Many years ago I had picked up a Mother Jones type of thing in which they talked about grinding grain using one of these hand Grinders. You may wish to get an exercise bike and hook that up with a small platform in front of it so that you can use the big wheel on the exercise bike to power the grinder by foot, instead of by hand. That way you will not wear yourself out in preparing the day's bread. Just a small word of advice that may be helpful to those who are trying to think ahead.

[@Krod50]

The problem with "people " in a group is that when things get rough and desperate people can turn on each other, it can and will happen eventually.

[@100texan2]

Look at the Donner Party back in the 1800’s.

[@Krod50]

@@100texan2 yup

[@theplinkerslodge6361]

There was a documentary about this a few years back called The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, worth watching.

[@jasonjanes9476]

@@100texan2 Look at Russia eating citizens during ww2 to sustain the Alpha soldiers - people just don't have a clue what DESPERATION is like - PRAY you will not have to see such a time -

[@zerpblerd5966]

aye most people have no idea how to do conflict resolution or communicate effectively over difficult situations but then you find the ones who do and all the others die

[@maverick4462]

Wild game will be become scarce fast. You are spot on.

[@patrickevans4396]

Dang, that was an interesting perspective that kindly let me know how wrong I was, and what the right way looks like.Thank you.

[@kimcurtis423]

He pretty much got it all in ONE nutshell! Hell yeah!

[@josephatnip2398]

I like how he uses the woods as a backdrop but he's not in the middle of nowhere you can hear highway

[@Benjamin.A.]

lol

[@thedanimalchannel7072]

You can hear the hwy from my place but I’m in the middle of nowhere. Don’t hate

[@mrdark9916]

He's probably in his yard..... Idiots

[@adammcallister3293]

dude is LARPer honestly. i give him less than 90 days in WROL.

[@JTheNomadReacts]

So?

[@roughout]

Right on! Good, practical advice. Grain storage for feeding chickens, cattle, rabbits, etc is good, practical, food storage. The LDS people have been studying and preaching food storage for generations and probably have a Bishop's storehouse in your area where you can buy gallon size and bulk packaged storage items.

[@dorego3658]

Love that you said maths, which it is plural, proper english.

[@vickimeyers2672]

There are literally tens of millions living in cities who have never even set foot in the woods or a wilderness area. If SHTF, they would have no idea whatsoever where to begin, much less how to do anything to survive. 22 years ago, I met a group of people from the California coast who'd never been camping, and were afraid to venture outside onto the front porch of a lodge during the darkness of night!

[@texmex8220]

They will probably be in the "safety " zones. Ya know areas designated as safe with shelter food and water and protection from the "outside" dangers, all provided by " oh so wonderful" big brother. IDK but i have this image in my head from that game The Last of Us, ya know where they had sections of cities under military control. I feel if things did go down and there was some semblance of "gov" they would need a labor pool

[@funsizedi88]

Yes, and they will be the ones going into the fema camps or dying fast from lack of food, water or common sense. Fires will be a big issue too once things truly go to hell. Getting away from most people, if you are able to survive that way, will be essential. Most people have no idea what it takes to live off the land, if it is even an option. Idk many people who even know which seasons things are grown in, or their growing zone. It's been close to a decade since I lived on a farm, but we still do some gardening and camping, and plan on rectifying this situation asap. Wish us luck.

[@paperaxes4192]

They're honestly what I'm afraid of in a real SHTF scenario. Not lack of supply chain, not food shortages or access to health care - some idiot is going to show up and shoot me so they can steal something I would probably have given them and taught them how to make. They think "prepping" is buying ammo and beans. Real prepping? Call your mother and go say hello to your neighbor. Learn to sew.

[@rickpickle]

@@dennis7585 yup, the polls back this up. over 80% of democrats believe the economy is headed in a positive direction, and this number is driven by college educated white males.

[@artcantulaw]

Excellent understanding of the risks and real cost of food. You did not mention water! 13:43

[@tommywaldron6832]

An ounce of prevention.... good info bro. Ty

[@BrandonCase]

Thru-hiking the PCT, a lot of people think they’ll be able to catch enough fish/game to offset their food requirements. Yeah, that doesn’t work. It takes hours and hours per day to provide adequate hunting/foraging calories. I missed a resupply while alone in the Sierras and went four days/60 rough miles with only a tenkara rod and zero normal food. It was incredibly trying and I lost a bunch of precious body fat, despite eating half a dozen trout per night. There’s a reason that animals (and people) in the wild spend almost all their time looking for food.

[@erinowl4407]

@Brandon Case - people just don't get it. Even the contestants on ALONE survive by living off their body fat. I think I saw one lady who actually survived awhile (longer than the others) because she was smaller - burned fewer calories than the men, was less "busy" and knew how to forage well vs hunt. But even she "'survived" off her body fat accumulated in "civilization". People think a pot of "fish head stew" is gonna cut it - when as you say - half a dozen trout per night still isn't enough. And what are people going to do who have to "provide" for growing families? One person is difficult enough. I cannot comprehend how people are not prepping on the nearly free food (50c a lb for rice, $1 a lb for beans) when they are even today as I write this being told "we are in permenant food shortages" ..... And when all the fish and game are decimated this fall by people already saying they are going to catch however many deer they can because they can't afford food ...... And when SHTF prevents fish and game from restocking the trout and other water "foods"" ....... Hunting and fishing skills don't matter then - its how much "beans and rice" you "caught" when they were "stocked". Happy trails to you .....

[@maniac_magee3830]

Nailed it on the head, if you're relying solely on hunting, trapping, fishing, and foraging, you'll be starving eating dirt and bark by day 3. That's why I'm at the point I'm out of room for storing food, and I've been trying to teach my kids and the neighbors how to hunt, trap, fish, build shelters, and basic first aid

[@Natedoc808]

You mentioned feed corn, and it made me wonder- are there any salt lick brands that are safe for human consumption for mineral replacement? I thought of this due to treating many patients who are admitted to my hospital for a variety of ailments including “altered mental state” (delirium) and frequently this is due to electrolyte imbalance. So barring stocking up on barrels of Brawndo the thirst mutilator (to water the crops of course) it struck me as a cheap readily available source of these critical salts/minerals if safe. People should definitely stick up on vitamins and essential amino acids, I’ve seen some people with gnarly irreversible brain damage from thiamine deficiency.

[@erinowl4407]

Four things I stock up on and drink daily are: Epsom Salts (magnesium), No Salt (potassium), Pink Salt (sodium and trace minerals) and Baking Soda (kidneys). I mix into an empty 52 oz simply orange orange juice container (stored in ref door) shape of neck is easy to grab and drink out of bottle. : 1/2 teas of each and 1/4 teas salt. I got the idea from "Snake Juice" from the Snake Diet fasting channel. I also buy Kal Bone meal and mix it into anything once a day (goes great in oatmeal, yogurt, fruitshake, mashed banana, rice, pasta). I have stored a couple years supply of electrolyte minerals this way for a few bucks and no sugar gimmick like gatorade. You can decrease the amount to start and increase to your personal taste. You'll like it fast. Don't add flavors or "sweeteners" - it makes it taste yucky. Depending on the amount you add, to me it takes like milk or almond milk - very palatable. A game changer. Can fast 3 days, no hunger with this "snake juice". Also my best "supplement" is dessicated liver capsules. I get the Argentinian Beef Liver caps from Swanson Supplements. Read articles on what liver does to rats placed in barrels of ice water - stress - etc. I hate the taste of liver - so this is my way of getting it - everyday. I buy it on the sales. Always keep it in stock. Take 4 caps every morning with a "SR" brand coconut oil D3 from Amazon. 1 yr in one bottle.

[@steveb2951]

How many cigar's per person per year?👍🏻

[@noellmochinal4308]

This is the first video I saw from Bear. Thank YA

[@patrickandkennafenwick3958]

Finally - someone with a realistic view of “living off the land”. Other than as a supplement to one’s diet, hunting is not at all sustainable. Game would be decimated in no time whatsoever. I live in Sask/Canada - one of the least populous palaces in the world with a relatively huge deer population, but STILL there are fewer than ONE DEER PER PERSON.

[@MrMrsMGTow]

MAG is what I have been working for over a year and I only have 3+ me members. IT sucks because good honest trustworthy people are so hard to find anywhere. Bear any advice on how to grow my group/community?

[@OneOffization]

I like your logic and your line of thinking. You articulate your thoughts well in all of your videos. Thanks!

[@erolkavlakverizon6112]

Just watch naked & afraid 40 day challenge. They tried the hunting/fishing/ foraging and they were starving.. This makes much more sense.

[@ken3923]

If the Naked and Afraid people had guns and realtraps they would have been fine

[@BruceMusto]

It can be done where you are at. Yup, let me just check and see how the HOA feels about this one.

[@dannystewart2588]

Yeah chickens caused a huge fight for our HOA. Unfortunately in one but have some land

[@lisaferreira4848]

This is WHY I said NEVER buy into an HOA

[@funsizedi88]

Yes, my husband bought this house with an HOA before we were married and I sold mine..truly regret that. We will be moving in 2 years. Hopefully we will be okay until then, and are doing everything we can to supplement and prep now.

[@michaelnash8019]

Thank you for the reassurance We are on it at this end😊

[@ThePreparedPatriarch]

BEAR is the Master prepper of the universe! I learned tons from this man.

[@1hunterdale]

my mom and dad talked about how they lived tho great depression they can food grown food raise chickens they even talk about in winter said how people eat other people it was real bad

[@jasonjanes9476]

@Richard Dick well said - I'm expensively simplifying our lives - for that very reason - too much comfort has really done a number on our local communities -

[@robgnisir4672]

I just started thinking lately that maybe already happening at your local Chinese buffet

[@D4nnypery]

I think the "x-factor" plays more a role here than we think. I thru hiked the AT on bagels, cheese, bananas, and dark chocolate. Literally I barely got 3200 cal/day walking 20miles/day for 5 months. I gained weight and I think it had a lot more to do with my mental state. Point is, I think stress reduction does play a huge role and that negates the need to calculate caloric rationing down to the .01cal. And yes I KNOW HE WAS JOKING about that .01 calorie counting. As always interesting video, thanks for sharing

[@jennifervondeylen7362]

In a Grid down situation, wouldn't commercial fishing stop. This should make fishing a more reliable food source.

[@adammcallister3293]

if you live on a coast, have fuel and a reliable boat. most stock of public interior waterways cannot sustain being a food source for this many people.

[@erinowl4407]

Commercial fishing is fishing that is not available to people on land - you would need a commercial sized boat and special equipment : nets, traps, etc., to catch these fish / seafoods. The major impact of no more commercial fishing may be on salmon - but they are only available when they come inland / upstream to spawn - otherwise, again, you need a commercial boat, fuel, parts, etc., to harvest. The fish available "on land" are almost entirely stocked by fish and game and without them, and with increased harvesting due to SHTF, they would quickly be depleted - zero.

[@9HighFlyer9]

Anybody remember the tv show "Jericho"? Overhunting was a minor plot point in one of the episodes. In the show it was hinted at that they had been gone from the area in a few months.

[@JD-qi8zq]

Loved that show...might be time to rewatch it

[@9HighFlyer9]

@@JD-qi8zq my brother was watching it last week. Walked in and heard the last few lines from the last episode.

[@Mr1nferno]

I have enough stored food to last for my family to go 3 seasons til the garden takes over. Got a nurse, a fiber arts specialist, a blacksmith, a baker, and a few extra hands for labor. I think I'm set, but I'm always looking for areas to improve

[@treasurequestsnakeislandth147]

Thanks for educating packrat preppers: there’s a reason the first thing we did returning from combat operations was hitting the galley and flushing that deadly crap out! There’s a reason those who went well through dire times did so because they knew how to grow and raise food...

[@lauraIngleswilder74]

Her name is Wendy Dewitt. The Mormon lady you are talking about. I also use her plan but 14 dinners and seven breakfast

[@estebanfernandez5393]

Finally somebody that makes sense!!!thanks for the contribution

[@michaelbaldwin6543]

Good advice. Your money is worth less and less every day so don't be afraid to spend it now on something that you can eat or wear or use in the soon to be hitting the fan world around you.

[@jkco4300]

inflation is rampant so you're beating that too.

[@retrievingpeace7173]

I’d add in “food grade DE” rather than reg DE bc some people listening won’t know there’s a huge difference