tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post2373335706042309765..comments2024-03-18T18:50:47.185-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Emergency Preparation, Part 8: Some useful articlesPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-4021326394638225602012-08-17T15:23:53.593-05:002012-08-17T15:23:53.593-05:00Bayou Renaissance Man, Thanks a lot for the linkag...Bayou Renaissance Man, Thanks a lot for the linkage!<br /><br />@ Raven, To me it isn't so much about the amount of stuff you have. Survivalism and or hard money Alpha Strategy style personal economics tend toward being stuff heavy. It is more about intentionally stocking the right stuff vs hoarding random junk. <br /><br />A few dozen 2x4's stored off the ground under cover makes a lot of sense if you have the space, however keeping every random scrap of wood you have cut in a decade of projects in a big pile doesn't make sense. <br /><br />Storing a dozen pair of tough serviceable clothes and boots against an uncertain future makes sense; keeping worn out, torn and stained dress pants doesn't. <br /><br />See what I am getting at?Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09612373437033635765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-66373571879216680412012-08-15T12:30:51.489-05:002012-08-15T12:30:51.489-05:00About junk and streamlining and getting rid of un-...About junk and streamlining and getting rid of un-needed stuff- <br /> Unless a person needs to move frequently, having lots of stuff is useful. <br /> What is wealth? It is stuff. Goods. Materials. Tools. That rusting Chevy is a cornucopia of parts and supplies. Same with those 2x4's. <br /> If one can foresee the future, and is a big advocate of central planning, OK, get rid of all non essentials and buy exactly what you need. In my world. I never know what I am going to need tomorrow. That six foot of wire came in real handy today...<br /> It is extremely hard to make things- and our value system has been completely corrupted by money, mass manufacturing and easy availability of goods. Right now, look at some object in your view, and ask yourself-how hard would it be to manufacture a replacement yourself? Like a 2 litre soda bottle. Or a coffee cup. Or ANYTHING. Anybody who has spent time in the third world, be it in America,(yes, we have them) Africa, or anywhere else, knows that the more remote the place, the tougher the life, the less people throw away. Everything has value. It was a real eye opener for me to see a beautifully fabricated stove made from an old tin can and a few nails, from India. Nothing is wasted. <br /> People do not realize what VALUE means. They bitch about the price of gas. $4 a gallon! Damn! OK, fine- would you push your car 20 miles for $4? That's TWENTY FIVE CENTS per cup, or 1/10th the cost of a latte. For under a dollar, you can cut a cord of wood with your chainsaw in an hour or two, a task that would take a couple days of brutally hard work to do with a bucksaw. And gas is expensive?!<br /> The point I am trying somewhat disjointedly to make, is that our view point of what value is, has been distorted by plenty. Making a decision in the midst of plenty, about the value of any item, may be viewed as a very poor decision in hindsight, in the midst of poverty.<br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /> ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-52351899670920213442012-08-15T06:45:52.443-05:002012-08-15T06:45:52.443-05:00@Antibubba: :-)
@Antibubba: :-)<br />Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-395427012295306292012-08-15T00:32:36.804-05:002012-08-15T00:32:36.804-05:00Quote: They ran a hundred feet of plastic wate...Quote: They ran a hundred feet of plastic water piping through the compost. Heat exchange warmed the water to a very usable 90°-130° Fahrenheit for 18 months until the structure was dismantled.<br /><br />If they ran 100,000 feet through Congress, the East Coast would have unlimited steam-generated electricity for decades!<br /><br />AntibubbaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-89502837845787122612012-08-14T22:59:20.143-05:002012-08-14T22:59:20.143-05:00I just ran across this website last week. Plannin...I just ran across this website last week. Planning to build one or two to test shortly. Fits right in with the week in a bucket.<br />http://www.jureystudio.com/pennystove/<br />Good night folks!<br /><br />STxRynnnoreply@blogger.com