A Reality Check - if you think you’re going to go straight from the city to live off the land, you’re in for a horrible – and potentially fatal – surprise.
A prepper homestead is something that must be built over a period of time – it’s absolutely not a plug-and-play solution, regardless of the number of survival seed packets you have carefully stashed away.
Homesteading for survival is not a good plan if you have never done it before. No matter how hardworking you are, homesteading takes time. Time for learning, time for mistakes, and time for your plans to come to fruition.
The author tries to warn you of the dangers and give you good advice on how to succeed. If you fear the world is changing for the worse and you want to acquire your corner of the universe, then I strongly urge you to learn from now - and do not wait for the 'wonderful and trusty' MSM to provide you with adequate warning of dangers coming your way.
As an aside, I suggest you make a list of sites to keep informed by, or else, use the aggregate news site: https://www.whatfinger.com
Having lived on a homestead when I was younger, and just off the top of my head, look for a few basics:
- Land with a secure water supply (do not depend on good rainfalls, as this could change)
- Check the soil. If you are going to buy a number of trees and other plants, try and get the seller to help you, let him inspect the land and give you his opinion. It is worth taking him out for a few beers...
- The house may look good - be certain the foundations are sound, check for damp and if there are problems but you still want the property, then consider how you will feel if the problems appear again after the SHTF
- Forget about feelings and wanting a comfort zone. Use practical common sense - and if you are not strong in that department, ask for advice. If you can afford it, even employ an experienced person for a year or two so as to learn from him or her.
- An idea I toyed around with was the advantages-disadvantages of partnering with another family. It has advantages, but people change, especially when their survival is at stake, so if you go ahead, make certain you each have your own home, water supply and an agreement of how you will split the land if it comes to that.
Not thinking of the future, not using common sense, these are some of the factors which placed us in this situation - do not continue living the same lie, this must be treated as your last desperate chance to ensure the survival of your loved ones.
Here is where you must go to read the original article, plus you will find it an amazing store of knowledge and links to products you'll need (I loved the 3 way stove, for instance):
https://www.theorganicprepper.com/heres-why-a-prepper-homestead-may-not-a-good-plan-for-survival/
The article is written by: Daisy Luther
If you go ahead, I hope this post has be of some help and I wish you the best of luck.
Αλέξανδρος Ζήνον Ευσταθίου
(Alexander Zenon Eustace)21st November, 2018
- posted on Steemit: 21st November, 2018