Am I a Prepper?

Edial · Aug 23, 2015

I was born in USSR and Prepping was a way of life there.

Summer time grandmothers were canning cucumbers, apples, tomatoes, cabbage, beets.
Fathers were buying like 100 lbs potato sacks (I still have no idea how potatoes lasted).
Jams, plenty of home-made jams - white cherry (tastes incredible), sour cherries, strawberries, and other berries.
Armenians had plenty of dried meats.
Each apartment, outside of a regular gas stove, had a primus, a portable pump activated burner working on kerosene.

When I came to the United States we stopped all that. I kind of miss it ...

Thanks,

Ed

SavedByGrace3 · Aug 23, 2015

Excellent. Yes, you are what I would consider a person who has adopted prepping as a lifestyle. When and if the stuff hits the fan, you may not even notice it. Bravo.
This is also a lesson to others, that in other parts of the world, just as in days gone by, prepping was the normal and expected thing to do. Our current and temporary lifestyle is the aberration. What we have been living in the last few decades is not going to last. Our current gas-driven/phony-money epoch is a lie that will not, cannot last.

Celticflower · Aug 23, 2015

I don't consider myself a prepper, but just like my mom did, every fall I make sure I have plenty of canned goods (soups, stews, beans, pastas etc) on hand so I can cook on our wood stove if the power goes out. I also love to stock the freezer with fruits (berries, peaches, apples) so I can make pies, muffins, cakes and cobblers thru the winter.

Edial · Aug 23, 2015

Celticflower said:
I don't consider myself a prepper, but just like my mom did, every fall I make sure I have plenty of canned goods (soups, stews, beans, pastas etc) on hand so I can cook on our wood stove if the power goes out. I also love to stock the freezer with fruits (berries, peaches, apples) so I can make pies, muffins, cakes and cobblers thru the winter.

Absolutely beautiful. :oldthumbsup:

It gives this feeling of satisfaction of preparing for the winter in the summer, for next year this year and even for next week this week.
Something is very, very right about this.

FreeinChrist · Aug 23, 2015

Celticflower said:
I don't consider myself a prepper, but just like my mom did, every fall I make sure I have plenty of canned goods (soups, stews, beans, pastas etc) on hand so I can cook on our wood stove if the power goes out. I also love to stock the freezer with fruits (berries, peaches, apples) so I can make pies, muffins, cakes and cobblers thru the winter.

That is a prepper.

We used to can a bunch of things when I was young, and we had a cool basement and could store food there. We also kept supplies on hand in case of tornadoes or blizzards. That is preparing

We live in a society now that lives in the moment and is pretty wasteful. We are suppose to be good stewards with our money, but throw food away that is not pretty, spend money on expensive processed food that really is not good for us, and wait til the emergency is about to happen before running out to buy supplies. It is not wise.

MWood · Aug 24, 2015

Edial said:
I was born in USSR and Prepping was a way of life there.

Summer time grandmothers were canning cucumbers, apples, tomatoes, cabbage, beets.
Fathers were buying like 100 lbs potato sacks (I still have no idea how potatoes lasted).
Jams, plenty of home-made jams - white cherry (tastes incredible), sour cherries, strawberries, and other berries.
Armenians had plenty of dried meats.
Each apartment, outside of a regular gas stove, had a primus, a portable pump activated burner working on kerosene.

When I came to the United States we stopped all that. I kind of miss it ...
Thanks,
Ed

I remember those days as a child. And I'm not from Russia.

William67 · Aug 24, 2015

I have a couple of Coleman gas stoves (liquid fuel and bottle). We still can, and dry, vegetables. We even bought a commercial grade pressure canner so we could can meat.

Fireinfolding · Aug 25, 2015

Edial said:
I was born in USSR and Prepping was a way of life there.

Summer time grandmothers were canning cucumbers, apples, tomatoes, cabbage, beets.
Fathers were buying like 100 lbs potato sacks (I still have no idea how potatoes lasted).
Jams, plenty of home-made jams - white cherry (tastes incredible), sour cherries, strawberries, and other berries.
Armenians had plenty of dried meats.
Each apartment, outside of a regular gas stove, had a primus, a portable pump activated burner working on kerosene.

When I came to the United States we stopped all that. I kind of miss it ...
Thanks,
Ed

Edial here is one similar to that if you are looking for one, this one is expensive

I like yours better though

SavedByGrace3 · Aug 25, 2015

William67 said:
I have a couple of Coleman gas stoves (liquid fuel and bottle). We still can, and dry, vegetables. We even bought a commercial grade pressure canner so we could can meat.

Is your canner a metal to metal or does it use a rubber seal?

Edial · Aug 25, 2015

Fireinfolding said:
Edial here is one similar to that if you are looking for one, this one is expensive

I like yours better though

Yes, this one is expensive ... probably because not much demand for it now.

Back in USSR mothers and fathers were really maintaining them - lasted generations.

Edial · Aug 25, 2015

MWood said:
I remember those days as a child. And I'm not from Russia.

I have great memories of that as well.

BTW, I never even noticed how I gradually turned into a commercialized robot.

When like minded people from different countries get together sharing such things while putting the politics aside, much goodness comes out of it.

William67 · Aug 25, 2015

Didaskalos said:
Is your canner a metal to metal or does it use a rubber seal?

We have been using a Presto 23 quart canner, which has a rubber seal. Last year we found a deal on an All American metal to metal canner, but we haven't tried it yet. Going to wait until late in the fall when its time to slaughter some livestock. Years ago I even invested in a can sealer kit, so I have the option of canning with glass or tin.

William67 · Aug 25, 2015

Edial said:
I have great memories of that as well.

BTW, I never even noticed how I gradually turned into a commercialized robot.

When like minded people from different countries get together sharing such things while putting the politics aside, much goodness comes out of it.

People are people. Governments and politics have little to do with everyday life. The will to survive is innate in everyone.

Goodbook · Aug 26, 2015

I prepare everyday.
Any one who keeps house does it. Its called being a husband, wife, or maid. In OT times it was always the Sabbath that everyone prepared for.

Goodbook · Aug 26, 2015

I just want to add, if the power companies shut down the power on a saturday, and everyone stopped work, we would have our sabbaths back.

Celticflower · Aug 26, 2015

Goodbook said:
I just want to add, if the power companies shut down the power on a saturday, and everyone stopped work, we would have our sabbaths back.

Not in the winter in snow country. You would be spending the sabbath working hard to keep warm! I've lived thru a few blizzrards with no power - between tending the fire and clearing snow there was not a lot of rest.

Goodbook · Aug 26, 2015

Hmm, I didnt think of that. It doesnt snow where I am. But you can gather all your firewoord the day before. And you dont need to clear up if you not going anywhere for the day. I would just rest and relax inside and toast some marshmallows if Im snowed in.

Celticflower · Aug 26, 2015

Goodbook said:
Hmm, I didnt think of that. It doesnt snow where I am. But you can gather all your firewoord the day before. And you dont need to clear up if you not going anywhere for the day. I would just rest and relax inside and toast some marshmallows if Im snowed in.

Sometimes you need to clear the snow from the roof so it doesn't collapse and keep the fire hydrant cleared in case it is needed. And while you may have the firewood brought in you still need to feed and tend the fire, clear ashes, etc - which some may construe as working on the sabbath.

SavedByGrace3 · Aug 26, 2015

No power on Saturdays... interesting idea.
It would certainly drive home the delicacy of our modern lives and how something like electricity is so important. Imagine having no power again... ever!

Goodbook · Aug 26, 2015

Celticflower said:
Sometimes you need to clear the snow from the roof so it doesn't collapse and keep the fire hydrant cleared in case it is needed. And while you may have the firewood brought in you still need to feed and tend the fire, clear ashes, etc - which some may construe as working on the sabbath.

I think you can relax for just one day. Let go and let God.
Tending a fire isnt hard work. And you can clear the ashes the next day. Just saying.

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