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Would like to say Hi to all Looking to learn from you all and hopefully you might learn from me. I am in WV and would like to meet other in the state who believe in the living off the grid for what ever your reason.
A little about me
Married with 4
former Marine and police officer
Had survival training in the military.

Would consider join a co-op
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"If you are not paying for something, you are not the customer; you are the product being sold"

Google changed their privacy policies recently. Here are some ideas to help keep your info private (well, some of it anyway):

howto.wired.com/wiki/Hide_From_Google
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The economy's decline was what precipitated my getting interested in all this stuff. The more I dig, the more I find to convince me that all these issues are coming to a head soon.
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The type of gun selected will vary according to intended use. For self-defense it is wise to use a handgun. Easy to get to, easy to use in small spaces, easy to conceal, easy to carry. Also, 'self-defense' will almost always mean short range. Usually within 20 feet. So you don't need a scoped rifle or anything with a real long barrel. A 12-gauge pump shotgun would be my second choice. Loaded, by the door or in my truck. My choice would be a Mossberg 500. On the other hand, if you're asking about survival guns I would say the one gun to bring would be a .22 rifle. A 10/22 Ruger with folding stock, so you could put it in a bug-out bag or hunting pack, if required. A good choice for a retreat-gun, or a gun you have handy at your retreat location, would be a Ruger Mini-14 Ranch Rifle, which fires .223 or 5.56mm ammo. On a side note, it would be good to have a tactical vest or a fisherman's vest made tactical in order to hold extra ammo and other odds and ends. Remember, none of this stuff does you any good if you don't know how to use it!
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Hello all. I'm searching for communities/groups or those who would like to start forming. I am interested in relocating to Idaho or Montana area within the year and have been researching/scouting for a little over a year now. I need to connect to like-minded people who are serious about prepping and won't send me an email or message once or twice and then disappear.
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Hello OfftheGrid community-forming,

Just a quick question for the moderator; I just signed up this morning, yet when I enter the forum is states our last visit was Nov 30, 1999?!


We are a couple with small children in the mountains of BC, Canada. We moved to the Kootenay region specifically for survival and community purposes. Though we both have an interest, w really are newbies at actual skills and readiness state. I know how to run a chainsaw, which, along with several full jerry cans of fuel on hand, could certainly become a useful skill/trade to have.

Look forward to learning and sharing!

-Randolph
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Someone found something that can clean carbon dioxide right out of the air... Bout time. regardless of how you feel about climate change and it's causes, there is no reason to not take better care of the environment.

www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-01/n...-unprecedented-rates

Yay for humanity!
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Not again... Glad I don't have pigs.
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Says that guy, Dr. Miman, predicted the last out break and they didn't listen to him then either.

I got the link to the California Department of Public Health announcement about the recent outbreaks...

peds.stanford.edu/chiefsblog/2011/12/30/...30%20CDPH%20H3N2.pdf

The above release says all recent H2N3 swine flu outbreaks have occurred in children with the median age of 3. Also all children had been in contact with swine recently.

Guess that means...keep your children away from pigs.
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Apparently this guy is scared shitless...Dr. Niman is his name and he is a virologist currently on the front lines H3N2 swine influenza pandemic battle which has been spreading in the United States.

www.recombinomics.com/founder.html

Here are his comments on the current H3N2 outbreak

www.recombinomics.com/whats_new.html

Scary stuff
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Greaaaaaaat... Thanks for sharing. Time to dust of the pandemic kit and make sure everything is good to go!

We actually have a really good article here about how to prevent and prepare for pandemics...

offthegridsurvival.com/extensions/preset-styles/j-stuff
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Of course it's a different strand, H3N2v, as opposed to the H1N1. 12 people have already been infected while 17,000 people died in the outbreak of H1N1. So far all the break outs have come in contact with farm animals but they say their is potential for human to human transfer. There's all sort of good news in this article.

The 12 people with the new swine flu strain live in Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Officials for the Centers for Disease Control say the sample size of H3N2 infections is too small to know whether it will pose a threat to the population at large.

"It's a very small sample and it's geographically spread, which makes it more difficult to get a handle on it,"


www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/01/11/...new-swine-flu-strain
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If anything, the state of the economy has accelerated my preparation process. If you buy non disposables that last for years you'll save money due to future inflation.

As for the govt... There's no way the govt could ever have the resources needed for a major disaster...IE Katrina. I think most people here have already accepted that they can't count on the govt. to help them in case of a major disaster.
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If you haven't found enough reasons to make sure you are prepared and have put your faith in the govt to help you in case of disaster...

"The economic crisis has changed the story," said Jeffrey Levi, PhD, executive director of the Trust for America's Health. "The Great Recession is taking its toll on emergency preparedness."


www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/01/02/hlsb0104.htm


Has the economy influenced how your prepare? If so how?
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www.krcrtv.com/news/30008620/detail.html?hpt=us_bn7

Sad story
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