Hello from the Midwest

[Innkeeper]

Welcome from the 45th parallel.

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[rice paddy daddy]

Alright whatever...

Grab a damn chair and sit a spell.

But one word about those freakin Hondas and ....

Every Honda should automatically burn to cinders on December 7th each year.
Honda made the engines for the Jap Zero fighter.

In fact, EVERY JAP VEHICLE should burn on Dec 7th. Too many Americans died to defeat those sadistic bastards.

I have a book, Death March, of first person stories told about their capture by the Japs in the Philipinnes at the beginning of the war.
The author made it a point to note that not a one of the survivors owned a Jap vehicle.

[rice paddy daddy]

Oh, by the way, welcome to the site.

Excuse my little rant.
As a serious student of WWII for over 60 years, and as a combat vet, I really, really, immensely, dislike Japs and Nazis.

[hawgrider]

Every Honda should automatically burn to cinders on December 7th each year.
Honda made the engines for the Jap Zero fighter.

In fact, EVERY JAP VEHICLE should burn on Dec 7th. Too many Americans died to defeat those sadistic bastards.

I have a book, Death March, of first person stories told about their capture by the Japs in the Philipinnes at the beginning of the war.
The author made it a point to note that not a one of the survivors owned a Jap vehicle.

And that boys and girls is how it should be. Buy American and speak American or get the eff out!

[rice paddy daddy]

And that boys and girls is how it should be. Buy American and speak American or get the eff out!

There are four vehicles here on the homestead.
Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra, Ford F-150, and my 20+ year old beater Buick.

Always buy and drive American.

"But Toyotas are made in Tennessee."
Yes, they are, but all the corporate profits go to Tokyo. I refuse to give them one thin dime of my hard earned money.

[hawgrider]

There are four vehicles here on the homestead.
Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra, Ford F-150, and my 20+ year old beater Buick.

Always buy and drive American.

"But Toyotas are made in Tennessee."
Yes, they are, but all the corporate profits go to Tokyo. I refuse to give them one thin dime of my hard earned money.

Same here never had a Gook a Bavarian a German or a Zipper head in my driveway. Never will!

[Prepared One]

Hi, I was referred here, and am happy to find a new place to land, get great outdoors tips, and discuss ways to make myself less dependent.

I’ll be honest, my primary interests of late revolve around preparedness. This interest (like many others) spiked during the craziness of 2020. This is not to say I haven’t always been a survivalist at heart. My father was a smart man, genius in fact. He was as anti government interference as anyone I’ve known. He was all about the constitution and survival. Back in the 80’s, the threat was nuclear war, and my dad was an expert in post detonation nuclear survival tactics. He even taught this in the military. He was so passionate about this, he even created his own role playing game called “Survive” to help spread the word. So this was my childhood... raised in part by a mad genius survivalist.

Fast forward to my early adult years, I held a lot of jobs in security and safety related fields, firefighter, EMT, emergency management, etc.. I received a lot of tactical and security training, and have stayed in the field ever since. I’ve always been a Boy Scout of sorts. I even ran competitively in multi-day “Adventure Races” similar to events like the “Eco Challenge”, where fitness, teamwork, and wilderness navigation and survival skills were put to the test.

To present day, I’m not rich, but financially stable enough to procure the preps I feel necessary. My neighborhood has pros and cons. First, it’s suburbia, and not ideal for off grid style preps like raising chickens, gardens, etc.. but, I do have the best prep imaginable.. I have a network (a team) of amazing neighbors who are all similarly situated in their preps. These are guys I trust, and who have an amazing set of skills to bring to the table. My team consists of a couple of cops (two are actually SWAT officers), a current fighter jet pilot (who’s wife is a current army medic), a hunter/woodman, and a former (successful) off grid homesteader, etc.. this is our core group. We are all situated the same when it comes to food and security preps, etc.. we all live within two blocks of each other. We also have a network of patriot neighbors.. a second tier of folks who will be good resources should the SHTF, but are not privy to any of the core group’s plans/preps. The idea of a lone wolf prepper is antiquated imho.. you need a network.

We also have a couple of remote cabins available within a few hours of home. The plan is to bug in. But if we need to BO, these cabins are huge, on stocked lakes, and contain everything we’d need for our families to live off grid in a pinch.

Ok, so in 2020, I significantly ramped up my preparations. I’d read Glen Tate’s “299 Days” (crazy good book series btw) and it mirrored exactly what was happening in society today. Scary how accurate this book is (written 10 years ago) and so relevant today. Thus, I upped all my preps, from home security (which was already top notch) to food and supplies. I don’t stress about these things now, as I view them as an insurance policy. I’m much more at peace now I don’t worry about feeding and protecting my family.

Anyway, glad to be a part of this community. Looking forward to learning and participating.


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Welcome aboard. Now, don't you let ol' Hawg rile you. You just go right on ahead and be real sure to talk it up about those Honda thingies all you want, He just loves endless discussions about every little minute detail on Honda's. As a matter of fact, every discussion, just circle it back to Honda's, he really likes that, he can't get enough. Don't you let him fool ya now, he loves it.

[BucketBack]

Welcome aboard. Now, don't you let ol' Hawg rile you. You just go right on ahead and be real sure to talk it up about those Honda thingies all you want, He just loves endless discussions about every little minute detail on Honda's. As a matter of fact, every discussion, just circle it back to Honda's, he really likes that, he can't get enough. Don't you let him fool ya now, he loves it.

I'll even help

I was looking at KIA's today. Good deals on a soso drivetrain , with good interior.

[hawgrider]

I'll even help

I was looking at KIA's today. Good deals on a soso drivetrain , with good interior.

Oh man yer killen me!

[Prepared One]

I'll even help

I was looking at KIA's today. Good deals on a soso drivetrain , with good interior.

More Honda's, KIA, and IKEA's is what I say. Maybe some of those Prius's as well. As Joe says, lets build back America's backbone even stronger!