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RE: Can a Homesteader be a Minimalist?
I did ok, and realized that no women truly needs 4 pairs of rubber boots.
Until you go through 3 in one week of bad weather, farm incidents and just general craziness.
From a #homesteading perspective, yes it is possible to be a minimalist
From a homesteader who is a #prepper, no it is impossible to be a minimalist
I think ,that for homesteading, sometimes junk might turn out to be useful in a pinch. Who knows, instead of throwing out the rubber boots, you turn them into garden planters or a water collector.
Thanks for the insight. A new form of Water Barrel, LOL .....ah the world of what if I need it later, that is the question I am aflicked by
Agree with you there @deanlogic I think it is good to consider the full spectrum. From the Primitive Technology side, to bushcraft, prepping, homesteading, permaculture, deep ecology and high tech solutions, preparedness in all it's forms can mix well with minimalism, but it is your comfort level that will vary depending on experience and knowledge of other options. I saw a ted talk by an anthropologist describing the disappearing cultures of the world. At the end of the talk he mentioned one of the elders in the Inuit who literally was so skilled, he could defecate into his own hands, form a knife with it as it froze and used that to butcher a dog which he used to make a sled only to then attach that to another dog and rode off into the wild, (his living room) like a boss. I'm definitely no where near that, but it's good to see and think about what is possible.