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.