Sour Grapes? -- or "There Ain't No Jobs In The Country"..
Guide Prepper likes to watch Pastor Joe Fox opine about all things related to prepping. Joe isn't always on target, but he's always close...
Guide Prepper likes to watch Pastor Joe Fox opine about all things related to prepping. Joe isn't always on target, but he's always close...
For a prepper, I can't see the benefit of Pastor Joe trying to entice so many people to go live in the Ozarks. I'm guessing that there is a real good reason why the Ozarks isn't very populated in some areas. Having a bunch of off-grid newbies attempting to stake a claim is only going to end up with Pastor Joe having a much larger flock than he can handle. Just sayin'
You bring up a song I've been singing for decades, i.e., " don't bite off more than you can chew"... And for most city folks moving into a totally different environment is more than they can do. So, I agree with you, Deanlogic; however, I also know that "country" means different things to different people. I think it's totally feasible for city folks to relocate to a large town ( population greater than 5000) which is surrounded by countryside... A family could move and obtain employment and buy a few acres outside of city limits and have a pretty decent life... But to uproot and head out deep in the sticks? No...
Yea, I'm all for downsizing from large urban to small town. I agree, that it would be a perfect first step for a life long city dweller.
Around here, however, all the small towns have turned into a big sprawling urban area.
The biggest issue is jobs, as Pastor Joe alludes to, but with today's technology, working form home should be doable. It just takes companies to realize the benefit of not having a ton of office space. When you are used to making a good salary, it is hard to contemplate moving to a small town and making much less. It requires a mindset change and that usually requires a significant life changing event.
I watch V.P. too :)
Pretty level headed fellow.
Thanks for sharing. I am going to subscribe to Viking Preparedness on youtube. He makes great points about self-doubt turning into reality, having a good work ethic, making smart decisions, and not going to the Ozarks with urbanized attitudes to try and change their culture; which would apply anywhere people decide to relocate to plant their roots.
Yes, your comment summarizes his best points, and his channel is worth watching..
The sticks are not for everybody, in fact not for the vast majority of folks. It is a state of mind. You can't even imagine how quite it is, it would make most people go batty! I love it, my wife loves it, people that come to visit us from the city hate it! They can't handle that there is no distractions, it takes talent to be comfortable with the thoughts in you own head. If you think this is for you find a place to camp for a week at at time, then two weeks and so on. There is lots to learn and up front the locals are not going to help you, respect is earned in the sticks and they don't let people in easy, it takes time.
Do you know how to do the basics? have you watched @guide.prepper on his Youtube channel? you will need skills, skills you don't have if you have grown up in the city, not saying city folks are bad, its just different skill sets out here. Best of luck to anyone who is going to try it!
Firstly, I don't have any content on my YouTube channel. Not yet. I'm still muling over wether or not to provide original content. Guide Prepper won't put out anything with his name on it unless he's mostly satisfied with the finished product. It has to be at least something I think would be highly illuminative. And that means doing some serious work on my part, and I'm not yet ready to make that type of commitment. I was contemplating producing some man-to-man talk videos whereupon I just need to produce my own monologue... I might test run a few by the end of the month.
Thanks for your meaningful comment. You made some great points...