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Topic: POers in their 20s? |
hunter
Replies: 38
Views: 4840
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:56 am Subject: Re: POers in their 20s? |
I'm 27 and I work for a telecom company in Canada
I've managed to get myself 2 acres of land. I'm hoping to build on it in a few years.
I'm also getting married this year to a wonderful person, ... |
Topic: [Opinion] 5 Rules for PO Prep. |
hunter
Replies: 210
Views: 50254
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:28 am Subject: Re: 5 Rules for PO Preperation |
my five rules:
1) Get out of debt
2) hide
3) keep mobility option open
4) Garden
5) Network.
Number 1 is pretty straight forward, most others have it on their lists.
For Number 2 the pla ... |
Topic: Sugar- growing in temperate climates |
hunter
Replies: 7
Views: 1119
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:05 am Subject: Re: Sugar- growing in temperate climates |
| where can someone find seeds for sugar beets? I haven't been able to find them in stores here. |
Topic: Growing wheat, is it worth it? |
hunter
Replies: 20
Views: 2148
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:26 am Subject: Re: Growing wheat, is it worth it? |
I found an article about small scale grain raising on line:
http://www.cog.ca/documents/GrainintheGardenWI07.pdf
Gives enough info to maybe encourage more folks to try it.
We grow some wheat, r ... |
Topic: Growing wheat, is it worth it? |
hunter
Replies: 20
Views: 2148
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:41 am Subject: Re: Growing wheat, is it worth it? |
I like the Idea of Small Scale Wheat farming and I plan to plant some winter wheat this year.
but how would I go about threshing the wheat and grinding it up. I'm only planting a 100 square foot ga ... |
Topic: Who is seriously trying to get out of Dodge? |
hunter
Replies: 40
Views: 5194
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:46 am Subject: Re: Who is seriously trying to get out of Dodge? |
| I'm in the process of buying land in rural Ontario. I plan to build a house there and then I'm gone right out of the suburbs (which is where I work and live.. I never get to leave.. well they let me o ... |
Topic: THE Canada Thread (merged) |
hunter
Replies: 553
Views: 6995
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 11:47 am Subject: Re: CANADA THREAD |
I'm from Canada born and raised in the centre of canada, Toronto of course.
Anyways real world my name is Jason. and I think my MSN info is on my profile. feel free to contact me that way if intere ... |
Topic: Absentee Landownership |
hunter
Replies: 41
Views: 3508
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:03 pm Subject: Re: Absentee Landownership |
| I'm currently an Abent land owner the land I own is 3 hours drive away. I go up on weekends to have a look and make sure everything is ok and to start planning what I am going to do on the land and al ... |
Topic: Reviews of "Lights Out" |
hunter
Replies: 17
Views: 4925
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:30 pm Subject: Re: Reviews of "Lights Out" |
| I've read it and I do think the collapse they are showing in there is a very good timeline for a collapse to take, given a harsh well defined event like an EMP pulse or some other disaster that knocks ... |
Topic: Low Tech |
hunter
Replies: 31
Views: 6077
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:52 am Subject: Re: Low Tech |
| TV --> Board games and card games (of course there is more entertainment options available then just these it just seems that this is what my family has substituted for the TV) |
Topic: Bug out trailer |
hunter
Replies: 2
Views: 874
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:37 am Subject: Re: Bug out trailer |
| look carefully at the trucks with the rail wheels already installed on them. you will see that the wheel base of the rubber wheels is narrower then the wheel base on the stock truck from the factory. ... |
Topic: Today I made / bought / learnt .... (for a post oil world) |
hunter
Replies: 2116
Views: 294671
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:01 pm Subject: Re: Today I made / bought / learnt .... (for a post oil wo |
| Today I placed an offer on some vacant land in a very nice spot in Southern Ontario. if it's accepted I'll be building a sustainable house in the spring. 5 acres of land and some nice large trees on i ... |
Topic: smallest legal house |
hunter
Replies: 41
Views: 3820
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 2:44 pm Subject: Re: smallest legal house |
I've been in 3 different Ikeas in the ontario area they all have the house layouts. I remember seeing one that was 22 square meters. very impressive.
living in a small space is possible. take a lo ... |
Topic: There's always a catch... |
hunter
Replies: 32
Views: 2650
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:11 pm Subject: Re: There's always a catch... |
I don't know about BC but in Ontario a land locked property that doesn't have a driveway right of way can't get a building permit for building a residence...
before buying I'd look into making sure ... |
Topic: Home Security |
hunter
Replies: 31
Views: 3067
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:18 pm Subject: Re: Home Security |
on the topic of Home security.
Guns and dogs are nice.. but how would you plan your land, and fortifications to work with your choosen method of offensive.
if anyone has example sof fortificatio ... |
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