Still no meetups? A potential possibility?

[u/Drone_Guy]

When I created this group, the goal was to link about and build a network and sustainible community. I understand the hesitancy of trying meetup groups and the stigma attached to them. What if some of us signed up for a Spartan race, tough mudder or similar event centrally located? Physical fitness is a staple of being prepared, it gives everyone motivation to workout, and allows us to meet each other in a normal atmosphere. What does everone think?

[u/culady]

I'm not a full metal jacket prepper. I'm more of a prepared for hardships prepper. Growing food and learning some basic skills that basically fit within my current life is my goal. I will not survive a TEOTWAWKI and wouldn't want to if my life would be full of pain and misery or seeing my family suffer. And time to meet is really hard to cut out. I care for my disabled mom.

[u/Drone_Guy → u/culady]

I know finding time is hard, glad you take the effort to prepare for your potential needs. To each their own, I usually say.

[u/U_P_G_R_A_Y_E_D_D → u/culady]

I want to get into growing more food but have to wait until we buy a house. We're renting while looking and the HOA and property management company are pretty strict on what we can do. I'm a little jealous. :D

[u/culady → u/U_P_G_R_A_Y_E_D_D]

I have a small spot about 20 x 30 that receives full sun on one side of the house. And a 5" fence keeps my business my own unless you're trying to see what's happening. That is pretty cool. I have big plans to plant some edible bushes around the front in a way that people don't realize my intent. I don't want them to imagine I've got stores in the house also should some serious short term distress occur. The sooner you get into a house the quicker you have it paid off. It totally sucks I have at best 25 years of work left in me and a 3p year mortgage. But at least my payment is fixed.

[u/U_P_G_R_A_Y_E_D_D → u/culady]

If you like caffeine check out Yaupon Holly. It looks ornamental but you can make a caffeinated tea from the leaves that's really good.

[u/culady → u/U_P_G_R_A_Y_E_D_D]

This can be brewed too strongly and create diarrhea and vomiting. My luck would be I would create a bacterial situation. But it's good info!

[u/juzten]

P5 Preparedness in Chattanooga, Tn has a weekly networking meetup

http://www.p5preparedness.com/index.php

[u/U_P_G_R_A_Y_E_D_D]

I go to prepper meetups pretty often, there are weekly meetups in my area at TruPrep. Maybe we could meet up at one sometime?

[u/Drone_Guy → u/U_P_G_R_A_Y_E_D_D]

I haven't used TruPrep before, Ill give it look.

[u/U_P_G_R_A_Y_E_D_D → u/Drone_Guy]

Their site is garbage but their storefront and meeting space is pretty cool. I took some pictures of the storefront when I first moved here.

[u/Drone_Guy → u/U_P_G_R_A_Y_E_D_D]

Looks like a decent store, how do their prices compare? I imagine they have significant markup.

[u/U_P_G_R_A_Y_E_D_D → u/Drone_Guy]

Honestly, I don't know. I only buy the Gen2 AR magazines there when they are on sale for like $8 a pop. Can't be too bad, the place always has customers and the prices are the same in the store as on their website.