Hello , as the title suggests I've lurked around this forum for some time and thought it time to sign up as I've done the same on other self sufficiency and prepping forums. The user name means nothing really , I could see a baytree from where I am sitting so chose that.
I suppose I have taken after my parents who , while they would never call themselves preppers , always had an eye on what might happen at some point in the future and made plans accordingly , self reliance , a producing garden and a full pantry . I've tended to live in a similar manner and have brought my other half around to this way of thinking at least to a degree. I tend to be the slow crash scenario type rather than the sudden apocalypse type although if that should happen I'd hope to have a fighting chance. Nearest I have ever gotten to a sudden type of event was in a six month period a few years ago when I had two redundancies and lost both parents. The world and my own private world carried on turning and life continued which was perhaps down to a stoical outlook and a few preps.
I hope I'm accepted and can also hopefully contribute to this forum.
I suppose I have taken after my parents who , while they would never call themselves preppers , always had an eye on what might happen at some point in the future and made plans accordingly , self reliance , a producing garden and a full pantry . I've tended to live in a similar manner and have brought my other half around to this way of thinking at least to a degree. I tend to be the slow crash scenario type rather than the sudden apocalypse type although if that should happen I'd hope to have a fighting chance. Nearest I have ever gotten to a sudden type of event was in a six month period a few years ago when I had two redundancies and lost both parents. The world and my own private world carried on turning and life continued which was perhaps down to a stoical outlook and a few preps.
I hope I'm accepted and can also hopefully contribute to this forum.