I LOVE THIS THREAD!!! I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL CLASSES/MEETINGS IN THE ALPHARETTA AREA THAT ARE PREPPING/TIN FOIL HAT MEETINGS. THESE MEETS ALWAYS END UP TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEIR GOING TO DO IF THEY LOSE THEIR MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. ALMOST EVERYONE IN THE CLASS SAYS IM LOADING UP ALL MY GEAR AND WALKING HOME. I JUST LAUGHED AT ALL OF THEM AND ASKED AN OPEN QUESTION... WHEN IS THE LAST TIME ANYONE OF YOU HAVE LOADED ALL YOUR GEAR UP AND WALKED A CITY BLOCK, MUCH LESS THEM MILES TO YOUR DESIRED DESTINATION? NOT ONE PERSON ANSWERS THAT IN A POSITIVE WAY. ALMOST EVERYONE IN THE ROOM CAN NOT EVEN WALK TO THE NEAREST MCDONALDS TO GET ANOTHER BIG MAC, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A TON OF PREPPING/HOMESTEADING KNOWLEDGE.
AT 30 YEARS OLD I TRAIN WITH ALL MY GEAR ON AT THE RANGE OR IN THE WOODS. GETTING YOUR BODY USED TO CARRYING THE LOAD WILL PAY OFF IN THE END. IT IS NOT DIFFERENT THEN HITTING THE GYM UP IT IS JUST A DIFFERENT KIND OF GYM.
AT 30 YEARS OLD I TRAIN WITH ALL MY GEAR ON AT THE RANGE OR IN THE WOODS. GETTING YOUR BODY USED TO CARRYING THE LOAD WILL PAY OFF IN THE END. IT IS NOT DIFFERENT THEN HITTING THE GYM UP IT IS JUST A DIFFERENT KIND OF GYM.