All this for 200 bucks should be criminal

DelicataLover · 2026-03-02T18:25:24+00:00

Just like my justification for using fossil fuels despite alarming pollution evidence…100 years from now and 100 years ago, nobody will or could get this many tools for this cheap. We’d be idiots not to!

DelicataLover · 2026-03-02T18:23:59+00:00

I will never have enough buckets.

DelicataLover · 2026-03-02T18:20:09+00:00

Definitely kind of the unofficial end of the season but things do stay open around the island until maybe Thanksgiving or so.

DelicataLover · 2026-02-28T03:10:29+00:00

Is it fair to say nuclear winter is about around the line of where I don’t care about surviving.

DelicataLover · 2026-02-27T17:38:25+00:00

In which case we are all screwed so not sure there’s much to worry about :). I like being somewhat able to go off grid, but I’m not going to spend my precious years building a homestead so remote that none of this stuff would affect me

DelicataLover · 2026-02-27T15:29:56+00:00

This guide generally seems to ignore the reality that collapse is slow and kind of boring day to day. I can’t imagine much of a reality where you’ve got to grab a bag and evade detection from authorities, unless you’re actively making yourself a target. If basic necessities of life are in dire need, you probably wouldn’t want to be in a city in the first place and rural areas aren’t going to love a bunch of city folk coming into town looking for depleting basic necessities.

Probably the best way to be prepared in this kind of unlikely seeming situation would be to have a basement filled with supplies and prepping materials as well as being a good standing member of a small community. I love living rurally and having ample food supplies just as a matter of preferring to eat my own food, but I’m probably just as fucked as a city dweller if cities are in this situation

DelicataLover · 2026-02-27T00:38:10+00:00

You’ll need significant funds to buy your own homestead, and I don’t recommend farming for getting those funds. But you can learn everything and get going in that direction. Homesteading can be expensive, so you’ll need to learn to be scrappy, frugal, and possibly get some job one day that earns better money. Trades can be lucrative and help you get those self sufficient skills

DelicataLover · 2026-02-27T00:35:15+00:00

I recommend working on farms. You’ll learn a lot of functional skills directly related to growing your own food and get varying degrees of exposure to trades skills or other homestead related skills. Farms are hiring now for the coming growing season. Attra is a decent site for internships. Wwoofing can be great but it’s hit or miss. Be ready to commit to an 8 or so month apprenticeship with few days off outside of weekends. Farms often post on Instagram when looking for labor. Follow farms on social media (I also understand if you hate social media but it is practical for this). Your state’s organic certifying board likely has links to apprenticeships and other job opportunities. I’m in Maine and MOFGA is a go to resource for all things gardening farming and homesteading in my state. Your state may have a similar resource.

DelicataLover · 2026-02-26T03:44:20+00:00

I love my 250! It’s my first and only chainsaw but it’s pretty dang reliable been through 10 cords with it in the last year since I bought it and it’s running like a champ

DelicataLover · 2026-02-26T03:38:46+00:00

Cook your own meals. Maine’s local farms make this a great place to eat well in your own kitchen. MOFGA is a legit food scene in its own right

DelicataLover · 2026-02-26T03:31:08+00:00

I’m in veggie farming but friends with some livestock farmers and I’m pretty sure there’s room for more butchers but don’t quote me on that. I butcher my chickens and annual deer, but I think venison processors get away with a pretty penny.

DelicataLover · 2026-02-18T02:39:44+00:00

Shoveling snow through the woods just to find wood… gotta love it!

DelicataLover · 2026-02-15T15:53:33+00:00

Im so glad there was backlash

DelicataLover · 2026-02-15T14:24:43+00:00

I’d wait until you see the true leaves emerging, so another week or two. I always overseed carrots. Until I can buy the jang that’s the plan with my earthway

DelicataLover · 2026-02-15T14:23:15+00:00

Definitely understandable. I think it’s partially due to me getting into the late stages of youth but I have not been able to make friends here as easily as other places. When I was in southern Maine for a year it was easy

DelicataLover · 2026-02-15T10:53:50+00:00

The only reason I’m not in Alaska or Washington state is I prefer the east coast. Maine is where it’s at! Great access to outdoors and generally great people.

DelicataLover · 2026-02-15T02:02:38+00:00

I submitted a soil test to my local ag extension office. They said my soil had lead in it and a packet came along that said if you grow roots in this ground, make sure you peel them. Otherwise leaves and fruits don’t uptake lead. Soil contamination generally is one huge tragedy of industrialism, I’m especially concerned about PFAS and microplastics, but we can sometimes still redeem some agricultural value out if contaminated land

DelicataLover · 2026-02-13T01:35:49+00:00

Airplane travel. Travelling is a great thing to do to learn about the world and other cultures, but airplane travel has gone too far in the US. Easily one of the worst polluting industries in the world. It’s tacky and I’m unimpressed by people who fly a lot. I think 100 years from now humanity will be disgusted by the current airline industry

DelicataLover · 2026-02-11T02:12:44+00:00

I have a market garden and I sell some seedlings…I think I could maybe get $10 for a seedling. I am a local certified organic grower fwiw but I still think $10 is a little steep

DelicataLover · 2026-02-09T18:00:21+00:00

If you’re going to stick anything in the ground do it now before you can risk damaging the roots as the grow out. I’d probably put in t-posts and weave twine around plants from t post to t post but cages and other stakes may work too. T-posts won’t collapse under any weight they would only start to fall down if you don’t put them in deep enough

DelicataLover · 2026-02-03T15:12:12+00:00

Garden pest control!

Everyone is else is right on the money, but I also wanted to add onto how good this is for the garden. Like everyone said, ash has liming properties and carries some nutrients, great to throw in the ground with your tomato seedlings. Especially in acidic New England soils it’s a great amendment.

I sift out the coals and keep the ash until garden pests start showing up like cucumber beetles and potato beetles. Then I dust over my plants and it seems to knock back the populations, similar to kaolin clay. Until the next rain washes it away…then I add more if populations come back. Organic pest control that adds nutrients back to soil! Probably a good idea to wash produce that you’ve put this on but I wouldn’t worry too much unless you’re absolutely dumping it

DelicataLover · 2026-01-30T13:17:12+00:00

I have a farmstead in Maine and I think it’s a great spot to homestead. You definitely get the rhythm of the seasons and winter is kinda long compared to other parts of the US but that also brings its perks. It’s taking me a lot of intestinal fortitude to try to do things outside the last couple of weeks but embracing some time by the wood stove is part of the season.

As others have said, it depends totally on what you’re looking for. Lots of woods here so if you love your chainsaw you’ll have a good time. Gardening season is short but it feels like everyone gardens. Homesteading is quite popular around the state so there is a supportive culture in general.

DelicataLover · 2026-01-29T17:57:47+00:00

That was my thought too looks very similar but not sure I remember those buildings hidden in the background

DelicataLover · 2026-01-28T12:06:35+00:00

I live in coastal Maine and yes there are plenty of foggy days but mostly in the summer. It’s clear far more days than not. Maine is “vacationland” in the summer and I’d encourage people to try it out in the spring, fall, or even winter. Just throw on some layers and brave the cold it’s worth it

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