Preppers out of necessity need to develop these relationships now while we have the time and freedom to do so. When push comes to shove we won't have to start from scratch as we will have a working network to draw from.
I happen to have a dump trailer and pickup truck. I know a guy that has a large track backhoe and makes his living tearing out trees, knocking down buildings and digging holes. I have done some favors for him so when he had a grove of trees to take out he told me to come out and get all I wanted. I have another friend who has chain saws and a saw mill. Putting that all together we got about 100 cords of firewood in two days. Plus the bigger logs will be made into lumber on the mill. Cost to us was our time and fuel for the equipment.
Getting logs helps if you have a pickup truck and a dump trailer. Get em home and then take your time to cut and split. It is a very good feeling to know that you have enough firewood to get you through five winters or more. Plus around here it is easy to sell firewood. I am betting it might be a good barter item when things get tight.
It would be very costly to hire this kind of work out but by putting your network together you can get a lot of things done by barter. Now there are a lot of things that I can not get done outside of the construction industry because I don't have the outside connections so it will be different according to your situation. For barter to work for you it takes you to make it happen. I tried once to get my dentist to trade dental work for some home improvement work but he did not go for it, but a photographer traded some portrait work for a remodeling project. You won't know unless you try.
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Trick - awesome post and we can all learn from this! Get out there, meet some people, offer your services and skills for others services and skills - this post alone is what the network stands for!!!
oh ya - fyi - i turned off the word validation for comments on all of the CPN blogs - Tom told me that you were still having probs! so sorry that i didn't turn it off sooner!
as well - have you seen the fuss about the Patriot's book over at the American Preppers Network Public Forum? seems like your book is gonna travel the entire continent of North America! thanks so much for coming up with that idea!
and lastly - isn't it a great feeling to know that you will be warm all winter! good on ya buddy!
Trick
Great post and I am with you 100% on this. You never know what you can come up with and it never hurts to ask the worst that can happen is to be told no and you never know what will happen if you just ask. Good to see you back up and going with all the computer problems you have had. Hope all is well with you and yours
God Bless
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