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General Discussion / Re: Self Sufficiency - 2024 vs. 1776
« Last post by JohnyMac on May 16, 2024, 03:29:01 PM »Searchboss, great comments and questions. My best and main MAG does not have any formal agreements. We tend to be self governing not unlike the amateur radio folks. Probably because out of the 22 or so members of the group, 18 have a ham radio ticket; Technician, General, or Extra.
We use meet-ups to a degree that revolve around ham radio events. Winter field day, rookie round up, etc so far this year. We have scheduled a workshop on canning for June. Folks wanted to do a canning workshop way before canning season in late summer. We will be canning veggies to protein at that workshop.
I suspect that this MAG is successful because the the main drivers of the group are women hence mothers. My role is pretty much just being facilitator and logistical guy while the ladies drive the subjects. Although I have given talks on the "bullets" equation of the 4 Bee's, most workshops revolve around food and medicine. Not to say, the ladies are anti-bullets they tend to look at a firearm more as a tool not as a beautiful piece of machinery. As a matter of fact, every lady has a CCW and a EDC handgun. Most have their own AR-15. Yes, I am sorry to report, many with pink or purple stocks. Oh well, each to their own.
We use meet-ups to a degree that revolve around ham radio events. Winter field day, rookie round up, etc so far this year. We have scheduled a workshop on canning for June. Folks wanted to do a canning workshop way before canning season in late summer. We will be canning veggies to protein at that workshop.
I suspect that this MAG is successful because the the main drivers of the group are women hence mothers. My role is pretty much just being facilitator and logistical guy while the ladies drive the subjects. Although I have given talks on the "bullets" equation of the 4 Bee's, most workshops revolve around food and medicine. Not to say, the ladies are anti-bullets they tend to look at a firearm more as a tool not as a beautiful piece of machinery. As a matter of fact, every lady has a CCW and a EDC handgun. Most have their own AR-15. Yes, I am sorry to report, many with pink or purple stocks. Oh well, each to their own.