I like what C5 has created and I like how he puts the rules out front so blatantly too. Why dance around the facts! It's nice to see that he's not gung-ho and not seeking Rambo as his next door neighbour either.

Yet we don't have the camaraderie that C5 mention. Most folks here are a solitary bunch and often keep to a select few friends only.

I think my greatest insight into all of this has been about relationship building. Emotional investment in people. Its one of the short comings of our society. At six families now, my focus has stopped being about finding the best of the best and more about finding people with personalities that are compatible with the people that are already here. The first farm get together happened this spring and it was a lot of fun. Three days together and we all left feeling elated. Its nice to be around people that you don't have to dumb down about why you prep. As a bonus, each person is less likely to fooled by the latest paranoid prepper fad because they have knowledgeable people to talk to about it that they already know from experience are not wackos. We are all looking forward to the next get together. Two times a year. Same time every year to begin building the tradition.

You are so right, C5; not having to explain why we choose the things we do is a great reason to get together with like-minded folks. 🙂

Ive just moved back to the east coast,Cape Breton actually ....My primary interests are building cob/strawbale alternative natural structures.Ive been prepping and educating myself since a bit before y2k.I recently lost more then half my equipment and a years worth of food ,in getting together with preppers I didnt really know....Im not in a rush to repeat this,no offense and i find myself a little strapped for cash these day...but if your interested in getting together i made a facebook prepping group,so join and we can get together and shoot the breeze ,build a barn whatever....i have a wee jack russell sidekick ,and Im into martial arts, farming ,new agey type things(Buddhism,astrology ectect....),i fish and hunt and have travelled quite a bit and am used to roughing it and surviving in hostile or difficult environments ....heres the group address https://www.facebook.com/groups/1450837151859975/
and heres the type of thing i intend to do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnys_IXe6UY
I find the biggest problem with preppers is education,and I dont mean schooling ....its hard when one person is prepping for a winter storm and the other is planning for the NWO/Chemtrails/Second coming/fukishima and my personal favorite Communist Zombie Mutants from Mars!!
Needless to say if you dont know whats going on in the world you cant and wont prepare for it.Ive bugged out a few times and i find most people cant sit still or handle the quietness of the woods ,oh and i was in film for a few years as an actor and stuntman so i know alot about dealing with drama and personal BS,lol!
So I look forward to meeting ya'll ,the best to you in all you do....
Aaron P.

But, of course we're preparing for Communist Zombie Mutants from Mars!! Sheesh, they're out there, ya know. *cue the X-Files scary music 😉

...and Cape Bretton is the first place that the NWO wants to send the antichrists UN troops into. LOL. Its the center of their plan for world domination. Control Cape Bretton, control the world 😉

I did movie props and set dec. No kidding about drama in Hollywood north. Speaking of X-files. I turned down working for them in the final season. I also turned down being a regular on 21 jump street. Now, that was probably one of the stupidest mistakes I ever made in my life..(x wife number one was connected to those that ran Canal Studios)

There is a good warning here for those thinking about starting their own MAG. Not everyone is what they seem. I dodged some bullets at the beginning. I think one was scoping me for theft but that was pretty easy to figure out. A few others, I realised their entire survival plan was based on theft, justified as scavenging and resource apropreation. I used what I learned. Don't assume anyone that calls themselves a prepper must immediately be a good person. I lucked out afterwards with some top quality people. You do not want to be too desperate in finding people. For every six people that contact me, only one will get to the next step of meeting other members of the group. No body will be invited to my farm until they have been thoroughly vetted. The ad I put up dissuades most that are not appropriate. The food storage rule I put in, sorts out most of the questionable. If they can prove they are stable enough to actually have substantial preps, they are far less likely to have eyes on mine. By the time we actually get to that point, we usually already know each other pretty well. It would only take one member saying, "Naw, There is something not right about that person." and intuition wins. That person doesn't get in. Think of it like internet dating. You don't have to marry the first one that tells you that you are cute. Best to meet for a coffee date long before thinking of taking them home....and shop around some. Don't get smitten with the first one. My crew are deeply grateful that I sort out the more dangerous elements in the prepping world and there are plenty. They don't want anything to do with them and neither do I. I cant tell you how many times all of us have met immature preppers that store lots of guns...but have little or no food storage. That should be a dead giveaway.
If you are the one starting the group and your name is on the page, Its the person wanting to join's responsibility to out themselves and then prove themselves. Several of the members watched what I was doing for years before deciding to approach me. That is why I am so regular here. As one friend from here put it, It took a while for you to develop Prepper Cred...but people have been watching and there has been talk. Im in this for the long haul so I can afford to wait for years for the right people. I put in a lot of hours each month into this goal as I have slowly come to believe that "Other People" is the single most important prep. Hours and hours. It doesn't come easy.

Ah, heck and spamnation. I'm only posting this to get the post back up to the top of the NS board. I don't actually have time to talk to new people (its Fall and that is when the Real work is, racing against harvest and the coming snow... and "prepping" for the next years expansion) but this is my self imposed responsibility. I'm keeping the post available to new viewers and old ones sitting on the fence. The Fall get together of my Crew is just around the corner and I am looking forward to hanging with my peeps. Its enjoyable to see the years of hard work paying off.

Bumping it up, C5

Hello

I am interested in your group. I have recently moved to Nova Scotia from Ontario. I don't have any family here and have only a couple of associates from work but not really any friends and certainly not any local prepper buddies I can talk with.
I live in "The Valley" not sure how far that would be from your location. But I would love to talk with you sometime.

Bumping it up again

Thanks again, grandma. We are restructuring a bit over the next month. I'll be having other members doing the meet and greets from this point on. After six years on this project, Ive sort of burnt out and need a break. Probably a good thing as other members are generally nicer than my grumpy, reclusive, self.

C5, I didn't find you at all grumpy, but I understand your need for a breather. Be well in all you do. All the best, and keep us up to date on what your newest (or any) project is.

My family and I are also interested in joining a prepper/camping group. Saftey in numbers! How does one get into this scene?

My family and I are also interested in joining a prepper/camping group. Saftey in numbers! How does one get into this scene?

Hi, TW82. I almost missed you. Yes. We still exist. We just stalled for a while. It was a good thing. It gave us time to really get to know each other. Our members really got close...but I gave up being the driving force. Too many things on my plate. We would love to hear from you and find out what you are about and if you are compatible with our personalities. It starts with a few online chats. Then we meet for coffee and see if we mesh and its the right fit. Its more about personality than skills. Can you put others in the group above your own self interest. In many ways its like internet dating for extended family. Our members are extended family now. I see you have made three posts. That should open up the private message function. lets chat there.

Hhheeelllloooo out there! Many may not know me and some may know me well 😉 Its been a long while since ive posted anything on the site. Ive been wrapped up in real life, we all know how that goes.
The struggles of living in todays world can be trying. Im really posting for the "newer" people to prepping( or maybe the reluctant). A few years back i posted on here and Cernunnos reached out, i was very reluctant, i was more of a "lone wolf" kinda guy, i more or less saw people as inhibitors and a general pain in the rear, and most are really, lol just not all 😉 Being a family man i look out for my own.....Now that family is bigger than ever! Although we live 1hr 40mins away we still visit frequently throughout the year, especially when called upon for help.
I am one of the most stubborn and persistent people you will ever meet (if you do) Theres nothing i wont accomplish if its in the realm of possiblity which doesnt leave much to be impossible. Ask Cernunnos or Reluctant prepper if i see things through, even if "normal" people think its a "crazy" feat.
Having help accomplishing goals is a major aspect of this group, if you think you can go it alone, believe me it may be possible but its not really worth it, i mean why spend x amount of months working on a project when you can call up your family ( which is what youll be in this group) and have it done much sooner? Daunting tasks can get the best of anyone, and thats why its great to have people to call on.
We have as much or more to loose than you. I came to this group in the beginning as a newbie, sure i had supplies....not much but some, everyone has to start somewhere we all know that! If you feel your not ready dont hesitate, ask questions we're all here for the same reasons, even if you dont think your the right fit how will you know without asking 🙂 We're not judgemental people everyone has opinions and no this isn't just sunshine and rainbows, we do have disagreements we do challenge each other and we are all different, so dont count yourself out. Taking that first step is on you! we Will Not do it for you. Heres your chance to have assets in a world that seems to have its assets slowly taken away.
They say you cant choose your family....i humbly disagree, this is one family im glad i chose!

Plainolme