Originally Posted by After Shock Media

Curious how many of you that say they have land, etc. (cash buffer of 8 months to a year is always good). can actually perform many of the tasks that would be needed in the first place. They have really fallen out of favor over the past 40-50 years and just a few weird people like myself still participate in performing them - let alone are already equipped for it.

Who already has gardens, knows their soils, has compost going etc. Not all soil just because it is land is good to go food wise. Do you also know your climate zones, micro climates, crop rotations, and even what grows seasonally? Do you even currently have seeds in storage?
Do you know how to preserve food either by canning, drying, salting, or dehydrating? Do you have the equipment already to do so? Most places currently do not even carry canning supplies much anymore and if it becomes needed what are the chances anyone will have any in stock.
Have you butchered an animal or know how? Raising them can be easy enough assuming you have some basic information on vaccines, sickness, birth assistance, etc. Hell anyone know how to go from milk to cheese since milk often does not last.
Do you even own basic tools required to work land or fix things around the house and property?
Also happen to have not only what it takes to protect what you have but the will to follow through with it?

There really is a lot more to it than just saying well I have some land and will live off of it if I have to. Honestly think if shit did get that bad that everything will just keep on working as it does? Water will still flow out of every pipe, electricity will not be an issue, same with gas and such.