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Remembering Desto: The Heartbeat of Truck Patch
A week ago Monday we lost the most important member of the Truck Patch team, Desto “Senior President Best Buddy.” If you have ever come to visit as a friend or as someone staying in the AirB&B you’ve met him. He was large, wiggly, incredibly happy, and impossible to miss. To us he was loyal, steadfast,…
Navigating Uncertainty: The Importance of Community in Preparedness
The world is growing increasingly volatile. Do we need a lot of canned goods? A huge garden? A Ham radio? A wad of cash buried in a coffee can in the woods? Probably? We also need to have working relationships with people with language skills, humorists, and conflict diffusers. The internet sub-culture of prepping is…
Reflecting on Go Bag Week: Lessons Learned
Well, Go Bag Week has come to a close. I had a heck of a time chatting it up with you all. But I mostly proved in real time what I already suspected: That I can not keep up with an event like that without undoing my normal routine, such as it is. While I…
