Billy Roper
Active Member
Yesterday I took my two boys to a semi-annual gathering called "Rusty Wheels" here in NW Arkansas. It features owners and collectors of functioning steam engines, antique tractors, and working antiques of all kinds which don't require electricity. One gentleman had a 1930s gasoline powered washing machine with .5 hp detachable engine, there were several working steam tractors and sawmill engines, and exhibitions of everything from corn grinding to rope making. As we made our way around, I talked with the owners about how important it was to keep this technology and knowledge alive, because some day we might need it again. This led, over and over again, to the tentative coming out which preppers do with one another, until most of them were right there with me talking about the coming collapse openly. It was a great opportunity to show my boys that I'm not at all the last sane person left on the planet, after all.