I really like the idea of being able to talk with like minded people, especially ones who don't think you're crazy! Seriously, it is so clear to me that our economy is in real trouble, I don't see how most of the country can just think that everything will just go along fine. I've been prepping for about four or five years now, and some of the things I've learned didn't work quite right the first time I tried them out. I'm getting better at gardening now, but I have a lot of respect for some of the older people out there that have lush productive vegetable gardens. My point here is in most cases it takes time to get the bugs out of some of your prepping skills, and I really don't want to rely on untested skills when I really need them. I am certain we are in for some rough times in the near future and I hope I can inspire some others out there to be a little more prepared for it.