Predictions for 2021 or 2022?

[granny girl]

Looking at rocket mass heaters for cooking and heating a greenhouse.

Those I have not heard of. But the woodstove alone, you are already ahead of the game. I live in an apartment. Thus, the propane idea for backup. And I typically best just one room anyway, that with electricity.

Growing food is a necessity. Currently I purchase most from neighboring farms/ranches, keeping mental notes of people I consider trustworthy for future bartering.

You sure have been thinking it all through.

It would I figure do our country good for the whole thing to fall apart. We became and mostly remain wayyyy too soft for confronting the enemy so quickly (slowly too) destroying what we were given.

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Rocket mass heaters can be purchased or made simply from a couple coffee cans or some bricks. Would not be safe indoors. Propane is ok if you keep tank outside, lol.    I once knew someone with propane heat and he refilled the small one for the grill himself. I need to find that attachment and learn how. He also 'aired' up a tractor tire with propane...     He's deceased but would be good skills to have if I figure it out.

Yeah, it would be good for us and the world if we change the way we live, except for China filling the void. I'd love to see government return to defending our borders and little else.

A funny note on the rocket heaters, an acquaintance who showed a village how to make and use them discovered that even though they use little fuel, cost almost nothing to make and would have improved their lives the villagers rejected the new idea after first being thrilled with the discovery. There was 'prestige' of carrying large bundles of sticks to their homes and the bigger concern was putting their uncles out of business. Their uncles worked for a company that made charcoal and would have lost their jobs if people changed the way they cooked.

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I continue to prepare by improving my health, learning more about supplements, cooking without recipes and trying different combinations from whatever is at hand.  Some mehhh results but some success.
Dehydrated  mushrooms and refried beans are my favorite go to - to build a meal around quickly. I've not had any lose quality over years of being opened but the cost has gone up drastically. I joke that I am now a 'commodities investor', purchasing next months/years groceries today. I just bought 5 pounds of dehydrated mushrooms which should last well into retirement. Probably the last of the bargains and I have to repackage them for long term storage.
We've (family) begun circling the wagons so to speak. I think we'll soon all be sharing the ol' homestead which is awesome. Pooling resources allows for greater productivity.