The Practical Path to Preparedness and Sustainability with Bob "T" Toombs

So what do you think is the most valuable skill we've collectively stopped teaching? I think it's

just mindset in general.

And everybody talks about mindset.

It's interesting you said that.

But it really is.

It really is, you know, growing up as a kid for 15 years, the hardest part was not packing 20 to 30 gallons of water in ferry camp, oxydoke, right? It wasn't keeping a fire burning 24-7, right? Because that is, I mean, that's what that looks like, is people's like, oh, you know, it's not camping.

The fire never goes out.

You don't start a fire three times a day to cook.

Don't start a fire four times a day because you need to heat up water to bathe in.

And so, you know, having the hardest part of living that way was not all the physical labor.

Labor was the mental side of you have to deal with yourself 24-7.

I'm going to tell you right now, when you are on your own, it's just you and the family or by yourself in general, you will literally drive yourself nuts.

the silence becomes deafening at times.

And so you spend this whole time trying to occupy yourself so that you don't drive yourself insane.

Yeah.

It's interesting that you said this mindset piece, you know, because I do believe that Probably more than anything else, it's this feeling of not needing to be dependent or becoming too dependent, I guess is the better way to say it.

The ability to be able to self-preserve and self-serve, it's just something that is not a part of everyday life.

I don't think 90% of people, 90% of families go out there and And spend some time off grid or try to even push themselves for a couple of days, let alone a couple of weeks.

You know,

one thing that I find is I feel a lot of people have lost just any sort of resilience as well.

What I mean, what I mean by that is I would not say I'm like, you know, I think I'm fairly prepared.

I think I'm more prepared than the average American, but I certainly could know more skills.

I certainly could practice skills more often.

I certainly be more prepared, I think.

But but you recognize that and you're interested in it.

So what do you think is the most valuable skill we've collectively stopped teaching? I think it's

just mindset in general.

And everybody talks about mindset.

It's interesting you said that.

But it really is.

It really is, you know, growing up as a kid for 15 years, the hardest part was not packing 20 to 30 gallons of water in ferry camp, oxydoke, right? It wasn't keeping a fire burning 24-7, right? Because that is, I mean, that's what that looks like, is people's like, oh, you know, it's not camping.

The fire never goes out.

You don't start a fire three times a day to cook.

Don't start a fire four times a day because you need to heat up water to bathe in.

And so, you know, having the hardest part of living that way was not all the physical labor.

Labor was the mental side of you have to deal with yourself 24-7.

I'm going to tell you right now, when you are on your own, it's just you and the family or by yourself in general, you will literally drive yourself nuts.

the silence becomes deafening at times.

And so you spend this whole time trying to occupy yourself so that you don't drive yourself insane.

Yeah.

It's interesting that you said this mindset piece, you know, because I do believe that Probably more than anything else, it's this feeling of not needing to be dependent or becoming too dependent, I guess is the better way to say it.

The ability to be able to self-preserve and self-serve, it's just something that is not a part of everyday life.

I don't think 90% of people, 90% of families go out there and And spend some time off grid or try to even push themselves for a couple of days, let alone a couple of weeks.

You know,

one thing that I find is I feel a lot of people have lost just any sort of resilience as well.

What I mean, what I mean by that is I would not say I'm like, you know, I think I'm fairly prepared.

I think I'm more prepared than the average American, but I certainly could know more skills.

I certainly could practice skills more often.

I certainly be more prepared, I think.

But but you recognize that and you're interested in it.