[blam]

"Time to start another “rag bag”.

Good for you. I remember 'no paper towel' days too. "

I've been buying used towels at garage sales for almost nothing...candles too. I already have boxes of each stored out in the shed.

BTW, I also buy all the Coleman stoves, lanterns and etc at yard sales, for almost nothing. I've already gotten more than I can ever use so...they become barter.

[upcountry miss]

I truly believe us “old farts” would do much better in a SHTF scenario than younger healthier people. Living during “real hard times” , I have been ingrained with coping realities. Although far from wealthy, I live very comfortably in my log cabin off from any main road. Never use my electric stove fall, winter or spring, preferring to cook on my cast iron wood range. Haven't used my electric dryer in 5 years. Dry my clothes outside or on my wall hanging collapsible wooden dryer. Have a hand pump attached to PVC pipe long enough to reach water in my driven well with a check valve on the end so I can obtain water without electricity and also have a river flowing within 100 feet of my house.
Meanwhile my children think I'm crazy to be so thrifty. Some day, they may wish they had been this thrifty and well-prepared.
No fancy restaurants for us, either. Our favorite meal is noontime when we pack a lunch nearly every day, rain or shine and drive to the local beach and watch the dogs and gulls cavorting on the sand.