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Prepatude<\/a><\/h1>\n

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\u00a0“It was a different world back then and Gen X kids, who were pretty free-range.”<\/em><\/h2>\n

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Prepping is a subject that has been near and dear to my heart since I was a kid.<\/h2>\n

The Wilder family would frequently go on long hikes and snowmobile trips into the backcountry.\u00a0 Likewise, we\u2019d go hunting and fishing.\u00a0 Before most of those trips, Ma and Pa would talk to me about the dangers on the trip, what to do if I got lost, and what to avoid.\u00a0 I\u2019m still at a loss as to why they covered me in honey when we were in bear country and referred to me as \u201cHansel\u201d but I did pay attention.<\/h2>\n

Our spot of land on Wilder Mountain was 15 miles to the first town, which was a metropolis of about 800 people during the school year.\u00a0 It had a grocery store, and a doctor\u2019s office that was open (I believe) two days a week because the doctor went from town to town.\u00a0 It was a time and place where, when I was bitten by a local dog, the doctor asked me to describe it.<\/h2>\n

\u201cMeh.\u00a0 Probably not rabid.\u00a0 I wouldn\u2019t worry.\u201d<\/h2>\n

The winters on Wilder Mountain were cold at -40\u00b0F (-40\u00b0C) being a regular low, and with snowfall that could total to over three feet in a single night.\u00a0 There were no natural gas lines, or even artificial gas lines, and we heated the place exclusively on firewood.\u00a0 There were times the road was closed, and when the power was out, it was out for hours while the power company scrambled people from nearly 50 miles away to come and fix whatever had broken whereas fire always worked.<\/h2>\n

Ambulance?\u00a0 Forget it.\u00a0 When I was young, the closest ambulance (I believe) at least half an hour away.\u00a0 The ambulance was whatever car you had and the State Troopers told people to put their emergency flashers on when speeding to the hospital.\u00a0 Did I say State Troopers?\u00a0 Nah, there was just one within 45 miles.<\/h2>\n

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