Gotta admit pilots name threw me off. I initially thought OP was a tankie saying the pilot Naziarily flipping off the downed drone.

Came to comments to understand.

My primary heat source is the wood stove. I have my heat pump as back up.

I have a 400 yo oak tree shading by home and a metal roof so I only need to turn on the ac from 5-8pm in the hottest days of summer.

I have just over an acre of highly productive riverfront land. I have multiple garden, orchards, chickens and can add a pair of goats readily.

The native landscape and wildlife that borders my property and is within walking distance is wildly abundant. Knowing what to forage, the native plants that are edible and medicinal is paramount to long term and situational survival, bridging the gap. Knowing where to fish and hunt and becoming familiar with the critters in my region is also hugely valuable.

You’d be surprised on how much one can grow using permaculture and understanding the seasons and capabilities in your region.

My point being that running to the hills to escape the zombies and jackboots is a far less practical scenario than supply chain disruption, infrastructure breaking down and societal services collapsing, which is already happening and has occurred recently.

Having back up resources and information electronically is hardly a primary use case, in my experience.

You complaining that books are too heavy is feeding into fantasy scenarios whereas functional systems that have been in place for millennia is far more practical and resilient.

productive gardens and food sources > than deep pantry

I have both and can replenish and scale, shift my intake strategies as resources become harder to allocate.

So in your head (or your internal plans) you see yourself running to the hills with your powerbank and e-reader, lol…that’s silly and not in the least practical.

Folks with actual plans, like me, have a library, a home that’s defensible and productive with food, water and resources. We have community and a long-term prep scenario.

If I’m falling back and fleeing my home I’m taking 2 or 3 books to help BUT that’s not a prep strategy, it’s video game zombie show fantasy.

Books are far superior.

Well okay then…seems acceptable to me although not what I was thinking.

Most of folks have been fleeced, scammed and fooled.

It’s the Epstein ass billionaires and knowing politicians who actually deserve what what you describe.

Off with their fucking heads.

Pritzker is a tool of AIPAC who dropped the proverbial nerf-hammer / rubber dildo

Fuxk him and Newsome and all the DNC