Even though the "crash" of Y2K didn't happen, one positive effect of Y2K was the renewed interest not only in personal preparedness, but in creating communities and networks of liberty-loving people.

Early in 1998, liberty activist Mary Lou Seymour ( Liberty Activists) and writer Claire Wolfe (author of Dont Shoot the Bastards (Yet), I Am Not a Number and 101 Things to Do Til the Revolution started a book, The Gulchers Guide, intended as a how-to manual for community builders. But with personal schedules tight, we decided it was best to put the partially completed draft on the Web and ­ in the good old netly way ­ make the manual an open, collaborative project. The Gulch may remain a Web project only, or might eventually be published, in full or in part as a book or pamphlet.

We invite your contributions ­ personal experiences, recommended books and Web sites, criticism of material already on the site, ideas, whatever. Please e-mail Mary Lou at libertymls@yahoo.com with anything you'd like to add. Comments are added in separate comment pages following each section. As additions are made to different pages & sections, they'll be noted in the WHAT'S NEW section.

The Fine Print: Contributions will be screened for their potential value to the project. Anyone adding material to the site should be aware that their comments may end up in a paper-published book or booklet. Credit will be given wherever possible, so please include your name, handle or other desired form of ID when submitting information. And many thanks!

The Gulch web site is intended as an information exchange. Mary Lou and Claire are not setting up their own Gulch. Nor, unfortunately, are they able to help match people to potential Gulch partners.

Links will be activated when a section is, if not completed, at least readable in draft form.

Sections where we are actively soliciting "crew people" to help construct the page are so noted. (Those sections have an explanation of what we're looking for and some questions and comments to help you get started!)

All sections may have additions as time goes on. This is truly a "work in progress".

As additions are made to different pages & sections, they'll be noted in the WHAT'S NEW section.

If you'd like to receive email notification of changes and additions to the Gulchers Guide,

send a message to UPDATES with "Gulch Updates" in the subject line.

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I. Introduction:
*What is a Gulch and why build one?
*Recruiting people
*Gulchers Skills Inventory
*Finding the right location

II. Buying & developing a Gulch property : Crew People Wanted
*Owning a Gulch

III. Housing : Crew People Wanted

IV. Transportation :  Crew People Wanted

V. Energy :  Crew People Wanted

VI. Living,
*Part I: What individuals should bring to the Gulch

*Part II: Jobs and services : Crew People Wanted

*Part III: Money and barter : Crew People Wanted

*Part IV: Medical Care
.................Herbalism

*Part V: Food: Crew People Wanted
..............Gardening, An Intro

VII.Security : Crew People Wanted

VIII. Communications: Within the Gulch and with the outside: Crew People Wanted

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