#98: Forrest Garvin - How To Survive Anything: Y2K, Financial Crises, & Pandemics | Alternative Communities

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Dec 9

Written By Samuel Donner

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Episode Description

In today’s episode, we’ll get to hear from Forrest Garvin, former U.S. Air Force NCO, creator of several technology startups, and founder of the PrepperNet community. Forrest had a front row seat during the Y2K crisis, working with computers that were expected to crash at the turn of the century. Even though he couldn’t understand why it was a big problem at the time, it was the initiation of his prepper lifestyle. With a desire to learn and protect his family, Forrest honed in on his survival skills. And although he faced isolation and embarrassment for his wish to prepare for the unknown, those skills would come in handy when the world was faced with the COVID-19 pandemic. In a journey that takes us from North Carolina to Greece, and projects us from the year 2000 to 2020, Forrest teaches us how basic human survival can not only help a lot of people, but also forge a fearless community.

Show Notes

Childhood: A mix of futuristic technology and simple living.
Air Force: What’s it like being stranded for 3 months in Athens, Greece?
New Job: How did Forrest land a job he knew little about.
Y2K: Why the year 2000 was a huge problem for computers, and how that ended up impacting Forrest’s trajectory.
After Dec 31: The year 2000 finally arrives. So what happens after months of anticipation?
Entrepreneurship: Forrest leaves the investment banking world and embarks on projects that’ll lead him to forming a new community.
Prepper Net: What is a prepper, and what do they do?
COVID: After COVID-19 shocked the world, Forrest & the prepper community knew exactly what to do.
Today: A desire to eradicate fear via preparation, and to have neighbors helping neighbors.
Advice: “You never know what’s coming tomorrow – why wouldn’t you plan for the unknown?”Links From the Episode