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About 15 years ago, the Mennonites came to our area and I was happy because they bought farms that had gone under in the last few years. About 8 years ago, around 100 young Amish families arrived and bought farms that hadn’t been occupied in decades. This has been a blessing to our dying valley! Lumber, dairy products, vegetables and baked goods, cabinets and furniture, metal work and even window manufacturing. And quality labor if you need a job done. Mennonites and Amish do pay taxes like the rest of us, which a few people here had a misconception about. They just don’t pay into Social Security because they will never need it; their families and community take care of their elders. Which reminds me, they provide home care for outsiders too. SHTF or not, I’m glad they’re here. Great video! Thank you!

The biggest survival secret we can take from the Amish is.... Teamwork

I’m starting to think these Amish people are smarter than the rest of us

My wife and I both transport for the amish and deal with the amish community as a whole on a daily basis. We too are off-grid and have earned the mutual respect from them over the last 7yrs and have been accepted into their world of various traditions. On many occasions have broken bread with them and on multiple day transports have slept under the same roof. The amish are a very humble people. We have built a trust with them that has taken many years to develop. All they want is to be treated with respect. It's really not that hard to do and they will teach you things that you would never think possible could be done. Remember the amish have been living like this for many decades. Great People.

The more I think about it, the biggest difference is they help each other, they're not competing with each other. They have a strong community and a stronger faith.

Imagine living with nothing but hard work and the word of God. No distractions from media or the craziness out there.

They don't live the way they do because of the hard work. They live that way because it's a way for the family to work live and worship together. It's all about family.

The Amish have one basic rule: love one another. It eliminates poverty, crime, homelessness, and hunger. That rule comes from the Christian bible, It would work for everyone.

A local Amish store got robbed. At least that was what this man thought when he walked into a store with a gun. The owner came up with a cordless saw. The crook decided to leave and the store owners wife went after the guy and grabbed the gun away from him. Some others jumped on him and held him there til the cops came. I could not believe how the woman just grabbed the gun away. When their families are threatened they will step up their gams.

The Amish are very good at growing food and working together as a community. If everyone took notes and did the same thing, we would have a more productive world. 💯👍 👍😎 🇺🇸

I got lucky once and got to stay with an Amish family for a week. It was an awakening. I got my 14 yr old son to stay with them for a week last year so that he can respect how they live.

One thing to add. Working a team of horses is a skill set that very few have and is not easily learned

I live in Holmes County Ohio. In the heart of Amishville. One main point you didn't mention about the Amish community, is that they take care of thier community FIRST! Only after everyone in thier community is taken care of, then they go outside thier community to help others. Or to sell goods. We Americans as a nation, need to do this. Take care of our own FIRST. And then go outside our borders and help others. Only then, will America be America again.

At one point in time Amish we’re just normal people. They did not split from society, society split from them.

Most Americans lived this way, through the years up to WW2 Everything changed after that, but the Amish.

Us: It's the end of the world!! Amish: Ah, just another day.

I would trust an Amish, over a politician.

I live in an Amish community with gorgeous farms. They have so much to teach us.

I lived in an area with a lot of Amish communities. They were very shy, polite, and extremely industrious people. From fish ponds to furniture, quilts, honey, maple syrup, noodles, everything was high quality and handmade. I used to love going to the farms to shop. No Sunday sales! I always tried to dress extra modestly on those trips. I saw a little boy driving a team that was hauling hay bales into a loft. He appeared to be about 6.

Don’t you just know they are shaking their heads, wanting to say “We tried to tell you.”

I feel like by the end of the 2020's, the Amish will be among the wealthiest groups in the country

Funny how difficulty opens people's eyes. I used to think how odd for people to choose to live this way. Now I wish I could. I miss the old ways in alot of ways. I have alot of respect for them . And all of the hard work they do.No room for laziness or selfishness. Faith and family. I think they set a Great example for Everyone!

Being a software engineer I start to appreciate all creations in nature more and more. The more I deal with technology the less I like it. Started growing my own vegetables and seeing seeds grow into plants is the most advanced technology available next to all other animal life. All created by something so much more advanced then us human. Seeing this video makes me long for this type of living.

I respect them in a huge way. They are unvaccinated and stick to their own.

I live around them. They are NOT as passive as you think. They are good marksmen.

Actually, it is in the interest of all states to provide cheap land to Amish people just for preserving crafts knowledge and food security.

I live among and have some close friendships with Amish in central Pennsylvania. The farms near me all have wells dependent on gasoline powered pumps to deliver the water. Windmills for water supply have been disconnected, and I seldom see hand pumps for water. An Amish minister explained to me that they now have so many animals that windmills wouldn't be able to supply enough water for the farm's needs. I asked him what he would do if he ran out of gasoline and the "English" had a power outage. He said he'd just go up to the local gas station. He seemed unaware that the gas station required electricity to pump the gas. I suggested that he and his friends might want to think about what they would do for water. They also use generators to power their milking machines, although they do know how to milk by hand. It's just that some of them have large herds of cows now. Also, due to their population increase, quite a few just have small properties of a few acres with enough pasture for their horses because there are fewer big farms to purchase, and they've turned to jobs in construction rather than farming for income. Interestingly, some of them around here are starting to use solar panels on the roofs of their barns and homes, mostly to power their freezers. They do a lot of canning but they also freeze many of their meats and vegetables. They are less self-sufficient than they were 50-100 years ago but if the grid went down, they'd band together and make things work out. They are a good, hard working people.

They will defend their land and families. They're not dumb

Just remember Amish are people. There are good and bad. The ones I knew were very kind and helped us when we had a problem. But there are sleazy ones in every community too.

Amish and Mennonite are different look into it. A simple way to put it is Mennonite people are allowed to do more new world things. where as the Amish are more old world tech. both would make great allies come shtf

I've admired the Amish ever since I was a young adult and read about them. But my Father could do everything, very self sufficient , and they were the first I felt I could really relate to in that respect. When I moved out on my own I was shocked that So many adults in general society knew how to do very little...on their own, at least in the eastern part of the USA. Though more people now are slowly getting back into learning to be more self sufficient....and I'm glad they are!!

I LOVE THEIR MORALS AND LIVES.MAY GOD BLESS AND KEEP THEM SAFE THAT ARE TRUE🙏🏾💫✨✨✨😇✨✨✨✨

The most energy efficient mode of transportation ever invented: a person riding a bike.

My first ever encounter with an Amish woman when I was leaving Kentucky. I was crying waiting for my greyhound bus. An Amish woman noticed me crying. No words were said between me and her. She sat next to me and shared a sandwich with me. I was waiting for the hot water to cook my cup o noodles 🍜 chicken 🐔 flavor. I shared with her. When she ate some cup of noodles 🍜 she was so expressive saying how good the noodles tasted. She stared at the cup o noodles cup intently. She was making a mental picture 📷. I think I started a bad habit for her. But I will never forget her spirit, gentleness, kindness. And her excitement for cup o noodles.

Get the "Hat" and you're halfway there... honestly, I'd like to get one of those hats just for the vibe and also for the good sunblock coverage... much respect to the Amish and simpler living.

My father (born in 1913) always preached the "work hard" mentality. I wish now he preached " work smarter, not harder" instead. It would have saved me alot of pain.

Most of the problems in the world could be solved if we lived more like the Amish.

This comment is coming from someone who was born and raised Amish. 🤯 My mind was blown with the amount of accuracy this video provides. While I'm no longer Amish, I still keep close ties with my family, and community. As for your statements on self defense with the Amish. You're correct. It will vary from one community to another on their exercises of self defense measures. For example. The Amish community my Uncle is a part of in Wisconsin, would never think of using firearms for self defense. Their code of order is way more strict than the one in my area(north central Indiana). Now in my area, there's a lot of Amish that have handgun permits. As for my brother(no longer Amish either), and I, we're into the non hunting firearms(tacticool) as well. Just weekend, I decided to snoop around on my brother's open laptop, and see what KZfaq subscriptions he has. He, like myself, is also subscribed to your firearm channel. I'm also subscribed to your Sensible Prepper channel.

The Bible doesn't say "Thou shall not kill". It says "Thou shall not murder". Big difference. Good neighbors are hard to find, take care of your neighbors

I purchased an Amish cook stove 5 years ago. My best Prepping tool. Keeps me warm and I can cook when the power is off. It was cheaper than my regular stove.

We just purchased a wood cook stove a couple years ago...love it! We we're blessed with lots of wood last year. Also use the lanterns for light. We got rid of tvs 10 years ago, no microwave for 4 years now. Dont miss either.. especially that smutbox.

You mentioned community among the Amish. Indeed, they have community. Most of us don’t.

Now as a retired E.R. nurse, viewing this video brings back two memories: I had a job interview at a hospital that served a large population of Amish in the county. With a pediatric focus, I began asking questions. Immediately, the interviewer stopped in her tracks --- I remember that --- and said "If the Amish bring their children to the E.R., know that it is Emergent. The children are usually about dead when they bring them in." By the way, I didn't take that job. Also, another story: in answer to a question about pregnancy out-of-wedlock, an Amish man told me "We're Amish, not Perfect."

One of the most important thing they have on their side is a strong community and the glue that holds it all together is their faith.

My friend hired an Amish man and his sons to build a barn for him. He said to one of the young Amish boys, "your father really works you boys hard". The Amish boy replied, "it's what I was bred for." lol

Technology is great but it's dangerous to let it outpace our moral capacity.

You can find Amish at our local Walmart and Aldis stores 2-3 times a week with their vans and enclosed trailer loading up on food. Skid loads of sugar, flour, bread,and canned goods . It' s been this way for years. They love garage sales too. They love to load up on clothing and guns. They may be non-violent but the younger men really like guns.

I've been working for about 6 months in an area with a large Mennonite community. They are some of the nicest people I've ever been around. Interacting and observing them, you can't deny the benefits of clean living as well. I haven't seen any obese or sickly looking Mennonite people.

We need to hold the Amish in high esteem and protect them because, when SHTF in this country, they can show us how to survive.

They look out for each other.

The Amish will survive most any shtf moments. Unless an army comes into take over they will survive. Anything Amish built is built to last for years. They are the ultimate peppers. Other than security( which is minimal) they are the ultimate package preppers. Learning from them is a very smart idea.

Desiel or kerosene, easy to replace with waste veggie oil. There are simple methods to process the oil so it will not clog up your engine or lamps and it is easy to do. Cooking with wood is easy once you figure out just how much heat you actually need and thus the size and amount of wood needed for that which you are cooking. Outdoor cooking can be done with a rocket stove and even canning. And, with canning, having teh right size woods to use means you can get to and maintain a desired pressure easy. It is just something you are not going to walk away from and must keep an eye on that pressure gauge. Water, augering a hole even for ground water is pretty easy. The "T" handled post hole auger is great for this and if you get hold of steel gasline pipe for house gaslines, they can be added as you go deeper and once you hit water (most likely it is ground water as opposed to aquafur which is much deeper and thus needs to be filtered), go down another 3 ft and then run six inch pvc or steel sewer pipe down before you run down your water draw pipe. And get those freeze free hand pumps. Sure, it means a bit of pumping to get the water up, but once you stop, the water goes back down so your pipes do not freeze and burst.

We used to have a coal pile when I was young, we heated our house with it, and my dad hunted and we had plenty to eat. Everything was always homemade.

There is an Amish community in the southern part of the county we live in, buy all our vegetables from them when in season.

My last few years of my last job I ended up in Amish communities near me. I always looked forward to it. I have now convinced my wife we are going to move to a near by Amish community. One of the guys I used to talk to all the time was happy to hear when I got chickens and started growing my own food. Amazing how much more they talk to you when you aren’t a typical city slicker lol

I bought a wood cooking stove from Lehmans, an Amish store in Ohio. It was totally Amish made. and a real treasure to me. Since I live in Alaska, being prepared for to stay warm is a BIG thing. I also have several oil lamps from them as well. A perfect place to shop for perparing Items. Not cheap, but very good service and products!!

My husband's family was Amish. They shape the culture where we live and they need to be respected this community would not be what it is without them

As to hand powered woodworking: I recommend the Japanese hand saws called “Dozuki” or “Riobi” saws. They work on the pull, vs the western saws that work by pushing. They are easy to use, incredibly accurate, and affordable. A cheap version can be had at Lowe’s for $20.

My belief is that if I see anyone trying to harm innocents like the Amish, I'm expected to help protect them!! Blessings to all innocent kind gentle people!!

I respect them.

My babysitter/neighbor growing up was Amish. My great grandmother was Mennonite! My grandfather was a farmer.my family are hunters. Ive been very blessed in knowing what I know.

My 4 y.o. saw a buggy passing by and excitedly said "look, there is princess going to the castle!"

The Amish will defend themselves I assure you.

I love this video! My family has Amish clear back to 1600s... During the civil war, we were x communicated because of joining the fight. Those Amish traditions and values of Love for hard work has been incorporated to this day. We Still have George Washington Buckendorfs in Colorado from Pennsylvania originally being born lol

Totally agree about communities! New testament, holding everything in common for the benefit of all!

Imagine not having to put up with a Karen to deal with.

I live close to an Amish Community and LOVE their lifestyle! Healthy, hardworking, friendly, God loving people!

We grow as much as we can here in our Garden and share with Neighbours and Family. Just Living the Wartime Dream and Lifestyle too. The Less Tech, the better, prepping always xxx

Amish New Order vs Amish Old Order. New Order does allow some tech (some even use gas powered refrigerators) and can be ID'd by the fact that women can wear blue dresses rather than just black.

You have to be careful who you let into your tribe.

The awesomest man on YouYube! Learned so much from you over the past year. A true Southern gentleman. Not many left. Amish folks rock!

The Amish also have their own issues, issues just like the rest of us. They are no more loving, caring or religious than most Americans.They don’t necessarily work harder than we do, they just live different lives just like most Americans do....

Love the Amish. My farm was next to 2 other Amish farms and they are the nicest people. I could not do it, due to horrible medical/dental practices and no self defense. Other than that, I agree with everything they believe. You are not baptized into the faith until you are an adult and given time in the outside world to make your decision, so that seems fair. On a side note, I used to go to Walmart Walmart them and even took one of the women to a hospital when she thought she had a miscarriage (she had internal bleeding, as an EMT, I knew she was going to die without treatment). They trusted me enough to take her to the hospital because I said she would die without some simple medical treatment. They also had some generators and diesel tractors. So maybe not as strict there in Dover, DE?

They are an amazing independent group of people with excellent farming and survival skills. They are hardworking, respectful and peaceful people. We could learn alot of them. 💗

I worked at an antique reproduction furniture store when I was in my 20s and we sold a lot of Amish furniture! We repaired a lot of what we sold but not any of the Amish stuff! If ya want a solid set of furniture go Amish! If we had to do anything it would be tighten some legs on the chairs but that’s maybe after like 20 years of constant use. Amazing folk!

great video Sootch my friend. I think of these things often; living here in the heart of Amish country. thx for the share, Long live the Republic!!

Yes I've always said the Amish are very hard working people!!! I've had them do work for me and they built a house for my sister.

Shoot, there are things you can learn from these communities to just save some money. A good portion of this I learned from my grandparents who had to learn it during the depression and WW II. And yes, that included using a working horse and how to care for that horse, using hand tools for most repairs and some building, canning & preserving, etc…. As far as communities go, you don’t need to have similar beliefs. It can be as simple as living close to each other in a neighborhood, apartment complex, or city/town. My neighbors and I all have different political and religious beliefs, but when a hurricane hits, it doesn’t matter. We all help each other out.

I lived in Missouri for a short time and got to meet many Amish and Mennonite. They are the happiest most welcoming people you will ever meet. Extremely kind and the best craftsman and farmer’s on the planet

I have lived my whole live around amish folks, they are very friendly and kind.. they are the hardest working people I've ever seen there community is amazing

You left out the most important aspect of their lives - The Amish have a strong, everlasting love of a righteous God, and a strong faith that Jesus will guide and protect their lives.

In the 50's we never went with out. Farm life fed us well. Chickens, cows, and garden. Did for us. We should go back. But going off the grid is looked down on by politicians.

I saw an amish family that had a complete shop run by two Belgian horses on a treadmill. It was amazing to see. Ran everything in there by an overhead shaft/pulley system. Just like old machine shops that used steam engines or a stationary engine. They pool their recourses. That IS their secret.

Wow! Wish I could find a community like this to join. At 61, disabled and on SSI, renting a house with one of my sons and his 2 and 6 year old daughters, it's not possible to buy land in NC where I live. None of my 3 sons have wives who want to move off grid, but I've seen the need and wanted to for several years. I was raised on a small family farm, know what hard work is even though my body won't work like that any more. Have some heirloom seeds and "stuff" to get a decent start for my own well being, but no land and no help with the physical stuff of getting set up. A group of like minded, aging, disabled people with varied knowledge, skills and supplies would be great.

My mom’s side of the family is Amish. I learned to grow and preserve vegetables, fruits , how to preserve meat, make sauerkraut, butter, and kill and clean chickens. How to sew quilts, tan hides, etc...

My daughter lives nin PA and I'm looking forward to moving there 😊 I'm now grabbing up as many tools that aren't electrical

Horse and plough,horse and buggy,horse driven well pump. One motor that can drive many kinds of equipment. Thanks for reminding me. Gotta pick up nails and screws.

They never sell there land, love their honesty

There was a sad thing I saw when I went to see the Amish, while my husband and I were in our car driving around; there was Amish man riding around in his buggie and the house looked so very very tired. I wanted to say some thing to him about it.

Living here in Pennsylvania I'm surrounded by Amish. They do allow some technology and will defend themselves. Awesome people love the Amish people.

Scooters and skates not bicycles. They hire drivers and take buses. The bus is exclusively Amish groups. They use propane for indoor lights and refrigerator. They aren't allowed to have freezers so they have group freezers. A reefer with a freezer within several miles. Phones are in outbuildings. Propane powers big fans. Air drives indoor fans. They power their well with air. They also have large battery supplies for flashlights. These are like Dewalt and other tools. They use power converters to run just about anything that plugs in. They don't spend money on beer or alcohol, their crutch is icecream. Propane stoves. Coal heaters are preferred over wood. They have big tanks for diesel, usually misspelled desel, lol. They are very friendly. My Amish friends I have warned about Islam. If they come to your door, DO NOT LET THEM IN. Within the sects there are those that are very strict others are more liberated. There's a phone called black box. It's like a cell but it comes in a black case. Building is communal. You help me I will help you. Barn raisings and house raising are called frolics. Makes it sound like fun. The women gather and make food to feed all the volunteers. Auctions are social events as well as cow selling and buying. They use words like challenging for problems. Their attitude is always positive. The boys get to the 8th grade the girls go till they are 16. They don't get science. My friend never heard of a volcano, when he injured his finger with a pressure washer, he didn't know the word amputate. They don't use any devices they consider special. Basic safety is respected but if the fan in the silo doesn't clear out all the silo gas, well, they get hurt. They won't use personal oxygen unless the doctor says to. Injuries are very common. Deadly accidents happen. The team runs away and the drives is thrown and dies. The mule gets stung by a bee and the young man tries to jump on, misses and is run over by the steel wheels. The young man is caught by the auger sending corn into the silo and he is pulled in. Not a pretty sight. The women are usually always pregnant, they call menstruating wasting. They don't fill their homes with stuff. They are open and free of clutter. Saturday's chores include raking the driveway and putting all signs of work away. The only work done on Sunday is feeding and milking. They won't even take out the trash on a Sunday. They have lots of rules to order their lives. Do t ask an Amishman about a woman's pregnancy, they won't answer you. Only the women speak of this between themselves. Sometimes I wish I was born Amish. Their order for children is exceptional. They don't speak English until they go to school. They are called scholars while going to school. After graduation the boys start work on the farm, the girls start in the home, maybe taking over the laundry. Done daily their washers do t spin dry. The wash hits the line dripping wet. Maybe this is the reason it's done at the crack of dawn. Scholars gather to visit. Once out of school they gather for "sings". Play volleyball, visit, and start thinking about marriage or rumspringe. Once they decide to remain Amish they are baptized.

I am in Amish mode since last May - I trust no regime with nothing - overreach is blatant and it just happens my faith got stronger in the last years 🤗🤗🤗our creator is awesome

My son rented a house from an Amish family. He would drive them places whenever needed but he said many people that charge for rides over charge and highly take advantage of the Amish community- sad!

Once had a shtf dream where I was walking down some country road and found a Amish like community that took me in because I knew how to fix things and grow things very vivid dream and I don’t get them often it was weird

I’m not from an Amish family, but can remembering my granddad farming work a mule and push plow, and only a plow as he slowed down due to age. My grandmother and the women and kids in the family would gather to harvest and preserve. Great memories.

In the business that I’m in I deal with Amish customers and most of them are great in my experience. They definitely help one another. One day I pulled into a Amish customers parking lot and heard air hissing out of one my tires.... they gave me a tire plug kit and would not except any money for it. They had a air compressor and I was good to go.

I use to go to a amish store as a kid they had it all at affordable prices.

Totally agree in group there is power

I agree that the Amish and other farm communities that are self sustaining, must be protected/supported in a crisis situation. They are the people who can teach the outlying communities how to survive. They have the skills that can be taught. Our country has the capability to turn around and go back to the lifestyle of our great grandparents. WORK should not be considered a bad four letter word. My grandparent's family were Vermont and New Hampshire farmers and woods men. They passed these traditions and skills down to us. We have returned to form a working family farm again, that serves us well. Unfortunately we will all be over 70 in 2020. Our children do not want to farm. The farm has kept us solvent and healthy. Be brave and look up what the % of WORKING FAMILY FARMS is in the USA in 2019. It will make you shake your head in disbelief. We are proud to be part of the very small percentage! I believe is is less than 1%...