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Drinking Water. SHTF Options.
The on/off switch is not directly accessible. -
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Preparedness checklist?
In a grid down/SHTF, slow-build toxins from fish is way down on the list of threats. Starvation is a far bigger threat. Also, I don't think mercury is the issue. I think it's PCBs. If you're up the Tugaloo branch of Hartwell, it's not much of an issue. The pollution took place up the... -
Preparedness checklist?
Animals need to be fed. If you don't have good grass for a cow, it will not produce enough output to justify it's existence, and then it just becomes a limited supply of meat. Goats are better foragers, but without hay or feed, they need to roam, and the more time you have to spend shepharding... -
Preparedness checklist?
Critical survival checklist: 1) Inventory beer 2) Reinventory beer (account for shrinkage during first inventory) -
Solar Panels: Are we setting ourselves up for an EMP strike nightmare?
It's reassuring to know the PB&J in your lunch bag will be protected from an EMP strike. -
Thoughts on this safe room build?
I think it's a good solution for someone who has no ability beyond assembling wood, but the difficulty of doing it out of cinder block reinforced with rebar and cement is not hard. Certainly within average DIY'r reach. Right now, cinder block, cement and rebar has not been as heavily impacted... -
What We Can Learn: Kazakhstan
I would suggest it was liberty, and the opportunities it afforded, including the pursuit of religious freedom. -
What weapon would you choose?
Organize your neighbors, and let them know what channel to reach you on the walkie. If you have to carry a rifle yourself, you're doing it wrong. -
What We Can Learn: Kazakhstan
At this point, with journalists so badly compromised and nobody with integrity having enough weight to tell truth to power, it has become downright impossible to understand the meaning of these events. We're in a high tech version of the Dark Ages. -
Long line of Dominos Lined Up
It's a visual metaphor. If it helps you, imagine it as a Chevy S10 on some Alabama back road, carrying a similar load. -
3-Ring Binder and Other Hard Copies
"Where There Is No Doctor" is excellent and free if you are set up for pdf use after shtf. -
3-Ring Binder and Other Hard Copies
1) Books 2) A durable, old notebook PC, battery in decent shape, stored inside a metal container, with the ability to solar charge the battery. Most laptop PCs run on 18v to 20v power supplies, but some will fire up directly from a 12v power source (car battery). 3) Redundant digital media... -
Long line of Dominos Lined Up
I don't disagree, but you have to admit: The fact that we're still standing upright at the moment is a testament to the founders' design. -
Biggest and Most Common Blunders Made by Preppers
Fisheries are a great source of protein, and have the reproductive efficiency to vastly outproduce primitive harvesting. A rod and reel will get you more protein than a rifle, if there's too much hunting pressure. No, it's not as romantic as a man with his rifle roughing it out in the... -
It it worth the cost and effort to Vacuum Seal Food?
We've gone two routes: Foodsaver vacuum sealer, bought about 20 years ago at Bass Pro. Still works, and we've used it many times for pasta, beans, rice, medicines, etc. We've had dry stuff like pasta stored that we've used after ten years. No problem. Canned-by-hand supplies from the Mormon... -
Generator Thread ....When the power goes out...
Maybe Biden can relax enough Russia sanctions to get Putin to extend that pipeline right to your new place! -
Simple & inexpensive off-grid cabin anyone can build
Sure. Woodland Mills HM122. Great product, BTW. Well worth the slight premium over the Harbor Freight unit. -
Simple & inexpensive off-grid cabin anyone can build
I bought a sawmill last year. Primary use is cutting pine for my wife's art business; we've reduced her trips to Home Depot for pine boards to near zero, so it's helped her bottom line. I recently cut some cedar posts and planks for my sister-in-law's front porch makeover. I built a roof... -
Generator Thread ....When the power goes out...
For coffee...you can use your regular coffee maker with the power out, of if you are worried about the power draw, as long as you have the ability to heat water. Just pour hot water into the filter basket (slowly). Same thing your coffee maker does with electricity. Or buy a $20 stove top...