Re: Prepping
[Re: nvwrangler]
#7050804
11/15/20 04:34 PM
11/15/20 04:34 PM
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DuxDawg
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Lots of things can interrupt the normalcy we're used to. Think about it from a cost stand point: when a household good skyrockets in price, it usually comes back down to normal within three months.
Just silly to not have 30+ days of everything you'll need.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." -Edmund Burke "We are fast approaching... rule by brute force." -Ayn Rand
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Re: Prepping
[Re: nvwrangler]
#7050807
11/15/20 04:35 PM
11/15/20 04:35 PM
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Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 5,570 Dunbar, Wisconsin
Pike River
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I told my wife we should buy a beer making kit just incase and she said she was way more worried id run out of Copenhagen lol Solid logic. It is the reason the Mayflower landed. Beer is essential.
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Re: Prepping
[Re: nvwrangler]
#7050839
11/15/20 04:56 PM
11/15/20 04:56 PM
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Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 18,608 Green County Wisconsin
GREENCOUNTYPETE
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eat what you store store what you eat
a months of the staples you use
meat in the freezer , jars , lids and the ability to start canning it should the power be out for days
medications you can refill your scripts a week before they are up keep doing that till you have a month of your scripts built up in reserve.
some ammo on hand 100 rounds a hunting gun should hold you a while if you keep a pistol or gun for self defense more than 100 rounds for it would be a good place to start
a months TP
cleaning supplies for a few months
heat I have a wood free standing stove and oil furnace with the oil furnace I buy offload diesel at the pump and keep the tank close to full
water while it isn't as realistic to store weeks of water , a few cases of 1/2 liter bottles to drink and a few 6 gallon cans can get you buy for a few days to a week
some meals that are very easy to prepare , even if this is cans of stew or soup heat and eat but that could technically be eaten cold safely
don't let your cars go below 1/2 tank
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: Prepping
[Re: nvwrangler]
#7051097
11/15/20 08:11 PM
11/15/20 08:11 PM
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Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 476 Oregon
SpottedOwl
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5 gallon buckets will hold about 25 pounds of dry goods, flour, sugar, salt, etc. They’re easier to store, move around if need be and rotate the stock. Yeast, everyone falls back to sourdough but yeast will be helpful. Gas for your generator. If you don’t like it don’t put it up, use your money or time in a better place. Drink mixes, water will get old fast if that’s not a normal thing for you. Snack stuff, popcorn and other dry things. Fuel for a smoker. Batteries and lights. Don’t forget specialty items for the ladies either. Paper products, we’re already being rationed in these parts again.
Think variety. I can’t think of the term, but people will stop eating if it’s the same thing over a long time(whatever that is for the person). Change it up & spice it up. Food fatigue I think is what it’s called. If you don’t have fruits or vegetables, maybe a multivitamin of some sort.
Don’t forget your pets or stock either.
Getting into this as a habit is really convenient. I really don’t like shopping. I go and stock up every two years on average, except for perishables like dairy and minimal other things as needed. It saves time, you’re always ready, don’t have to go to town near as often. You get to have your groceries at the prices of whenever you bought them, until you go again. It also gives people a Costco a show when 6 of us are moving through the store like a train. People will put a hairy eyeball on you in a big way. Some even get cranky about it.
Owl
Spend time with your kids while THEY still have time
Your life is an occasion ..... Rise to it
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Re: Prepping
[Re: nvwrangler]
#7051328
11/15/20 10:56 PM
11/15/20 10:56 PM
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Joined: Jul 2016
Posts: 5,518 South Carolina
Tom cat
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Very good stuff y'all. I'll add the more ammo the better, it could come down to having to protect you and yours. God forbit it. But it's been a weird year so far.
Last edited by Tom cat; 11/15/20 10:57 PM.
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Re: Prepping
[Re: nvwrangler]
#7051350
11/15/20 11:10 PM
11/15/20 11:10 PM
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Posts: 16,275 ny
upstateNY
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I know lots of folks on here garden and can but what other things have you done to get thru a weather emergency or a lock down? I mean reasonable measures not 2 years worth of dehydrated meals per person but enough to last out a extended period of time like 3 to 4 weeks.
Ive got lots of meat from elk and deer to pork, beef and goat meat. Lots of ocean fish but short on bacon at moment. Thinking of getting a couple of the food grade 15 to 18 gallon barrels to store some flour, sugar, rice and dried beans in. Wish i had a spot to garden but maybe next year as for canning not sure how much of that I'd get done but i have lots of freezer space and a great generator.
If your going to rely on freezers and generators,,better stock up on gasoline.
the wheels of the gods turn very slowly
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Re: Prepping
[Re: nvwrangler]
#7051352
11/15/20 11:11 PM
11/15/20 11:11 PM
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rags57078
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Don't forget seasonings or your food will be bland
Off in my own world
Fish on !!!!!!!
47 years in this game of trapping
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Re: Prepping
[Re: nvwrangler]
#7051357
11/15/20 11:14 PM
11/15/20 11:14 PM
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J Staton
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J Staton
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Antibiotic creams and other medicines to prevent infections.
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Re: Prepping
[Re: upstateNY]
#7051361
11/15/20 11:17 PM
11/15/20 11:17 PM
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Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 4,846 Nevada
nvwrangler
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Nevada
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I know lots of folks on here garden and can but what other things have you done to get thru a weather emergency or a lock down? I mean reasonable measures not 2 years worth of dehydrated meals per person but enough to last out a extended period of time like 3 to 4 weeks.
Ive got lots of meat from elk and deer to pork, beef and goat meat. Lots of ocean fish but short on bacon at moment. Thinking of getting a couple of the food grade 15 to 18 gallon barrels to store some flour, sugar, rice and dried beans in. Wish i had a spot to garden but maybe next year as for canning not sure how much of that I'd get done but i have lots of freezer space and a great generator.
If your going to rely on freezers and generators,,better stock up on gasoline. Mine runs on propane got a 500 gallon tank
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