Posted on 03/07/2011 2:55:46 PM PST by NoGrayZone
I know it has been posted before, but stupid me didn't bookmark it.
There was a survival site I was interested in to buy my survival kit. It included food, water, a tent, first aid kit, a crank radio that also charged up cell phones, battery free and water purification tablets and I believe a "warming sleeping bag".
I know FReepers are stocking up for the bad things coming our way.
Can anyone point me to a reliable source, in which they have used, that I could purchase such a kit from?
bfl
That is what I said. The M1 shoots .30-06.
Thanks for the ping Kart. I don’t often take the times to say “Thanks,” but thank you so much for the ping. I dunno what happened to the preparedness ping, but you do such a good job, and have such a good manual (we’ve talked about before), thanks again!
From an unarmed MRE owner.
Use the links but also think down the road. What do you need? Think it through. Each person has a different situation.
General guidelines.
1. Food and water
2. Shelter
3. Firearms and LOTS of ammo
4. more food
5. Barter items
6. crank radio
7. fuel either for a generator or to cook with
8. medical supplies
9. hand tools
10. FRiends.
My wife and I have ridden out 8 hurricanes together. Haven’t had a problem because we were prepared. Given what is potentially coming down the road, we have not gotten out of hurricane mode. We shall see what happens.
Looks like all the best links have already been posted. I like the Ready Store... Lots of great things there... Great water storage solutions. Freeze dried stuff is also a fantastic solution for a long term survival store. Expensive, too.
But one thing that's often overlooked is the fact that there are lots of cheap things that keep practically forever and you don't have to get them from a high-priced specialty store. For instance, rice: Keep it clean and dry and it'll keep for many, many years. Honey in sterile jars really does last practically forever. A few others are listed here --> http://stilltasty.com/articles/view/35. Not a lot, but it'll save you some coin.
What skill do you have, that I don't, that we can trade for our mutual benefit?
Because I/anyone could easily take whatever stockpile you have accumulated, yet can't/won't forcibly defend.
Survival under anarchy is many more degrees of difficulty over taking care of yourself and family for a few weeks after a natural disaster, like Katrina and New Orleans.
Texas won't take you in, and there will be no $2000.00 FEMA checks, or hotel vouchers, to tide the murderous moochers over until they find another source of steady income.
My recommendation is that you cover food and water first.
For food I recommend you learn about packing rice and beans in vacuum-sealed mylar bags.
Gosh, I'm working on a book that covers all this. Maybe I can make a partial version of the book available for download just to help folks get prepared (I've been studying the subject for a while now).
If I had to recommend three things to you they would be:
1. Learn about vacuum-packing beans and rice in mylar and storing them in food grade plastic buckets (videos available on YouTube - just search on 'mylar').
2. Learn about the use of calcium hypochlorite for water purification. Also, the little portable Katadyne water filter is truly excellent if you've got a budget for it. Also get 1 or 2 rain barrels set up.
3. Put back as much as you can by way of first aid. Especially antibiotic ointments. Also, read the following page closely: http://www.survivalblog.com/2010/07/a_doctors_thoughts_on_antibiot.html
See post #19
You are most welcome and can only hope that it can help some prepare for what I believe is sure to come.
becareful when buying MREs or food based on price. Some places will cut the amount to reduce the price.
www.nitro-pak.com has done well for me.
You can also make your own homemade filter if you have a limited budget. Just have layers of polyester 'batting material' and activated charcoal in some sort of PVC pipe, for example. If you do this you'll still need to purify the water produced (which is where the calcium hypochlorite comes in).
” Survival under anarchy is many more degrees of difficulty over taking care of yourself and family for a few weeks after a natural disaster, “
BINGO!!!!
To survive in a true SHTF -> Societal Collapse situation, the worst thing one can do is have a ‘script’ and stick to it - the key is to stay flexible and adaptable to undertake a completely new, and strange, lifestyle.. How will you cope when things you’ve come to take for granted are in short supply, or no longer available, forever??
Are you prepared to improvise answers to such questions as, What am I going to do with my garbage??
What do I do in the case of illness in my family, or party?? Which brings me to The Unmentionable Subject that I’ve never seen explored in these discussions — what do I do with my dead?? (Hint - It’s not a particularly good idea to bury Aunt Tillie too close to your food or water supplies..)
These are just a few of the thousands of issues and situations, large and small, that will come up, and must be solved in order to survive - and ya just can’t think of them all, much less prepare for ‘em as ‘line items’ in your “PLAN”... It’s not how well you prepare for the predictable that will make the difference - it’s how well you’re mentally and emotionally prepared to deal with the daily dangerous surprises....
Hmmm, where can I get the ammo at that price? And who makes a good AK74?
bttt
Oh well.
It’s shocking, but true, that many people under 50 in our society do not know how, why and where to dig a pit for human excrement.
The very same people wonder why places like Haiti are perpetual human hellholes.
They absolutely refuse to believe that simply washing your hands before you eat, and always after you wipe your ass, is the best way to prevent deadly diseases.
Life is what it is.
One can extend true compassion, only after their own needs of basic survival have been exceeded.
sarasmoms right. You can get a list of supplies at my about page and lots of other places.
IF we slip into anarchy, you MUST be prepared physically, mentally, and emotionally to do what needs to be done.
Physical training is the easiest.
Would you be able to forcibly turn away friends or family members who have not prepared and are now looking to you for help?
There is also the real possibility of martial law being declared. Would you be willing to forcibly resist the police, or the military?
Scary stuff.
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