Top 50 Preparedness Items (and why)

Survive the Coming Collase ^ | 100/11/12 | David Morris

[Kartographer]

1. Water Purifier 2. Water Containers 3. Wood Matches 4. Buckets 5. Bleach 6. Flashlights 7. Toilet Paper 8. Alternative Cooking Source 9. Dutch Oven 10. Solar Oven 11. Manual Wheat Grinder 12. Heavy-Duty Pull Cart 13. Hatchet, Ax, and Maul 14. Tree-Felling Ax 15. Rope 16. Tarps 17. Manual Can Opener(s 18. Heirloom Garden Seed 19. Garden Tools 20. Wheelbarrow 21. Canning Supplies 22. Wash Tub, Clothes Pens, Hand Agitator & Wringer Mop Bucket 23. Emergency Candles 24. Oil Lamps 25. ABC Fire Extinguisher26. Board Games & Cards 27. Children’s Crafts & Activities 28. Camp Toilet 29. Alternative Heat Source 30. Fuel 31. Heavy-Mil Plastic Sheeting 32. Basic Tools & Misc 33. Basic Auto-Repair Tools 34. Wood sheeting & 2 X 4’s 35. Snake Bite Kit 36. Wind-Up or Solar Powered Radio 37. Two-Way Radios 38. Batteries 39. Swiss Army Knife 40. Hunting Knife 41. Binoculars 42. Weapons 43. Ammo 44. Fishing Gear 45. Topographical Maps 46. Compass 47. Backpack 48. Camp Gear 49. Reference Books 50. Alternative Transportation

[Kartographer]

$130.00

[JRandomFreeper]

That is really, really expensive for a 1250W 120V inverter and a couple of deep cycle batteries. And that's all that box is, after adding a few connectors.

/johnny

[JRandomFreeper]

That's close to the prices I've seen. I may have to consider it.

/johnny

[Kartographer]

I don’t see how you could make up one cheaper.

[JRandomFreeper]

I don't either. Especially the time involved. Lots of skull sweat and 'lessons learned' went into the spec used to procure that.

/johnny

[listenhillary]

These are kind of handy. You can charge them via the 12 volt plug with a solar panel as long as you’re putting in about 12 to 14 volts DC. (I haven’t done it, but it can be done.)

http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-DPP-600HD-Powerpack-Starter-Emergency/dp/B000TKHMWK/

Good for charging small appliances, batteries, running a laptop computer. You could probably add a marine battery in series to add to the 28 amp hour battery run time.

I’ve had one for 5 years and it still works. Used it to pump out a 400(?) gallon stock tank with a twelve volt pump. I’ve also used it to run a 12 volt fan, but I can’t remember how long it lasted. When taking cross country trips, I would plug it in the 12 volt socket in the car during the day keeping it topped up and it would keep my koolatron cooler running when we stopped for lunch or to take a break.

[JRandomFreeper]

Marcella, look at post #46 and click on the link. For someone that can't build their own that is a pretty handy gadget.

It won't run a household fridge, but it will run small fans and lights for a little while.

/johnny

[Iron Munro]

Kart,

Where did you see that M17 for $130 ?

Thanks

[listenhillary]

Seems like an abundance of bad reviews mixed with good reviews on Amazon. Mine has worked flawlessly.

You take your chances. I think I paid about $130 for mine in 2008.

[JRandomFreeper]

How well it lasts is probably going to depend on how well the lead-acid battery is taken care of. Run that battery completely down a few times, and you may as well throw it away.

I build all my own equipment, so I won't be buying one, but it is good to know about it.

/johnny

[JRandomFreeper]

I found it at wildbillwholesale.com for $123US.

/johnny

[JRandomFreeper]

BTW, I have not ever dealt with that web-site. I have no idea how their customer service is.

/johnny

[tacticalogic]

There are three precious metals when it comes to being prepared.

Gold, silver and lead.

I'll add to that list:

Copper, brass, bronze, babbitt, zamak, nickel, O1/A1 tool steel, and powdered aluminum.

[Marcella]

“Marcella, look at post #46 and click on the link. For someone that can’t build their own that is a pretty handy gadget.”

I read about it, but I’d still have to have a way to charge it if power was out for more than a day or so.

One of you guys needs to invent a way to mix common ingredients together and it makes regular power. Why is power so difficult - it’s a bitch when it goes out.

[JRandomFreeper]

I know you have trees. Is there any place in your yard or on your roof that gets full sun for at least 6 hours a day?

/johnny

[papertyger]

Copper, brass, bronze, babbitt, zamak, nickel, O1/ A1 tool steel, and powdered aluminum.

You forgot glass.

[tacticalogic]

You forgot glass.

I've got that. It just isn't in the metals bins......

[Marcella]

There are no trees in my small back garden. Roses need full sun and mine have no trouble blooming. You must be thinking about a solar display??

[papertyger]

True enough....
Guess I got a little carried away ;o)

[JRandomFreeper]

Yep. Couple of small panels, a couple of batteries, charge controller and a cheap inverter would get you by with at least small fans and lights for quite a while. Especially in the summer.

/johnny