[stanne]

Are the Yankees playing today?

blam, been thinking about this a little more practically, lately. aven’t got the resources to puurchase one of those kits advertised, but do have some common sense + and some experience with long term winter power outages.

Here’s my preliminary list.
Be glad to have your input. Be kind.

a stash of:
rice
beans (maybe canned)
canned tomatoes
pasta
Oatmeal

Ballon water bottles

firewood

peroxide
bleach
bandages
colloidal siver
books + Bible &missal

matches
playing cards

aspirin

ammo
have a 9 mm w/ one magazine know how to shoot don’t know haow to get more magazines

glashight
basic tools

plastic bags
shovel

[JRandomFreeper]

Man could do a lot with that list. Dried beans and knowing how to cook them are a whole lot cheaper than canned.

If you don't know how to cook dried beans, I'd be glad to give you some instructions.

/johnny

[KittenClaws]

Have you made defensive mobility a concern? Or, is your home prepared for defense?

Having the proper supplies to survive is only as good as your ability to defend them.

[Iron Munro]

Here’s my preliminary list.
Be glad to have your input. Be kind.

Some sort of antibiotic - like Ampicillin, Penicillin, Amoxicillin, Keflex, etc.

Get them here at reasonable prices, no prescription required:

http://tinyurl.com/brfusk3

[Yorlik803]

Dont forget the ladies. Tampons and other things that guys dont want to buy in the store.
And Porn.....a guy gotta have a stash of porn{ Just kidding}.
Clorox bleach....
Wax
Building supplies
Guns...and ammo...and when you think you have enough ammo, buy more.

[Polynikes]

Water is always an issue. Post 89 quake I went looking for water barrels. Found a supplier of used 55 gallon food grade barrels. Made sure they only had food( applejack) stored in them. Cleaned them with bleach then filled and sealed them. The water had a faint apple odor the first few rotations. I keep them in the back yard covered with large plastic yard bag. You can get the water out with a hand pump or siphon the water with a length of drip irrigation supply line. Inside the house I keep a supply of commercial bottled water as well of several 5 gal gas containers that NEVER have had gas in them. They are tougher than regular water containers and have lasted for years. Water will be worth its weight in gold

The city subsidizes rain water collection barrels. Hooked up our roof down spout to them now have water to use for bathing or washing / general sanitation. We also have water filters Katadyn/MSR/First need etc.

[Salgak]

Give me the make and model of your weapon, and I’ll try to point you towards spare mags for it. You also might want to invest in a large supply of ammo, and a local range membership.

A gun is a tool, and to use ANY tool effectively requires practice. Also, ammo is cheaper in bulk. . .

[Fee]

Get yourself a 357 mag revolver (4 to 6 in barrel) instead. Can shoot 38 spec as well as 357 magnum bullets. You can also get a lever action rifle that can shoot the same ammo. Rifle and pistol with no logistics of mags. That would be my poor man’s rifle/pistol for SHTF scenario. Taurus sells low cost/reliable revolvers and Marlin sells reliable lever action rifles.

[scottteng]

http://www.cheaperthandirt.net/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=brand&gclid=CKCJnMX1-68CFQcEnQodOX45TQ
I got spare mags from cheaper than dirt they have lots of other goodies too

[RavenATB]

Okay, the 9mm mag is pretty easy to find. If you’re in a state where they have gun shows, suggest you “google” the gun show dates/times/places near you. For example: “Florida gun and knife show”...if you life in Florida. You’ll find that many states have two or three different named shows that move around the state from weekend to weekend. You won’t have any trouble finding (or filling) mags at a show.

There are a lot of “prepper lists” available that you can find by “googling” for them. I’d suggest you start.

[Vendome]

Mark your peroxide with the date of purchase.

It actually and absolutely detoriates back to plain water within three years.

I buy 5 bottles a year, mark em and toss the expired ones.

I also have iodine, alcohol and burn prep kits with burn bandages.

Had a friend who spilled a hot cup of tea, fresh off the stove, right on her leg.

I stopped for second, pulled the pants off, wet a rag with cool water and placed it on the burn.

I then grabbed my burn kit out of the car and performed my planned series of applications and then placed the burn bandage right over the burn.

three days later barely a noticeable spot where the hot water landed.

[Sisku Hanne]

- *parboiled* white rice has 80% of the nutrients of brown rice, but a much, much longer shelf life.
- canned tomatoes take up space but are fairly low in calories. Canned spaghetti sauce or chef boy-r-dee pasta is a better choice from a calorie perspective. Canned hearty stews, chili, hash, and chunky soups are also good choices.
- dried split peas & lentils cook with less fuel/power than other types of beans (+ you can sprout lentils). Baked beans are a good calorie source.
- choose rolled oats over quick oats, & add your own honey/molasses or brown sugar
- peroxide doesn't last long. But alcohol can disinfect, & be used as a cooking fuel. We used our camping alcohol stove a lot during a 5 day power outage last year. It's great to boil water quickly for noodles, tea & coffee, plus it's safe in the house, unlike a coleman stove.
- bleach does not last long, either. But pool shock (calcium hypocholrite) does, & can be mixed as needed to make bleach & disinfect water.
- candles, chemical glow sticks & solar lanterns/lights are also very handy. a hand crank/solar emergency radio is handy, too.

[El Laton Caliente]

For spare mags order from CDNN Investments... do a web search for the address.