[Kartographer]

I especially like this quote:

“You don't necessarily need to be preparing for the end of the world, but just what you'd consider a personal emergency,” he said.

He's so right! You can do the right thing and provide for yourself and your family or you can stand on a bridge and wait for FEMA to come along with a bottle of water, a MRE and a warm blanket.

[Kartographer]

Please consider this to be our weekly Preppers Thread. Please post your buys, discoveries and projects you like to share.

As for me the Smith’s Grocery Change is having a case lot sale, so I am stocking up on sugar, canned beans and god old Spam!

[Secret Agent Man]

Exactly. You have to know what kind of “emergency” you want to be prepared for. For some, that’s two weeks. For some it’s a few days. For some, a couple months. For others, half a year, or year, or several years. But it has to make sense to you and what you consider what you are considering and even whether you’re staying where you are, or going somewhere else, or staying a little while then leaving, etc. And also what makes sense to prepare for given your current housing and financial situation.

[The Duke]

Our prepper group here in Tampa is starting to get into group-buys for a wide range of things. Tomorrow I’m going out shopping at a new wholesale outlet for bulk peanut butter.

[georgiagirl_pam]

We are putting together a bulk food co-op but this is only for people within driving distance of North Georgia. We order from Walton Feed. The prices will be discounted some with a large order but where we really realize our savings is on the shipping. We must get together a LARGE order, $20,000 or 20,000 pounds. It is all shipped by large truck to one location, unloaded, distributed and picked up on the same day (hence the need for anyone ordering to be in close proximity). If you are interested in joining, please message me privately. We hope to get this together in the next 4 weeks.
Pam

[blam]

RICHARD RUSSELL: A Massive Stock Market Collapse Will Wipe Out 60 Years Of Inflation And Leveraging

Richard Russell: Hang On To Gold, Massive Collapse Coming

[goodwithagun]

Our Walmart is clearancing out Better Homes and Gardens canning lids. I've always used Ball, but I figure canning lids are canning lids and $1.00 for 12 lids is a pretty good deal! If anyone has used them and found them to be defective let me know so that I can return them. Aside from that, I've finally convinced hubby that a larger garden = less mowing. I'm thinking about selling my hot pepper butter (mustard) at our farmers’ market this year, so I need much more room for more hot peps. Something other preppers should consider is garlic. Once you start growing it you never have to purchase garlic again. Plus garlic has many uses medicinally. I'm also trying to conquer sourdough bread. If anybody has suggestions or good recipes let me know. I really want to keep this up as sourdough is a great prepping staple. Oh one more thing! I'm going to make mead this week. I found a recipe that uses baking yeast, so other than the raw honey I have everything at home already. I think that this would be a good treat for us this summer, plus in a SHTF situation it is easy to make and therefore makes a great barter item.

[califamily4W]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2866230/posts

From another FR thread. Is anyone looking for a good looking German Sheppard? These people need help and this dog looks like a great German Prepper to have.