Posted on 05/12/2012 2:48:24 PM PDT by blam
German princes hired mercs from all over Europe and they lived off of forage. For 30 years. And replentished their ranks by conscripting kids that died or fought and lived and became just as bad.
Tilly was not a nice man. And his boys were worse.
/johnny
I was born and raised in the Florida Panhandle, We always live around 40 miles inland except for around 6 years in Panama City.
The humidity here is no worse than any other area of the country which gets over 40 inches of rain a year. If you live close to the water then it goes up a bit.
You can google “prescription meds identification” and compare what comes in your “fish” bottle with what humans are supposed to consume.
They are the same, sometimes from the same company.
Hope this helps.
If push comes to shove, a community of tens of thousands can find a way to deal with 100 gangbangers. A lone prepper, on the other hand, would be out of luck.
What we in the 1st world would consider waste water.
i.e. - The water left in your cup after rinsing your mouth after brushing your teeth, the water you may have used for boiling eggs, etc.
Point taken on rising prices. It's not always about being a "prepper" or not.
I’m not complaining about the heat and humidity in Florida, just asking how to deal with preservation of foods in our climate — dried, canned, etc.
I can answer questions about my area, but hot and humid? Fergit it, not like Florida or Louisiana, no clues, but I want to learn.
/johnny
But the article is about TSHTF, and it’s written by a guy who clearly delights in the prospect of the “NP” getting their just desserts. When you post stuff like that on a big forum like this, you’re gonna get some criticism.
The native American Indians knew not to drink from stagnant water thousands of years ago. Back in Moses’ time, the reason for food being halal was due to health reasons. So, how many generations of third worlders have to be taught and re-taught simple skills they should have known and they still don’t get it. It’s not just cholera. How difficult is it to grasp this is a dried corn kernal, poke it into the ground, water it, when it sprouts pick the grasshoppers off it and in three months you have food? Heck, roast up those grasshoppers to stay alive. Surely, a handful of villagers can get together and hand dig a well for the tribe in a couple day’s time. But no, they wait for a do-gooder to build one for them while they let flies eat their babies. Helloooo, swat the dadgum flies and poop in a designated poo place and maybe, just maybe, your babies won’t die.
Your horse appears to be dead...please stop beating it already.
I didn't read that in the article.
As I said, you are not contributing to the community here on FR that is trying to exchange preparation information. Please sod off.
/johnny
When it all falls apart, just don’t give him any of your OtterPops, no matter how much he begs....ok?
When we lived on a farm, Mother canned a lot of vegetables and preserved fruits. We also had a smokehouse which was one of the most pleasant smelling places one could imagine.
After around 1955 we had a freezer which made everything much easier but if you are worried about electricity then canning, etc. would be the way to go.
I know a lot of people dry some kinds of produce but we didn’t do much of that.
Berkey filters if you are going to stay in place.
Lifesaver Bottles if you are going to bugout or even stay in place.
Get the 6000 series from Lifesaver and buy the starter pack. It comes with an extra filter and extra pre filters.
The Lifesaver 6000 will deliver 1500 gallons of pure water anytime, anywhere and is the size of a Thermos. Enough water for 4 people for a year and with your second filter you’ll have enough water for 2 years.
Our modern health is exactly that. Modern.
Word hasn't gotten out to all of the world yet.
Try not to be too smug. We aren't that far removed from them in time or space.
/johnny
Thanx, Johnny!!!
I have my dried beans vacuum packed in the freezer. Good to know they can last that long. I planned on cracking or grinding them w/a mill, if necessary, if they got too old.
Dehydration would be great for a surplus of cooked beans. Not sure if sun drying would work here. If it is hot, then it is humid. But I will experiment to see how long it takes w/the dehydrator.
But if they are jerks, they might want to have invested in TP and Depends. ;)
/johnny
I have found to my delight how very convenient it is to grab a jar of ground beef out of the cupboard for use in my dinner.
I use as much from the jar as I need, then refrigerate the rest for later.
I use to keep a large aloe plant in my kitchen window. snap off a piece and the slimmy stuff within the plant is what is used for burns...they make burn medication out of it and it takes the pain away...
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