CAJUNLAWYER
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If you would not eat that stuff ordinarily why would you buy it to eat in an emergency???
Costco Emergency Food Bucket
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Such as enough sodium to kill anyone with heart issues ...
There was a guy who used to be a moderator on THR, his name is Xavier Breathe. His blog is called the Bayou Renaissance Man. His family had to fall back on their preps during Katrina. If I remember it he wasn't in New Orleans he was in a small town to the West.
One of the things that he talked about in his blog was that his family was the only family on the block that had the foresight to have a generator. He said the fact that they were the only house lit up at night drew a lot of attention.
He said it wasn't more than a day or two before neighbors were showing up at the house all but demanding access to fresh water because they had a generator to run the well. They wanted ice because he had a generator to run the refrigerator. They wanted access to the washing machine because he had electricity and water to run that.
There was another blogger by the name of Ferfal who apparently survived the economic collapse of Argentina.
One of the things that he talked about was that his family had to go out of their way for people not to know that they had food. He said when your neighbors are cooking their pets to survive you can't walk around 15 lb overweight or you're going to stand out.
The whole concept of having preps is not so that you can continue the lifestyle you have right now during "The Great Collapse".
The concept of having preps is so that you can stay alive and do everything you can to stay off the radar because there are people out there whose whole survival is plan is to use their guns to take supplies from people who don't have guns
One of the things that he talked about in his blog was that his family was the only family on the block that had the foresight to have a generator. He said the fact that they were the only house lit up at night drew a lot of attention.
He said it wasn't more than a day or two before neighbors were showing up at the house all but demanding access to fresh water because they had a generator to run the well. They wanted ice because he had a generator to run the refrigerator. They wanted access to the washing machine because he had electricity and water to run that.
There was another blogger by the name of Ferfal who apparently survived the economic collapse of Argentina.
One of the things that he talked about was that his family had to go out of their way for people not to know that they had food. He said when your neighbors are cooking their pets to survive you can't walk around 15 lb overweight or you're going to stand out.
The whole concept of having preps is not so that you can continue the lifestyle you have right now during "The Great Collapse".
The concept of having preps is so that you can stay alive and do everything you can to stay off the radar because there are people out there whose whole survival is plan is to use their guns to take supplies from people who don't have guns
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We've always been prepared, but not for an apocalypse. We simply make sure we've got supplies of various foods and water that could hold us for a couple weeks if we ever had an extended power outage, or a storm that kept us at home. We also have a 9500 watt generator that runs on dual fuel gas or propane, and have used it many times for up to a few days without power. Makes us feel warm and cozy looking out the windows at dark houses, while we're warm and watching TV or whatever we normally did with power.
Not sure about needing a 25 year life span on food as I'd be 100 years old when it expired. We'll probably keep stuff that's good for a couple years and replace it as we draw off it for daily use.
Not sure about needing a 25 year life span on food as I'd be 100 years old when it expired. We'll probably keep stuff that's good for a couple years and replace it as we draw off it for daily use.
Ivan the Butcher
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Smoke's story about having a generator reminded me of two things.
In 2008 the tail end of a hurricane made it all the way up to Ohio. I lived just outside of suburbia, half or most homes had some form of generator. Just driving down the road you could hear who did and who didn't!
After the 2008 experience, I was talking with our CEO and he had me get him prices on sone units to take care of a family of 4. I got him prices on 5 different set ups. The next major outage was in winter about 3 years later. I ask how his family was holding out? He said they would be much better off, if he had bought one of the units I priced! They had done nothing! Good ideas don't keep the lights on without acting on them.
Ivan
In 2008 the tail end of a hurricane made it all the way up to Ohio. I lived just outside of suburbia, half or most homes had some form of generator. Just driving down the road you could hear who did and who didn't!
After the 2008 experience, I was talking with our CEO and he had me get him prices on sone units to take care of a family of 4. I got him prices on 5 different set ups. The next major outage was in winter about 3 years later. I ask how his family was holding out? He said they would be much better off, if he had bought one of the units I priced! They had done nothing! Good ideas don't keep the lights on without acting on them.
Ivan
The Goat Ranch is far enough out that we're off grid. Propane for heat and the electricity is from a wind farm, our water is on a well.
We have 2 Eco-Flow 2s and two batteries. That's enough to run a refrigerator and freezer and keep on the necessary lights in the house , really indefinitely.
My wife and I each bougt a Rise infinity solar charger that will keep all our personal electronics running indefinitely without drawing a lot of attention by running a generator motor
We have 2 Eco-Flow 2s and two batteries. That's enough to run a refrigerator and freezer and keep on the necessary lights in the house , really indefinitely.
My wife and I each bougt a Rise infinity solar charger that will keep all our personal electronics running indefinitely without drawing a lot of attention by running a generator motor
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With all that I'm guessing you are planning to have a warm meal.... ?
We went through a number of outages without a generator, but generally our outages were a few minutes to a few hours. Then one summer we had crazy hot weather that we'd never seen before at 115-116 degrees for days, and power went out for a couple days! Soon after my wife told me we needed a generator!
I worked my adult life as a licensed electrician, and the company specialized in commercial large generator sales and installations. I did generator installs in buildings and homes in 5 states, but never did my own home. So we happened to be at our local Costco a couple weeks after the outage, and saw the 9500 watt generator for sale. I did a quick online search of reviews, and history of the brand, and saw nothing but great reviews. The price was crazy cheap at $710, so we bought it and brought it home.
I wired in a transfer switch breaker setup, and a flanged make outlet outside so all I need to do is fire the generator up, plug it into the house, and flip the transfer switch. We run it until we see neighbor's houses lit up, and then shut it down and flip the transfer switch back to normal. Easy peasy, and we use it often.
I usually wait about 10 minutes before rolling it out of the shed, as sometimes outages are very short and don't want to go through firing it up just to have the power return shortly. I did that one time and didn't get the switch changed before the lights came back on. I left it outside for a few hours, just to make sure power was good before putting it away again.
SweetMK
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Under the left corner of the loader bucket is my shooting bench,,
Rather than the Readywise bucket, I always keep a 50 pound sack of corn in a steel trash can.
(~$10)
We have been eating KETO and Carnivore since 2018,, our diet would not even change.
That, and my 300 Win Mag,, and I have food for a year,, even without electricity,
We also have water,,, without the "GRID",,,
Rather than the Readywise bucket, I always keep a 50 pound sack of corn in a steel trash can.
(~$10)
We have been eating KETO and Carnivore since 2018,, our diet would not even change.
That, and my 300 Win Mag,, and I have food for a year,, even without electricity,
We also have water,,, without the "GRID",,,
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As I've stated previously, I'm a big advocate of eat what you stock, stock what you eat.
That said, when I was at my first Duty station I didn't get released for chow until about 5 minutes before the mess hall closed.
When I got there, all they had left on the serving line was liver and onions and probably mashed potatoes. My options were to eat the liver or go hungry. I ate the liver. There's a lesson in there if you look for it
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