There's no downside to taking a little precaution. There are only upsides.
Real Military Surplus
I remember those tales back in high school about guys who could get used Army surplus motorcycles for 50 dollars. They were always "in a crate" and ready to go. At age 16 what a dream come true that would have been. Well in this day and age as costs rise along with taxation it is great to know and find out it does exist and can be done.
Over the past 12 years I have several friends who have gotten the 2 1/2 ton army truck "DUECE AND A HALF" in running condition for under 1000 dollars while some had to bid as high as 5,000 dollars. One friend just got one 4 months ago from a guy up the road who purchased it from this site but did not have the time to restore it properly. My friend paid a little over the 4000 dollars the man paid. It is in the process of getting sand blasted now and will get the olive drab paint job when done ...
Mylar the Magnificent
Do Mylar bags have a place in your preparedness efforts? Absolutely. While I store a lot of food and non-food items in four gallon square buckets, #10 cans, Mason jars, and five gallon round buckets, there’s still plenty of tinsel in my pantry in the form of Mylar bags. Why?
Mylar bags make your food access more convenient. Rather than bug my hubby to carry up a large bucket of white rice, I can simply get a Mylar bag of rice, heft it upstairs myself, and store it in my kitchen cupboards as I make my way through its contents. As great as plastic buckets are, they’re not oxygen proof, whereas quality Mylar bags indeed are. They also shield the contents from light, and so long as they are a good thickness, cats and rodents will not chew through them. Mylar bags are reusable and the gusset bottom ones make them easy to fill as well. I recommend getting a zip-locked version so that your food can continue to stay preserved while you are working your way through the contents. Mylar bags are also water and moisture resistant and are more durable in the event of a flood or earthquake ...
SHTF Burger Rocks
As most of my readers know, I have become something of a “prepare for survival” enthusiast, not entirely crazy given that I live on top of one of the biggest and most active earthquake faults in North America, a crack that has already rock-n-rolled once to great effect within the past 20 years in my home town.
But I’m trying to get ready to make it through many different kinds of emergencies in reasonable style, even long term problems that might last for a year or more. This involves some long-term storage of foods, and while rice and beans are cheap, easy to store, last a long time, and you can live on them in good health, a constant diet of them will blind you with boredom within a short time.
Yeah, I have sufficient supplies of both, but I have other staples as well.
One of the biggest problems for me was finding a way that I could stay on my no-carb diet through a long-term emergency. You can can meat, but I haven’t tried that yet - and figuring a pound of meat a day, canned meat takes up a lot of storage space.
Then I ran across something called “hamburger rocks” ...
Internet Service While Living Off The Grid
Yesterday, I received a comment from a reader. I’m not going to quote the whole thing here - basically the writer said there was no way I could have Internet service and live off grid.
While, I get asinine comments practically every day, this one stood out as being dumber than most. Where has this guy been? I mean, how can he be on the Internet, yet so far removed from technology in this area?
With satellite and wireless Internet it's possible to have service in even the most remote areas. Anyone choosing to live off grid can still enjoy efficient communications via the Internet with wireless and satellite hookups.
There is no need to be restricted by telephone lines.
My Internet hook up consists of a notebook computer powered by 12-volt batteries and 400 watt inverter. Internet service is provided by Verizon wireless and works off their cell towers ...
Sharing Your Faith After TEOTWAWKI
I can’t help but notice there being a correlation between preparedness and Christianity. Most people I know who are getting involved, and most of the stuff I read on line is written by Christians. The one thing I haven’t read too much about though is what it will look like to share our faith after a collapse. In the grand scheme of eternity being able to grow in your relationship with Jesus and help others do the same is the most important part of being prepared ...
