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SurvivalBlog’s Quick-Start Guide for Preparedness Newbies

…book to discuss all of the following in great detail) Water List Food Storage List Food Preparation List Personal List First Aid /Minor Surgery List Nuke Defense List Biological Warfare Defense List Gardening List Hygiene List/Sanitation List Hunting/Fishing/Trapping List Power/Lighting/Batteries List Fuels List Firefighting List Tactical Living List Security-General Security-Firearms Communications/Monitoring List Tools List Sundries List Survival Bookshelf List Barter and Charity List JWR’s Specific Recommendations For Developing Your Lists:   Water List House downspout conversion sheet metal work and barrels. (BTW, this is another good reason to upgrade your retreat to a fireproof metal roof.) Drawing water from open sources. Buy extra containers. Don’t buy big barrels, since five gallon food grade buckets are the largest size that most people can handle without back strain. For transporting water if and when gas is too precious to waste, buy a couple of heavy duty two wheel garden carts–convert the wheels…


Learning Food Storage From Hard Experience, by PitbullRN

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…easily prepped for storage in high humidity/salt water environments by removing the paper label,marking with permanent marker then painted or dipped in clear varnish. Cardboard is a favorite hiding place/food of vermin ,do not bring it into your home or storage. Unbox and store your items in proper containers (manufacturers use it because it is cheap and easy). Mold/fungus may not be eliminated by bleach, use products for killing mold/fungus. PitbullRN sorry to learn of your hard lesson but the wisdom gained will not be easily forgotten VT Yes,that is where it is from,salt water environment can eat through a can in a few weeks. The varnish will last indefinitely,the biggest concern is chipping the varnish. Use this technique for long term storage in high humidity or salt water environment(boat,beachouse,Fla,La, Tx) Oldmaidnc Great job cousin. You are an inspiration Wise Girl Once a Marine – what a great idea! Have…


Constructing and Finding Hiding Places, By Eli in The Southwest

…detergent? You can hide a lot in the bottom of a five gallon bucket of powder or large box of tide.  Same thing with bleach. Empty a bleach container, wash, dry, and fill with goods. Store in the back behind a couple other full bottles of bleach. THE KITCHEN:  How many decorative containers do you have on the cabinets in your kitchen? Try putting food storage in them. How about under your stove?  How about in the warming drawer? What about the vent above your stove?  Remove the fascia piece on the bottom of your dishwasher? Do your cabinets have dead space around corners?  Do your counters have an overhanging lip? Could you flush mount a thin veneer under them? Some of the more amazing hiding places I have seen constructed involved water filters. One was a screw in water filter in the fridge that was hollowed out.  The other…


Food Storage Extremes – Avoiding the Expensive Pitfalls, by John L.

…you won’t be. 3. Canned soups, Canned vegetables, Canned or Jarred Sauces, Bottled Juices – Water is very heavy, very bulky, the enemy of food enzymes and longevity, and contains no calories. 4. Bottled water – It is infinitely more useful/practical to have (and use regularly) a water purifier(s) and a few 5-gallon storage containers. 5. Anything marketed as “survival food” , whether it be Costco Emergency Food Kits, MREs, Coast Guard Emergency Rations, Food Storage Kits, etc. If you can’t find it in your grocery store or don’t eat it regularly then don’t buy it. There is an old saying: “Store what you eat and eat what you store.” A crisis is not the time try to learn-how-to-prepare/what-other-ingredients-do-I-need food that you have never prepared and never eaten and do not know if you like or hate. Next it is important to acknowledge what can’t/shouldn’t be bought ahead of time…


My Road to Preparing, by New-To-Me in Nevada

…containers as the jugs are now made to naturally decompose and when you need to use the water that you stored, you do not want to find out a minute to late that the containers have started decomposing and all of your water is now on the ground.  I go out every six months and dump the water in the garden area and refill the containers with fresh water so that I know that it has not gone bad.  When you store your water you want to keep it in a dark area, what I did for this was, I got an upright freezer that no longer works and store my water in that, it stays dark all the time except when I am adding more jugs or changing the water in the jugs.  People will give you these old none working freezers and fridges for free, you just have…


The Family Stockpiles: Everything in Its Place and a Place for Everything

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…and producing heavily. All of the infrastructure is in place for livestock watering, garden watering, and domestic water–both grid up and grid down. We have enough firewood cut and stacked to last us for at least four winters. We also have heaped stockpiles of extra road maintenance gravel, sand, and clay for various projects. (Five cubic yards of each.) Those piles are tucked in at the edge of the woods, mostly out of sight but readily available. Mind you, I’m not recounting the foregoing to brag–just to let you know how we stand, and why we face some storage space challenges that come with prepping for decades. One Difficulty The real difficulty we’ve encountered is the limited space available in the house, garage, barn, sheds, and JASBORR. (Jim’s Amazing Secret Bunker of Redundant Redundancy.) Our supplies are stacked up from floor to ceiling in most of the available storage space….


Making a Storehouse Moths Can’t Eat Away, by RAD

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…be: Try to rotate canned goods as you buy them, keeping the older products in front to be used first. Make sure to seal bulk items completely first in Ziploc freezer storage bags and then sealed plastic containers. Keep a weekly inventory as you buy, in order to have enough food for at least a three-month period, if possible. Keep your storehouse clean, well-organized, and easily accessible, labeling all storage containers. Nobody ever wants to have to use their storehouse because in doing so, it means something catastrophic has occurred. However, it is nice to have the peace of mind that a well-supplied storehouse provides, just in case the disaster strikes. Footnotes: Water Filtration http://www.waterfiltercomparisons.com/drinking-water-filters-reviews/ https://www.theperfectwater.com/home-water-purifiers/ https://livepristine.com/collections/pristine-hydro SurvivalBlog Writing Contest This has been another entry for Round 74 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $11,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A $3000 gift certificate…


How To Build a WTSHTF Gas Station, by Samantha B.

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…and seal the barrel with the screw-on cap that it came with. This prevents any vapors from spacing. This is important to remember because, over time, you can lose a lot of gas due to evaporation. Preventing water damage to barrels Wind can blow rain in. We noticed that the bottom of our painted metal gas barrels started to get some rust due to water blowing into the front of the gas station. We are adding a drop-down waterproof cloth in front. We chose Sunbrella fabric. You can buy it by the yard on eBay. It is commonly used to reupholster outdoor furniture. Mud and water splatters We initially did not have gravel around our gas station. We have since added 1-inch gravel and that solved the problem. This can also help you level off your spot before building. Alcohol-based HEET will absorb water from gas, but it is important…


Renters Can Prepare Too, by FLSnappyTurtle

…herein are based on my personal experiences and friends’ experiences. Storage Solutions Many renters are apartment dwellers who have little room for storage. Because apartments typically offer the least amount of living space, most of my solutions are tailored for this type of tenant. It is critical to make every inch of one’s rented space count. One solution is to have furniture that is dual- or multi-purpose. If aesthetics are not a big concern for the renter, it will be very easy to add storage in a small place. For example, buy end tables that have drawers (file cabinets work well), and use a trunk or storage ottoman as a coffee table. With a little work, sofa beds can become large, secret storage areas by removing the inner workings of the bed and replacing and reinforcing the open area with a hand-built plywood box. In the bedroom, use risers to…


The Easy Storage Survival Harvest, by Minnesota Rose

I have tracked down, purchased, and read over 25 books this past winter, all having to do with gardening, food storage, and food processing.  My goal was to come away from many long winter nights soaking and reading in my claw foot tub with more than wrinkled toes.  My agenda was simple: I wanted these new, used, and out of print gems to provide instruction and inspiration in formulating a plan to grow as much of my family’s food as possible as soon as the snow finally melted—and then put the harvest in storage.  As I soaked in the hot water, I also soaked in the sage advice and timeless tips of generations of fellow growers. This in combination with a year of botany study I just completed with my kids and my previous gardening experience and I feel like I have a fairly good grip on everything from asparagus…


A Year’s Supply of Food on a Budget, by J.H.

…out to 444 calories a day. No one can survive on that! Then I changed my math and calculated the calories I was getting per dollar spent. It equaled out to a grand total of 66 calories per dollar. That’s not a very good bargain for the money. I don’t want to completely trash these food storage packages. Yes, they are expensive and not very forthcoming on how long they would really last you or your family. However, they have their place. Most of them are just add water, and they have a good balance of nutrition. They are quick, easy, and overall have a good balance of nutrition. So if you have more money to spend then these might still be a good option. In fact, after I complete phase one of my food storage plan, I will probably add some of these packaged foods to my food storage….


Gasoline Types and Long Term Storage, by Tunnel Rabbit

…blends of racing fuel. And it is highly regarded by those who have used it in snowmobiles to chainsaws. Storage Containers and Management Plastic storage containers are oxygen permeable and oxygen degrades fuels, so these are not ideal for long term storage measured in years. The good old metal 5 gallon jerry can is ideal. New versions of this container are expensive and can found in stainless steel! Reduce storage container cost by using less expensive plastic cans for fuels that will be used first and metal cans for feuls that would be used after many years of storage. For chainsaws, just one gallon of gasoline can cut a cord of softer woods. Therefore, one expensive or high-quality air-tight metal can might be justifiable, if the fuel will be used after several years of storage. However, a good alternative to this scheme is proprietary custom fuels such as VPN (best),…


Survival Rations and Food Security, by J.I.R.

…less fortunate than you who need it desperately. Food is wealth. Have you ever worried about having too much wealth? I take food security seriously enough to make it my top priority. I have a tiered approach to storage that works well for me and I think it has advantages that other methods don’t. I have long term storage, medium term storage and short term storage. And, I eat what I store. Short and medium term storage items I keep in my home. Long term storage items, like wheat, beans, rice and white sugar are stored elsewhere in hidden permanent caches. My short and medium term goods are largely to see me through short and medium severity events, like a regional disaster or slow-slide economic decline. I don’t intent to raid my long term storage until I am ready to replace it (in about 25 years, if I live that…


Lifeboats Versus Yachts, by Survivormann99

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…long, harsh winter. Long grain white rice is an excellent source of carbohydrates. It also provides many vitamins and nutriments. (Brown rice is more nutritious, but it does not store well.) Beans, such as Pinto Beans, are a good source of carbohydrates, fiber, and protein. They also provide a considerable amount of vitamins and minerals. During my survival “journey” I learned about the LDS approach to preparing for hard times. The Mormon Church has always emphasized food storage with basic staples. I read somewhere that until around 1950, it recommended that members store 5 years of food for each person in the family. I understand that it currently recommends storage of 25 lbs. of grain—wheat, corn, rice, or other grain—per month, per individual. It recommends 5 lbs. of beans per month, per individual. As it turns out, the Mormons are a good source of many basic staples for storage needs….


Two Letters Re: Self-Storage Spaces as Caches

Two Letters Re: Self-Storage Spaces as Caches Mr. Rawles: I have written before about Self Storage Facilities back in October, 2009. I am still a resident manager of a small self storage facility. I agree with Ryan in British Columbia about using self storage caches for your preps. Recommendation on locks: the round lock or disc lock is about the best defense you can purchase for your self storage unit. They cannot be cut with the more common bolt cutters and usually take an electric disc grinder to cut them off. A hint as to the keys for this type of lock. Go to a lock smith you trust and have a couple of extra keys made. Stash one in your bug out bag, one in your wallet and one in the ashtray of your vehicle. This is cheap insurance to assure yourself of getting access to your unit. Also…