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Letter Re: Recommended Preparedness Focus for a Dentist in Kansas?

…you are ling “Grid Down” and don’t have gasoline available to operate motor vehicles for hauling water.. In the next year, take advantage of as much free and low cost training as your schedule permits. (Red Cross, WRSA, et cetera.) Next, move on to more sophisticated training, as your budget permits. (Medical Corps, Front Sight, OnPoint Tactical, et cetera.) Since you are a dentist, you might think in terms of operating a minimalist general dentistry and dental surgery practice without grid power. Stock up on expendable supplies. Search for old-fashioned/alternative equipment. Buy a full-up photovoltaic power system if you can afford it. You might even be able to find a foot-powered dental drill. These are now considered museum pieces, except in the Third World, where they are still in limited use. As I’ve previously mentioned in SurvivalBlog, I have some very strong reservations about the humanure approach. To be done…


Sanitation During a Grid Down Collapse, by Nina in Washington

…rodents, dogs, and worse, flies. The most important things to remember are reducing the fly/rodent problem and washing your hands thoroughly when you’ve finished. Stock up on hand sanitizer as well as soap. The book “The Humanure Handbook” by Joseph Jenkins is an interesting read. [JWR Adds: I must add a strong proviso. With this approach, temperature monitoring is crucial! Unless you can be absolutely sure that a bacteria-killing temperature is achieved, then do not attempt to use this method for manure that will be used for vegetable or grain growing!] In my opinion, the risks far outweigh the rewards. For those of you planning on hunkering down in place if the grid were to go down and the sewer were to quit functioning, pay attention to where the access lids to the sewer are in your area. If you are anywhere down hill sewage may back up through these…


You Can Catch More Flies With Honey Than Vinegar, by Adam in Ohio

…down all the jokes that started when they found out I bought The Humanure Handbook. The jokes start up every spring when I start my garden. And no, I don’t recycle my own waste. I just wanted the book. I have learned that some people will never be open to the survivalist mindset. And I have made the mistake too many times in giving the whole load to people who are not ready. Emotionally many people can not handle it. Many times I can see the fear that begins to rise up in them. But instead of moving to the logical next step of “what do I need to do to solve this problem”, they choose to avoid this stressful train of thought because it is easier to believe I’m just crazy. I now realize that my method of trying to convince others to prepare has inadvertently opened my family…


Our Family’s Garden Grain Experiment- Part 2, by Wild BillB of OR

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…good information. I know when I move out of the city and on to some land I want to grow grains for a Grain CSA, vs a vegetable or a fruit CSA. Thank you for sending time writing the article. We grew “streaker” hulless oats and had no such problems. Stripped from the stalk by hand, run through the thresher then winnowed for really nice groats. Did need to get a flaker to get rolled oats, and produced really nice oatmeal. Only real issue with growing grains at home is the need for a few specialized tools. Once you either buy or make these, the rest is pretty straight forward. CM Dutch Keep reading articles like yours hoping for different results than what I or you have found. Just remember CORN is KING. One of the highest calories per acre and one way to get rid of humanure using hill…


Evacuation, by S.A.

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…At that point, I’ve told them, in a Christian way, “I’m not responsible for your family; YOU ARE!” SA, your plan is flawed. If you allow your group to bring people along, word of mouth will spread, and you’ll have every unprepared man, woman, and child in the county at your doorstep! It’s been said that three men can keep a secret, as long as two of them are dead. Don’t be among the dead… eam Just a little added comment on sanitation….a very important subject. I suggest a composting toilet you can make for little of nothing and take it with you where ever you go. It’s featured in the Humanure handbook. If you just want the information and not the author’s views on environmental issues start on page 45. You can get a free pdf copy off the web @ https://Humanurehandbook.com/downloads/H2.pdf Jordy The only problem I have with…


Editors’ Prepping Progress

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…Once a Marine… Many people consider that dilution is the solution, my friend. Also, the soil microbes aggressively use the nitrogen in any form. The Humanure Handbook, although maybe containing misinformation about use of feces (always make sure any feces is COMPLETELY composted AT HIGH TEMPERATURE before use) has suggestions regarding urine. Carry on Once a Marine… I fear my knowledge here is quite inadequate, PJGT. I know that I consider urine to be liquid gold, even to the extent of bringing a small bottle to collect it when I leave the homestead. My sweet spouse says I am obsessive about that. And so it goes. Carry on PJGT No, my uncle lived in Embarrass. Lovely place except for the mosquitos. I like boots on the ground research. I’ve several degrees and have encountered too many ivory tower theorists. Common sense level-headedness is what saves time, money and lives, not…


Preparedness Lessons from the 1930s – Part 1, by J. E.

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…would be taken from you. The first month or two would be the worst. After Katrina i met people in my business that couldnt buy a candy bar without a credit card. They weren;t poor people they were just unprepared. Son of Liberty Wow, do I remember my parents/grandparents recounting much of this to me as a child. I also lived part of it as I grew up in the late 40’s n early 50’s. Both parents/grandparents were farmers so we lived close to the land. I now live off grid in Alaska n while it is not like described for me, some of the things are quite similar. Have an outhouse n a humanure pit, water from a hand pump and we’ll, we garden or do without – mainly preparing for the future – build what we need, – and the list goes on. We are building some solar…


Garden Lessons – Part 2, by R.R.

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…so they start to decay. They also need to be watered more frequently than plants in the dirt. Gardening is a great hobby and learning to preserve your food is a great survival skill. Get after it! It is well worth it. JimW I would consider meat eater or omnivore poop pathogenic. However if I had more than a cubic yard of it with carbon and it got hot then cooled back down near 100 then I could consider that safe for compost worms. For me this comes from the book Humanure and my understanding of degrees of separation. A year later that material is not pathogenic cat poop. Its compost and worm castings. The pathogens would have gone a long time without a suitable host and had some inhospitable neighbors in there with them. Im not a doc or agronomist. I work in the intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance industry….