Survival and Emergency Preparedness

bdcochran wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:39 pm hardtack. The cost is cheap, basically the cost of flour, salt, water and some low oven heat over a cold evening.

you have an easy recipe??... going to try and make some then seal up on canning jars with O2 depleters
I have a round cookie cutter that will fit jars well.

Have everything above... it just a matter of being prepared ( the best you can do )

Think we got all of 12" total last year... didn't even bring out the snowblower
Long Island misses a lot of it

In some of my rooms I used these wall outlet lights... turns into a flashlight if needed, have a motion sensor to activate when in room, also comes on brighter if power fails... basically a plug in and forget. https://www.amazon.com/Enhon-Rechargeable-Flashlights-Emergency-Detection/dp/B0BBVWS69V/re...

This thread got me to drag out my Baofeng GMRS/2m radios and check them out. They all need to be recharged. I'll keep the spare battery packs in the charger from now on. And I do have 12 v cords for them. I'm also looking at new battery packs for my 2m hand held ham radio. Don't recommend leaving t...

Bought some land a while back in Va.... so far since the wife refuses to leave here unless I can take all the kids/grandkids.
I've sold one lot so far.
It quadrupled it's value in 10 yrs... so not really complaining. BUT, would rather be living there than NY

Food... buy what you eat ! ( a bit extra each time and build up your pantry )

Going to do a winter check on all my equipment/food stocks. Prob next month.

Have a feeling the PRC going into Taiwan before Binden is out. Not an all out war issue but predicting more supply shipping shortages coming.

Happy New Tear to all...

Just got my tickets for tonight.

Well if land - locked and no ROW to property , you have a good shot