It has been a while since I have posted. Mainly due to work.
My other sister read my blog and I guess she liked it.
She posted the following letter to me.
Hiya,
I read the latest posts on your blog this morning. Very cool. The movie was hilarious. I'm going to show it to everyone when I wake them up.
I have some comments and questions for you on the food list you made.
I didn't know brown rice went rancid quicker. Thanks for that.
Have you thought to buy water softener salt? It's much cheaper and you get more for your money. It says it's not for consumption, but as far as I'm concerned, salt is salt.
I'm curious, do you know how long peanut butter will store? We love peanut butter. We wanted to grow peanuts, but it's a warm weather crop.
I think that shortening has a longer shelf life than plain oil, but I'm not sure. Also, there are some good survival foods you can make with shortening. But then again, that was in the olden days when people exercised 10 time more than we do now. When you exercise, you burn a lot more fat, and fat was a lifesaver back in the day.
I love pasta, and think it's an awesome way to preserve eggs. Someday I'm going to make some.
Did you know that honey can be stored forever? That it never goes bad? I think that's awesome to know for survival situations. I don't supposed you could have a bee hive in your own backyard .... could you? I think it's too close to the neighbors. By the way, when you have your own hive in Colorado, did you know that you have to leave honey in the hive for the bees to survive the winter? There's a farmer here who takes all the honey and then lets his bees die in the winter because he makes more money that way. Buying another swarm is cheaper for him than leaving the honey for them to eat. Sounds cruel to me.
My answers
Peanut Butter about a year
virgin Olive oil about 2 years
No iodine in water softener salt... but you could use it for consumption if you want its about 98.9% pure
Shortening 2 years
In a survival situation 3600 calories/day may not be enough food.
Good article about that from survival blog http://www.survivalblog.com/2010/01/the_importance_of_calories_in.html
Pasta will last for years.
Honey is very expensive! And yes it will also preserve just about anything put into it.
It may make sense from a $ point of view but bees are dying for no reason so killing them makes little long term sense.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Paracord
I have decided in order to build some skills I will learn to make paracord accessories.
I really wanted a paracord belt so instead of buying one. I will make one. I will post photos of my trials as I try and learn this skill.
I also order along with the paracord a new MOLLE bag that I will use for cold weather gear, and a new glock 17 magazine.
I really wanted a paracord belt so instead of buying one. I will make one. I will post photos of my trials as I try and learn this skill.
I also order along with the paracord a new MOLLE bag that I will use for cold weather gear, and a new glock 17 magazine.
Top ten foods for storage
A fantastic list from:
http://thesurvivalmom.com/
1.Wheat. Once ground, it’s the building block for varieties of bread, tortillas, flat bread, pizza crust and more. I’ve stocked up on hard red wheat for hearty breads, general purpose hard white wheat, and soft white wheat for pastries.
2.Rice. On its’ own, it’s a side dish. Mixed with herbs and a vegetable or two, it’s a simple main dish. It’s a great meal-stretcher when topped with, or served alongside, main dishes such as a stir fry. Note: brown rice contains oils which will become rancid after six months or so.
3.Dried milk. Without electricity, fresh milk will go bad in hours. In an emergency situation, fresh will be difficult to come by unless you own a cow or a goat. Dried milk provides not only milk to drink, but milk to use as an ingredient in other dishes.
4.Salt. Stock up on table salt at your local Costco. It’s inexpensive and has multiple uses.
5.Beans. Buy canned beans and dry beans in different varieties. Versatile, economical and a good source of fiber.
6.Tomatoes. Canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, tomato puree, etc. Watch for them on sale and then grab a few dozen cans. They’re the basis for salsas, soups, stews, and sauces.
7.Other canned veggies and fruit. These will help provide important nutrients, variety to your
recipes, and have a very long shelf life. If you can’t stomach canned veggies, try dehydrating your own or purchasing freeze-dried.
8.Peanut butter. High in protein, yummy on warm, freshly made bread! Add some honey and you have a winner!
9.Oil. Without oil, you’re pretty much stuck with boiling your meat and veggies.
10.Dried pasta. Another meal stretcher and a kid-pleasing dish any day of the week. My own kids have been known to dip bow-tie pasta in ranch dressing.
11.Sugar and honey. Okay, that makes eleven, but I’ve known women who were ready to kill when deprived of sugar for too long!
http://thesurvivalmom.com/
1.Wheat. Once ground, it’s the building block for varieties of bread, tortillas, flat bread, pizza crust and more. I’ve stocked up on hard red wheat for hearty breads, general purpose hard white wheat, and soft white wheat for pastries.
2.Rice. On its’ own, it’s a side dish. Mixed with herbs and a vegetable or two, it’s a simple main dish. It’s a great meal-stretcher when topped with, or served alongside, main dishes such as a stir fry. Note: brown rice contains oils which will become rancid after six months or so.
3.Dried milk. Without electricity, fresh milk will go bad in hours. In an emergency situation, fresh will be difficult to come by unless you own a cow or a goat. Dried milk provides not only milk to drink, but milk to use as an ingredient in other dishes.
4.Salt. Stock up on table salt at your local Costco. It’s inexpensive and has multiple uses.
5.Beans. Buy canned beans and dry beans in different varieties. Versatile, economical and a good source of fiber.
6.Tomatoes. Canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, tomato puree, etc. Watch for them on sale and then grab a few dozen cans. They’re the basis for salsas, soups, stews, and sauces.
7.Other canned veggies and fruit. These will help provide important nutrients, variety to your
recipes, and have a very long shelf life. If you can’t stomach canned veggies, try dehydrating your own or purchasing freeze-dried.
8.Peanut butter. High in protein, yummy on warm, freshly made bread! Add some honey and you have a winner!
9.Oil. Without oil, you’re pretty much stuck with boiling your meat and veggies.
10.Dried pasta. Another meal stretcher and a kid-pleasing dish any day of the week. My own kids have been known to dip bow-tie pasta in ranch dressing.
11.Sugar and honey. Okay, that makes eleven, but I’ve known women who were ready to kill when deprived of sugar for too long!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Stuff
Yesterday I received Ferfs tac pants, and my tac pants, but Wogs were not shipped. I guess they did not have them. I will try again next month.
I also got the second half of my ammo allotment.
20 .308
500 .22
50 9mm +P+
50 .380 Frangible
Mary and I started our diets yesterday. Neutrasystem. They send us a months worth of food (kind of neat sort of like prepping but with a regular rotation.) So far the food is odd and not overly good. But I probably have to much good food in my life and that is why I am a small round ball.
I also got the second half of my ammo allotment.
20 .308
500 .22
50 9mm +P+
50 .380 Frangible
Mary and I started our diets yesterday. Neutrasystem. They send us a months worth of food (kind of neat sort of like prepping but with a regular rotation.) So far the food is odd and not overly good. But I probably have to much good food in my life and that is why I am a small round ball.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
More weekend Prep
50 lb bag -o- rice
Big ol thing of coffee.
The AK for my wife will have to wait for the next paycheck.
We talked about saving more money. We don't think saving money is wise.
I have a co-worker at work who I believe is a preper. He is also a serious investor.
He has spent his whole life attaining wealth. He took all is wealth and dropped it into his home and a single condo. As he put it "A lifetime of equity". It vaporized over the last year. His home is now worth less than the equity he put into it.
Our family will continue to buy food, ammunition and other supplies. They seem more valuable than most investments. We also continue to pay down debit. Taxes are always something we fight with, and now they are going up.
I received about half my order of ammo, all of the shotgun and only the 7.62 AK rounds. The second part should be here soon. My first allotment of .410 rounds. I still have failed to find any 45 Long colt round.
The plan continues to be AK this month, and next month at the gun show Feb 13th I will get my AR-10
Prepping continues.
Big ol thing of coffee.
The AK for my wife will have to wait for the next paycheck.
We talked about saving more money. We don't think saving money is wise.
I have a co-worker at work who I believe is a preper. He is also a serious investor.
He has spent his whole life attaining wealth. He took all is wealth and dropped it into his home and a single condo. As he put it "A lifetime of equity". It vaporized over the last year. His home is now worth less than the equity he put into it.
Our family will continue to buy food, ammunition and other supplies. They seem more valuable than most investments. We also continue to pay down debit. Taxes are always something we fight with, and now they are going up.
I received about half my order of ammo, all of the shotgun and only the 7.62 AK rounds. The second part should be here soon. My first allotment of .410 rounds. I still have failed to find any 45 Long colt round.
The plan continues to be AK this month, and next month at the gun show Feb 13th I will get my AR-10
Prepping continues.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
More Ammo
Purchased another shipment of ammo.
308 20
12ga 00 20
.22 LR 500
9mm +P JHP 50
12ga #6 Shot 25
.380 Frangible HP 50
7.62 X 39 FMJ 20
That's Jan ammo order
Made another payment on the Land!
Got tactical pants for the boys and I.
Paul said his tac pants are his fav pair of pants.
Green for Ferf
Blue for Wog
and a couple pairs of black for myself.
My sister is currently IM'n me all sorts of survival links.
I also advised her to start her own blog.
308 20
12ga 00 20
.22 LR 500
9mm +P JHP 50
12ga #6 Shot 25
.380 Frangible HP 50
7.62 X 39 FMJ 20
That's Jan ammo order
Made another payment on the Land!
Got tactical pants for the boys and I.
Paul said his tac pants are his fav pair of pants.
Green for Ferf
Blue for Wog
and a couple pairs of black for myself.
My sister is currently IM'n me all sorts of survival links.
I also advised her to start her own blog.
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