Ep 179_Odds ‘n Ends
In Today’s Show, I’ll cover some of the things that have been on my mind lately
A trip to the gun range and how it effected my security plans
- I never tried my wife’s gun but was willing to rely on it in an emergency.
- After a trip to the range, I’ve discovered that my wife’s gun is a piece of junk and there’s NO WAY I will trust our family’s lives on this gun.
A review of the Sig Sauer Model 230 .380 auto
- The magazine release is on the BOTTOM of the handle–Yuck. Makes removing the mag awkward and dumb
- The handle fell apart only 30- rounds into shooting it
- Too Many Clogs (Fail to Feeds(FTF) and Fail to Ejects(FTE))
- Even blowing wd-40 down the pipe didn’t help.
- Yes, Sig has a great reputation, but this one just sucks.
- This was great to learn: better to learn now than when I need it for a life-and-death situation.
IRS and why we CAN’T trust our government
- http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/14/Progressive-Group-Says-IRS-Gave-Them-Confidential-Docs-On-Conservative-Groups
- http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/14/inspector-general-corrective-actions-have-not-been-fully-implemented/
- http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/14/irs-official-lerner-approved-exemption-for-obama-brothers-charity/
- http://www.htrnews.com/viewart/20130513/MAN0101/305140099
- http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/mcconnell-we-ve-only-started-scratch-surface-scandal_724420.html
- http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/dc-turns-on-obama-91386.html?hp=t1_3
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Article: UM Coach: Bomb Sniffing Dogs, Spotters on Roofs Before Explosions
Anyone find this report fishy?
University of Mobile’s Cross Country Coach, who was near the finish line of the Boston Marathon when a series of explosions went off, said he thought it was odd there were bomb sniffing dogs at the start and finish lines.
“They kept making announcements to the participants do not worry, it’s just a training exercise,” Coach Ali Stevenson told Local 15.
Stevenson said he saw law enforcement spotters on the roofs at the start of the race. He’s been in plenty of marathons in Chicago, D.C., Chicago, London and other major metropolitan areas but has never seen that level of security before.
“Evidently, I don’t believe they were just having a training exercise,” Stevenson said. “I think they must have had some sort of threat or suspicion called in.”
CNN reports a state government official said there were no credible threats before the race.
Stevenson had just finished the marathon before the explosions. Stevenson said his wife had been sitting in one of the seating sections where an explosion went off, but thankfully she left her seat and was walking to meet up with him.
“We are just so thankful right now,” Stevenson said.
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What is the best gun for emergency preparedness?
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We often get the question about what type of gun we would recommend for emergency preparedness.
The answer is a bit complicated. It depends on what you’re going to use the gun for. Is it for hunting food that you’d need in an emergency? Is it for self-defense? Each gun has it’s different strengths and weaknesses and the gun you choose should be tailored to your specific needs.
Points to consider before you add a gun
Before you choose a gun for your preparedness needs, you’ll want to consider a few points:
What Needs Will You Have? Will you be using this gun for protection? For hunting? Just an intimidation factor? Whatever gun you choose will depend on what you’re going to use it for. For example, a rifle would be better for hunting during an emergency while a shotgun would be better for self-defense.
Popularity/Availability of Ammo. You might not be able to buy more ammo in an emergency. As a rare commodity, you’d need ammo that would be popular enough to fit in your gun. You’d also need a gun that takes a very popular type of ammunition.
How Much Ammunition the Gun Holds. How many rounds does the gun hold? This might affect your decision of gun because of the needs that you have.
Interchangeable Choke and Barrel. For shotguns, the choke of the gun is the tapered build of the gun that helps determine how much the shot will spread. The choke will determine the accuracy and range of the gun. An interchangeable choke will allow you to change the use of your gun from a longer range to a shorter range weapon. The barrel length also makes an impact on the range but more importantly makes it easier or more difficult to handle in close quarter like turning around corners in your home. Handling a 4-foot gun for self-defense to protect yourself from a perpetrator in your home will be impractical.
Safe Storage. How are you going to store the weapon? Is it going to fit inside of your 72-hour kit or would it be something you keep under your bed or in the top of your closet? Will the gun break apart and store in a different space? Depending on what you’re using the gun for and how readily available you need the gun, the answers might change. But always keep your gun in a safe place away from children. If you are going to own a gun, treat it with the respect it deserves & get proper gun safety training.
Understand Your Weapon. No matter how many guns or how much ammunition you have, if you don’t understand how to use your gun and don’t have practice shooting it, it will be worthless. Or worse, your ignorance could cause injury or death for yourself, loved ones, or innocent people.
Which Gun Should I Own? Below we’ve listed the different types of guns you could consider acquiring for use in an emergency with some helpful details for each type of weapon. Please keep in mind a couple things:
• Prices for ammunition can change. The prices listed below are on the cheaper end. High-grade ammunition can be much more expensive than the prices listed below.
• *Range has many variables including: weather, specific ammo, specific gun, gun condition, visibility, and shooting experience to name a few. The best way to know the range of your gun is to use it.
High-Caliber Rifle (Price Range = $300 – $6,000 | Average Price = $800)
These weapons are designed for use in hunting large game like deer or elk from a longer distance. The ammunition is large, heavy, and travels very fast in order to take down larger game from far away with a high level of precision and accuracy.
| Common Ammunition | Practical Range | Availability | Price/Round |
| .30-30 | 400 yards* | Common | $1.00 |
| .30-06 | 900 yards* | Common | $1.00 |
| .308 Win/7.62x51mm | 900 yards* | Very Common | $0.90 |
Tactical Rifle (Price Range = $400 – $4,000 | Average Price = $1,000)
These weapons are designed for self-defense and are typically semi-automatic (you can just keep pulling the trigger to fire without cocking or reloading). Usually these weapons will hold more rounds of ammunition than a typical hunting rifle and are commonly used with a high-capacity magazine. They are usually shorter than a hunting rifle and have a pistol grip and stock combo for easier handling in close quarters.
| Common Ammunition | Practical Range | Availability | Price/Round |
| 7.62x39mm | 800 yards* | Very Common | $0.25 |
| .223/5.56 | 400 yards* | Very Common | $0.25 |
Low-Caliber Rifle (Price Range = $150 – $1,000 | Average Price = $300)
These weapons are designed for hunting smaller animals like rabbits. They have a much shorter range, but the ammunition is significantly less expensive than other weapons. With a little digging you can find rounds for close to a penny each.
| Common Ammunition | Practical Range | Availability | Price/Round |
| .17 HMR | 300 yards* | Uncommon | $0.20 |
| .22 LR (Long Rifle) | 100 yards* | Very Common | $0.05 |
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Tactical Shotgun (Price Range = $200 – $2,000 | Average Price = $500)
Tactical shotguns like tactical rifles are intended for short-range self-defense. They usually have a shorter barrel and a choke designed to spread the shot as much as possible. Typically these are pump action or semi-automatic weapons. Barrels shorter than 18” or weapons shorter than 26” are illegal in the USA without proper registration. Another thing to consider is shotguns are the easiest ammunition to load yourself.
| Common Ammunition | Practical Range | Availability | Price/Round |
| 12 Gauge 3” #1 | 30 yards* | Common | $0.80 |
| 20 Gauge 3” #2 | 30 yards* | Common | $0.50 |
Hunting Shotgun (Price Range = $200 – $2,000 | Average Price = $500)
Hunting shotguns are designed for shooting small game (especially birds). These weapons typically have a barrel 28” – 33” long. There are many choices for ammunition depending on your intended use.
| Common Ammunition | Practical Range | Availability | Price/Round |
| 12 Gauge 3” Slug | 75 yards* | Uncommon | $0.50 |
| 12 Gauge 3” 00 Buckshot | 50 yards* | Common | $0.80 |
| 12 Gauge 3” #7 Birdshot | 35 yards* | Very Common | $0.50 |
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Pistol/Handgun (Price Range = $150 – $3,000 | Average Price = $500)
Pistols, like shotguns and tactical rifles are design for close-quarter self-defense. Handguns have the advantage that they can be legally concealed with a proper permit. Ammunition is cheaper than other weapons but still not as cheap as a low-caliber rifle.
| Common Ammunition | Practical Range | Availability | Price/Round |
| 9mm | 50 yards* | Very Common | $0.35 |
| .40 S&W | 50 yards* | Common | $0.40 |
| .45 ACP | 50 yards* | Common | $0.45 |
Click on the image to compare different kinds of handgun ammo:
What are you packing?
So, what gun do you prefer? Comment below to tell us what kind of gun you prefer for emergency situations.
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10 Most Depressing States in U.S.
Couldn’t disagree with this article more. Many of these states are among my favorites, but I get that people having financial problems are often depressed, and these states have been hit hard. With a third of Nevadan’s homes under water, a mortgage default is enough to depress even me…but I’m not…don’t worry.
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Ep 169_ The Dark Side of Prepping
Don’t Give in to the dark side of the Prepping, survival community. What do I mean? Well, let’s take a tip from Star Wars…yes, Star Wars. Remember Luke Skywalker? Remember he was being instructed in the ways of the force and warned about the dark side of it. Yoda, the Jedi Master instructs his pupil (and his father before him):
“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”
As a kid watching the movie, I really didn’t get it, but then again, I really hadn’t experienced hate at that time. Now that I’m older, I see the connection AND as an instructor in the ways of prepping, I would say the same to the fledgling preppers, homesteaders, and D-I-Yers…because it’s true.
Now don’t ask me to talk from personal experience. I really don’t know anyone personally who is filled with hatred…but I do know that there are people in the world (not MY community) that are against what i stand for. There are racists, paranoids, fear mongerers, and combative types that go over the line, and I want to remind you all of that line. I can think of one podcast show that does nothing but preach fear for the entire program EVERY day.
That is sad and VERY DANGEROUS.
A little fear is healthy…motivating, even. But to prey on people’s fear and try to scare the heck out of them every day is no good. I must admit that I have listened to the fear mongerers at times, and no good has come of it. Thank heavens I stepped back from the ledge and realized that these types were walking me down a path I didn’t want to go.
There is so much wonderful stuff to celebrate in your prepping “walk” that you can easily avoid the dark side. Don’t fear your neighbor, or people different than you. Celebrate the good prepping is doing in your life. Don’t focus on the bad guys in the world, just be prepared for them if the break through your front door.
Gardening and homesteading are beautiful POSITIVE endeavors. Celebrate that beauty. You are making the world a better place. Embrace it.
Preppers are putting their families first. Celebrate your focus on your family.
To wrap things up, let me quote an old camping adage: “leave the campsite better than you found it.” That means leave your house, your life, your community better than you found it. That’s the essence of homesteading and prepping. Giving into paranoia and fear and hate does not lead anyone to leave anything better than they found it.
Stay positive and leve your situation better than you found it, for yourself and all of our brothers and sisters on this planet.
Ep 169_ The Dark Side of Prepping
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Homeland Security Stockpiling MOUNTAINS of Ammo
They stockpiled millions of rounds in the past. Well, how about another 21.6 million rounds…and for what?
“An approximation of how many rounds of ammunition the DHS has now secured over the last 10 months stands at around 1.625 billion.”
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Fill-in With Permafood
I’m running out of space at our house for planting fruit trees.
With the wife out of town, I planted a Valentine’s gift for her: a pomegranate tree for her…and as she loves berries, I planted six berry plants.
So with the new tree addition, I decided to fill-in with fruit bushes BETWEEN the trees and fill-in. Since trees grow up and out, there is space down low. Hence, berry bushes. I planted two blueberry, two blackberry and two raspberry bushes, all in-between fruit trees. The result is now I can focus on the next level of permafood, the fill-in level. Maybe you have space in your yard where you didn’t realize it. Look for gaps between trees and fill in with bushes and berries. I think you’ll like the creative use of space and the way it looks.
Let me know how it’s going for you, and tell us here at hd. Keep planting and keep improving and keep prepping.
Dan
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Ep 164_Gardening, Gun Preps and Ideas
In Today’s show, I’ll cover some pressing issues I see for homeowners, preppers and sovereign individualists.
First, It’s SEED CATALOG TIME. Take a look at those seed and fruit tree catalogs and get some beauties started on your property.
http://www.treesofantiquity.com/
Why you should get a hunting license RIGHT NOW even if you don’t intend to hunt.
With pending legislation on gun control, should I buy and what should I buy?
Buy any gun you may WISH to purchase in next 4 years now. Buy a MINIMUM of 200 rounds for your gun. More, if possible.
What should I prioritize in LIGHT of the pending problem? What things do you need to survive for 30 days and what will go up exponentially in price in the near future.
What things should I hold off on, given a fixed income?
Hold off on preps that you really don’t need and aren’t going to go up in price in the near future. In other words, buying a baseball bat for self-defense can wait considering its price will stay stable relative to guns and ammo prices.
Ep 164_Gardening, Gun Preps and Ideas
one liberals’ opposition to gun control
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Doomsdayers Prepare
Paranoia is sooooo sad. Anyway, nothing’s going to happen, but if you want to read about the stupidity, take your pick.
Articles from around the world:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/doomsday-stock-up-and-bunker-down/story-e6frf7jo-1226541346808
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/19/mexico-maya-idUSL1E8NJ05V20121219
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-20794276
http://news.yahoo.com/mexico-agers-end-mayan-calendar-herald-cosmic-dawn-150016975.html
http://www.seti.org/doomsday-2012-factsheet
http://www.space.com/18925-doomsday-2012-watch-online-live.html
http://www.examiner.com/article/mayan-apocalypse-5-myths-for-doomsday-2012
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Anyone Notice?
The same liberals so obsessed with taking away our gun rights are the same people in Hollywood who produce violence-obsessed movies…
Violent and woman-hating song lyrics…
first-person video games that glorify violence and make killing fun?
If liberals are so keen on stopping violence, maybe they should start in their own back yard.
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Ep 160_The Thousand Challenge for 2013
The Thousand Challenge for 2013
In 2013, I challenge you to 1000. In many of your decisions, I want you to consider and factor in the number one thousand. Why? Because it’s a magical number that can help you unlock your potential as a prepper, D-I-Yer, and a homesteader. The following is a list of thousand challenges I want you to apply this number to. Watch your success in these areas and overall exceed your wildest expectations.
Buying a new car: Put it off unless the car is unsafe for another 1,000 days…or almost three years. Squeeze every dollar out of your old ride. You’ll save thousands more and although you’ll have repair bills, the repair bills will be LESS than a year’s car payment. Example: $350 is a pretty typical car payment these days. That’s $4200 a year in payments. Will your car repairs total $4200? Oh, and add $2,000 in depreciation for driving the car off of the lot–that’s $6,200 in money spent on a new car. That thousand dollars in repairs seems pretty cheap now, doesn’t it?
Spend $1,000 dollars this year on preps. That’s $2.74 a day, $18.17 a week, and $76.72 a month. And remember, that can be spent on any preps, food, guns, gear, water filters, whatever…even a camping/testing trip to the great outdoors. Imagine putting a thousand dollars into your preps. Your readiness and self-reliance quotient will explode!
Add $1,000 this year to your income. Work some overtime, do some odd jobs, cut back on luxuries and do the work yourself–whatever. You add this amount and your preps for the year are free.
Add $1,000 to your savings/investments. Start with a thousand dollars in cash for emergencies. If you have that, use the thousand dollars to buy some gold, silver, or another investment that suits you.
Add 1,000 HOURS to your part-time business, career, or commercial endeavor. That’s only 20 hours a week. How much money do you think you could earn if you worked 20 hours a week on your dream/part-time business? The answer will astound you.
Add a thousand minutes a year to your fitness program…or start one. That’s three minutes a day or 20 minutes a week. Can you squeeze in a 20 minute workout a week to save your life?
You and/or your family shoot 1,000 rounds at the range this year. Imagine the improvement you will see if you put a thousand rounds through your weapons. My daisy bb gun aside, I can honestly say I haven’t fired a thousand rounds in my life…but I’ll change that this year.
Get rid of a thousand cubic feet of junk. Whether it’s trash in or around the yard, trees and shrubs that don’t produce food, or old odds and ends taking up room in the attic or garage (or both) imagine what life would be like with some extra room and a lot less clutter. Do it! It’s even better if it can be sold at a garage sale or donated for a tax deduction.
Read 1,000 pages on a Prepping, D-I-Y, Homesteading subject to become an expert. That’s one large manual or 3-4 books on the subject. In the end, you will have an encyclopedic knowledge of the matter at hand.
Give $1,000 to the charity of your choice. What could a charity do with a thousand dollars? A heck of a lot more good than the government could.
Put $1,000 dollars into home improvement. A coat of paint on the outside or the inside, new flooring, or some simple updating in the bath or kitchen. Your simple investment will pay dividends!!!
Put $1,000 into tools for D-I-Y projects. With this kind of an investment, you could really begin to tackle a lot of home improvement projects yourself. There are no greater prepper tools than hand tools!!! But don’t forget the power tools. Start with a cordless combo pack of 4-5 tools for around $150. Add some hammers, wrenches, levels, rakes, hoses, nails, screws, drill bits and drivers. a table saw, router, corded circular saw and you have the makings of quite a little tool shop.
Grow 1,000 pounds of food this year. Any combination of garden, orchard, or livestock. What you will save, in terms of money, is unimaginable. And the only thing stopping you from doing it is YOU.
Hunt, catch or gather 1,000 pounds of meat or seafood. And all it will cost you is the hunting/fishing licenses. Lobsters, crabs, oysters, mussels, deer, elk, boar, trout, bass, salmon, catfish, duck, goose, quail, pheasant, turkey. Lowball the price per pound at a $5 average. That’s $5,000.00 in food for a couple hundred dollars (at most) in licenses plus a little more in gear.
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Ep 148_ Hiding in Plain Sight
Today’s episode is all about keeping a low profile. What is a low profile? Well, one origin of the phrase of comes from the sea. Boats sitting “low” in the water laden down with cargo had a “low profile” and are harder to see. Boats that have empty hulls sit higher in the water and have a “high profile”… As for me, I see advantages to both.
Today’s show gives you some common-sense ideas about how to be less visible, but not invisible.
Here are some tips to keeping your profile low:
- DECIDE whether you just want a lower profile or you want to virtually vanish (drastic reduction)
- We’ll be primarily discussing a lower profile…not vanishing:
- Lower your visibility/activity in community organizations (think PTA, Elks, church, VFW, Sierra Club)–Instead of being an elected official or leader in your church, etc, downgrade to just being an attendee. That goes for all organizations if you want to reduce your visibility. Forego attending all together if you want to vanish. If you’re an elected official, you’ve got a lot of work to do.
- Erase your digital footprint–Limit your activity with/on: computers, the internet, atm banking/online banking, credit cards, check writing.
- Especially limit cell phone use–your movements are traced and all phone calls, emails, texts, websites and movements (PING) are monitored.
- When wanting to be invisible in public, dress similarly to the people around you. Think business, redneck, urban/hip-hop, preppy, workout junkie. Each of those stereotypes has a dress code. To travel in/around those groups , dress similarly to blend in.
- Here are some additional things to do to keep your profile low:
- Use cash for everything
- live out in the boonies–WAAAAAAY out
- Keep you house looking nice
- Own your house. Have your deed/title
- Bank in the next town over
- Lose your library card
- Handle business in person, pay cash and don’t generate records other than a cash receipt
- Live near public land
- Get a PO Box
- Don’t socialize with strangers or people in the organizations you choose to associate with
- Assume everything you do that is digital is being recorded and available to the government/law enforcement.
- Hide valuables in weird places like pantries, attics, and access panels. don’t hide them in the underwear drawer in the master bedroom. That’s the FIRST place to look.
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What’s Your Price For Freedom?
The price of freedom for me, for this month, is $197.18. That’s not really a lot of money…but it provided a lot of peace of mind/insurance. What’s in that price, you ask. Well, I’ll tell you.
I had to run to Costco, my warehouse store. I was out of coffee. All I had left were holiday K-cups of eggnog and gingerbread coffee from last year, and it wasn’t cutting it. I headed to the store and bought 3 pounds of French Roast coffee for under $16. The whole beans are excellent quality and I grind them up and put them into my Keurig machine’s attachment so that I JUST brew ONE cup of coffee in the morning, wasting nothing.
While in the store, I noticed a food storage/prepper company’s display. One Month’s Food Supply–$139.99. It was by Augason Farms and after fifteen minutes of apprehension, I bought it. It contains about 48 small cans of various contents I will display later. The shelf life of these items is up to 30 years. I am so proud of myself. Of course I already had several months’ supply of food in various forms, including bags, cans, and #10 industrial sized prepper cans. But this was different. In one heavy box, I had enough supplies to get through a month, and the box is small enough to take with us in an emergency, without having to pack-up our pantry. Did I mention how happy I am?
No, I’m not preparing for the world’s end. If it were coming, I wouldn’t prep at all…I’d be praying and preparing for death. No, I prep for natural disasters, job loss, food shortage, outbreak, or some little annoyance that makes getting to the market difficult.
Did you know I have a week’s supply of kid’s food in case something happened to me and my daughter was left alone? If it took days for someone to realize I was dead, my daughter would be well-fed until help arrived. I am three time zones from all our family, and when my wife is working out of town, it could take several days for her to realize something was wrong at home (actually, she’d know in a few hours, but just in case).
I added a case of hand-crafted ales, a case of applesauce for my daughter and two tubs of Nutella (for keeping up morale) as well as some pita bread to my shopping cart, and voila! I have a great supply of food and good cheer to see our family through well over a month’s hard times. I’m guessing we have at LEAST three month’s supply of food and I’d guess it’s closer to six…with an orchard of figs, apples, apricots , pears, and various other foods (lemon trees: you better start producing!) to sprout up and supplement our diet (and sweet potatoes!).
I hope this inspires you. Please share your stories with us here at HD. We’d love to hear from you.
Keep homesteading and prepping!!!
Yours in prepping,
Dan
From the manufacturer:
- Packed with 21 different products, Augason Farms’ 543 Servings Food Storage Kit ensures that you’ll have a wide variety of foods to choose from over an entire month. Each kit provides 2,073 calories per day, for one person, for an entire month.
- Brand: Augason Farms
- Model: 5-07312
- Dimensions: 20.75 x 17.25 x 13.25
- Shelf life: Up to 30 Years
- Includes a 30-day manufacturer warranty
- Weight: 57 pounds
- Store in cool, dry environment
- Package contents:
- Six (6) Creamy Wheat Cereal
- Four (4) of each:
- Honey Coated Banana Slices, Long Grain White Rice
- Three (3) of each:
- Creamy Potato Soup Mix, Chicken Noodle Soup Mix, Southwest Chili Mix, Buttermilk Pancake Mix
- Two (2) of each:
- Dehydrated Potato Gems, Freeze Dried Sweet Corn, Dehydrated Potato Dices, Freeze Dried Broccoli Florets & Stems, Country Fresh 100 Real Instant Nonfat Dry Milk, Cheesy Broccoli Soup Mix, Orange Delight Drink Mix, Chocolate Morning Moo’s Milk Alternative
- One (1) of each:
- Freeze Dried Strawberries (whole or sliced depending on availability), Vegetarian Meat Substitute Beef (flavored), Vegetarian Meat Substitute Bacon Bits (flavored), Vegetarian Meat Substitute Chicken (flavored), Dehydrated Chopped Onions, Dried Whole Eggs
Augason’s Preparedness Library
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Ep 146_Discussion on Food Storage Solutions
Today we’re talking food supplies and long-term storage.
In today’s show, I have a couple of insights:
- Don’t buy a big supply of food without sampling it first. Why would you drop a grand and not know if you like the product? If they won’t give you a sample, I’d suggest finding someone else who does.
- A la carte–may be a better option than buying a bundle. Many of the packaged foods in a year’s bundle may not appeal to you. Also, starches are cheap. Why pay top dollar if you don’t have to? I have 50 lbs of rice and tons of pasta and powdered potatoes–I don’t need to order them.
- Do you really want 200 servings of chicken a al king?
- If you DO go for the big bundle–don’t be afraid to donate the meals you won’t eat OR use it at the church covered dish social. Food banks would love it, too.
- In any case, start a dialogue with a company you are interested in doing business with. See how they treat you.
- 25 years DOESN’T have to equal 25 years. If hard times come in six months, use it. Don’t feel obligated to wait til things get even worse. Use it when you need it. You’ll learn a lot, too.
- My gotta haves when going a la carte:
- powdered eggs
- protein (chicken/beef/taco substitute) made of soy and vegetarian-crafted
- fruits
- veggies
- milk even if just for adding in recipes
- I avoid the drink mixes
- avoid starches–too expensive unless already in prepared meals.
- Spices–their value to you will be immeasurable!!
I’ll cover the actual storage of food in a subsequent episode.
Ep 146_Discussion on Food Storage Solutions
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