Practical Prepping Protocol even if Poor

As history has shown...the mere mention of 'him' gets threads shut down. But there is one. Too bad Greg got booted from utube. There is a thread on this but I won't even link it here.

Hope you pointed out their problem, their solution, and the cost to you. Shame on them.

Just ask Louis from Richmond! Fasting and RSO has dramatically reduced his insulin need.

KTee, always hugs for you! Thank you so much for your dedication here!

Will you still need a ham license when SHTF?

The last few pages I posted what i know and do.
I grew my own a few years ago, the bugs enjoyed it. There is also a plentiful weed in my area zone 10 So Cal that was used as tobacco. I have identified several other weeds in my yard that are medical or supper foods. Like prickly Lettice dried crumbled and smoked thru its stem for pain relief.

My primary injector is the powermatic 3 highly recommended, the a few powermatics 2 in reserve then a few table top injectors, then the rizla roll box and finally small hand rollers and a lot of tops papers and some filter inserts I dont really need them.
I started rolling RYO decades ago in the reverse order above!
After all this I go with the GOOD STUFF silver and Vera Cruz tubes when I can get them! sometimes with menthol tubes, I also like menthol so I use Good stuff light green menthol.

For a prep or barter I mostly buy the regular silver Tabaco and regular king tubes. A few friends RYO and shop in my storage room so it rotate every 3-4 months.
I kept 15 LBs on hand but now doubled that! after recent events and shortages, inflation and now shipping issues, They would not ship my last order to CA 7/1/21 I checked a few others online none will ship here! Even unflavored!

Stuck here for now retirement's and such! We have a bug out plan and means if needed!

Depends on what kind and how much S__T hit the fan!
In a WROF it is road warrior time (without rule of law)
In a local disaster small area effected Like earth quake than yes, I have been thru a few large ones in 71 Sylmar in the epicenter and northridge in the same area.

Only info we got then was car AM radio and my police scanner that is on now and some concerning broadcast LAPD just went on a tactical alert. waiting for more info on why and what divisions! As of now it is all! It means like Battle stations.
Something going on when it does they go to encrypted for command and control. Public only gets to hear the dispatch calls.

LAPD tactical alert is Wi Spa round 2. Live on pt news and wysiwyg TV both on utube

I didn't bother. They couldn't give a fig. They are there doing less than half a job & "earning" their minimum wage.

I just wont go back to that place.

- MC

It wasn't you who removed it I don't think...it was GuLP itself since I'm certain I cross posted, c'est la vie! I can't even upgrade myself and nor can anyone else. So tobacco. I'll put one together. But right now....find a source of seeds that sells them and order them. They store forever, are very tiny (hence the store forever, hardly any 'meat' to them) and only need to be cool and dry and out of the light. SO decide which type of tobacco you want and definitely if you live in a Zone 7 or lower get a pack of these WT183 Tree Tobacco ( Nicotiana glauca ) I grew a few indoors/outdoors and they lasted years.

Here is a sampling from a really nice seed company, order their catalog, as well as the JLHudson seed catalog, good reading. [link to www.seedman.com (secure)]
ANd get this [link to www.jlhudsonseeds.net (secure)] Although last I looked they were a US source (not sure if our seed companies ship south anymore sine the US POst irradiates anything coming in without special paperwork) of some rarer tobaccos. You need botanical latin though...lol I cheat. [link to www.jlhudsonseeds.net (secure)] Scroll down to 'nicotiana' to find tobacco.

Another grocery run this morning & even more empty/dwindling shelves.

They don't seem to have gallon jugs of apple juice any more. Lots of half gallons but no gallons

Cat food was about a quarter full, maybe less...gonna be alot of unhappy cats out there.

- MC

Also...THEY WERE OUT OF SPAM!

They had spam lite and generic spam...that was all.

- MC

All full here and seemingly higher priced items are going on sale trying to push things through. Prolly because a lot of people have run out of 'free money' and you can't really survive as a single person in BC on $560.00 a month (regular welfare) It looks like we are moving towards a Venezuela style 'shops are full, pockets are empty' type of environment.

have you actually done this, just like hemp, most poppy seeds are treated to prevent germination.

praying for ya

Breaking!
Walmart has organic potting soil for ONE DOLLAR.
They are trying to unload. Usually $7-8 bag by me.

Try and find 'non-irradiated' seeds then do a germination test. For those who don't know. Get a sheet of paper towel, dampen it on a plate, sprinkle a bunch of the seeds on the damp paper then place it atop your fridge near the back (even temps) and keep damp. If they don't sprout within a few days they are defunct. Then again, we did this with 'goji' seeds and they only grew until the first set of leaves then all died. Ie. irradiated. I found Canuck suppliers of them after that since the USPS has a penchant for radiation it seems.

Some of the best garden fertilizer I've ever used is burying leaves. I dig a trench, throw leaves in it & then turn the soil on top of the leaves.

I'll do that trench by trench until the whole garden is done. It's alot of work but it pays off nicely with well fed plants that produce heavily.

But in the mean time...it might not be a bad idea to stock up on some miracle grow.

- MC

Dang...I just paid $10 for 1.5 cubic feet (about the same size of a 40 pound bag of rock salt).

Do you shred the leaves first? I get tons of leaves every year. I bought a chipper/shredder to grind them up but ended up selling it because I couldn't stand the noise.

My leaves range from small oak leaves to sycamore leaves bigger than my hand.

JUst got this in...download it! L

I hate to say I told ya so...but I told ya so.

SPAM SOLD OUT NATIONWIDE could be the end of it all

[link to www.godlike.com (secure)]

- MC

Nope. I just toss them in the trench and make sure they all have atleast 3-4 inches of soil on top of them. Then water.

I get fantastic growth every time I do it.

- MC

My guess is that it's not the leaves...but the worms eat the leaves I buried and the worm poop is the fertilizer.

I'll give it a try this next season. The soil in most of my beds is depleted. Very low yield this year.

That is a simple variation of hugelkultur. Both of which work a charm (for nutrients and water retention). [link to richsoil.com (secure)] ANd for those who prefer video...

Very informative from one of my favs~



Much love~

That little voice that's been nagging me that something wicked this way comes...is now telling me...TIME'S UP.

I sure hope it's wrong

- MC