Practical Prepping Protocol even if Poor

Vitamins and sprouts. Bam.

Good job!

If you have a well, a quality hand pump is honestly worth the investment but they are not cheap.

A hand pump only works for shallow wells. Be careful not to give advice on issues you don't understand.

Understood. I have a shallow well. If you don't have a shallow well don't get a hand pump. Get a solar array or turbine that powers a pump.

Thanks for the correction.

Actually, consider re-digging a well...an artesian or do a shallow if possible.

It may be worth your effort in these times!

This works. Shooting a bullet in your well, dry ice, even steadily pumping it, doesn't work.

Sulfamic and a bubbler for a week.
Thread: In Praise of Sulfamic Water Well Rehabilitation - the Chemical Fracking You Can Do at Home! GET YOUR WELL WORKING! OR WORKING BETTER.

18 pack of washcloths from Walmart cost $4, will replace hundreds of rolls of paper towels.

I swear by this. I have two bins under the sink. One hangs on the cabinet door (the plastic kind made to store used plastic bags) and a bucket for the dirty ones. Just wash and reuse.

For those with no way to dig a well, just make sure you have activated charcoal and a bag of sand on hand. You can make a rudimentary filter out of any vessel that holds water.

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Sometimes it's better to have something than nothing at all.

Another thing to remember is to have a hard copy of everything. Relying on that instruction on how to make something saved to your computer or phone may not be there when TSHTF. Copy everything onto paper or have books that have the info you need. I even copy extra recipes I might need into the inside covers if my cookbooks. You'd be suprised how much we take for granted the stores to supply us with the most basic foods.You never know when you'll get a hankering for mayo or italian dressing. Make sure you have it written down somewhere. Google won't be there when you need it most.

Bam.
And "who could survive on beans and rice with wheat and flour?"
Uh, they are called tacos, and Mexicans live on them their entire lives. Every seen a thin Mexican?
Nope, me either.

:illegals:

If you have not got some food insurance time is very short!
And the price has gone up 80% from last year!

Store bought I just got some more coffee oil beans rice and flour 25 LBs bags it is cheapest way and I think we are going to be eating it very soon!

From LDS email this morning!

Now, effective immediately: due to a surge in demand, each transaction will be limited to quantities as found in our one-year supply recommendations - per customer per month.

You can find these quantities at: [link to brightspotcdn.byu.edu (secure)] . Please note that on this sheet it suggests saving 24 cans of wheat. Unfortunately, at this time we can only supply you with 12 cans of wheat and you can substitute the other 12 cans with white flour.
Depending on shipment and inventory, these amounts can change without notice, so please email before coming down to check if what you would like to purchase is something we have in stock. At this time, Sylmar Home Storage Center can no longer support selling bulk quantities. If you would like to purchase bulk items, you may do so online at www.providentliving.org.

I was talking with Pooka via Email several times a day.

On Feb 15 she emailed me...

If I'm out of touch for a while i'm hospitalized w/ no puter

I haven't heard from her since :(

I hope she's not pissed at me for sharing this.

- Mental Case

Battery stuff.
I like battery recyclers, when I find one I can trust.
I prefer deep cycle batteries, too.

Sending prayers!

Good suggestion from Ms LJS

I went into my old email and found one from Pooka & hit reply...I didn't want any chance of a type-o.

I sent her an email that read "test". It came back as undeliverable...Account expired :(

- Mental Case

Here is link for wholesale baking supplies, including wheat free, gluten free, and much more.


Gluten free
[link to grainmill.coop (secure)]


Bread flour
[link to grainmill.coop (secure)]


They have all kinds of stuff I never heard of, like bean flour, chickpea flour, all kinds of stuff that could be usefulor fun. Site loads slowly, so be patient and don't overwhelm it. Scroll through the list on the left. I haven't looked at it all yet.


This came up here:

Thread: I'm in the wheat and grain business and cannot buy wheat from my suppliers.

Also start making sour dough. Research it and you will see it is easy.
Here is a recipe using all purpose flour, most call for whole wheat flour.
[link to www.theclevercarrot.com (secure)]
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Flour that is vacuum sealed will last at least 10 years.

Paper lunch sack, mark with best by date, date you are sealing and how many cups, I do 9 cups.

Fill with flour, fold over and tape shut. Put in freezer for a week (kills the buggies and their eggs), then thaw overnight. Vacuum seal so that info on the sack is showing through.

Store in a cool dark place. You can put in buckets or totes to keep rodents out.

Last Edited by WhiteAngel on 04/11/2022 11:34 PM

So...without an active mod who encourages chatter this thread goes...? It's too long for it to be pinned anymore without it actively being regularly watered, fed and nurtured. Anyhow bump. I asked a mod about locking it (like the first Qanon, its on thread is) so that someone can use the same title as a Part 2 but where is Pooka? Last I heard from her she was worried about 'my preps' lol...Permaculture is a toolkit anyone can carry anywhere and immediately correct a s faulty system and make it cheaper, easier, and more efficient. I'm not worried about me Pooka, if you are reading this.

But this is a vital, and Classic, GLP thread. A part 2 (to make it pinnable) would be awesome. Anyone want to start one?

Thanks for sharing this.

OLD MISMATCHED SOCKS will work as well for toilet paper.

bump

Good information !


Thread: Don't laugh but Ensure Plus is a decent survival food. I'ts optimized for shipping so 1 case takes up little room, and it lasts 1 full year

Don't laugh but Ensure Plus is a decent survival food. I'ts optimized for shipping so 1 case takes up little room, and it lasts 1 full year

it lasts a full year before expiration

fridge would last even longer

i noticed the ensure plus are in tight supply right now compared to regular ensure

the regular ensure is near worthless

ensure plus at least has 16g mostly non soy protein

bump for pooka

you're in our prayers sweetie

hope you're well

rapture/trib will be along shortly..

Yep, do that too, but the wood people here are moving away from single use plastic sheeting and are using 5x2 thin plywood sheets to protect their timber during shipping. This is thrown out when the loads are unpacked and it's very handy stuff. We make all kinds of stuff from it. Use your imagination.

Forgot to add, many timber merchants have lots of waste that they pay to dispose of. If you are reliable, they might let you go through their skips and take what you want. They benefit by saving a couple of loads a year going to the dump, which equates to £££££. It's a win-win.

Stealth security camera that screws into a light socket.
It's wireless. 360 degrees.

Link. Sorry.
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