Posted on 03/01/2012 11:36:56 AM PST by Kartographer
The Boy Scout motto — Be Prepared — is probably considered evidence of terrorist (or at least extremist) inclinations in the USSA Today. I won’t even get into the parts about hiking in the woods, carrying knives and practicing “survival” strategies. In my day, we even had a merit badge for marksmanship with a gun. But, weekend camping expeditions aside, how to be prepared in situ? In your home? For when the SHTF?
Guns (and ammo) are obviously good things to have. And every person who wants to be prepared for a possible fecal-flinging scenario ought to have them. So also food supplies and medicine. Check.
Then I got to thinking about related stuff that is arguably just as essential which some “be prepared” people may not have taken into consideration — but really ought to.
(Excerpt) Read more at lessbull.com ...
Preppers’ PING!
I was thinking about the “ammo can rocket stove”,
and I thought that a 30 gal metal barrel could be used as an upsized version of it.
This would be a great cooking surface as well.
Funny he mentions Boy Scouts. My son is crossing over from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts next month. I recently took him on a weekend trip with a local Boy Scout troop he is thinking about joining.
Anyway, Saturday after supper, the Scoutmaster divided the boys up into four patrols and assigned them each to come up with a song and a skit to perform for the group. It was a lot of fun.
I remember thinking at the time - this is an essential survival skill that’s being taught. If you’re preparing, don’t forget friends and entertainment.
For those who may have missed that thread:
Ammo Can Rocket Stove
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2850938/posts
Toilet paper.
If you have more than you need, a great trading commodity.
A bidet might be a good alternative.
that hasn't changed in the bsa. it's actually gotten better. in the current day, we still have a rife shooting merit badge . we added shotgun shooting more than a decade ago.
and we recently dropped prohibitions on calibers and semi-automatics that you had in your day, so that scouts and venturers can now shoot handguns, and semi-autos. we're no longer limited to single-shot .22 rimfires. our scouts have fired 9 mm, .357 sig, 45 acp, and others already this calendar year . . . and last may, I shot .50 barretts at 1,500 meter targets with venturers at a local army base. our scouts and venturers shoot skeet and trap. and it's all allowed under current bsa rules - some less than two years old.
we can't hunt as scouts (yet), but we've had classes on hunting safety in our troop.
Fire extinguishers should be on everybody’s list whether they are into prepping or not. Every house should have at least three and then keep track of them so they aren’t so old they are useless when you actually need them.
I wrote this:
10 Morale Boosters for Any Worst Case Scenario
http://thesurvivalmom.com/2011/11/20/8-morale-boosters-for-any-worst-case-scenario/
This is also in my Preparedness Manual which you can download it at:
http://tomeaker.com/kart/Preparedness1j.pdf
NOTE! THIS IS A FREE DOWNLOAD. I DO NOT MAKE ONE CENT OFF MY PREPAREDNESS MANUAL!
From the article:
—(example, I just added another “two pack” of Quaker Oats — 4.5 pounds each, 9 pounds total — enough to keep your belly full for 10 days or more — for less than $10—
I don’t do Quaker for political reasons. However, I do buy bulk course rolled oats for $.49 a lb. A small bag of that stuff lasts forever. I also do oat bran for about ten cents more a lb. It lasts even longer - very filling.
Both are excellent health foods even in a good economy.
We’ve been eating a bag of rolled oats for over a year now,
and I can’t tell the difference with it and “Quaker”.
Kartographer, I have been doing some re-evaluating in light of my own recent personal experiences and have realized that it is our own sheer will and heart that will allow us to go on no matter what the situation. Prepare your body, soul, and mind and work on that as hard as anything else you do. Never give up and never give in no matter what. If you haven’t prepared your mind, nothing else matters.
Have fun with Souts. I started as an assistant SM when my oldest son joined and just finished my 10th year as Scoutmaster as my youngest (of 4) son got his Eagle last year. It has been fun and a great excuse to get out in the great outdoors.
And yes, BSA still teaches marksmanship with rifle, shoutgun and archery. The rangemasters are all taught and certified by the NRA.
It’s better than quaker, frankly. You know those “boutique” rolled oats, like the ones you get from places like the Snoqualmie Lodge for $5 for a tin with half a pound in it is really just course rolled oats. I prefer coarse because it’s got some texture to it.
I’ve been a Den Leader for the past four years. I’m hoping for a little time off. Maybe I’ll be a merit badge counselor for a while.
"This is a very important lesson. You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be."If you don't recognize the name, he spent some time checked-in at the Hanoi Hilton 40-odd years ago.
I am very familiar with Adm. Stockdale. He is one of my true heroes.
We don’ cotton to no boooteek oats rount here...
And I’m talkin’ ‘bout a 25 pound bag!
I should have phrased it a more general “For those who don’t recognize the name...” ;-)
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