Survival Gear. Supplies to Have on Hand in Case of Long-Term Emergency. Freeper input please.

04.15.06 | chickensoup

[Chickensoup]

I received some money recently. I have decided to put a portion of it aside to spend on retrofitting the house and packing in some supplies for 6 for a year.

I want to be able to rotate the supplies through our regular pantry. I also will be retrofitting our well to pump into a holding tank...and I am looking for a good wood cookstove, I have a big jotol in the living room.

Candles, oil lamps whatever. Your input and links would be appreciated.

[sauropod]

Burt Gummer's Survival School.

[M203M4]

Placemarker (in the process of this sort of thing myself).

[gondramB]

One thing to consider - long before year is up you will likely have to deal with defending against people who did not stockpile.

[Supernatural]

Keep a few thousand dollars of cash on hand. Small bills and rolls of change.

Several guns and a good supply of ammo. A shotgun too with various round; buckshot, slugs and birdshot.

A water purifier and some pre-packed food that keeps a long time. Freeze-dried or nitrogen-packed food.

A barrel of gasoline with fuel stabilizer added should keep for two years. Rotate your supply.

[bad company]

To start out with you need to categorize your potential threats. basicly start with power outage and work up to the end of the world as we know it. Spend your money preparing for those things tha are most likely to happen.


What is your situation? Family? Home ownership? Is a shtf situation most likely to make you bug in or bug out?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Check out what the Mormon Church recommends. They have one of the most comprehensive programs out there.

[Farmer Dean]

For starters,get some high quality LED flashlights,rechargeable batteries and a solar panel to power the battery charger.If you don't already own any weapons,now is the time to buy.A 12 gauge shotgun,a .30 semi-auto rifle,and .45 handgun are good choices.Get water purification tablets at a minimum,check out the water filters on the survival sites.And buy a generator,5kw minimum.

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I like this site.

http://www.nitro-pak.com/product_info.php?products_id=1005

[Baynative]

[Thunder90]

Get an AR-15 for self defense.

[bad company]

A good quality generator would ease a few bad situations.

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The site I posted sell such items.

[Chickensoup]

I plan on a 30.06, a 12 guage, and a .44.
and ammo.

[Chickensoup]

I have looked through the Mormon church websites and have not found one that was comprehensive and down to earth.

[Chickensoup]

Nice, but this isnt going to rotate through my regular pantry. I am looking for things I can purchase locally at distributors.

[Chickensoup]

What is an AR15? It sounds like a rocket.

[Lurker]

Ready.gov has a good starter list of disaster supplies.

Remember to plan for a 72 hour period minimum.

L

[Chickensoup]

Been to Google. Too much hype and not enough good down to earth information.

[gondramB]

"I plan on a 30.06, a 12 guage, and a .44.
and ammo."

Yep, the shotgun is a sometimes overlooked home defense weapon.

[Chickensoup]

I have a generator.

[Lurker]

If you have a decent 30-06 you don't need an AR-15.

L

[Chickensoup]

I was planning on 12 months.

[elkfersupper]

Courtesy of Utah Girl:

Emergency Preparedness (year's supply of food, 72 hour kit)

[Chickensoup]

I am looking for the hunker down stuff now. I made it two weeks during a power outage with a full pantry and a genorator and four children under 9.

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This is a registure forum, but worth it. Anything and everything you would want to know and be prepared for.

http://www.frugalsquirrels.com/vb/index.php

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Ahhhh, ok.

[Farmer Dean]

If your budget permits,some night vision gear would be very handy.Also some passive infared sensors,Radio Shack has a system for about 100 bucks.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Ask some of our Mormon Freepers. There was one website that was very comprehensive and down to earth. I even book marked it. But that was a couple of computers ago and I doubt if I could find it to save my life now.

[walkerk]

Sounds like you're looking for this:

http://www.survivalblog.com/

Of course, it will take away from your time reading FR.

[ansel12]

The very first thing, is to order this book
"Making the Best of Basics"

That book is the best source available for stocking your cupboards, it tells you the shelf life of foods, from canned goods to condiments, which will help your plan to live from your families normal diet (except, with more bulk buying) incidentally, that is the ideal way to do it for a family, kids are not all of a sudden going to want to live on wheat bread, pinto beans, and water,( that means weight loss).

"Back to basics" will also answer your questions about deep storage items, such as wheat berries and rice ( all stored in nitrogen filled containers).

After you order the book, get a subscription to " Backwoods Home" magazine.

[bad company]

Have you thought about several deep cycle batteries to operate lights and such without having to use the gen.

[Thunder90]

Assault Rifle. It is like the M-16 rifle, but is semi automatic.

[Chickensoup]

I have backwoods home, just renewed my subscription after years and years of not haveing it. The trouble with BH is that the information is everywhere and not listed. I dont have time to ferret everything out, I need a checklist, I work two jobs, parent four kids and homeschool two. I dont have time to turn this into a third career.

I will look into the other book

[Lurker]

Then buy it cheap and stack it deep.

Candles are dangerous. They start lots of structure fires. I'd recommend some propane or white gas lanterns in their place.

For food, dry beans, rice, lentils, and a big pile of vacuum packed beef jerky will hold you for months. Water is your big problem. Remember you're going to need a gallon per person per day. For a family of six that's a lot of water. If you're on a well great. If not well that's quite a storage problem.

Buy canned foods with a long shelf life and remember FIFO is your friend. (First In, First Out) Canned tuna will last a year or so and still retain its nutrients. Canned pastas aren't so good, but they're better than nothing.

Try to get some long term canned stuff with lots of liquids in them. That's a good source of water. Heat and eat soups fit this bill pretty well IMO.

Just remember to rotate your stash so you don't end up wasting food.

L

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mmmm, nice site.

[Chickensoup]

http://www.frugalsquirrels.com/vb/index.php

They want $100!!

[Chickensoup]

Thanks. I did ask one LDS freeper, the one who posts the LDS thought for the day. No response.

[Chickensoup]

Assault rifle?

Like a machine gun?

Me?

[steve8714]

for my list, send $60,000.00 in cash or money order to...

[Chickensoup]

I am on a well. I have been thinking of a in well pump that can be powered by a bicycle and will pump up to a second floor tank. What else are four kids good for?

[Chickensoup]

for my list, send $60,000.00 in cash or money order to...

For $60,000 I will want your indentured serventhood for uhmmmm...the next ten years.

[Thunder90]

You never know what you are going to face in those situations.

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Just remember to rotate your stash so you don't end up wasting food.

Agreed. I date our items when we buy them with date of purchase and expiration date.

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$100.00 dollars for what? A well pump?

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

Know of which you speak, have been in that mode as of late. Sure others will give input, but here is just one thing I have done.

Purchased two LED lanterns, also LED head and hand lights. Rechargeable batteries and a solar panel charging system. The lanterns with four D cell batteries will run continuously for 17 days in the 15 LED mode, 8 days in the 30 LED full power mode.

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=196421

[WestCoastGal]

Paging a_d

He has a great list of supplies for emergencies.

[RightWhale]

The question of what to do when others show up to share your stash is one you will have to answer for yourself. But, in considering firearms, remember that the homely 22 rifle and some blocks of 22 shells is the long-term survival firearm.

[ansel12]

As a "Backwoods home" subscriber you already know what you want,
so yes, spring for the $25 or $27 dollars for "Making the best of Basics"
and you will have one source to continually refer to for
answers to food storage questions.



I have an extensive library on these subjects, including books on food storage and preparation going back to the late 1800s.

My favorite and most used is the "Making the most of basics" book, I truly believe it would become a welcome source of easy, but dependable information for you.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

Ditto on that, we get our hard red winter wheat through such.