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Costco Will Sell You an Apocalyptic Year's Worth of Disgusting Food for $800
Gizmodo ^
| 10/7/2010
Posted on 10/07/2010 7:32:13 AM PDT by FromLori
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To: ChocChipCookie
We already have bicycles. I’m surprised that more people aren’t talking about getting big dogs. we recently got 3 st. bernard pups. sweet, good heaters yet their size is very intimidating, and i hate to say it but if it came down to it there is a lot of meat on them.
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posted on
10/07/2010 8:59:53 PM PDT
by
sfimom
(my shift key has taken a vacation)
To: sfimom
LOL Don’t let THEM hear you say that!!
To: ChocChipCookie
LOL They are spoiled rotten, but late at night when you really start to worry........KWIM?
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posted on
10/07/2010 9:16:32 PM PDT
by
sfimom
(my shift key has taken a vacation)
To: ozarkgirl
And I always thought your name was male. :) Sorry about that! I'm just a small town country over-the-hill mom. Oh, hubby knows no one else would put with him and I know no one else would put up with me, lol.
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posted on
10/07/2010 9:20:47 PM PDT
by
bgill
(K Parliament- how could a young man born in Kenya who is not even a native American become the POTUS)
To: ChocChipCookie
I already know which side I fall on. I don’t like it. Hate tofu and soy milk, too. I read the ingredients carefully for garden/vegetable burger type things. Bought some ground beef a few months back and ended u[ throwing it out. You could taste the soy they used as filler. ack! My cousin bought some at the same time and threw hers out, too. She actually alerted me to the problem since she tried hers first.
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posted on
10/07/2010 9:30:26 PM PDT
by
Netizen
To: little jeremiah; All
No thread about food prepping should be without mention of solar cooking. You don't need a factory made solar oven as you can make a large one from just a cardboard box and foil (it's true, tin foil has other uses than hats!). Make it a learning project with your kids.
For those of you who home can, tomatoes and acid fruit can be done with a more substantial homemade oven. This guy has been doing it for years. http://www.cookwiththesun.com/canning.htm
Many simple to more substantial oven building plans can be found at: http://solarcooking.org/
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posted on
10/07/2010 9:43:24 PM PDT
by
bgill
(K Parliament- how could a young man born in Kenya who is not even a native American become the POTUS)
To: Lurker
It would only have been handy if it had been above the 12 foot water line.
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posted on
10/07/2010 10:43:25 PM PDT
by
Shadowstrike
(Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
To: Vigilanteman
I love that company, and was going to suggest it...you beat me to it. :)
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posted on
10/07/2010 10:47:03 PM PDT
by
Shadowstrike
(Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
To: SonsOfCollins_Wallace
Precisely what I am doing. I recommended this because the shipping on heavy items is outrageous. You can purchase these items locally and repackage them to suitable sizes to fit your needs. Grains must be vacuum sealed to remove the oxygen or you will end up with weevils hatching and spoiling your stored grains. This has worked really well for me and mine.
I know of no way to freeze dry without commercial machines to do so nor do I think it would be practical outside of the commercial setting. That is why it seems prudent to purchase the items you can preserve by dehydration, canning, vacuum sealing, etc. and paying the higher prices for freeze dried items it you not be practical for you to preserve (eggs, powdered milk, etc).
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posted on
10/08/2010 7:29:22 AM PDT
by
texgal
(end no-fault divorce laws return DUE PROCESS & EQUAL PROTECTION to ALL citizens))
To: kalee
What do 2 people do with a #10 can of food? How long does it last after its opened?You can put an oxygen absorber in it to make it last longer or, you can put a small hole in the top of the lid use your food saver to draw the oxygen out and cover with tape (you've got to be quick!).
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posted on
10/08/2010 7:34:28 AM PDT
by
texgal
(end no-fault divorce laws return DUE PROCESS & EQUAL PROTECTION to ALL citizens))
To: FourPeas
Still trying to figure out how to stockpile medications.... Every time we go to the doctor, we ask for free samples of the meds we're on. Then we set those aside and later on, swap them out with fresh pills. It takes awhile but you can eventually build up a decent supply. Just don't forget to rotate the stock as you fill Rx. Doesn't work for all Rx, but doctors are more than happy to pawn off all those little samples the pharmacy pill pushers leave with them. Might as well use that to our advantage.
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posted on
10/08/2010 7:57:45 AM PDT
by
meowmeow
(In Loving Memory of Our Dear Viking Kitty (1987-2006))
To: Netizen
Canned soup doesn't have a 1 year shelf life? I just looked and a can of soup I have in the cupboard is dated to Aug 15, 2012. That is more than a year away. This isn't food that will store for one year ... it's enough food to keep one person alive for one year that will store for many, many years. If you have a cool, dry place, 20-30 year shelf life isn't impossible.
Now, when we're talking about keeping the stuff on hand that I normally eat, 12 cans of soup will probably last me a year.
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posted on
10/08/2010 7:57:58 AM PDT
by
Stegall Tx
(Joined the Obama economy on 19 March, 2010.)
To: burghguy
Laugh if you will but the day is coming when everyone will wish the had stored at least 6-months of food. I'm definitely not laughing and I honestly don't believe that I'll ever use all the food I have stored around this house, but there's lots of reasons to stock up on long-shelf-life food. I've been unemployed for a little over six months, and I've put a pretty serious dent in the food pile and freezer in that time. Life happens, and having extra food on hand helps to smooth out the bumps.
Not only that, but when someone else is having trouble, it's very, very easy to walk into the storage closet and pick out a grocery sack or two of good quality stuff to help them. And if you choose well, it's the stuff you're going to have to rotate out soon anyhow.
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posted on
10/08/2010 8:05:38 AM PDT
by
Stegall Tx
(Joined the Obama economy on 19 March, 2010.)
To: ozarkgirl
If homes around you are being looted, take clothes and stuff and throw it in your front yard, looters will think your house has already been raided and all the valuables taken. Good idea...
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posted on
10/08/2010 8:08:08 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Liberal violence against Tea Party: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFeUhSlHiUQ)
To: SonsOfCollins_Wallace; DuncanWaring
There is no way to get the power back inside of 2-3 years if the EMP event is large scale enough, coal or otherwise (if coastal ports/docks are out then its 3-5 years). The distribution system [substations and overhead distribution lines] is what goes down first and then the transformers (all in a few microseconds) The large transformers are NOT readily available even now as they take 6-12 months (and at $10+millions) to make and then you have to transport them from the docks (most are NOT manufactured in US anymore, so getting them here is a problem too) to the site via a LARGE tractor-trailer rig. EMP takes out ALL electronic devices that are not in a Faraday cage structure. Diodes and capacitors and transistors and ICchips are what control most equipment and are the most vulnerable. Any car after 1972 will be toast and need a complete replacement of its electronic ignition system [if you just happen to have a replacement kit somewhere safe].
Duncan - what about this - will some of our stuff be so ruined we'll have to replace it rather than just get it up and running?
Thanks for the information SonsofCollins....
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posted on
10/08/2010 8:11:28 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Liberal violence against Tea Party: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFeUhSlHiUQ)
To: little jeremiah
a link to a lot of preparedness info, its connected with pandemic preparedness but works for any situation.Thanks. At the bottom of the page was a link to the "2 Weeks vs 12 Weeks - Double Standards for Stockpiling Advice" about US Embassy staffs. Very interesting...
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posted on
10/08/2010 8:17:41 AM PDT
by
bgill
(K Parliament- how could a young man born in Kenya who is not even a native American become the POTUS)
To: FourPeas
Still trying to figure out how to stockpile medications....Refill your prescriptions a week early. In four months, you will have one month stockpiled.
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posted on
10/08/2010 8:30:04 AM PDT
by
bgill
(K Parliament- how could a young man born in Kenya who is not even a native American become the POTUS)
To: FourPeas
Still trying to figure out how to stockpile medications....Also, if you're allowed a refill then refill it even if you're cured.
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posted on
10/08/2010 8:32:02 AM PDT
by
bgill
(K Parliament- how could a young man born in Kenya who is not even a native American become the POTUS)
To: suthener
Here is A.T.Hagan's “The Prudent Pantry” that grew out of the misc.survivalism Food Storage FAQ. It's really a very detailed "how to" on building a food storage program over several years.
The most important aspect of any of this is that you should occasionally use the stuff you buy. Not so much for rotation (I mean, the shelf life on some of this stuff is upwards of 3 decades!), but so you know what to do with it once you need it. If you don't know how to prepare the food when it's easy to do so, it's unlikely you will be able to do so in a stressful situation.
This is not something you are going to be able to do overnight. Buying a few extra cans of soup is a wise way of starting your plan, but that's just the start.
Best of luck!
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posted on
10/08/2010 8:37:21 AM PDT
by
Stegall Tx
(Joined the Obama economy on 19 March, 2010.)
To: DuncanWaring
There's an orphanage in Mexico right across the Rio from my sister's house that makes and sells concrete water filters. It's essentially a bucket filled with sand with a pipe that directs water from the very bottom of the filter to an outlet at a convenient height off the ground. Pour the water in, let it drain out.
The thing about sand filters is that they MUST BE USED to work efficiently. Something builds up inside that makes them work better (details here at Slow Sand Filter).
Any filter is better than no filter, but be sure you know how to use it before you need it.
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posted on
10/08/2010 9:17:34 AM PDT
by
Stegall Tx
(Joined the Obama economy on 19 March, 2010.)
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