All Things Prepping & Homesteading

[Pollard]

Prior prepping threads by nw_arizona_granny, CottonBall and I are listed/linked on my profile page along with some other prepping related links; https://freerepublic.com/~pollard/

AZ_Granny's prepping info from another forum that she and I used to frequent; https://permasteader.com/AZ_Granny/stor01.html

The above html pages as a zip file; https://permasteader.com/AZ_Granny.zip (html files are on a single folder and if kept that way, links will work)

My prepper/homestead files; https://permasteader.com/cloud/index.php/s/H8iLwmfLHiGFyjG They are categorized by subject in folders and sub-folders and most are pdf files. The top level folder is called Prepping. You can download the entire thing, a single folder, subfolder or single file.

I added a folder called High Tunnels inside the Agriculture folder last week.

No particular subject from here on out. Talk or ask questions about anything related homesteading & prepping.

[Jane Long]

https://theprovidentprepper.org/long-term-food-storage-creative-solutions-to-build-a-critical-asset/

[Vlad The Inhaler]

4 WAY SILLCOCK KEY

This is a tool used to open water taps/faucets that do not have a handle.
Many commercial buildings, apartments and government buildings have outside water spigots/hose bibs that require this tool to operate.

In a SHTF emergency when there is no more water pressure there can still be some potable water in building plumbing systems.
Especially in multi-story buildings.

With this tool you can open a ground level outside tap to drain any remaining water from higher levels in the building pipes.

It's a good item to have in your Bail-Out-Bag or Get-Home Bag just in case...

Available at Ace Hardware, Loews, Home Depot, Amazon, etc. for around $5 to $10.

[djf]

I know alot of people use the oxygen packs. I don’t have any of those.
I use the hand-warmer thingies because they are basically the same.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

If you store green coffee beans that way (minus the freezer part) they will last even longer.

[LilFarmer]

We stocked up green coffee beans and my husband roasts them on the grill. They keep a lot longer than roasted.

[LilFarmer]

Good idea

We are in the process here of finishing up all maintenance work on our house and barn - all the projects we put off we are at least getting the materials to do the jobs even if we don’t have time to do them now.

I want a “wet leg” for our big propane tank to be able fill smaller tanks. We can cook with wood if needed, but if we ever need to do canning without electricity, I think our propane camp stove is a more even heat for a pressure canner.

I have liked seedsavers for heirloom seeds - I am going on 5+ years from seeds I originally bought from them. Cherokee purple tomatoes and corn I’m going on 10 years.

[Vlad The Inhaler]

Those “old fashioned” metal tins are great, they weren’t just for decoration, but they keep vermin out.
Mice have trouble with metal. I like canning jars for longer term storage because glass is better at keeping air excluded

If food is stored where rodents can get at it they will.

We had rats chew through a 5 gallon plastic bucket and the mylar bag to get at wheat and corn we had stored in a U-Save rental space.
These were new buckets not repurposed buckets that had previously held food like frosting, salad dressing, etc.
We do have some of those that we got at the local supermarket deli and I imagine they would be real rodent magnets if stored in the wrong place..

Ace Hardware, Loews, Home Depot, etc. still sell different size old style galvanized garbage cans.

I bought several 32 gallon cans to keep sealed mylar bags of stored food safe from rodents.

Shop around and watch for sales and you will sometimes find good deals on new cans.

If the flea markets in our area ever open up again I am going to comb through them for more clean metal cans.

[sergeantdave]

Properly packaged freeze-dried food from a trusted processor is your best bet for long-term food storage. It’s more expensive to go this route, but it’s worth it.

[Mrs. Ranger]

“ I’ve been meaning to put some sort of list together based on order of importance and/or length of shtf event.”

Just peeking in between beans, corn and tomatoes. Lots of good info to which I’ll add: batteries :)

[yuleeyahoo]

bump for later

[Cold Heart]

Mredepot.com

Canned green coffee beans, 19.2 oz. $12.95/can $155.40/case.

Shelf life 20 years

Freezing is not good for roasted coffee beans.

[daniel1212]

nw_arizona_granny's Prepper Threads

1. Thread #1
2. Thread #2
3. Thread #3

   Thanks but FR went from 3 threads with over 10,000 posts each in 2018 to under 1,700 in 2018 to less than 300 in 2020-21? Where did they all go. Purged, died or left?

[Jane Long]

We put our flour in the freezer, after bringing home, too.

How/where do you store your flour, after you freeze...for long term (like the one you made the bread with, after 12 yrs)?

TIA

[GOPJ]

https://www.rareseeds.com/

[Lurker]

For later.

L

[Conservative4Life]

bkmk

[Cold Heart]

I knew the Civil War Union Army used instant coffee but hadn’t realized it was a paste made from condensed milk (with sugar) and coffee.

[varina davis]

save

[Ellendra]

I’ve seen a lot of seed-storage charts like that, and each one seems to have a different set of numbers.

If you find yourself with old seeds, give them a try. Last year I decided to use up old tomato seeds from varieties I wouldn’t normally grow. Some were from before I quit growing hybrids, while others were included free when I ordered other things. The oldest was more than 20 years old, and they had been stored in the corner of my bedroom, with no special treatment.

They still had a 90% germination rate!

There are records of seeds being found on archeological sites that were centuries old, that still grew. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that older seeds are worthless. Some of them might still be alive.

[Ellendra]

I think coffee beans lose something when frozen. They never taste as good as before they were frozen. They barely taste like coffee.

This website has some good information about coffee storage: https://www.primalsurvivor.net/long-term-coffee-storage/