GRANDPAPPY'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE WITH FREE INFORMATION ON MANY TOPICS
https://grandpappy.org/indexhar.htm
WATER:
01. How to Find Water and How to Make Water Safe to Drink
02. How to Build a Very Effective Water Filter System for Approximately $75
03. Berkey Black Water Filter Elements
04. Water Filter Recommendation
05. Pasteurization of Water
06. Water Storage OptionsFOOD:
07.The Importance of Food
08. Why Should Anyone Buy More Food Than They Can Eat in One Week?
09. A 30-Day Emergency Food Supply
10. An Affordable One-Year Emergency Food Supply and a Really Cheap One-Year Emergency Food Supply
11. Important Factors to Consider When Purchasing and Storing Emergency Food
12. Ten Different Ways to Heat Canned Foods
13. Freeze Dried and Dehydrated Foods
14. Long-Term Food Storage
15. How to Get the Best Value When Buying Fresh Meat
16. The LEM #10 Hand-Cranked Stainless Steel Meat Grinder
17. Black Pepper, Peppercorns, and Peppercorn Grinders
18. Pure Salt, Iodized Salt, Sea Salt, and Sea Salt Grinders
19. Coffee, Coffee Pots, and Coffee Bean Grinders
20. Grain Grinders for Wheat, Corn, Oats, and Beans
21. Grain: Wheat, Corn, and Oats
22. Parched Corn
23. Beans: An Important Survival Food for Hard Times
24. Emergency Vegetable Seeds for Hard TimesTRADITIONAL SKILLS AND EQUIPMENT:
25. Grandpappy's Homemade Soap Recipe
26. Laundry Washboards and a Suggestion for Using a Clothes Dryer
27. How to Melt Animal Fat
28. How to Start a Fire Using a Match or a Butane Lighter
29. Firewood, Fireplaces, and Cast Iron Stoves
30. Cast Iron Cookware
31. How to Preserve Food Using Three Simple Old Fashioned Methods
32. Practical Cooking Options During Serious Hard Times
33. How to Build a Reflector Oven and How to Use a Reflector Oven
34. How to Make a Primitive Clay Pot and How to Cook in a Clay Pot
35. How to Make a Candle Using Animal Fat and Some Cotton String
36. Smokehouse Questions and Answers
37. How to Smoke Meat and How to Make Meat Jerky
38. How to Build a Simple but Extremely Practical Smokehouse
39. A Few Small Items That Could Be Useful During Hard Times
40. Bicycles for Emergency Transportation
41. How to Build a Simple SundialTECHNOLOGY FOR HARD TIMES:
42. Rechargeable Batteries and a Solar Battery Charger
43. Flashlights
44. Candles - Advantages and Disadvantages
45. Two-Way Communication: Cell Phones, Satellite Phones, and Two-Way Radios
46. The Basics of Shortwave Radio
47. A Simple Explanation of the GPS Coordinate System
48. Alternate Energy Sources
How to Build a Portable Solar Power Generator
50. Vacuum Food SealerSURVIVAL STRATEGIES:
51. A Simple But Effective Survival Plan
52. A List of 20 Common Mistakes that Should Be Avoided
53. How to Start Preparing for Hard Times on a Very Modest Budget
54. Practical Items for Every Day Carry (EDC)
55. An Emergency Backpack or a Bug-Out-Bag
56. The Basic Rules of Survival During Hard Times
57. Pets and Livestock During Hard Times
58. Charity During Hard Times
59. Realistic Self-Sufficiency: The Do's and the Don'ts
60. Emergency First Aid Books and Supplies
61. How to Survive an Epidemic
62. Trade and Barter Items
63. Simple Easy Strategies on How to Reduce Your Living Expenses
64. What to Do Right Now if the Hard Times Have Begun and You are Not Prepared
65. The Solution to Hard TimesRETREATS:
66. Use Common Sense to Compare Your Current Location to Another Location
67. How to Select the Optimal Retreat Location
68. During a Disaster Event Should You Stay at Home or Leave?
69. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Recreational Vehicles and Campers
70. Community Involvement and Community Long-Term SurvivalSHELF LIFE STUDIES:
71. Shelf Life of Canned Food and Dry Food
72. Shelf Life of MedicineOTHER INFORMATION:
73. Hard Times and Acceptable Behavior
74. Sensationalism - 2007 and July 2, 2012.
75. Clothing for Hard Times
76. Shoes and Boots for Hard Times
77. Practical Suggestions That Can Help to Maintain Harmony with Long-Term House Guests
78. A Comparison of Five Major Brands of Toilet Tissue
79. How to Wipe When There is No Toilet Tissue
80. How to Convert Human Waste into a Safe Garden Compost Fertilizer
81. Ant Hills: A Simple Solution
82. Entertainment Options During Hard Times
83. Ancient Board Games and Solitaire Games From Around the World
That is amazing TY!
I wish I had another lifetime to start earlier and learn from resources like that. What a lot of knowledge and experience it takes - and time -to compile that!
Our own Pollard also compiled a prepping resource with needed topics:
Pollard’s Prepping Library - https://permasteader.route66custom.com/cloud/index.php/s/2ieKHJxFzADHRb6
His index is on his profile page.
Now, what I should do is print out one or both resources. Knowing these links won’t help if there is no internet or even electricity.
Great resource. Thank you.
FWIW, I have heard that penicillin can actually go bad, so that might be one to check out. I’m guessing liquids have a much shorter shelf life.
Another good grain mill is the Mock Mill. We just bought one and love it. It grinds other stuff besides wheat, too.
You just have to make sure you can find wheat berries locally. In CNY, one of the local Mennonite stores (Sauder’s in Seneca Falls) carries bags of wheat berries.
A question about root crops. I have a lot of volunteer turnips growing. I know I’ll need to dig them before the ground freezes but how long can they last in the ground. The article only mentions carrots and radishes.