Posted on 04/26/2013 12:53:29 PM PDT by Kartographer
I wanted to reach out to you because I found your website last fall when I was bracing for a hurricane and had a 3 week old. I had not thought before he arrived about what to do in an emergency. But since finding you I have slowly begun to change some things for long term storage and safety for my family.
(Excerpt) Read more at thesurvivalmom.com ...
/johnny
A Sustainable Laundry Washer
Thanks for that info-—I was not aware of those details.
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So do you now have a regular tub and bathroom or what?
But in the peak of the summer.... after the sun goes down.... there is that 55 gallon drum right outside the back door, and that, after the junebugs are skimmed off, is as good a place for a bath as anywhere. ;)
It recycles the dirt back to the garden.
Besides, the porch steps make a handy place to put the soap and shampoo.
/johnny
That is a bigger set up than I would want. Plus, if any of that meant I had to bend over, I'd junk it. I'll use the two kitchen sinks so I don't bend over.
However, the clothes plunger in that picture is a good one to get. It's $14.95 at Amazon. Put “Mobile Washer” or “Rapid Washer” in search at Amazon.
I’ve used that method too.LOL
I would expect no less.LOL
ME: "Yep. They are drying.
COP: "Why?"
ME: "You don't want to know the details. And my lawyer wouldn't want me to say".
/johnny
Ha Ha. Gotta remember that response, and practice it till it just comes out automatically.LOL
My prepping lately has been involved with getting the garden planted, as well as more fruit and nut trees, and berry bushes etc.
I did just finish reading a booklet entitled:
Food for the Future Now - A survival garden plan.
Lots of info there to ponder.
Okay, thanks.
I am not a stranger to handwashing laundry, as I used to do that on extended camping trips when my children were small, and I have done some laundry by hand when we have been away on our boat for weeks.
But my experience has been with clothing only and in warm weather. I just cannot imagine doing my weekly sheet and towel washing by hand. I could, of course, if I had to, but I would hate it.
As for hanging out laundry, I do that quite frequently, even in the winter, if the weather permits. I do use the dryer for towels, though, as that makes them much softer and fluffier.
they survived the bombing by Germany pretty damn well
“they survived the bombing by Germany pretty damn well”
That’s because they weren’t used to having much to start with. Americans would have had a much harder time to be deprived of their easier life.
One of their problems today, is, much less food in grown in country - a great deal is imported today. If those supply lines go away, and they store almost nothing in their homes, millions will die of starvation.
oh bee ess
“oh bee ess”
I’ve been in their “supermarkets” and if you took out the American products, the store would be half its size and their “supermarkets” are not big to start with. I’ve lived there on and off for over 20 years.
I found this comment below the article interesting. Apparently the article writer is denying that it was martial law where she was...”sheltering in place” was only a “suggestion” for her part of the state as she was not in Boston. It’s still cool that she was better prepared that she would have been otherwise without her recent efforts.
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“I do not live in Boston, I live in the southern part of the state. The stay in place was a suggestion, not a mandatory order. Businesses closed due to the suggestion not an order. Yes, subway service was suspended and taxi service was stopped but people could still move around. I don’t want there to be a misunderstanding. There was no martial law.
My daughter was at a school that was in lockdown but she could still walk outside and go to the dining hall. She had more than enough food in her dorm room had she wished to stay in the room. Had she truly wanted to leave the campus, she would have been granted that leave.
It was not martial law…just a suggestion to help the police find the suspect in a small area. People where out and about outside of the little area that was being searched.
During our blizzard earlier in the year, there was a state of emergency where we could not be on the roads to help work crews and emergency vehicles to clean up. If you needed to get on the roads, you can. I have never heard of anyone getting arrested or fined for being on the roads during a state of emergency. Again, it was a precaution. I was happy that I, too had enough food and water to deal with 4 days of no electricity. It’s good to always be prepared.
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