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.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=what+is+an+assault+rifle

[Nebr FAL owner]

A assualt rifle is a gas operated, magazine fed, air cooled, select fire weapon fired from the shoulder, chambered for a intermediate powered cartridge.

[appalachian_dweller]

My choice for a fighting rifle was Armalite's AR-10 A2. It's a bit heavier than the AR-15, but it's chambered for the 7.62x51mm cartridge which I think is far superior to the 5.56mm cartridge. The NATO ammo I use is 147gr FMJ. The rounds punch though steel I-beams at over 100 yards with deadly accuracy. I've had it since just after the 9/11 attacks. Not a single jam or misfire. Excellent rifle!

[appalachian_dweller]

Sidearms! I forgot sidearms!

My choice:
Sig Sauer P220. 8+1 of .45ACP has lots of stopping power. I run Winchester 230gr SXT +P though that. Has tritium night sights for rapid target acquisition in low light conditions.

[Chickensoup]

Thank you
Tabasco is a great idea.
Bump for the morning crowd.

[Chickensoup]

guess you could get basically the same effect if you filled some large black garbage bags with water.

I understood that they had pesticides in them.

[absolootezer0]

for a year? also consider swapping over your forced air heating/ cooling system to geothermal, you can also get geothermal generators. i know they're rather expensive, but aside from making you much more independant in shtf scenarios, they'll drastically reduce your month to month utility bills.

[Chickensoup]

I have 27 acres of woods and a stove so it would not be a good payback for me.

[LucyT]

Pinging you to # 113 for a do-it-yourself list.

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I would add one specific kind of food, though.
Rice.

Instant rice. Saves fuel. Anything instant is a great idea.

[Realism]

Thanks for the ping Lucy, good info.

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So, I posted on a year old thread. I'll try it again on this one.

Bookmarked, thanks again. It is Monday afterall. :)

[dirtboy]

A .22 is often overlooked in survival situations. Ammo is cheap, it makes little noise, is easy to shoot and can even plink a deer if needed.

[dirtboy]

Far more people in the 3rd-world die from poor sanitation, insect-borne disease, and lack of basic medical care, than from starvation or exposure.

In the short term, food is probably the least critical commodity. Other things will kill you a lot quicker.

[backhoe]

Bookmarked, thanks again. It is Monday afterall. :)

Indeed it is, and since the wife-unit is on a long holiday, I'm still moving immovable objects around the house... durn it.

Thanks for the bump here and on the other post.

[Supernatural]

A .22 Rifle and a .22 handgun, a 12 ga. shotgun, a high-powered rifle, prefer .308 semi, and a large caliber handgun would be my battery of choice.

And a goodly supply of ammo for each.

[B4Ranch]

So far I haven't seen anyone mention a word about human waste disposal.

Dig a trench as wide as a shovel and one foot or a foot and a half deep in the back yard. Place all the soil to one side about one foot from the trench.

Knock the bottom out of a milk crate and sit a toilet seat on it. Place it over the trench. Get a coffee can that has a plastic lid and keep your toilet paper inside of the can.

Get a 2"X8"X8'. I am assuming that you will be digging with a standard 8" shovel. After using the trench toilet, cover your waste with about an inch of soil and then pull the board on top of the freshly laid soil.

This will keep feral dogs and other varmints from digging in the human waste. When the trench is within 6 inches of the surface, move the trench toilet further down the trench and fill it up to the surface with the soil you had dug out.

If you have a piece of plywood that is about 3' X 3' put it in front of the trench toilet for better footing.

Do NOT keep human waste in your home! It is a disease bucket that will contaminate the air and everything around it.

[Chickensoup]

Thank you.

I plan on pumping enough water to use our septic system but have used outhouses in the past and not opposed to using them again.

[bad company]

http://www.ccis.com/home/mnemeth/12volt/12volt.htm


Here's a little info on .12 volt apps.

[Chickensoup]

Thank you.