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Survive the Coming Collapse .com ^ | 11/22/12 | DAVID MORRIS

Posted on 11/23/2012 7:22:24 PM PST by Kartographer

Survival Diva here to discuss an important, life-saving tactic that too many Preppers leave out of their preparedness plan. We may think we have everything covered for survival, but what if we’ve prepared for six months or a year when a crisis comes that lingers for years? Few of us have the resources to put three, four, or five years of food storage and preparedness goods aside, but depending upon the emergency, we may need to figure out how to make it through a breakdown in infrastructure lasting that long.

As David has said before, the “stuff” that you store up is only there to help you get from one predictable source of provisions to the next. It won’t last forever, but it will give you time to figure out or set up sustainable solutions.

One of the most obvious choices for developing a sustainable food supply is through gardening…specifically with heirloom seed that can be dried and used season after season. In my opinion heirloom seed is imperative for long term survival. We will need a variety of fresh vegetables and fruits to combat appetite fatigue and for good health, especially when food storage begins to dwindle. If you can afford the cost, adding heirloom seed to your bartering goods stash will give you plenty of bartering leverage.

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To: Smokin' Joe

Thanks for the tips. If I do it, it will be a start from scratch proposition, but they say learning new stuff keeps Alzheimers away.LOL


61 posted on 11/23/2012 10:49:47 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes

The Belts will probably need replacing. they get brittle.


62 posted on 11/23/2012 10:56:43 PM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: Salamander

LOL


63 posted on 11/23/2012 10:59:52 PM PST by onona (It's a good day to celebrate life)
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To: Mad Dawgg

I wonder if there is a repair shop that specialises in really old sewing machines?


64 posted on 11/23/2012 11:16:00 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: onona

Work smarter, not harder.

:)


65 posted on 11/23/2012 11:29:00 PM PST by Salamander (If animals could speak, mankind would weep.)
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To: simplesimon; Kartographer; JRandomFreeper
I have many body care items for barter - soap, shampoo, body lotion, toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc..

If there are no doctors, I'll offer what I was trained to do as an EMT and have many types of over the counter meds for pain, plus other selections for pain and other ills, plus splints for broken bones which I hope doesn't happen to anyone. There will be a lot of muscle and joint pain due to more physical activity.

If Johnny gets a bad enough cut, I promised to use a skin stapler on him as I'm not stitching anyone with a needle without anesthetic which I wouldn't have. I'd also use Steri-Strips to hold wounds together. Have plenty of antibiotic ointment for wounds. What I have for care is too long to list.

66 posted on 11/23/2012 11:36:51 PM PST by Marcella (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: Kartographer

Gas, ammo, alcohol, canned meat, medicines.


67 posted on 11/23/2012 11:51:46 PM PST by cunning_fish
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To: greeneyes
"I wonder if there is a repair shop that specialises in really old sewing machines?"

The ones I've dealt with didn't really need much work except for belts But they are pretty old and don't have many bells and whistles. And really there doesn't seem to be much that can go wrong with them. Of course we may have been very lucky.

68 posted on 11/24/2012 2:43:04 AM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: Kartographer

Old Sarge lost his guns in a tragic boating accident - I should know, I was with him and suffered the same losses.


69 posted on 11/24/2012 3:17:50 AM PST by trebb (Allies no longer trust us. Enemies no longer fear us.)
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To: greeneyes

Amazon.com has a treadle powered machine:

http://www.amazon.com/Janome-Treadle-Powered-Machine-712T/dp/B001HK9KT4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353757168&sr=8-1&keywords=non-electric+sewing+machine


70 posted on 11/24/2012 3:52:54 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners)
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To: Jack Hammer

In my area gardening is one of the best ways to obtain meat.

My good friends wife wanted a garden but our soil is sandy so, being a good husband, he had 4 dump trucks of topsoil delivered. The deer love her beans! The squirrels and rabits too. He built a six foot fence the folowwing year and watched them jump over it with ease. The next spring he raised it to 12 feet and was able to enjoy veggies that cost thousands of dollars a plate. Sadly, his bride was opposed to hunting...


71 posted on 11/24/2012 3:57:54 AM PST by outofsalt ("If History teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything")
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To: greeneyes

The adage “they don’t make them like they used to” goes double for sewing machines. The owner of my local (non-specialist) repair shop looked at me like I had two heads when I asked if it would be more economic to buy a new sewing machine rather than pay to repair my mother’s that she’d gotten in college. He had quite a few functional treadle machines on display, and the prices weren’t anywhere near Antiques Roadshow, just what you’d pay for something high-quality.

So no specialist needed.


72 posted on 11/24/2012 4:54:42 AM PST by SovereignVA
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To: Kartographer

73 posted on 11/24/2012 5:37:52 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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To: greeneyes
In my hometown there was a sewing shop that sold and repaired machines. The repairman was the owner's hubby. I spoke with him about repair on the very old machines that he had there and he said that parts are available, but they were not local so there was wait time involved.

I would advise to pick up a bunch of extra needles in different sizes and a few belts too. Also, don't forget to stockpile thread, but I guess that was a given.

74 posted on 11/24/2012 7:05:46 AM PST by rightly_dividing (Left behind; 4 Americans in Libya)
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To: rightly_dividing

Thread, yeh if you can find any decent thread. I read somewhere that they had so much stockpiled in warehouses that a lot of the thread in stores is kinda rotten/not as strong-course you can read anything these days.LOL.


75 posted on 11/24/2012 8:41:50 AM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: SovereignVA

Well thirty years ago we used to have a singer repair shop in a town about 30 miles away. It’s gone now, so I’ll probably have to go a ways to find a repair shop these days.


76 posted on 11/24/2012 8:49:09 AM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes
I dont sew myself, but my mom did and my wife sews some, so I dont know anything about thread, but I do love old machinery from the early 20th century. I have a couple of early electric machines that are mint condition, with all the accessories and instruction books.

My pictures are completely unorganized since I got my new computer, but somewhere I have a good picture that I will try to find and post.

77 posted on 11/24/2012 9:11:48 AM PST by rightly_dividing (Left behind; 4 Americans in Libya)
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To: greeneyes
Found it! Photobucket
78 posted on 11/24/2012 9:27:03 AM PST by rightly_dividing (Left behind; 4 Americans in Libya)
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To: JoeProBono

That is a great photo. Going to frame it for my office.


79 posted on 11/24/2012 9:37:01 AM PST by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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To: rightly_dividing

Whoo Hoo. That looks a lot like the machine I got from my other Grandma. It had a choice of foot thingy to make it go or a metal piece that you could move your knee against, IIRC.

She gave me that machine when I was a teenager, and I later used it to make a bunch of baby clothes for my girls. I packed it all away, and haven’t dragged it out lately.

She also gave me her little portable machine in 1982 and it is a lot lighter and smaller, so I started using it. Now that the kids are all grown, I rarely need a machine-just a few hand repairs, sew on a few buttons, and a little free-hand embroidery to put the kids names on stuff.


80 posted on 11/24/2012 9:45:08 AM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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