What do you think of these run times, and numbers?
Posted on 03/23/2013 6:34:00 PM PDT by Kartographer
Imagine if suddenly, and completely without warning, the world experienced a total blackout – no electricity, no mobile phones, no banks, no internet, no TV, no emergency services. Nothing. Highways quickly become jammed with cars that have ground to a halt; an aeroplane falls from the sky; a satellite view of the planet shows it rapidly plunging into darkness. As it becomes apparent that the lights are never coming back on, nations are plunged into chaos, mass riots break out in major cities and, without electricity, governments are toppled. Into the vacuum step ad-hoc militias, armed and ready to enforce their own rule of law. This is the apocalyptic premise of the hit American TV series Revolution, which begins on Sky 1 this week. In the first episode, viewers are pulled through this nightmarish chain of events.
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Little correction of my typo:
Fascinating from the point of view of one who is more inclined toward ordinary work and peaceful living than television or other popular media. It’s all quite a fad. I’ve seen enough to know when we’re more likely to simply get physically poorer and quieter than to go out in a vainglorious display of anarchy.
3 -5 gallon tins are good for this, too. The large ones popped popcorn, etc. come in. We've stored small packages of various food items, for years, in these.
Do you get a good response from your neighbors? What kind of a neighborhood do you live in?
I, too, have thought that the key to survival in many places could well be that the people are almost all prepared so they can hold together and not panic. If you can have your own ecosystem already set up for that scenario, in which everybody in the immediate neighborhood has a place and can have their needs met, you can help build back up.
One thing we need to think about, especially considering the recent developments in drone warfare. What do we do about drones??? Will duck shot do the trick? Should we develop an antidrone? We need some elemental thinking about this problem.
That sounds good. Now that I think about it the city worker didn’t really say “dirt” and the water had color but no particles in it.
I’ve got 12 = 20 horses on any given day.
I have a fruit orchard and garden.
. I plan to eat my neighbors as they come
for my larder.
Any fish in the ponds?
(BTW, think about Michigan, then think about all the firewood you won't have to haul...)
Consider, too, that we aren't all going to be out there surviving alone. Small communities are the ticket--even in rural areas, and if, for instance, you could watch a neighbor's little kids while they were farming/hunting/fishing/whatever, you might be able to trade that. Skills are important, and depending on your skill set, might be valuable (teaching youngsters to read and write, for example, or to repair things as they get older.) Think outside the box, and see what you can come up with.
The bottom line in surviving is to find a way and never give up.
Great show. Between that and "How to Serve Man", I don't think I have looked at the world the same since.
I have some of those adapters I bought years ago. They work, with a caveat: no way a AAA or AA will have the amp hour rating a D or C will, so while you get the voltage, battery life is a lot shorter. Good in a pinch, though.
I’m not sure how well they work for rats, but we have used dryer fabric softener sheets to keep mice out of vehicles for years. For poison to be effective, the rats have to eat it, which means you have an attractive food source drawing them in, too. Use what works best for you. (and yes, we lost packages of powdered eggs the same way, only to a mouse.. I would rather have lost Ramen, it’s cheaper.)
The kids and grandkids have had it drilled into their heads from toddlerhood:
"How many people does it take to keep a secret?"
"One. Any more than that, it isn't a secret any more."
No, but then again, for survival situations you should be replacing old D cell cell items, with aa.
Also with two aas per adapter being rechargeable and with the way that they release their energy, they can do a good job, just with less runtime.
If you have old D battery flashlights that you like, or have to continue using then you can look into converting them to led.
Regardless of D or AA, the real issue is to quit using alkaline batteries, because they leak and destroy your electronics and flashlights.
The D cells are mainly for older radios, which work very well. Most of the flashlights run on CR123 or an oddball lithium battery (26650), or simple AAAs. I went to LED years ago on all but a couple of mini Maglites, because the light is brighter and better, and with the ‘monster’ light, I can spot rig signs back off the road out in the boonies (like having another handheld headlight). It can light up all the front yards in a city block from one end, and you don’t want it in your face, even with your eyes closed, but only runs at that level for about 20 minutes before the drain causes it to kick down to a lower light output. I seldom use it for more than 2-3 minutes at a time.
I’m not going anywhere. Town of 600 people. In the middle of the big nothing. Good neighbors, many farmers, many hunters, know most of them.
Family has been here for 120+ years.
If they want to come mess with us, they won’t like the reception.
Is your monster light the 26650? Does your charger for that also charge 18650s?
Do a search for “Backdoor Survival” for some very good information. That might be the site (I don’t remember for sure) that had the 50 best survival blogs- that list has any thing you can think of for prepping.
Watch your water storage. Today’s milk jugs eventually will fail- and you will have water every where but in the jug. That did not used to be the case.
Yes. It uses three of them, and the charger will charge the smaller 18660s, too. The sleeves to use the smaller batteries came with the light.
What do you think of these run times, and numbers?
I expect to survive all of them. Don’t you?
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