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Ready for the apocalypse! One American family shows what it takes to prepare...
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| 3/23/13
| RYAN HERMAN
Posted on 03/23/2013 6:34:00 PM PDT by Kartographer
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To: AlexW
Staying put is the only way you do not become an instant refugee.
To: Smokin' Joe; Marcella
Marcella did extensive research into this and is a resource you might want to consider.
/johnny
To: Chode
www.gearupcenter.com/exclusive-crovel-shovel/
To: Kartographer
I see a lot of equipment but not much food unless he’s just preparing for a few months.
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posted on
03/23/2013 7:20:13 PM PDT
by
Marcella
(Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
To: JRandomFreeper
“Even here where tornados and high winds are regular, I’d rather stay here than leave.”
___________________________________________________
A tornado is an isolated and short term event and one can only prep by having a tornado shelter. I have experienced one tornado up close.
Fleeing is rarely an option.
We have, however, seen what happens when one is not prepping for a hurricane.
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posted on
03/23/2013 7:21:08 PM PDT
by
AlexW
To: Marcella
Lots of special equipment indicates lack of fundamental skillsets.
/johnny
To: JRandomFreeper; Marcella
Thanks, JR.
Marcella, can you point me in the right direction for a good solar battery charger for small batteries? Thanks!
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posted on
03/23/2013 7:22:45 PM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
To: Kartographer
Can’t speak for elsewhere, but in my neck of the woods we’ll be using the Constitution.
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posted on
03/23/2013 7:25:43 PM PDT
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: AlexW
"To me, prepping would count on getting the H out of Dodge in a moments notice. I envision a number of disasters that would make all those stored goods useless"
And I can envision 10 times as many were they would be priceless.
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posted on
03/23/2013 7:26:45 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: driftdiver
..how many firefights do you expect to survive?Probably will not survive the first 100 rounds but I do expect that the stored rounds will become as valuable as money if they were needed. I don't expect to survive alone.
To: omega4179
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thx...
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posted on
03/23/2013 7:27:21 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: omega4179
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thx again... i went to half a dozen sites that all pointed to Survivaloutdoorgear.com but is defunct
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posted on
03/23/2013 7:31:56 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Smokin' Joe
By far the best rechargeable batteries are Eneloops, al Eneloos are great, but you may as well read (very) carefully to make sure that you are getting the 3rd generation instead of the 2nd, they will say that they are good for 1800 cycles instead of 1500, and they will operate down to minus 4 degrees F.
For solar chargers I have a couple of $26.00 ones that I bought for almost nothing, they work but they are slow and only do 2 each at a time, for me that is plenty adequate for desperate times but if you want something better, Goal Zero gets a lot of positive reviews.
I would just go to Amazon and REI and read reviews, also remember that a charger with a cigarette lighter plug would keep your batteries charged, and buying a solar battery trickle charger for you auto would make that practical for even when you had quit using the car.
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posted on
03/23/2013 7:32:00 PM PDT
by
ansel12
(" I would not be in the United States Senate if it wasnt for Sarah Palin " Cruz said.)
To: Chode
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posted on
03/23/2013 7:33:13 PM PDT
by
deks
("...the battle...liberty against the overreach of the federal government" Ken Cuccinelli)
To: ansel12
I loaded up on Eneloop rechargeables several months ago but it didn't have anything to do with North Korea. The rechargeables I had for years had to be dumped. Eneloops are a drastic improvement over anything before. These batteries run a number of my needs after I lose power from hurricanes or anything else.
Eneloop doesn't make D's and I have to have many Ds, so went with the same new technology Tenergy Ds with the same low self-discharge of the Eneloops.
I don't think about the money these took to buy because they mean living well or barely living if I don't have them.
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posted on
03/23/2013 7:36:37 PM PDT
by
Marcella
(Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
To: Pox
Well, I was fortunate to stock up on ammo prior to the major runup in prices, so I am lucky enough to be able to allocate funds for other items as well.
I stocked up as well and it cost me a small fortune and a couple of disagreements with the wife. She has since seen the wisdom of my foresight. I have also had the luxury of laying in major supplies of everything deemed worthy on all the websites that I frequent. I really can't think of anything else I should do. If there is I would like to know.
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posted on
03/23/2013 7:37:25 PM PDT
by
jy8z
(From the next to last exit before the end of the internet.)
To: Smokin' Joe
If the SHTF I’m SOL. We’re in south Florida and the only game around here is possums, coons an bunnies. I’m disabled and don’t have whole lot of mobility. I’m down to a couple hundred rounds of 9mm and 38 hollow point. The wife and I both require a LOT of meds. Got some canned food set aside and will be adding to that soon. A lot of Ramen is in our future. Our house has a couple of ponds nearby for water for the toilets. I am saving filtered water in gallon milk jugs. Being in south Florida, our exit routes are very limited. Sometimes I wish I’d retired back to Michigan, but I opted for the idyllic lifestyle.
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posted on
03/23/2013 7:40:01 PM PDT
by
Ax
To: JRandomFreeper
We run all water from our tap through our Big Berkey before drinking to get the chlorine and flouride out of it. We just recently filled our 3 blue 55 gallon barrels with water and stored them in the garage.
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posted on
03/23/2013 7:41:06 PM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: deks
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v253/chode6/chode2.gif)
damn... i don't have ab ebay account, i'll have to ask a friend that does, thx
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posted on
03/23/2013 7:41:11 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Georgia Girl 2
I need to drain mine and re-fill. I just have two. Should probably pick up 1-2 more.
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posted on
03/23/2013 7:42:28 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
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