Emergency Preparedness (year's supply of food, 72 hour kit)

Various Sources ^ | 9/15/2001

[Inge_CAV]

Here is a link to Lehman's Non-electric catalog. The Amish use a lot of items offered in this catalog.

Lehman's Non-electric Catalog

[Spiff]

I've got most of mine ready - just need to refresh the 72 hour kits, take inventory of the supply and fill in a few deficiencies here and there.

And if anyone wishes to see the wonderful Memorial Service that was held Friday, 14 September in the Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah - click HERE.

[Spiff]

We've been eating from our supply and replenishing for 2 years now. My kids don't know what white bread is - we grind the wheat and bake it - whole wheat bread is all we eat. Whole wheat pancakes & waffles, whole wheat cake, brownies and cinnamon rolls (my wife's cinnamon rolls are worth dying for). We buy hardly any canned food and next to NO pre-prepared, frozen food.

Not only do you have to get used to the taste, you have to get used to what whole wheat will do to your digestive system. People who have their food supply and don't learn to eat it, cook it, and digest it will be truly sorry when they have to.

[spectr17]

There isn't enough Tabasco sauce made to make SPAM palatable.

I still keep my "Go bag" as we called them in the military, handy in my vehicle and home. A "Go Bag" has to be readily available so you can just head out the door and be able to make it several days if you have to immediately relocate. DO NOT REMOVE items from your "Go bag" until you really need them, it will bite you in the butt, trust me.

I've got some backpack food, 2 quart canteen, pistol with 2 holsters and ammo, compass, maps, cell phone, flashlite, 12 foot of parachute cord, 10 feet of 1/2" rope for Swiss seat and 2 locking carabiners, handheld scanner, small first aid kit. cig lighters, space blanket, Leatherman tool, solar powered AM/FM radio, signal mirror, TP, night rescue strobe with IR lens and GPS. I keep it all in one backpack so I can have my hands free. I also have my running gear from the military which is a harness and web belt setup.

Your first priorities are security, then shelter then water. You can go several days without food but you'll need to find something to eat to keep your wits about you.

If you're not hip on survival techniques, toss in a Boy Scout handbook and survival guide to your "Go Bag".

If you don't own a sidearm, get one and learn to shoot and maintain it properly.

Your best weapon is between your ears. The more info you can cram into that little pea the better your chances of surviving any scenario.

[Utah Girl]

Thanks for posting that link to the memorial service held on Friday. It was so beautiful. I went with a group of people from work to the chapel nearby, there wasn't a dry eye anywhere to be found. I'm trying to find the link that will show the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's performance from Tuesday night. It was truly the most inspiring concert I have ever heard.

And kudos to you for using 100% whole wheat flour. My digestive system just can't handle 100% whole wheat, but it will handle 70%, so I've adjusted a bit. My sister's family eats whole wheat mush for breakfast every morning during the winter and they eat out of their food storage also, rotating it regularly. I really think it is a total attitude change. My food bill has actually gone down overall.

[HungarianGypsy]

Another way to grind wheat is with a blender. I read on a website that it shouldn't be done because it would wear out the blades, but there seemed to be know trouble when I ground the wheat a cup at a time. Thanks for the list Utah Girl. Here we go practically starting again on my supply (have enough for a couple of months probably). Everyone take a lesson from my husband's grandma. Make sure to rotate! Use what you buy. My husband's grandma didn't do that. She had enough food storage for herself, her husband, eight children, and a number of grandchildren. After she died we cleaned out her house and found some things that were from 1973.

[ladyinred]

Many thanks for this, I am going to print this out and get started. Since I live in California, we are always supposed to have emergency supplies, but I am afraid I don't. I will now and you have given us a great guide line.

[backhoe]

Always seemed like a very sound & sane policy to me... I can recall snippets of a long-otherwise forgotten novel about nuclear war, root cellars, and a years-worth of supplies....

[Brian Kopp DPM]

Thanks Marvin.

Now it seems y2k may well have been Our Lord's way of getting us ready for an event none of us could anticipate.

[PistolPaknMama]

check out post #83

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[PistolPaknMama]

Good post. I'm printing it out now. Thanks.

[error99]

"...Moral of the story: Store what you eat, and eat what you store. ..."
I couldn't agree with you more and this is so important to know for anyone trying to store food items.
After many failed attempts at storing food over the years this is one lesson I wish I could pass on to those who try.

[error99]

"...Cottontails? LOL! The ones running around our yard would be hard to catch and stuff into a hose..."
You think thats tough?
I have Cottenmouths in my yard.
Try stuffing those in a hose...
chuckle

[robnoel]

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[William Terrell]

One of Bubba's earlier EOs gave emergency management authorities power to summarily confiscate foodstuffs and supplies for redistribution. I would suspect the LDS people are high profile for those kinds of visits.

[Nita Nupress]

Hey, Geeze. I missed your message last night... sorry! Yes, it is like old times in a way, but all I can keep thinking about is how thankful I am that Clinton is no longer in office. Can you imagine? It's bad enough now with not knowing what to believe. If x42 was still there (or if Gore had stolen the election), we wouldn't know WHO to believe: our own Administration or the evil Taliban!

[mommadooo3]

Thanks! Bookmarked. Will have to return to it later. Right now it's quiet time with the Lord. Time to put on some peace and clarity of thought.

[Geezerette]

Thank you for the note!!! Ya, it's really good to see the Y2Kers back!

I had trouble a while back accessing the search, so I added a new name, too ... "bea", my furry little companion has her very own screen name!

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