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Reply to: What OTC medications should we have on hand? Posted 2 weeks ago

Wish they would have taught us this all in school. Thank you Pops for the detailed list and explanation and to everyone else for their input. I am going to go through my medicine cabinet and first aid kit and make sure I have everything sorted out. Interesting plan of attack with just letting your body do it’s thing for the most part when you are sick with a cold. Guess I am so miserable at the time that I want to take anything and everything to feel better but I may be prolonging the sickness by holding things back.

Reply to: Making your own first aid supplies after a disaster Posted 2 weeks ago

Is rubbing alcohol okay to put on a wound? I know hydrogen peroxide is discouraged because it kills the healthy good bacteria along with the bad which slows down healing.

Reply to: Making your own first aid supplies after a disaster Posted 2 weeks ago

Hey Tiger, your post made me think about what medicines I should have on hand so I created a new topic about it What OTC medications should we have on hand? I’d shop around for first aid gear and see if online, super market, or pharmacy is the best price for each item you are looking for. Just buy a bit at a time and before you know it you will have enough to last your next emergency.

What OTC medications should we have on hand?

Posted 2 weeks ago

Reply to: Essential medical reference books for the prepper library Posted 4 weeks ago

I see Alton and Alton’s books recommended time and time again but now that I finally have someone who has read them, what is your take on both The Survival Medicine Handbook and Alton’s Antibiotic and Infectious Disease books for someone new to the field of first aid. I want to pair it with some in person training, but are those books easy enough to understand for someone with very little experience? I’m definitely not going to just buy them and leave them on the shelf and pull them out for the first time when someone’s leg is gashed open.

Reply to: How has rising gas prices influenced you? Posted 2 months ago

What makes you say that?

Reply to: How has rising gas prices influenced you? Posted 2 months ago

I’ve been driving less and having to allocate more of my budget to gas. It looks like its even hurting police departments and they are trying to handle more non-emergency reports over the phone instead of driving to the location. https://www.wxyz.com/news/gas-prices-force-sheriff-to-put-brakes-on-his-deputies

Reply to: (Official discussion) Food Preservation 101 Posted 2 months ago

Here’s a simple info-graphic showing the basics on pickling food. Click on the link and then click again to zoom into the image and see it up close. Don’t make this your only guide, but see it as a starting place of some of the work that is involved. https://i.redd.it/3q5kewxcov481.png

Reply to: Hurricane Preparedness Week May 1-7, 2022 Posted 3 months ago

Sure sounds like there is an importance on having a generator or one of those large battery packs. I am very blessed and don’t think I’ve gone a day of my life without power.

Reply to: Best portable power bank Posted May 6, 2022

The Poseidon Pro looks to be the most durable power bank on the market, at least more durable than anything from this article. Their website says – Submersible – the capability to be completly underwater for 45+ minutes is an ability only one charger holds, this one. Certified ip68, the highest water and dustproof rating available, provides you with power in most water enviroments. Armored – a steel-like polymer is used to construct these shells. it has taken falls from 75+ ft on to rock, a blast from a shotgun, an explosion from one pound of tannerite, & the crushing force of 1,000+ lb. the list goes on. need we say more? Operates in -4 to 140 degrees F USB C in/out 10,200MAH battery capacity 6″X3.25″X0.63″, 9.6oz $120

Reply to: You can never stock too much _________ Posted April 8, 2022

You can never have too much fuel. I’d love to have an endless supply of that, be it propane, gasoline, or wood. You can do so many things with a fuel source, and with many of them it is hard to store them in bulk.

Reply to: COVID at home: prepare for a severe case Posted April 8, 2022

That would be a good business to start up. “Sick room in a tote”. Have these prepackaged quarantine treatment rooms that can be set up from a prepared kit.

Reply to: COVID at home: prepare for a severe case Posted April 8, 2022

On the March 22 news roundup an article was shared that says: “Another large study shows no benefit from ivermectin as a COVID therapeutic. It’s one of the largest studies to date and it’s a randomized, controlled trial” Lots of conflicting info out there isn’t there? Consult your doctor, do your research with trusted and reputable sources, and make the best educated guess you can on what the best forms of treatment for you are.

Reply to: Best modular bag for car? Posted February 14, 2022

Have you thought about buying the 40L of your choice and a separate day pack of your choice and rigging up a DIY solution to make a Deuter type pack? I’ll keep an eye out and see if I can find any 40Ls with the modularity that you are wanting, but if nothing exists, we may have to get creative. I like your thinking and want something similar for myself, so I’ll do some hunting and see what I can find and help each other out.

Reply to: Quantifying safety Posted February 14, 2022

Not everyone should or can live on a homestead in the middle of no where. It’s good to hear that you aren’t setting that expectation for yourself of “The Way” to prepare. I certainly am not independently wealthy and have the same mentality about certain circumstances as you have. If I am out on a trip and a disaster happens, bad luck for me. It would be nice to always carry around my bug out bag, but it’s just not realistic. I try and prepare for what I can and the most likely situations to happen to me and if things happen outside of that scope, then at least I tried.

Reply to: Best modular bag for car? Posted February 14, 2022

If you have the space, the Deuter looks to be a much smoother modular option. After watching these videos, the removal of the day pack is so much easier and requires less steps in the Deuter than the Osprey. The Deuter looks to be comfortable, low key (as to not draw attention to yourself), and will probably store all you ever will need. I like the front and top loading capabilities. I shoot for bags in the 40L range so both of these are too big for me.

Reply to: Earthquake specific food store question Posted February 14, 2022

Keeping your food in the basement is the best plan if you are in tornado country. Storing it in a garage would just mean it gets blown a mile away. I’d rather dig it out than search for it along the tornado’s path.

Reply to: Quantifying safety Posted February 14, 2022

You definitely want to get your bases covered with the basics of water, energy, hygiene, and food. Those will be valuable whatever the disaster, be it unemployment, earthquake, power outage, or end of the world. After you have the basics, work on getting out of debt and building up a reserve for the future. That will bring you more peace of mind and reduce stress than many other things. Then after you have built up a reserve, look at where you are weak. If you live in a very low crime neighborhood, then don’t spend all your money on crime-proofing like you said. But if you are in an area that is prone to drought, then work on water storage. That’s the formula that I work through. What are your thoughts on it and does that apply to your circumstances?

Reply to: Best modular bag for car? Posted February 14, 2022

What is the purpose of your kit in your vehicle? Is it going to be a bug out bag, get home bag, shelter in place bag, or a combination of all three?

Reply to: Summary Report: Our power went out Posted February 12, 2022

We actually bought two of those heavy duty splitters and will break out smaller indoor extension cords off of that. It’s important to have the proper gauge cabling to prevent fires.

What OTC medications should we have on hand?

Posted 2 weeks ago

Mini greenhouse out of scrap materials

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Reply to: What OTC medications should we have on hand? Posted 2 weeks ago

Reply to: Making your own first aid supplies after a disaster Posted 2 weeks ago

Is rubbing alcohol okay to put on a wound? I know hydrogen peroxide is discouraged because it kills the healthy good bacteria along with the bad which slows down healing.

Reply to: Making your own first aid supplies after a disaster Posted 2 weeks ago

Reply to: Essential medical reference books for the prepper library Posted 4 weeks ago

Reply to: How has rising gas prices influenced you? Posted 2 months ago

What makes you say that?

Reply to: How has rising gas prices influenced you? Posted 2 months ago

Reply to: (Official discussion) Food Preservation 101 Posted 2 months ago

Reply to: Hurricane Preparedness Week May 1-7, 2022 Posted 3 months ago

Sure sounds like there is an importance on having a generator or one of those large battery packs. I am very blessed and don’t think I’ve gone a day of my life without power.

Reply to: Best portable power bank Posted May 6, 2022

Reply to: You can never stock too much _________ Posted April 8, 2022

Reply to: COVID at home: prepare for a severe case Posted April 8, 2022

That would be a good business to start up. “Sick room in a tote”. Have these prepackaged quarantine treatment rooms that can be set up from a prepared kit.

Reply to: COVID at home: prepare for a severe case Posted April 8, 2022

Reply to: Best modular bag for car? Posted February 14, 2022

Reply to: Quantifying safety Posted February 14, 2022

Reply to: Best modular bag for car? Posted February 14, 2022

Reply to: Earthquake specific food store question Posted February 14, 2022

Reply to: Quantifying safety Posted February 14, 2022

Reply to: Best modular bag for car? Posted February 14, 2022

What is the purpose of your kit in your vehicle? Is it going to be a bug out bag, get home bag, shelter in place bag, or a combination of all three?

Reply to: Summary Report: Our power went out Posted February 12, 2022

We actually bought two of those heavy duty splitters and will break out smaller indoor extension cords off of that. It’s important to have the proper gauge cabling to prevent fires.

Reply to: Summary Report: Our power went out Posted February 12, 2022

That’s a lesson I learned during my last power outage, having enough extension cords. The ones you demonstrate here are ones I wish I had with the multiple female ports. Generators are the way to go for powering large appliances like fridge, freezer, washer, dryer, furnace. (not all at once though)