Thank you!

THANK YOU ALWAYS MANY BLESSINGS FOR YOUR INTEL!!!🇺🇲💯🌍🇺🇸🙏⚔️

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Thank you JR!

Yep. Rodents can really mess things up.

Take your two months of bad oatmeal and feed it to a local ally cat..... He will then hang around more often and deter those mice...

THEY CHEW THRU PLASTIC BINS TOO

Yeh. But if It was do or die. I would save what is left of the oatmeal and pick out the rodent droppings. People unknowingly eat around 2lbs of bugs and rat feces from food each year anyways. Plus a cat might be handy

If you take some walnuts and some mushrooms and put them in a blender with taco seasoning... It tastes exactly like ground beef and would make a great substitution during a hard time... A lot of the food pantries giving away free dry foods and you can also get a lot of seeds down at the dollar store.

Vinegar is also good for diluting shampoo, no conditioner necessary because it will soften your hair. Works well as a cheaper alternative to fabric softener too. Don't get why people don't use it more

Thank you. 1 idea I overlooked

Vinegar has an indefinite shelf life too. Good cleaner.

Vinegar and baking soda are supreme cleaners. I had a problem with my vehicle brake system and they coated my hubcaps with an incredible disgusting film. I tried everything the “experts” suggested. I got fed up and sprayed them with straight vinegar, let it sit for a few minutes and then took an old toothbrush to them. I wouldn’t be telling you about it if it was ineffective.

@@user-oe6wq7pu8d I'm not eating off a dish cleaned with bleach unless it's been rinsed. Vinegar is perfectly fine. Don't yell at me in CAPS. We're talking about preps. I rather stock something that has multiple uses and a long shelf life. Don't think you'll last long.

That is what I do, 😀

anyone know if mothball fumes in a sealed food bucket would contaminate the food and water

And if you have glass jars that are not in use, store water in them. Just use an already used lid to cap them. Then if you get ready to use them again, just dump the water on a plant, and dry the jar.

I use them for tea lite candles. Really brightens up well.

Not odd at all! Books need no power to stay usable, can educate, entertain, & comfort. I've got hundreds.

Great idea!

@@patriciatinkey2677 … and absolutely worst case scenario, you can burn them. I love books so it’d have to be a devastating situation.

Agree! I have a variety of how-to books. All from the thrift store: electrical, plumbing, carpentry, boyscout handbook, medical/first aid, foraging, pet care, animal husbandry, gardening, canning, meat butchering and dry preservation, etc.

@animal3lover3 Books are a smart move. The old cell phone and laptop won't be much use when the shtf!

Honestly, I've been testing solar lights around the house just to cut back on the rising electric bill. One of those single bulb solar tent lights with the panel in the window lights up my bathroom most nights. Have a solar shop-light (panel in a window) hung by my circuit panel box for use in emergencies. They are much easier and better than flashlights.

We got the disc lights from Sam’s and they are easy to gather up if there’s a need. They even have on/off switches and store for a couple of months if needed.

Thats exactly what I do for the storms and hurricanes hear in Florida. I also have from the dollar store these awesome small lanterns that are really bright but use batteries. Also, from that same store I bought these small bendy desk lamps that I love work really well. During the hurricanes I also use those flameless candles and the Christmas candles that you use a night light bulb in but also uses batteries. The glow sticks work well also. Those are just some ideas for you all that i use at night if the power should go out and need light.

Low light may be even more necessary when the SHTF and others are ranging along the streets looking for food/supplies

Be careful about using a lot of light it will make you a target to looters

Thanks for sharing!

Sleeping in my car I used these too!!

WET WIPES DO DRY OUT

@@lovly2cu725 I just add some rubbing alcohol to the package again and good as new

Baby wipes are a must, They make life without electric power much more tolerable. I chose to go with the old hot water bottle, it can be worn around the neck (On the chest area) during the day or evening and then taken to bed at night, I just use the same water in it over and over again.

Thank you Robert!

Were you also in Ian?

Morning after pill important especially when u menopause

I have a firearm, but I also have a crossbow pistol, with both regular bolts and broadhead. Unlike the 9mm, I can retrieve and reuse them.

I believe pellet or bb guns are more useful than air rifle. Edit: I was thinking air SOFT rifle when reading air rifle. Oops!

@@dianaklien1560 My ex bought a pellet gun, fired it twice. The second shot got caught in the barrel and was never able to be used again. There's no chance of that happening with a BB gun, and believe it or not you can buy a speed loader for a BB gun. Of course, care must be taken, or 🎶 you'll shoot your eye out 🎶

@@MaggieValera Oh No! Miss Shields got to my mom!

I bought my family wrist rockets and a small bag of ball bearings to have in their BOBs. Those are overlooked, easy to use, and quite effective.

I got mine at a garage sale. The set had a very nice brace and several bits for around 20 or 25 dollars.

Smart! I have been picking up non- electric food prep items at thrift shops, yard sales. Found a great meat grinder this summer!

I feel bereft, I don't even know what a bit brace is. Does it have hair on it?

@ricky mandoo It's the wonderful tool in Prepper's logo. You can put all sorts of bits in it, but mainly for drilling in my experience.

Label as soapy water. You can wash and flush with it.

Yup, I do this too! I also keep the large liquid hand soap refill bottles, which I refill with water for the same purpose...

Soapy water can get moldy, so be careful.

And for flushing a toilet as needed, not every time its used

​@@ExceptTin thats for toilet flushing bottles then

Thanks for sharing Eric!

Don't forget batteries.

Me too.

Same

@@shotsatwhitetails3289 good luck to you friend, hopefully we don't ever need such things, God bless.

@@MaggieValera good luck to you friend, hopefully we don't ever need such things, God bless.

@@YearsOVDecay1 many years ago, after separating from my violent ex-husband, I left the state so he couldn't find me, but it also happened to be a place where I knew no one and had no support. Because of the failed housing boom and the Reagan era economy, I found myself living in my car and visiting the local soup kitchen. But it's for that reason I get really cranky with all the young ones that are constantly talking about bugging out without thinking ahead. No skills. No gear, no plan, etc. And it will greatly piss me off if either the end of the world or zombie gets added to the conversation. Essentially, I've made the mistake of bugging out unprepared and suffered the consequences for it while living in the mountains of Colorado in fall & winter in my car. It's that experience that is the reason that I get a bit paranoid about not having enough food. A few close relatives make some light-hearted jokes about my pantry, but they don't go any farther than that because they know that it means that I'm safe if something like a pandemic happens or SHTF since I'm 2 hours away from everyone. After the ice storm of 2004, my sister and brother-in-law had to move with my daughter and I for 9 days, the only thing we needed was milk, because we don't drink it. But I had everything we needed, and that was before I started prepping. Being able to check the box ☑️ as lists and various scenarios get discussed is incredibly validating. I do believe that on this topic, you & I and other preppers are making our own luck. I wish you and your good health and fortune on the path ahead. {{🫂}}

Bear in mind 55 gallons of water will weigh 460 lbs. Forget moving that thing while full, and be sure its on something that can handle the weight. I've seen them break through floors people thought were sturdy. Multiple smaller containers would likely be a better way to go with this.

Water weighs around 8 lbs per gallon!

Thank you!

Thanks for watching Millie!

Thanks for watching Darlene!

Yes. I bought a box of 500 of these coin towelettes a couple of years ago on Amazon. The small box they came in takes up a lot less space in my pantry than rolls of paper towels and toilet paper. Just remember not to FLUSH them down your toilet. Even though they may say “flushable”, who wants to take a chance on having clogged pipes during a grid down situation.

@@lyndarina9839 I already knew not to flush them. It's been like that with multiple product for years, that they will say flushable or biodegradable and really are not to be flushed.

those things are cool, i would bring them out on the deep sea fishing trips in my tackle box to clean the bait fish guts and squid off my hands and then toss em out

Thank you Steven!

I want to get a good sized generator, but don't know what to get. Could you please tell me what generator you have? Thanks!

Oh wow! I just found my mom’s old commode! Never thought to keep it!

Yes on the bedside commode! Empty and seal up the toilets and shower/tub drains because when the power is out in water treatment etc everyone’s stuff will be backing up into your house. Also get a few medium rubber balls to shove down the toilet because of the gas.

That was my on the list for my first big prep. 6 mths of prego is 36 jars for my family. Not only for spaghetti based meals, but soups, stews and casseroles.

great ideas. pasta sauce and salsa in glass jars . always keep jars. prep on

Yes, can even reuse the glass jar in a canning or dry canning process in the future.

Caps are metal but I see your point. I have been eating mayo and sauce 2 years past ex date and its fine. Mayo separates but I just pour off the oil and mix it in my 5 year old tuna. Rather find out now while ambulances are still running.

@@fladave99 I love that mentality haha. Use that healthcare while we can right

solar panels

Please forgive me if this is a dumb question. What do you use one can to cook one meal or can you cook several meals with one can.

Oh, never mind, IDK what he cooks in one pan. Mountain House, simply poúr Hot water into package & it rehydrates in the package. Don't even need a pan! Take care.

Thanks for watching and subbing Lester!

Thanks for sharing!

That's a good idea I was going to get a clay water pot to cleanse the water.

We use a three bucket system ~ gravel, sand, activated charcoal. Adding any type of cloth to prefilter before using the buckets gives you water that won't muck up any other filtration such as a Sawyer, Berkey, etc. It gives you about the equivalent of tap water as far as particulates, and the charcoal catches a good bit of contaminants as well (and your water will taste better). One other thing I recommend is liquid trace minerals. They have about a 5 year shelf life, and are a way to boost your overall health in the long term, but particularly if your diet is lacking in a lot of varied nutrients. Along with vitamins, they aren't a bad investment and can be rotated the same as any other prep.

@@LierinEdana Thank you for the heads up about liquid trace minerals.

Howdy. Iodine is good in the short term, but might give health issues in the long run. Perhaps consider something like Chlorine Dioxide?

Thanks for the information 💪

Yes, Water Bobs are awesome! 👍

What is your recipe? Please

@@TheMargo420 quick oats 1- cup Self Rising flour 1/2 cup Nido instant milk 1/4 cup Sugar 1/4 cup vegitable oil 2 Table spoons water about 1/2 cup I added some walnuts, then just mix together and bake for about 30 minutes watching to see the edges of the cookie bars turn brown, at about 375 degrees. I divided them up into six parts.

@@TheMargo420 Keep in mind this is a single mans recipe. Ha ha ha,

@@rayberger2694 Thanks sounds delicious! My late husband made muffins similar to this. He used Crusteaz mix. Yummy Printing it now.

@@rayberger2694 Perfect size for me! Fate....I will not starve now.

What is a bathtub water bladder,?

Far cheaper than a berky is far better is a distiller for $!00. I dont get the Berky. I have a charcoal iline filter for $25.

@@fladave99 I bet you use an outhouse too.. it's a lot cheaper. LOL

@@katrinagarland5219 We all will be in the “same boat” in not too distant future. You’ll be lucky if you Have an outhouse!

@@coleen2213 I think you posted your comment on the wrong line...

@@katrinagarland5219 I use a 5 gallon bucket lined with a garbage bag with a pool noodle with a 1 inch slice in it to wrap around the top for a cushion and I highly recommend it. Far better than what you people call a toilet

THIS! I got a tooth pulled out a while back and BOY am I happy for modern anesthetics. They had to dig around for at least 20 minutes. Can't imagine going through that and feeling it. 😨

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@@diypreppertv you bet!

2nd hand stores!

Keep thinking that. They are just like the inner city homeless. They rely on the English more than you think and they'll take what they need from you without batting an eye. Good luck.

Better have a way to protect your stuff and yourself. I've actually overheard in a restaurant some guys talking about how in a grid down situation that they would go to a nearby Amish community and just take over or at least take what they wanted and then they were laughing about the weapons they had. Scary how casual they were talking.

I bought the stove at lapine bimart,then the pot, mountain house in cans till price jump .....and of course moved a few days away.

Um no it doesn't..put a cell phone in it and then text it it will get the text so emp will also go through

Microwave ovens will block large wavelength low frequency waves, like microwaves & AM radio waves ~1000 kiloHz. Ovens will not block the higher frequencies (megaHz to gigaHz) used by cell phones. However, cell phones might survive OK because of their small antennaes (if not plugged in during the blast.) But the cell towers will be down lol

Haha, "Muh Crypto will be valuable after an emp..."

Add a few drops of bleach to your H2O jugs.

TY

Ty. Vinegar is also good for that. Baking soda with it will give some scrubbing bubbles 😊

Four to eight DROPS of plain bleach added to the water should prevent this in storage

Also they are not very uv stable and will turn brittle if exposed to sunlight for a few months.

i always carry a tactical tomahawk or compact gerber hatchet in the woods for chopping, even the spetsnaz shovel with a good edge makes a nice chopper

Just one suggestion. You will find that unless you plan in "dirt time", you won't retain much of the "book learnin". You really have to get out and practice what you read about. You will retain a whole lot more. You will also reject ideas you find don't work so well.

Best of luck to you.

Love, hugs and the best of moral support and more xxx

Wow. You are awesome!

Sandra you are an inspiration I’m praying for you! 🙏

Hang tough stay safe...your doing the best you can and thats all you can do...just keep up the good work...God Bless

I liked the NG option since gas usually is on in a power outage. very cool.

Layering your power solution is a good idea. Having solar or wind as the primary recharge option, but generator as a backup will allow you to slow the burning of your limited fuel resource. It also allows you to take advantage of fuel sources that may arise that's unforseen.

I am about to buy one thank you for the advice I would not have thought of that.

Great tip, along with that be advised that butane will freeze up in the lines during use around freezing temps! Propane is better if it is winter, and you expect very cold temps.

Yes! I have one for each bathtub in the house, stored in a cabinet. 👍

What is a waterbob. ?

how long can water be stored in an airtight container and still be drinkable, i recently found some old sealed spring water bottles about 2 or 3 years old in my camper, it looked fine until i picked it up and shook it, then it looked like some type of floating mold rolling around like a lava lamp

@@commiesnzombiesStore your water in your empty canning jars and “can” or water bath it. The jars take up just as much space empty as full and once “canned” it will last indefinitely, shouldn’t ever go bad. Then when it’s time to can your food you already have the water you need for canning.

@@commiesnzombies Keep bottled water in a cool dry & dark space & it should last at least a couple years. I’ve drank water that I’ve stored in my basement that was a few years old. I buy new & rotate the old out to drink.

Whenever you're putting a top back onto a plastic container you have to be sensitive and exacting or you can quickly imperfect.

Thanks for watching Joe!