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Chicken registry
I see this as being far more likely as state-level regulations. I was reading recently that one of the states out west had expanded their definition of 'food producer' so that even smallholders of beef and pork operations would need to register with the state - but I think the impetus for this... -
Cool stuff for my son and daughter
How to traverse LDAs and ODAs with confidence. -
Cool stuff for my son and daughter
Purifying water and identifying 'safe' sources. Using a compass Cooking 'Hobo style' I know they're very young at the moment, but even understanding *why* water must be pure to drink, and simple cooking can be really useful for them. -
Has Prepping Slowed or Intensified ?
I've made no attempt to stockpile food, water, survival equipment, fuel, kreuger rands, bullion, firearms, ammunition or anything else that might be useful in a crisis. No point coming anywhere near my place looking for anything. Nosiree. -
**water**
You need to remember that there are a lot of ways for water to be contaminated other than by bacteria and parasites. Boiling the water is helpful. If any of your grandparents were into making moonshine, distillation is even better (but not easy in a crisis) because distillation will get all of... -
Water filters for survival
A lifestraw is a cheap addition to your standard car kit. It'll take all the crud, sediment and biological nasties out of your water, but don't forget, it's of very limited use when it comes to chemical contamination. If it's actually dissolved in the water, the lifestraw will do very little to... -
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In doubt of 9mm being best for prepping
Yeah, but a pallet of dehydrated scrambled egg is nowhere near as cool as a set of NODs -
In doubt of 9mm being best for prepping
Certainly down here in the North Georgia mountains, the ability to take large-ish game will be useful for a while, but given the population, I'd expect the obvious prey like deer to get hunted out pretty quickly. -
Food Storage Help. Canned Red Wheat and Textured Vegetable Protein.
I've no idea. In general, I think that a true vegetable-only based food will at worst go rancid (if there are any oils in it) or be disgustingly mealy and have no flavor. Looking at that ingredients list, it was probably pretty unappealing when it was fresh, so I don't know how you'd know it... -
Food Storage Help. Canned Red Wheat and Textured Vegetable Protein.
Bontrae was developed in the late 60's by General Mills. They shut down their mill in 1976 and sold the name and production licenses to Central Soya, who in turn abandoned production in the early 80's, so that TVP you have is probably nearly 40 years old - so the fact it's missing a lot number... -
In doubt of 9mm being best for prepping
It's a reasonable idea, but the problem with standardizing on a rimmed cartridge, your handgun is going to be limted to a revolver, unless you want to go to something obscure like a Coonan (no longer in production) or a Desert Eagle, or maybe a Smith & Wesson 52 (which would be defending... -
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Preparedness checklist?
In general, while you should consider a generator and suitable energy source, also consider ensuring that eventually (within a couple weeks) that you'll be deprived of that too. So, figure out how you get water, heat, light, food, security and health without electricity and powered vehicles. -
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In doubt of 9mm being best for prepping
And once game starts to get scarce, I'd want to not be around anywhere with desperate hungry people shooting at anything in the undergrowth that moves. -
In doubt of 9mm being best for prepping
That's almost identical to the solution I have in a bug-out bag. -
In doubt of 9mm being best for prepping
Depending on your use case, you might find that you don't have the same logistical support that our service members enjoy when deployed in a combat zone. No resupply, and for many of the readers here, basic - if they ever did it - is over half a lifetime away - so I'm not sure whether it makes... -
In doubt of 9mm being best for prepping
But equally, for an urban-ish environment, you can go 9mm pistol carbine. 9mm is likely to be quite plentiful as battlefield booty, and it's more compact than 556, although obviously, a less authorative round in more rural settings or urban against anyone with plates. One added benefit for this... -
Do you have a faraday cage/box/bag etc.?
For a while. Until it runs out of gas, because all the infrastructure to keep your vehicle fueled will have been turned into junk. Not that it won't be useful for a while. [Wow. I really necro'ed this thread]