When it comes to Disaster Readiness, REDUNDANCY is key.
Like Barbara and I, you may be gardening, using heirloom seeds and organic techniques. That's great, but what if you have to "bug out"? Can you take your garden with you? For that reason, try bucket gardening! This way, you CAN take your garden along for the ride!
If your food plan is to let your garden's produce sustain you, you'll be in a heap o' trouble if your seeds fail, you run out of water, or something gets hold of your veggies. For that reason, we're investing in GOFoods as part of our planning strategy. It tastes delicious, it's easy to make, and it has a 25-year shelf-life.
As far as food goes, there's nothing wrong with buying a few extra cans of soup and some bottled water each time you go shopping. Good time to stock up using that Sam's membership!
Remember, all your prepping need NOT be done all at once, so don't go broke getting ready! Anything you can do to sustain yourself is better than relying on the government or neighbors.
What about water? A Prepper can have all the GOFoods and Ammo on earth but, without water, he's one dead Prepper. Again, be redundant where water is concerned. Have a purification technique using filters and another involving tablets. Learn how to use the sun to purify, too. Experiment with creating water from condensation using plastic bags wrapped around a small tree or bush. Cover a hole with plastic and capture the condensation as it drips. In a disaster situation, you might need water for cooking, washing clothes, keeping yourself clean. Make and capture water any way you can, but LEARN HOW TO PURIFY IT!
Planning on cooking? Use that camping equipment and charcoal grill till it's all gone. Afterward, then what?
Where GOFoods are concerned, all you need is boiling water. Great, but without electricity or gas, do you know how you'll boil water? What about cooking that deer you shot or that squirrel you caught in a rat trap you nailed to a tree? How about heating up your oatmeal or frying eggs? Can you cook anything at all?
Again, be redundant! The sun is a great help in food preparation. Use it! Did you know you can cook a turkey using a piece of glass, a board and a spare tire? How about a magnifying glass? Get one! You can use cotton balls, Chapstick and a water-proof match to create a long-lasting fire (Chapstick is petroleum-based, burns a long time). This will help with staying warm, too.
But how will you stay clean? If the water isn't running, you can flush the toilet using a gallon of rain water you've been harvesting off the roof. Shower? Get a black rubber bladder available in the Walmart camping section for taking camping showers. When that breaks, use a 2-liter Coke bottle, spray it black and lay it on its side and let the sun heat it. Then, pour the warm water over your head (remember to fill it again for the NEXT guy!).
I could go on and on, but you can get LOTS of ideas from YouTube and by Googling stuff you're interested in. HINT: Print things and keep them in a Red Disaster Binder. If you want to ask questions, here I am! What I don't know, I can find out.
Hey, order some FREE SAMPLES from GOFoods HERE... even if you don't buy any more, hey, it's FREE FOOD!
Every blessing,
Michael Tummillo
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