I once posted here that I wasn't a Proper Prepper ...

[dogtag]

meaning that while I took my old Boy Scout "Be Prepared"
to heart, I wasn't expecting the world to go topsy turvy.
Now I ain't so sure, what with Biden at war with Russia and
his various Govt Agencies at war with us, I get the eerie
feeling that a noose is slowly tightening. I'm not too sure
what I can do that I haven't already done, but I've taken
to upping my supplies especially those tasty canned soups.
I guess I'm still not a Proper Prepper, but I'm more of a
Prepper than I was. "better to have it - etc.

[Vern Humphrey]

meaning that while I took my old Boy Scout "Be Prepared"
to heart, I wasn't expecting the world to go topsy turvy.
Now I ain't so sure, what with Biden at war with Russia and
his various Govt Agencies at war with us, I get the eerie
feeling that a noose is slowly tightening. I'm not too sure
what I can do that I haven't already done, but I've taken
to upping my supplies especially those tasty canned soups.
I guess I'm still not a Proper Prepper, but I'm more of a
Prepper than I was. "better to have it - etc.

Do you handload? If so, stock up with primers, powder and other components. If now, LEARN!

[dogtag]

I have 2000 caps and about 6000 primers Large & small rifle + small pistol.
Although I don't shoot anymore therefore don't reload anymore, you never
know what's gonna happen, may have to start again. I also have a whole
bunch of BP and a ton of range lead.

[rayg]

Sounds about like me!

[Major Tom]

With inflation the way it is and shortages with about everything, we have been stocking up on food items and necessary hygiene stuff. We have a medium size freezer in the basement that is full of a variety kinds of meat plus our refrig freezer.

[Vern Humphrey]

Do you have a generator? If you lose power long enough for your freezer to thaw, it will cost you more than a generator to refill it.

[Art]

Do you have a generator? If you lose power long enough for your freezer to thaw, it will cost you more than a generator to refill it.

Boy have you got that right!!! Our current generator cost a bit under $1,000.00 and is capable of running everything in our house except the HVAC by way of an inlet jack and an interlock kit. After Hurricane Alicia in 1983 we lost all of the food in our refrigerator/freezer. it was a big hit. Having a well maintained generator has prevented that from ever happening again. Through three hurricanes over nearly 40 years, and the great freeze-out a couple of years ago we didn't lose as much as a gallon of milk. The outages ranged from one day to a little over a week. That doesn't even count the fact that even the most basic generator set up can provide at least a few creature comforts in addition to preserving food supply.

[Allen]

"I'm a prepper, he's a prepper, she's a prepper, wouldn't you like to be a prepper too?"

[Art]

If there was ever a reason to have a whole house generator its certain medical conditions. If you're using a C-Pap machine, are on oxygen or if extreme heat or cold could be life threatening to you and you can afford it at all that whole house system is probably for you.

Also, there are some minimum things that are always a good idea to have on hand, like stored water. Right now the entire city of Houston is under a boil order due to low water pressure. We always have 20-30 gallons of bottled water on hand so at least we don't have to boil water to brush our teeth. During the freeze a couple of years ago the boil order lasted several days but we had, in addition to bottled water filled up our 5 gallon contractor bucket with water as soon as we knew the power was going to be out. IIRC the boil order lasted 2-3 days and the contractor bucket was just running out when the order was lifted. Since then we've added a 5 gallon USGI water "Jerry Can," and may get another one. There's also bleach in the prepper pantry for water purification in a pinch.

[Allen]

Since then we've added a 5 gallon USGI water "Jerry Can," and may get another one. There's also bleach in the prepper pantry for water purification in a pinch.

You can buy blue colored 5gal containers at Walmart that look just like gasoline containers. Red is obviously for gasoline, yellow is for diesel and the blue for water. May be cheaper and more convenient to buy over the Jerry Can.

I've read where one teaspoon of bleach per gallon of water is what is needed to disinfect and still be drinkable. This would need to be name brand bleach and not the discount brands as they are far weaker.

From my olden days of raising tropical fish I remember reading that bleach in water will dissipate as chlorine gas if left in an open container overnight. I suppose this could be done in a fridge or covered with cheesecloth to reduce getting dust particles in the water.

[Vern Humphrey]

A good trick is to get the biggest freezer you can and fill half of it with quart milk containers full of water. When you need water, you thaw them out, and in the meantime they keep your freezer cold with minimal use of electricity.

[dogtag]

I keep several smaller type bottles in my freezer door. Helps
when the power goes out. I take one and stick it in fridge side.
Power is never out for more than a few hours, although with
Newsom it will no doubt get worse when the wind stops and
the sun goes bye bye.

[Vern Humphrey]

I keep several smaller type bottles in my freezer door. Helps
when the power goes out. I take one and stick it in fridge side.
Power is never out for more than a few hours, although with
Newsom it will no doubt get worse when the wind stops and
the sun goes bye bye.

Here in the Ozarks we've gone without power for as long as two weeks (During the Mother of All Ice Storms in '09). So I'm well practiced in doing without power.

[dogtag]

Here in the Ozarks we've gone without power for as long as two weeks (During the Mother of All Ice Storms in '09). So I'm well practiced in doing without power.

But you had the foresight to prepare. It must be a nightmare for those that didn't.

[Vern Humphrey]

But you had the foresight to prepare. It must be a nightmare for those that didn't.

Yep. Life is hard for people who don't plan ahead.