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The 90 day survivalist and beyound!!! a grass root movement 06-08
Considering the possibility
of "The Great Crash of 09???!!!" boy I hope not
I never fit the survivalist type very well . In my opinion every patriotic American should have enough stores eat an conduct basic life for at least 90 days in the event of an emergency or disaster. (This is what Homeland Defense should be pushing )
In the light of the hurricane Katrina. I now see plainly that our country and government is not prepared for a disaster of any size be it natural or man made, especially with the armed forces stretched very thin with the" war on terror."
We as a country need to move back a few years when almost every rural household had a camp stove and Coleman lantern. E-mail me your suggestions ideas and recipes. I am compiling a list of 90 day supplies. I will post your input on this page.
Thank you to those that have already contributed.
If you want thing to work under the worst of circumstances look for thing that are bone simple
I have a Coleman stove and lantern and like them a lot, But I also have a wick type kero stove for the worst of times namely when the Coleman is plugged up dirt or varnish. Duplicity is never a bad thing
NEW for Summer of 08 !!
A new lamp for the cabin or camp or survival because Who knows what is coming next!!
It's "Rock simple just how I like things)
to go along with the "ChangFa of lanterns"
They go real nice on a 2.5 gal or 5 gal cylinder
they come in 300 or 600 cp the latter burning more gas
Pics on flicker
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61015145@N00/?saved=1
hey put off a a lot of light and sip
fuel.
5gal=15 days at 2hrs a day
Uses a standard Coleman, Petromax or Butterfly/Sea anchor mantles
all are readily available on e-bay or at your local sporting goods store.
Both gas and air are adjustable so tie on a mantle and burn it
then light with gas valve just
cracked. Adjust gas up so no flame is propagated outside the mantle.
Then adjust air till the whitest/brightest light is obtained
You are there.
( in fact i have not found a mantle I can not make work on it however bigger
mantles work better then small ones
This lamp would be great if the lights go out (careful about carbon monoxide as
with any gas appliance.
Topics:
Self and Family defense : Weapons:
I am putting together an entry for this as this is a very controversial topic
Whatever weapon you are comfortable using for self defense. I prefer a
rifle and pistol but currently only have a bow, pepper spray and
assorted tools including my ax, hatchet, machete etc...
Robert
Lighting :
Look in to Aladdin lamps
The Aladdin Mantle Lamp Compay
Walton Feed petromax don't believe the slams about butterfly lamps
. 12-30-05 Being I am and living in a desert I think (we're into food storage) one thing you may want to add to your 90 day survivalist list is water. The minimum recommended is 14 gallons per person per week. Obviously this wont allow long showers, but can at least keep you alive. We used new plastic water barrels available in 5 to 55 gallon size, and add a quantity of non-scented clorox to keep the bacteria at bay. Every year we empty them and put new water and clorox in. Some people go 2 and 3 years between changing water.
Suggestions from Jim
I live in Homestead, Florida and have some experience with
what I
think you're trying to accomplish. I would add to the list several
good oil or kerosene lamps. I have a couple Perko model 312 brass
reflector oil lamps that I bought when I worked there. I also used
the lamp out an all-round because of the large tank size to burner
ratio. The gasoline lamps are bright, but can get very hot. Down here
in the sub-tropics it makes a big difference in the comfort level. I
now have a decorative wall mount lamp in each room and use the 312
when I move around for the frequent black outs we have here during
hurricane season. Using purified or scented lamp oil and keeping the
flame small reduces the smell and soot to almost nothing. Just my 2 cents
Jim
Jim
A note from Robert in Mexico
If people are going to store grain they should have a grain
mill. I
highly recommend using a motorized mill. I put a pulley on my mills and
have no desire to ever go back.
I would not recommend storing cornmeal as it goes rancid in a very short
period of time.
You don't have any sort of fat source listed. I would recommend lard
and olive oil. We have tallow as well.
Things to include
salt
Water filter
Diatomaceous Earth (DE) - to prevent insect infestations in stored
food, we use it and it is non-toxic and very effective.
lime
Medical kit - including items beyond your skill level. Even if you
don't know how to use everything the medical personal you know or may
encounter do.
Our basic storage rations are
black beans - they have the highest protein levels/ however I think
pinto's are more tasty.
hard red winter wheat - best for making bread
whole kernels of corn - They don't go rancid for years and years
beef tallow
vegetable oil - we prefer olive but even in gallon containers it is
expensive
By storing whole grains we don't have to worry about our stock
spoiling. It will last many many years. It should be good 30+ years
from now and the whole grains are cheap.
As long as you have beans, corn and a fat source you will live a very
long time. To prevent serious malnutrition it is important to soak the
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corn in lime water as is done when making tortillas. I'll have to do a
bit of looking in our books to get you the proper name for this type of
malnutrition.
Radios- I would recommend short-wave in order to get info from
sources
far away. In the event of a disaster I can imagine that the government
may
control the info which is broadcast locally more tightly than what is
available from other sources. Of course listening to Radio Cuba may not
exactly give you a clear picture either.
I hope this is helpful
Robert
More from Robert in Mexico
My wife has a cornbread recipe that is out of this world!
There are two books, no three books I highly recommend for survival cooking.
Listed in order of my preference although they are almost equal in value.
Nourishing Traditions
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0967089735/ref=pd_bbs_null_1/103-9291472-4798244?v=glance
Stocking Up
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0671693956/qid=1129082622/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/103-9291472-4798244?v=glance&s=books
Laurel's Kitchen bread book
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0671693956/qid=1129082622/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/103-9291472-4798244?v=glance&s=books
Btw. I forgot to mention that for those who are not eating coarsely ground
grains on a daily basis that they can make themselves quite sick if they
suddenly begin eating only coarse whole grains. I got a rude reminder of
that this week. We hadn't had time to grind much in the last 2 to 3
months and then this week we made an awesome batch of 100% whole wheat
bread from the Laurel's kitchen bread book.
***A comment on Robert from Mexico.
He states to soak the corn in lime. Do this overnight and rinse the corn
several times, or it will taste a bit sour. Pellagra is the disease he is
referring to. You see the natives had the last laugh on the Conquistadors.
They took corn back to the old world and it became a staple, but they didn’t
know to soak it in lime and people suffered pellagra from lack of protein.
Robert from Georgia
BTW I like your tribute to the fellow Dog Face Soldier,
Audie Murphy. Rock of the Marne
Supplies List draft
1: 100lbs Pinto/ navy Beans
2: 100 lbs rice
3: 100 lbs wheat kernels
4 : 100 dry shell corn Corn meal goes bad.
5 : 2 lbs salt 5 lbs for meat preservation
6: 14 gal water per person
7: 1-3 gal Clorox to treat drinking water (My dad use to put a tablespoon in per 40 gals on our camper would taste a little) If too strong let water to be used stand a day the chlorine will exit
Equipment list:
1 or 2 Gasoline lantern
30 Extra mantles( I like lots of extras) 2 extra generators
4 Lantern Fuel 4 Gal
2000 Water proof Matches, lighters 2 or 3 and fuel have an assortment
1 Camp stove kerosene wick type is very good or Coleman gasoline type. If so add 5 gal lantern fuel Colemans are hungry
2 First Aid Kit
4 Flashlights several sets of batts for each. Have at least 1 led type as well as a good beam type
100 Chemical light sticks 6 inch 12 hr type for when nothing goes right
2 Good battery radios : Extra Batteries
1 Grain mill hand operated or powered off small engine
Recipe list:
Hard tack
3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
Water enough make doughy but not slimey. better to be a slightly powdery on the edges.
Place in skillet slightly oiled use lid and cook on low heat flipping occasionally till golden
Pan bread
It aint Wonder Bread but it works in a pinch
4-cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
Water enough make doughy but not slimey. better to be a slightly powdery on the edges.
Place in skillet slightly oiled use lid and cook on low heat flipping occasionally till golden
For more rise use more baking powder.
optional. 2 tbls oil , 1/2 stick butter , milk 1/2 cp
Corn Bread
Preheat the oven to 400F and lightly grease a 9-inch square pan. Mix the cornmeal and milk in a small bowl so the cornmeal can soak while preparing the rest of the ingredients. In a large bowl mix together the flours, baking powder and sugar. Mix the egg and oil together well and stir into the cornmeal. Add the cornmeal to the flour and stir to moisten. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the pan. Makes 16 squares.
Buttermilk
corn bread
In a 9'' cast iron skillet, melt 2+ tablespoons of fat (Crisco, bacon fat, etc). Pre-heat oven to 375F.
Mix dry ingredients together; mix in egg and buttermilk to make a goopy, sloppy mix, and pour into (slightly) warm skillet. Bake fifteen minutes. Put on a warm plate and serve.
If real buttermilk is not available, it can be simulated by adding 1 tablespoon of vinegar to whole milk and allowing the mixture to warm at room temp (or slightly more) for about an hour.
When table knife stuck in center of pan comes out clean the bread is done.
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