here is my original version, targeted at a radiological emergency
https://app.box.com/s/inbzgbdm67ygseo2wxvybq9yu058wn0d
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Is your family prepared for a lengthy period of martial law or civil war without power or water?
During such times, the difference between a helpless family and one that thrives can be a matter of $100 worth of supplies, a bit more if you don't already own a gun.
Note that Voat has a dedicated preparedness community: /v/preppers
Top 5 reasons you should get a rocket stove now (ecozoom versa review)
100 Days Worth of Food for $100: LASTS 25 YEARS!
Here's a fantastic bush-craft video on how to start a fire using a ferrocerium rod.
Here's a fantastic bush-craft video on how to cook a simple stew.
How to make hardtack - the bread that lasts forever.
During such times, the difference between a helpless family and one that thrives can be a matter of $100 worth of supplies, a bit more if you don't already own a gun.
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Buy a gun and learn how to use it ~ here's a great guide for cheap and reliable guns. If you can't afford a gun then buy a long-handled hammer or an aluminum baseball bat.
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Have an agreed meeting place for your loved ones if the power and mobile phone network fails.
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You can make a first aid survival kit for about $35 if you buy all of this stuff separately and it will be superior to most $300 kits! Most preppers will throw a shit-fit over cutting corners for medical supplies, but something is infinitely better than nothing!
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Bottled water lasts forever and large water containers can be filled from the river or rainwater.
Treat river and rainwater with pure iodine - just enough so you can
start to taste it (about three drops per quart) and leave it to work for
an hour. Add food coloring to your treated water so there's never any
confusion - you'll only need three drops per gallon.
Pure iodine is far superior to chlorine water purification tablets and a
little 50ml bottle will treat about 100 gallons of water. LifeStraw Family cost $69 and will purify 4,755 gallons / three years of water needs for a family of five - see this demonstration video. Adults need about a gallon of water per day. These are also possible sources of emergency water.
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Do you have plenty of long-life rations? You don't need fancy stuff,
just food with very long expiry dates that you'll use anyway is perfect.
These non-perishable foods will last forever... just make sure you have a non-powered can opener!
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Do you have plenty of extra blankets to keep warm on cold nights if
the power is out? Don't forget about your old camping sleeping bags
which are great when it's cold!
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Are you stocked-up on meds that your family depend on, such as
diabetic medication or heart pills? If not, get extra - you'll use it so
the peace of mind won't cost you a cent. If anyone frowns at you, tell
your doctor you lost the last script and tell your chemist you're
stocking up for a 3 month vacation in India;
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Do you have candles, matches, stove-lighters and a couple of $5 LED hand-crank torches? Tealight candles can provide eight hours of light and costs about 20 cents each. Your family's morale will be boosted if they aren't forced to sit in total darkness. Put tealights in a glass for safety. Solar powered Christmas lights are cheap and effective too - leave 'em outside to charge and bring them in at night. Removing the stems from solar garden lights and keeping them near windows to charge during the day is effective too.
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Do you have a full BBQ gas tank and a cooker to fit it? You can connect a small camping stove to a large 20 Lb propane tank using an adapter cable which should give you about 70 hours of cooking at maximum heat. This video explains how.
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Hand-crank or solar USB chargers or hand-crank or solar radio
will allow you to listen to President Trump's emergency broadcasts if
the power is out. Use ear-buds to extend the length of the battery
charge and note that not all emergency radios come with headphone jacks.
Be warned that "cheap" USB chargers likely won't work with the newer
smartphones because even though they provide 5 volt, the newer
smartphones require a full ampere of charge which the cheaper solar and
hand-crank USB chargers do not provide.
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Children need structure. Cheap speakers
and a USB recharger can provide your family with thousands of hours of
entertainment. Fill your iPod with award-wining audio-books,
short-stores and podcasts your family will enjoy. My sons love sci-fi
and creepy stories, so I downloaded 10,000 hours of Art Bell's Coast to
Coast AM shows, Doctor Who audio-books and classics short story. Your
kids will LOVE an hour of candlelit classic storytelling before bedtime!
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Isolationism isn't ideal because your community will wonder what
resources you are hiding. Conceal what you have but remain informed by
being socially active. Wait in line for government / humanitarian
supplies as if you are starving and have nothing (worth stealing).
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Finally, don't allow apocalyptic scenarios to dissuade you from
sensible prepping. Water and power failure is more likely than civil war
which is more likely than nuclear holocaust. Start small with prepping
for two weeks without food and water and power and expands when and if
you're ready. Also remember to buy toilet paper and extra toothbrushes!
Note that Voat has a dedicated preparedness community: /v/preppers
Top 5 reasons you should get a rocket stove now (ecozoom versa review)
100 Days Worth of Food for $100: LASTS 25 YEARS!
Here's a fantastic bush-craft video on how to start a fire using a ferrocerium rod.
Here's a fantastic bush-craft video on how to cook a simple stew.
How to make hardtack - the bread that lasts forever.
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