Preparing for the PAW (Post Apocalyptic World)
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Bag Balm comes out of Vermont, it was originally designed to soothe cows udders and nipples.
It's one the best, if not the best, all 'round salve and ointment that you can buy.
http://www.bagbalm.com/
Excellent thread Gunny, glad someone resurrected it.
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Done it. 1980 carbed, breaker points engine in a 4x4 F-150 1993 frame. Other than an EMP maybe frying some minor relays for lights, wipers and stuff, which I could hotwire if needed, there's not a computer chip left in the truck.
Seriously, in reading through this thread, and I'm not trying to blow my own horn, but just about every item has been covered at the family AF's "funny farm".
Food, deep water well - 585 feet bedrock shielded with back up manual pump, fuel, arms and ammo, land, transportation, medical (was the last item, sorely missing for too long, but used my position to order quite a bit of offshore medical supplies) back up power, natural stream, firewood, bug out locations set...yeah I'm in pretty good shape, hopefully.
And in all honesty, it wasn't that expensive or hard to do.
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Done it. 1980 carbed, breaker points engine in a 4x4 F-150 1993 frame. Other than an EMP maybe frying some minor relays for lights, wipers and stuff, which I could hotwire if needed, there's not a computer chip left in the truck.
Seriously, in reading through this thread, and I'm not trying to blow my own horn, but just about every item has been covered at the family AF's "funny farm".
Food, deep water well - 585 feet bedrock shielded with back up manual pump, fuel, arms and ammo, land, transportation, medical (was the last item, sorely missing for too long, but used my position to order quite a bit of offshore medical supplies) back up power, natural stream, firewood, bug out locations set...yeah I'm in pretty good shape, hopefully.
And in all honesty, it wasn't that expensive or hard to do.
You do indeed sound well prepared. bear in mind, of course, that means that all KINDS of 'friends' who would never have given you the time of day, will crawl out from other the woodwork if TSHTF. If you are not careful, they will bleed you dry supplies-wise. I'm not saying do't be compassionate -- I'm compassionate myself -- I'm just saying be smart.
Prepare ahead for at least some charity, and keep your real supplies well hidden from your charity supplies; so there are no uncomfortable questions on why someone with a ton of food would only give out an ounce.
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You couldn't be more right about that. I don't have many "friends" and the few I do have are just as prepared, so I can only hope that doesn't become too much of a problem. Also, in gaging the people around my small town, I'd like to think a "Jericho" mindset would develop fairly quickly.
One can only hope for the best about things like that since it's nothing more than speculation, when the SHTF there's no telling how feral or batshit people may get.
I also worry about the huge mass of population in the megalopolises starting just 100 miles to the south of me. If the balloon goes up, I can only hope that it is in the middle of winter when conditions are inhospitable, even under the best of circumstances.
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Of course sawed off shotguns are legal... as long as they are longer than 18".
here, here on the berkey water filters. They're just great. I'd go for the Big Berkey if I wasn't mobile and the Berkey light if I was.
I opted for the stainless steel travel berkey. big enough to use daily at home, small enough to travel with if need be.
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