Author Topic: Ten things to do NOW (Read 30210 times)

MyrnaM · « **Reply #5 on:** November 16, 2010, 08:20:27 PM »

Don't store your rice in refrigerator, it needs to be put in a dry place, if it get moist it will turn grey when you cook it.

Catholic Samurai · « **Reply #6 on:** November 16, 2010, 08:48:08 PM »

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10 Things To Do Now!

6. Over to the powdered drink mix – go on I’ll wait…Okay, pick up two 72 Ounce Tang Orange drink canisters (provides 100% of the US RDA vitamin C requirement per 8 oz. glass). Also grab six 19-Ounce Containers of Kool-Aid Drink Mix.

Forget about the vitamin C drink mixes. I dont care what your looking for vitamin C in, it starts oxidizing quickly as soon as it comes in contact with oxygen, which is exactly what happened well before the manufacturer put the stuff in the bottle or whatever.

Pass it up (the powder stuff) and get some fruit or herb teas. They'll add some variety to your water. lol.

Matthew · « **Reply #7 on:** November 16, 2010, 08:58:11 PM »

I'd like to add at least one item.

Some empty 5-gallon gas cans.

If you can afford it, have a few 5-gal cans FULL and a bunch EMPTY. Gas goes bad eventually, so you need gas stabilizer or you need to rotate your stock.

When you wake up one day and hear about nuke attacks (etc.), you're NOT going to be able to get gas cans for love or money. If you're quick (and lucky) you could go to the gas station and fill some up -- but nobody's going to have gas cans for sale.

2 years ago during a hurricane we had people from Houston here, and they cleared out the gas can supply in San Antonio. We saw people with gas cans on an external rack on the back of their truck -- not just red (gasoline) but also yellow (diesel) and blue (kerosene). I seriously doubt they had diesel OR kerosene -- they just got whatever cans were LEFT!

Gas is very important. You can't eat it, but it allows you to travel (move your family, scout for resources, etc.) AND it's super valuable as a bartering commodity.

Long story short: A gallon of gasoline can do the work of around TWENTY MAN-HOURS!

Think about it: a gallon of gasoline can propel a 2,000 pound vehicle twenty miles! How long would it take a man to push a car that far? And a 1/2 gallon of gas would mow quite a bit of grass with a mower -- how long would it take a man with a scythe? As little as a 1/2 CUP of gasoline would power a chainsaw long enough to fell a mature tree (1 foot diameter). Felling a tree that size with an axe would take a while!

Gas is a power-multiplier, just like a gun is a force-multiplier.

Matthew

Matthew · « **Reply #8 on:** November 16, 2010, 09:01:27 PM »

The general idea is -- the more stuff you can have prepared NOW, the more stuff you'll be able to do when everyone else is running around like a chicken with its head cut off.

For starters, don't sit there staring at the tube (or monitor) -- get out FAST and buy a bunch of supplies, whatever you can. Gasoline, food, water, medicine, vitamins, cooking fuel, etc.

You want your prep run on "the morning of" to be a BONUS run, to get a few extras or perishable goods -- not a shopping trip that your survival will depend on!

Matthew · « **Reply #9 on:** November 16, 2010, 09:03:53 PM »

You want to have some cash on hand, in SMALL BILLS otherwise some people might insist that they "keep the change" when they sell you something. ATMs might be out of money or non-functional. Banks might be closed or bathed in chaos.

You should know your way around your city, where things are, including nearby towns. Have a good old fashioned map and know how to use it. Don't get spoiled by GPS and Google Maps!