Will The US Dollar Collapse?
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baymule
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I just got this off an email that I subscribe to. It has some good storage items on it.
I will share with you the following list of items that I have in my food storage: Salt, water in gallon jugs, Clorox and Lugols iodine for disinfecting and purifying water (six drops per gallon of water), brown and white sugar, dry beans and pastas of all kinds, chili, mayonnaise, coffee, sardines, tea, olive oil, rice, baked beans and pork and beans, cereal, canned soups, kraut, salmon, canned white tuna in water, food bars, a few frozen dinners, olives, pickles and treats (chose those you like), minimum amount of cake mix, flour, cornmeal, seasonings for cooking, dried and canned milk, all paper products, cleaning products, basic patent medicines such as cough medicine, cough drops, Tylenol, eye drops.
One of the best foods to store is vacuum sealed dry foods of all kinds. These will last for years and years.
I will share with you the following list of items that I have in my food storage: Salt, water in gallon jugs, Clorox and Lugols iodine for disinfecting and purifying water (six drops per gallon of water), brown and white sugar, dry beans and pastas of all kinds, chili, mayonnaise, coffee, sardines, tea, olive oil, rice, baked beans and pork and beans, cereal, canned soups, kraut, salmon, canned white tuna in water, food bars, a few frozen dinners, olives, pickles and treats (chose those you like), minimum amount of cake mix, flour, cornmeal, seasonings for cooking, dried and canned milk, all paper products, cleaning products, basic patent medicines such as cough medicine, cough drops, Tylenol, eye drops.
One of the best foods to store is vacuum sealed dry foods of all kinds. These will last for years and years.
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baymule
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@MoonShadows your post got me looking and look what I found!
http://www.woodandheat.com/?gclid=CLD3pZbw384CFUhufgodniwG0Q
http://www.woodandheat.com/?gclid=CLD3pZbw384CFUhufgodniwG0Q
MoonShadows
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Wow, bay, that almost looks too good to be true. I will have to investigate this company, but these kinds of stoves usually go for thousands more. I'll post what I find out about them.
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baymule
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I sent them a message asking if it is mobile home approved. Hoping! 
Mini Horses
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Cute, too 
Very similar in layout/style that my grandmas used to be. She had warmer area at top. Best bread ever from that oven. At that time it wasn't anything like this "good" price. It was used for at least 20 yrs that I know of.
Some cinder block, grates, cast iron dutch oven... under a slant roof, near the house...that would be my own take on making do. I just would not use it enough to justify the cost...besides not working in my kitchen. I'd need to add the cost of a room addition
A lot of this list is on the tread "best foods to stockpile", also.
Very similar in layout/style that my grandmas used to be. She had warmer area at top. Best bread ever from that oven. At that time it wasn't anything like this "good" price. It was used for at least 20 yrs that I know of.
Some cinder block, grates, cast iron dutch oven... under a slant roof, near the house...that would be my own take on making do. I just would not use it enough to justify the cost...besides not working in my kitchen. I'd need to add the cost of a room addition
A lot of this list is on the tread "best foods to stockpile", also.
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baymule
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But it's not about just foods. This thread is pointing out that whatever you use or consume that is imported is going to go way up in cost. We have lots of conversations on foods, but this is on import items. Start looking at where things come from, you might want to buy extra.
MoonShadows
Almost Self-Reliant
They mention that they sell on ebay, so I went to their ebay site. The first thing I noticed is the shipping weight of this stove is only 181 lbs. At that weight, they must use very little cast iron and mostly sheet metal. Most stoves of a similar model to this usually weigh upwards of 800 to 1000lbs because they are made of all cast iron.
It also has a rather small fire box. In one area it says the fire box is 9" Height, 9" Wide, 18" Depth, but in another area, they say the fire box is 7"W x 7"H x 24"L
The Water reservoir with 1.2 gallon capacity is small
Oven dimensions(10 1/4" Height, 14 1/4" Wde, 17" Depth) also small
This stove looks like it might be adequate for a cabin or small weekend home, but for everyday use in a regular home off the grid either by choice or circumstance, I think it would be insufficient. It lacks multiple burners (only two), has a small oven, small water reservoir, and I'm sure does not have the BTU capacity to heat a house at the same time. They don't even mention the BTU output which I find strange.
MoonShadows
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Ammunition for hunting and protection: Today I bought 250 rounds of birdshot and 50 rounds of buckshot for under $100. I had 2 - $10 coupons for Dick's Sporting Goods. Of course, I will buy more over time.
Tuna Fish: I just started looking at Best By dates on cans. Our grocery store has a week long special on Bumble Bee Solid White for $1.00 a can...no limit. The Best By date is 3 years from now, so I bought 12 cans. I am going to buy many more and just rotate them as I use them so I always have tuna that's good for about 3 years...and, I am going to start looking for sales on other canned items that we don't can ourselves.
Ammunition and food, not to mention things like batteries and medications, and many other items, will be good for bartering as well. I would stock up on good bartering items before I stocked up on silver or gold.
Tuna Fish: I just started looking at Best By dates on cans. Our grocery store has a week long special on Bumble Bee Solid White for $1.00 a can...no limit. The Best By date is 3 years from now, so I bought 12 cans. I am going to buy many more and just rotate them as I use them so I always have tuna that's good for about 3 years...and, I am going to start looking for sales on other canned items that we don't can ourselves.
Ammunition and food, not to mention things like batteries and medications, and many other items, will be good for bartering as well. I would stock up on good bartering items before I stocked up on silver or gold.
Britesea
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I was going to mention lead as one of the precious metals to stock up on, but @MoonShadows beat me to it. Read up on what people did to survive during the Depression for ideas.
I suspect that electricity may become either prohibitively expensive, or unreliable as power companies are forced to cut corners on maintenance, so I've been working on setting things up to use as little electricity as possible. We don't have the money to set up solar panels at this time, so I concentrate on low-tech solutions.
I think learning as much as possible about using medicinal plants to doctor ourselves could be very useful.
One thing that may become extremely important and has nothing to do with stocking anything up is learning Situational Awareness. Rioting will become even more commonplace than it is now; and the crime rate will climb as desperate people find themselves in untenable conditions. You need to become aware of what's going on around you at all times so you don't get caught flat-footed.
I suspect that electricity may become either prohibitively expensive, or unreliable as power companies are forced to cut corners on maintenance, so I've been working on setting things up to use as little electricity as possible. We don't have the money to set up solar panels at this time, so I concentrate on low-tech solutions.
I think learning as much as possible about using medicinal plants to doctor ourselves could be very useful.
One thing that may become extremely important and has nothing to do with stocking anything up is learning Situational Awareness. Rioting will become even more commonplace than it is now; and the crime rate will climb as desperate people find themselves in untenable conditions. You need to become aware of what's going on around you at all times so you don't get caught flat-footed.
