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sorta population control gambit :)

I spend about 150 more a month in electrical than before I ran two 1500 watt units... But compared to 450 gallons of propane at 2.54 a gallon.... I'd rather spend the 150$....... Just sayin ;) PS, I keep the house at 65 in the winter when it's -15F here in Michigan.

what boyd does for that stuff is to put the bag into a plastic grocery sack, put it in my chest freezer for 3 days, then packs as many bags of flour into the orange home depot buckets (usually 2 1/2) per 5 gal bucket and put lid on. The freezing kills any eggs/larva and the bucket prevents bugs...

ya'll are correct :) That's where a bunch of us coined the frame from Lights out :) Basically any raiders that would steal, pillage loot n burn are MZB's :) Oh yeah, and frugal squirrels is another great forum, but didn't want to post the link here cuz I wasn't sure if I was allowed seeing...

here's another good article for long term food storage http://www.survivalreportblog.com/Food_storage.html For a family of 4 I believe he's spending $4.20 a week on rotating food storage in an out and eating healthy.

Ate 'em, like'd em, love'd em. Would I do it again? I ain't starvin yet... intentionally eatin bugs is not something most folks enjoy I am assuming :)

I was wondering if anybody could recommend a good book on plants for foraging. Some things I am somewhat versed on ... wild asparagus, fiddleheads, nuts and for the most part I know what berries to stay away from. But I'd like to get some more info. There is half a mile worth of roadside and...

the story about my birds... :th In truth, even the best coop, redesigned, rebuilt was in the end unable to protect my flock. Last year I killed 3-4 DOZEN coons, countless feral cats, abondoned and wild dogs who were aggressive etc. In the past year I have brought more death to my property...

Hi there :) But the folks who can afford the good stuff dont prep as much as those of us who have to pinch pennies.

http://www.healthynerd.com/2006/08/02/bitter-melon-prickly-pear-cactus-reduce-glucose-levels-of-type-2-diabetics/ the are others but this one seems to have some science around it. Not just old wives tales.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll wade in here for a minute. I am still the new guy on the road and I've been here 10 years now :) You will hear the occasional crack of a rifle around here even though we are in shotgun territory. Folks are making sure their guns are still sighted in, and they can...

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No they aren't!!! The only thing preventing me to stay "retired" is my house isn't paid off. If it was, I could go on like this for a while :) Long term food storage was something that I think our culture has lost. I remember my grandpa sitting on the porch with big baskets of butter beans...

you wouldn't have to defend against me. A raider mentality I have not :) Besides Dacs, you and the fam have the invite to head this a way if/when it happens :)

Ok, so I am not thread jacking http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=4867&p=4 this thread anymore let me open a new topic :) here's my post from that thread. my preps include a house built out of 8" cement block and furred with wood inside and out, insulated etc. Nothing short...

lol I've been lurking for over a year lol :)

sorry, prepping and defending self and family sorta falls under the same category for me. Didn't mean to threadjack :hide

my preps include a house built out of 8" cement block and furred with wood inside and out, insulated etc. Nothing short of a .50 will punch the block. Windows are another thing :hide I have close to 3/4 mile view around 270 degrees from my 2nd story windows. If TSHTF my house would easily...

here's another one checking in!!! Howdy folks, from the flint area here :)

Where are you from? Are you in the states? Interesting