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Ms. Pirtykitty yes you will need to seal the Mylar Bag. Some folks use an electric curling iron to seal the bags, other folks use a piece of wood and then use a regular iron, set on low to seal the bag. You will also need to put O2 absorber inside the bag before sealing. A lot of folks will...

A lot of folks go to TSC and buy their Producer's Pride whole corn that has the double cleaned alfatoxin tested and add that to their stores. The last time I checked it was less than $11. for a 50 lb bag.

MsPony price controls do not work. Never have and never will. For example in the case of gasoline at the local station, no matter what controls the government would place on the price at the pump the government would not be able to control the cost of foreign oil. What will happen is that...

JRmom my friend, I read a lot of posts by people who say that they are planning on hunting and fishing to feed their families which tells me that you are going to have a lot of competition. While hunting and fishing game is one way to go I often ask people how they plan to get to where they...

Jakejekel it always seems a bit overwhelming when one begins preparing. I would suggest that you do a lot of reading. Explore the Internet and figure out how long you want to be prepared for, i.e. a month, 6 months, a year etc. There are some good lists on the Internet that will give you...

ninny my dad use to add a few drops of glisten to the water for the ducks and rabbits that we had. You can also go to one of the big box stores and get some heat tape. Its an electrical wire that draws very little energy and you can wrap it around the water supply.

I know that a lot of folks are buying PM so that when everything goes south they will be able to buy what they need/want. IMO there are a couple/three problems with that. What will the value of the PM be when things go south. The value will be what someone is willing to pay/exchange for it...

SKR8PN it looks like you put in a lot of time canning product and organizing your shelves. I would like to make a suggestion. It looks as if some of your shelves are starting to bow. Simple way of correcting/preventing this is to take 1x2s and connect them to the shelves. Set them upright...

I looked at their program and came to the conclusion that if it can be made then it can be hacked. Im not saying anything bad about the site specifically, just a general observation about software programs. I looked at Staples and didnt anything that I liked there either so I put together an...

Ninny I just put together an Excel spreadsheet that I plan on using to track my budget. I have a spreadsheet for each month and is broken down by weeks. This is what I call a Beta version, meaning that all of the glitches may not be worked out, but I wont know that until it. I have a section...

SKR8PN I just checked the link and it worked for me. Maybe, perhaps, possibly if you copy and paste it on your browser you will be able to get to the site. Its well worth the look.

This week I picked up containers of table salt for .39 a container along with some jars of honey from Big Lots and put them in storage. I also hit a sale of Folgerss coffee for $6.50 in a 2 pound container and picked up enough for a year. Then I bought sugar and vacuum sealed it for my monthly...

Use them to cover the top of a coffee or end table. I used them to cover the counter top in my RV.

They make nice padding when mailing boxes.

Wash them out and let them dry then store dried grains and dried beans in them you can do the same thing with the plastic 48 oz fruit drink bottles.

Store kitchen matches, along with a piece of fine sand paper and put it in your BOB.

Here are a couple of places that will give you ideas on how to build units that let you rotate your canned good. http://www.canracks.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCnXfO7YMfk (When you finish watching this video check the other videos on the right hand side of the site. The idea is...

First Aid Kit and if you have any prescription meds it might be a good idea to have some of those on hand. What about a solar powered radio and some solar powered yard lights that you can charge after the storm and use them inside the house. Did anyone mention candles and fire starters...

________________________________________ And So It Begins Keep in mind when reading this article that there are other problem with this plant but focus on the narrative that talks about the problem that the gulf oil well presents. Power Blackouts And Water Shortages Threaten Florida...

~gd of course the items that you mentioned enter the intake pipes, but there are also provisions for the things that you mentioned. Among the provisions are screens designed to keep them out of the plant. Oil on the other had cant be stopped by screens which has the potential to clog...