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    Your Personal Location for Food

    I either grow all of my veggies and fruit or buy them from local organic growers. During the spring and summer i take a trip almost every weekend to farmer markets and farms to pick up. When I can afford it I buy organic meats from another local (well 3 hrs away but her daughter is local and she...
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    Preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse

    this whole thread is hysterical, and yes not only have I thought of that (well not the exact zombie part) but my preparations would handle them I believe :lau
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    New Cold Frame

    looks great to me yeah the seed starting gets my house full of plants right before the last frost. last year I had shelves and plants anywhere there was sunlight (thank goodness my house gets a lot of light) and all of my grow light tiers were packed to the hilt. I have wanted to build a cold...
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    If you had to evacuate?

    oh very nice!!!! Oh I have added the crazy glue, and ratchet ties (my friend who is in the army said they make a good tourniquet and are very useful.
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    My First Biodiesel Endeavor

    I have friends who are heating their home with it and fueling 2 (used) Mercedes that they had converted over. My concern and what I have been trying to find out is how to run all the work machines on it in the winter and not have it get slushy.
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    First aid/emergency kits

    The silver packages with the space man are the freeze dried ice cream, my one yummy item it also weighs nearly nothing. the army rations are the other two packages the blue and white one I have two different kinds two flavors was not sure which one to choose. Yes those are water purification...
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    First aid/emergency kits

    ok inside contents of large compartment: Oh the rope and a pair of gloves are missing (I just used them the other day and need to replace them still) and one of the tree climbing things is MIA. Also I have a few extras from what is on my list being that this is my personal pack and there have...
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    First aid/emergency kits

    Ok here it is. The knapsack has a side clip so that it does not pull on the zipper causing it to break, and a pad in the center of the back and on either side for added comfort. The straps are padded as well. I wanted it to be as comfortable as possible since it does have weight to it (maybe...
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    my dream vehicles

    If I could have any vehicle that would make me feel truly prepared it would be a tank, but that is not an option. If money was no object I would have the following vehicles in my driveway. Mercedes G-series AMG truck armor plated the mobile home boat thing...
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    First aid/emergency kits

    sure I will do that later tonight. Since it is just me, my sis and my son, (well I have a boyfriend now as well so I guess I should include him lol) it is not as hard to fit everything in one bag.
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    If you had to evacuate?

    Oh I do, most things I would ride out here at my home, but most of the disasters I can think of that would happen in the area I am in (NYC) could involve me having to get out really quick. My town is right next to the Bronx, I lost several friends in 911 and now expect the worst but hope for the...
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    If you had to evacuate?

    A nap sack with everything I mentioned stays in the trunk of every car this way there is always one around no thought needed or time wasted :) The larger one is in my emergency closet with my gun safes and other assorted items I had to have lol I will take a picture of the whole thing later...
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    First aid/emergency kits

    Oh yeah I dont know how I forgot that one! actually the type of glue that crazy glue is was originally invented as a surgical glue, somehow it allows oxygen though or some such thing. My late dh used it a few times as a quick fix when he would cut himself.
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    Pressure Canner'????

    I have been wanting one for a while but have not yet decided on one. in the meantime I either preserve using hot bath or by freezing and that has worked out well for me so far.
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    Eastern Tip Of Long Island,NY

    Hey I just joined but I am not that far I am in lower westchester ny HI! I go fishing on the Viking once a year with Captain Steve and the boys for 3 day Tuna/Tile, and sword (my 3 day vacation with out my ds) I love it out there!!! Oh so would your honey be considered organic (maybe not...
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    First aid/emergency kits

    ok here is the list of items in the travel survival kit keep in mind everything here fits into a very comfortable nap sack because I figured I could walk a long time while carrying it while holding my ds if necessary. I keep one of these in every car. Everything inside is high quality. I have a...
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    First aid/emergency kits

    after I had my son (my dh had already passed away before his birth so I was not in the best of places) I spent the winter researching any and all survival kits. I could not find any that I thought would really be help full so I designed and made my own. Same with my first aid kits. I have to go...
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    Food storage list must haves

    honestly I have some canned foods and a well stocked pantry but I will rely on my Military rations that I have, same with my emergency water supply. I have enough of them to feed a small army if necessary lol. I know all of the necessary vitamins and proteins are in it and they are compact and...
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    If you had to evacuate?

    wow I am gonna love answering this finally someone may not think I am crazy... I have built survival kits there is one in every car of my loved ones as well as mine of course. I will post later as to its contents but rest assured short of chemical attack I am covered for at least 3-5 weeks. In...
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    Solar Breakthrough

    very cool
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