ASSESS: Your family "emergency preparedness"

poncho

You're a wild man ... poncho

 

Recently posted Radiation Info from the CDC in case of a nuclear attack: Page last modified September 6, 2005:

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/index.asp

 

Sam's Club update:

5 qt chafing dish, commercial quality, includes stand, holder for sterno with snuffing lid, pan for water, pan for food & clear lid - $39.72

Case of sterno (72 hours of fuel) (12-pack) $11.36

This will come in handy even if we lose power for a long time during a winter ice storm. Or, the next time we host a luncheon, LOL.

8-Pack (or 6-pack, can't remember) cans of boneless, skinless, already cooked chicken breasts - $10.17

Egg noodles, can of chicken, can of mushroom soup, chicken boullion, evaporated milk, dried onion, dried mushrooms, seasonings, mixed together and left to heat up in the chafing dish might make a casserole that could be cooked in the chafing dish. It would probably take awhile before the noodles softened, but would be worth trying. At least, that is one contingency plan. An innovative person might even come up with other recipes.

Got any, poncho?

 

Just about any recipe you already use can be cooked in a pot cozy. Mine is home made but as you can see they can be purchased. Pasta is really easy to cook, just bring your water to a boil add the pasta place your cooking pot in the cozy put the lid and cover on it and let it stand. I usually add 5 or 10 minutes to the normal simmer time and it works out well for me.

Same with rice only add the rice then bring the water to a boil for couple minutes and put the pot in the cozy and wait for 20 - 30 minutes.

I got a roll of Reflectix and a roll of aluminum tape for about 20 dollars, enough to make over a dozen pot and bag cozies which is just an envelope big enough to hold a ziplock bag, MRE or Mountain House freeze dried meal. To keep things hot or cold.

I'll put together some of my favorite "survival" links together today and post them later on. I even made a food dehydrator out this stuff a cardboard box and 100 watt lightbulb, and I wouldn't be without my trusty vacuum sealer! Marvelous invention!

[ September 08, 2005, 08:32 AM: Message edited by: poncho ]

 

Don't forget to consider that, regardless what you do to be prepared, you're own government may put you out of your own home if some local bureaucrat decides what's best for you.

 

If you stick your finger in a burning pool of denatured alcohol, you can have a flaming finger without actually burning yourself. My dad used to freak us kids out that way.

 

Thanks, poncho!

Just realized it would be possible to make vegetable soup in the chafing dish.

A manual can opener is a necessity in emergency situations. Some disposable bowls, plates, and plastic cups & silverware, would also be a good idea to have on hand.

One can each of green beans, pinto beans, corn, peas, stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, 1 or 2 beef boullion cubes, dried onions, seasonings, a little water - combined in the chafing dish and allowed to simmer for awhile, could end up being some great veggie soup!

 

Survival emergency links.

Ready Reserve Foods

Review: Lightweight Alcohol Stoves

Equipped To Survive

Ranger Rick

Mountain House

Dehydrating Foods

Make Gear

Brigade Quartermasters

Choate Machine And Tool

Massad Ayoob

Cheaper Than Dirt

The Hobo Stove

Home Security

Katadyn Water Filters

Critical Reaction Training

Wilderness Survival

Mo Go Gear

Two Burner Alcohol Stove

Mini Bull Design Instructional Videos

Frugal Squirrel

LEARN TO TRAP OR DIE !

Survival Table of Contents

Captain Dave's

Buckshot's Camp

Vacuum Sealers for Home Use

The No Nonsense Self-Defense Main Page

Real Canned Meats

Underground Shelter Storage

The Survival Center

A bug out bag is a good idea in case you have to move out in a hurry. And don't forget to put your John Wayne p38 on your keychain!

 

Not recommended as a light source.

 

Poncho! Thanks for all your hard work on the links!

 

Thanks, poncho!

Brigade Quartermasters and Ranger Rick are an old favorites of mine!

 

Your welcome guys.

I've been having trouble with the Ranger Rick site. Maybe it's my old PC I have to hit the refresh button to see all the links on the left side where all the neat tips are.

Another thing I forgot to add to the list is some type of germicide like oregano oil.

Or Colloidal Silver. You'll want to read up on the use of silver and oregano oil as medicine for their safe use.

 

Just thought of another good thing to do to protect yourself and your family before a disaster happens in your location.

Read the declaration of independence, the United States Constitution and Bill Of Rights. Out loud to yourself and your family.

 

Amen to that, poncho!

 

Waterproofing Matches

Choosing an Outdoorsman’s Knife

 

http://royrobinson.homestead.com/

 

Self-sufficiency isn't learned "overnight", but over a lifetime, becoming "independent" now ensures the knowledge to stay independent for extended periods of time, even forever if necessary.

The "FIRST LESSON" is to be "independent" of ANY expectations of someone else "supplying your needs".

The "SECOND LESSON", the more dependent you are, the more vulnerable you are, such as living in a city. New Orleans is a good example.

People "survived" before Electricity, freezers/ice, Oil/water/gas utilities, Wal-Mart, Food stamps or "FEMA".

Learning how today, might prevent you from "starving to death" before learning.

I take advantage of these "services" as long as they are available, but I have, and can, survive/live without them, with "inconveniences" as the only complaint.