Ok, so of the 5 essential elements of survival, water is the first one on the list. I have done a little research, and the filters on this page are among the best commercial ones available. http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/berkey_light_big_berkey_water_filter_british_berkefeld_portable_purifier.aspx
There are other kinds that require pumping, but these are gravity fed and have a high rate of purification when it comes to quality and volume. Hope this is helpful.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Email Updates
I set this up so that everyone should get an email now when the blog is updated or someone posts. Lets give it a try and see if it works. Feel free to forward the information around, but I think we will limit the authors of the site just to our group for now, at least until we get going a bit more.
We should also put together a follow up meeting sometime in February. Thanks.
We should also put together a follow up meeting sometime in February. Thanks.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
100 Things that disappear first in an emergency
GENERAL SUPPLIES
Generators Backpacks and Duffle bags
Gasoline Portable Radio's
Gasoline containers (Plastic or Metal) CB's / Walkie Talkies
Propane Cylinders (Large and Small) Coleman's Pump Repair Kit: 1(800) 835-3278
Water containers. (HARD CLEAR PLASTIC ONLY) Glue, nails, nuts, bolts, screws, etc.
Duct tape Fire extinguishers
Lumber (all types) Fishing supplies/tools
Hand Tools, Saws, axes and hatchets Garden tools and supplies
Garbage bags (Impossible to have too many.) Wagons and carts (transport to and from markets)
Garbage cans Plastic (storage, water, transporting) Mousetraps, Ant traps and cockroach magnets
Knives and Sharpening tools: files, stones, steel Carbon Monoxide Alarm (battery powered)
Dust Masks / Respirators Bleach (NOT scented: 4 to 6% sodium hypo chlorite)
COOKING
Paper plates/cups/utensils (stock up, folks...) Hand-Can openers and hand egg beaters, whisks
Cook stoves (Propane, Coleman and Kerosene) Insulated ice chests
Coleman Fuel (Impossible to stockpile too much.) Aluminum foil Hvy Duty (Great Cooking and Barter)
Portable Grills / hibachis Cast iron cookware (sturdy, efficient)
Charcoal and Lighter fluid (Will become scarce) Grain Grinder (Non-electric)
FOOD AND WATER
Bottled Water (all sizes) Milk - Powdered and Condensed
Bagged Ice Vegetable oil (for cooking)
Prepackaged Meals Rice, Beans, Wheat
Tuna Fish Garlic, spices and vinegar, baking supplies
All canned meat Pet Food
Chocolate Flour, yeast and salt
Canned foods, Fruits, Veggies, Soups, stews, etc. Vitamins (Critical)
Chocolate/Cocoa/Tang/Punch (water enhancers) Bouillons/gravy/soup base
Honey/Syrups/white, brown sugars Hand pumps and siphons (for water and for fuels)
Soda / Sports Drinks Water Filters/Purifiers
Snack Foods Garden seeds (Non-hybrid) (A MUST)
COMFORT & SHELTER
Tents, canopies Clothing, Socks, Underwear, T-shirts, etc. (extras)
Portable Toilets (Increasing in price) Hats and cotton neckerchiefs
Plastic Sheeting Gloves: Work/warming/gardening, etc.
Tarps/stakes/twine/nails/rope/spikes Reading glasses
Cots and Inflatable Mattresses (for extra guests) Work boots, belts, Levis and durable shirts
Guns, Ammunition, Pepper Spray, Knives, Bats Board Games Cards, Dice
Sleeping bags and blankets/pillows/mats
HEAT & LIGHTING
Batteries (all sizes) Lamp Oil
Flashlights Mantles / Wicks
Candles Lantern Hangers
Matches ("Strike Anywhere") Snap Lights
Coleman Lanterns Mini Heater (Propane)
Oil Lamps Seasoned Firewood (wood takes 6 - 12 mos. dry)
HEALTH AND HYGIENE
Prescription Medicines Deodorant
Toilet Paper, Kleenex, paper towel Baby Supplies: Diapers/formula/ointments/aspirin
First aid kits Baby Wipes, waterless soap (saves a lot of water)
Shaving supplies Laundry detergent (Liquid)
Feminine Hygiene/Hair care/Skin products Washboards, Mop Bucket w/wringer (for Laundry)
Shampoo, Toothbrush/paste, floss, nail clippers, etc Clothes pins/line/hangers (A MUST)
Generators Backpacks and Duffle bags
Gasoline Portable Radio's
Gasoline containers (Plastic or Metal) CB's / Walkie Talkies
Propane Cylinders (Large and Small) Coleman's Pump Repair Kit: 1(800) 835-3278
Water containers. (HARD CLEAR PLASTIC ONLY) Glue, nails, nuts, bolts, screws, etc.
Duct tape Fire extinguishers
Lumber (all types) Fishing supplies/tools
Hand Tools, Saws, axes and hatchets Garden tools and supplies
Garbage bags (Impossible to have too many.) Wagons and carts (transport to and from markets)
Garbage cans Plastic (storage, water, transporting) Mousetraps, Ant traps and cockroach magnets
Knives and Sharpening tools: files, stones, steel Carbon Monoxide Alarm (battery powered)
Dust Masks / Respirators Bleach (NOT scented: 4 to 6% sodium hypo chlorite)
COOKING
Paper plates/cups/utensils (stock up, folks...) Hand-Can openers and hand egg beaters, whisks
Cook stoves (Propane, Coleman and Kerosene) Insulated ice chests
Coleman Fuel (Impossible to stockpile too much.) Aluminum foil Hvy Duty (Great Cooking and Barter)
Portable Grills / hibachis Cast iron cookware (sturdy, efficient)
Charcoal and Lighter fluid (Will become scarce) Grain Grinder (Non-electric)
FOOD AND WATER
Bottled Water (all sizes) Milk - Powdered and Condensed
Bagged Ice Vegetable oil (for cooking)
Prepackaged Meals Rice, Beans, Wheat
Tuna Fish Garlic, spices and vinegar, baking supplies
All canned meat Pet Food
Chocolate Flour, yeast and salt
Canned foods, Fruits, Veggies, Soups, stews, etc. Vitamins (Critical)
Chocolate/Cocoa/Tang/Punch (water enhancers) Bouillons/gravy/soup base
Honey/Syrups/white, brown sugars Hand pumps and siphons (for water and for fuels)
Soda / Sports Drinks Water Filters/Purifiers
Snack Foods Garden seeds (Non-hybrid) (A MUST)
COMFORT & SHELTER
Tents, canopies Clothing, Socks, Underwear, T-shirts, etc. (extras)
Portable Toilets (Increasing in price) Hats and cotton neckerchiefs
Plastic Sheeting Gloves: Work/warming/gardening, etc.
Tarps/stakes/twine/nails/rope/spikes Reading glasses
Cots and Inflatable Mattresses (for extra guests) Work boots, belts, Levis and durable shirts
Guns, Ammunition, Pepper Spray, Knives, Bats Board Games Cards, Dice
Sleeping bags and blankets/pillows/mats
HEAT & LIGHTING
Batteries (all sizes) Lamp Oil
Flashlights Mantles / Wicks
Candles Lantern Hangers
Matches ("Strike Anywhere") Snap Lights
Coleman Lanterns Mini Heater (Propane)
Oil Lamps Seasoned Firewood (wood takes 6 - 12 mos. dry)
HEALTH AND HYGIENE
Prescription Medicines Deodorant
Toilet Paper, Kleenex, paper towel Baby Supplies: Diapers/formula/ointments/aspirin
First aid kits Baby Wipes, waterless soap (saves a lot of water)
Shaving supplies Laundry detergent (Liquid)
Feminine Hygiene/Hair care/Skin products Washboards, Mop Bucket w/wringer (for Laundry)
Shampoo, Toothbrush/paste, floss, nail clippers, etc Clothes pins/line/hangers (A MUST)
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Top 10 Reasons Why I Don't Have My Food Storage:
10. My neighbors have a TWO year supply! No, they don't. They don't have any food. Did you know that 85% of the members of the church don't have any food storage at all? If your idea of food storage is to eat someone else’s food………..this is a really bad plan.
9. I've paid tithing for 20 years...the church can give me a little food. Many members believe that when the times get hard, the church is going to come through like Joseph in Egypt. Absolutely not true. All the church storehouses and welfare farms across the country would only feed 4% of the members of the church. The church has been asking YOU to store food for 75 years. They're NOT storing food for you. Thus, another bad plan.
8. I'm moving in with my children / parents! Really....that’s just a bad plan all by itself. But it points out that most members don't have a year's supply because they're PLANNING on eating someone else's food! Of course, since no one HAS any food, we have yet another bad plan.
7. I have a year's supply...and the bullets to go with it! I've heard time and again, "How dumb is that to go to all the time and expense of getting food...just to have some guy with a gun come and shoot my family to take it away?" Here's a better question. Are you afraid of the guy with the gun? Or are you more afraid of BECOMING the guy with the gun? What would you do if your children were starving to death? Would you lie? Cheat? Steal? Would you shoot your neighbor for his food? I guarantee....if you were watching your child starving to death, you would do anything you had to to keep them alive. If you don't have your year's supply, you are putting yourself in danger of losing not only your temporal salvation, but your spiritual salvation as well.So far, all the reasons we don't have our food storage involve eating someone else's food. Please, don't put your family's temporal salvation in other people's hands. No one is storing food for you. Not your neighbors, not the government...not even the church.
6. The boat and the 4 wheelers are taking up all my storage space! (priorities!)
5. 3 letters....Y2K. Ok, that's 2 letters and a number....but they're always making way too much out of everything! This is never going to happen!” (Every prophecy that has ever been given WILL happen.)
4. If anything DOES happen, the government will be here within hours! (insert laughter) Did you know the government has been telling us that we need to have food storage? They're actually CALLING it food storage! We now have the government telling us to store food, water, medicines...whatever we will need to be able to stay in our homes for several months.
3. I can't afford scrap booking AND food storage. The average food storage can cost as little as a dollar a day. We live in the richest society in the history of the world, and while there are cases where money may be a problem, most of the time it is a matter of priorities. We have chosen bigger homes, nicer cars, more tv's, computers, vacations ...everything is more important than our food storage. If I asked, "Who has a cell phone?" most of you would say yes. You pay at least $30 a month to have a cell phone....that's about a dollar a day...the cost of one year's supply of food for your child. Is your cell phone really more important than your child's temporal salvation? You have to make food storage a priority.
2. I'm waiting for the cannery to sell Papa John's dehydrated pizza! Food storage has always had a stigma attached to it. If it's not wheat, beans and powdered milk, it's not food storage. With the system I use, food storage can be sweet and sour chicken, tamale pie, chile and cornbread, beef stew, shepherd's pie, minestrone...even chocolate chip cookies! Your imagination (and your pocketbook) are the only limitations you have.
And the #1 reason why I don't have my year's supply of food? A year?? I thought it was 72 hours!!
10. My neighbors have a TWO year supply! No, they don't. They don't have any food. Did you know that 85% of the members of the church don't have any food storage at all? If your idea of food storage is to eat someone else’s food………..this is a really bad plan.
9. I've paid tithing for 20 years...the church can give me a little food. Many members believe that when the times get hard, the church is going to come through like Joseph in Egypt. Absolutely not true. All the church storehouses and welfare farms across the country would only feed 4% of the members of the church. The church has been asking YOU to store food for 75 years. They're NOT storing food for you. Thus, another bad plan.
8. I'm moving in with my children / parents! Really....that’s just a bad plan all by itself. But it points out that most members don't have a year's supply because they're PLANNING on eating someone else's food! Of course, since no one HAS any food, we have yet another bad plan.
7. I have a year's supply...and the bullets to go with it! I've heard time and again, "How dumb is that to go to all the time and expense of getting food...just to have some guy with a gun come and shoot my family to take it away?" Here's a better question. Are you afraid of the guy with the gun? Or are you more afraid of BECOMING the guy with the gun? What would you do if your children were starving to death? Would you lie? Cheat? Steal? Would you shoot your neighbor for his food? I guarantee....if you were watching your child starving to death, you would do anything you had to to keep them alive. If you don't have your year's supply, you are putting yourself in danger of losing not only your temporal salvation, but your spiritual salvation as well.So far, all the reasons we don't have our food storage involve eating someone else's food. Please, don't put your family's temporal salvation in other people's hands. No one is storing food for you. Not your neighbors, not the government...not even the church.
6. The boat and the 4 wheelers are taking up all my storage space! (priorities!)
5. 3 letters....Y2K. Ok, that's 2 letters and a number....but they're always making way too much out of everything! This is never going to happen!” (Every prophecy that has ever been given WILL happen.)
4. If anything DOES happen, the government will be here within hours! (insert laughter) Did you know the government has been telling us that we need to have food storage? They're actually CALLING it food storage! We now have the government telling us to store food, water, medicines...whatever we will need to be able to stay in our homes for several months.
3. I can't afford scrap booking AND food storage. The average food storage can cost as little as a dollar a day. We live in the richest society in the history of the world, and while there are cases where money may be a problem, most of the time it is a matter of priorities. We have chosen bigger homes, nicer cars, more tv's, computers, vacations ...everything is more important than our food storage. If I asked, "Who has a cell phone?" most of you would say yes. You pay at least $30 a month to have a cell phone....that's about a dollar a day...the cost of one year's supply of food for your child. Is your cell phone really more important than your child's temporal salvation? You have to make food storage a priority.
2. I'm waiting for the cannery to sell Papa John's dehydrated pizza! Food storage has always had a stigma attached to it. If it's not wheat, beans and powdered milk, it's not food storage. With the system I use, food storage can be sweet and sour chicken, tamale pie, chile and cornbread, beef stew, shepherd's pie, minestrone...even chocolate chip cookies! Your imagination (and your pocketbook) are the only limitations you have.
And the #1 reason why I don't have my year's supply of food? A year?? I thought it was 72 hours!!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Klymit Cold Weather Gas Filled Clothing
Here is a newly developed cold-weather clothing technology to keep an eye on... lightweight winter clothing that is five times as warm and insulated by argon gas. Each cartridge should last an entire season according to this site.
Klymit Cold Weather Gas Filled Clothing
Kept you can also check out their own website: http://www.klymit.com/index.php
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Klymit Cold Weather Gas Filled Clothing
Kept you can also check out their own website: http://www.klymit.com/index.php
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
First Meeting
The first meeting proved to be very informative. Here are some links that will help everyone get started.
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/
http://www.ldsavow.com/
http://www.survivalblog.com/
http://www.davistent.com/
http://www.fourdog.com/
This should get everyone started.
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/
http://www.ldsavow.com/
http://www.survivalblog.com/
http://www.davistent.com/
http://www.fourdog.com/
This should get everyone started.
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