Just wanted to show off a few pics to the newbies.
I am starting to get a little bored with all the newbie what if etc...threads.
For some us here, this is not our first rodeo. I figure I have at least a years worth of food & supplies.
You've got a great thing going there ,how are you set for the long run ?
Gardening and such ?
I figure that my big tank out side is safe enough ,sence ,if they can pick it up full, the truck it would take would be pretty hefty.
Coal might be the better investment so far as cooking and heating , I am strongly considdering that for my self as well.
Coal does not need special handeling and can be for all practicle purpouses be burried under ground ,seeing as it is retreved from under ground to begin with .
Gasses are going to run out very quickly and any thing pressure stored is eventually be a liability if bullets fly near by.
Thanks for the inspiration....
Sexy pantry ya got there, and that stove is great!
I'm curious though, I keep seeing lists of beans, but no one seems to get "mung beans" (the kind used for bean sprouts in Asian food.) I stock some when I see them. None of us (adults) likes lima beans, haven't offered them to the grandcubs yet.
The dog food isnt high enough to keep my greatdane out of it. This week alone she has gotten ahold of 4 containers of bread crumbs from the stogage room and made an absolute mess, i can only imagine what she would do if she found 20 lbs bags of dog food!!!!!
Wow, you certainly know how to gain one's attention. This looks outstanding in almost every respect ... You definitely are prepared for tough times which are coming sooner rather than later.
My only possible concern was in picture #10 where it showed several compressed propane gas cylinders stored in what seemed to be confined space. No need to elaborate here because you know what I would suggest ...
Question.... why put the big bags of dog food on the upper shelves....?.... wouldn't it be safer, and less likely to cause a problem on a lower shelf....?
Please see the Great Dane comment. Mine would do the same, and he's just a Keeshond. And the CATSSS??? I can't even let them in the pantry with the people food. They have no pride.
great! i have a large stash myself....most stored since before y2k and really about the time i thought the russians were coming. i dont live where my compound is, so it goes weeks sometime months before i check on things.
may i suggest putting non can goods in hard rat proof containers. bet i could have lived year on what ive lost to rats, ***** and just plain getting old and decade or so out of date.
I got into survival mode about 1984, halfway through my military carreer.
Got a little more serious just prior to Y2K, but started full bore SHTF preps about two years ago with the wood cookstove, and solar & wind backup.
That is impressive partner. Could ya address the issue of rotation a little more in depth than as needed. Rotation is a major limiting factor in stockpiling perishables and takes constant consumption to keep in date. What % or your current diet comes from preps?
We pretty much use the prepps as our store, then restock what we have used. I keep track of anything close to expiration date and work that into the menu. A considerable amount of stock was selected primarily because of it's long term storage potential and we eat it anyway. For example, the DAK hams have a sell by date of 2016, even though I have 72 of them, I am pretty sure we could eat them by that date.
WOW that really is impressive my friend!! You have done very well for yourself, and seem to have all the basics covered!
Though that stove u showed us about a page back is simply awesome! I have a mini one that runs on propane but have been looking into what you got. May i ask how much u paid and where u bought it from? Thank u in advance!
I bought it from Obadiah's http://www.woodstoves.net/bakerschoice.htm but it was made in Kentucky, I believe by the Menonites.
I paid about $1500 + $200 shipping two years ago, but I would recommend this stove all day long. Very efficient, heats up quick (approx. 20 minutes) to get the oven up to 350 degrees, and doesn't take a lot of wood to keep it at 400 degrees to bake bread.
WOW that really is impressive my friend!! You have done very well for yourself, and seem to have all the basics covered!
Though that stove u showed us about a page back is simply awesome! I have a mini one that runs on propane but have been looking into what you got. May i ask how much u paid and where u bought it from? Thank u in advance!
Absolutely fantastic..but with so much STUFF my head would be spinning trying to figure out how to rotate it, and eat a years worth of food and keeping everything fresh.
I wonder how people accomplish this the "easy" way.
Do you eat "just" from your pantry? so that you can rotate everything out. Or do you buy food daily also.
We buy short term stuff, milk etc.. about every other week.
I don't buy eggs, because I have chickens, but other stuff like fresh fruits and veggies as needed when they are not available from the garden.
In the fall we also harvest and can fruits from our apple, pear, and plum trees.
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