jimLE
A True Doomsday Prepper
that reminds me.drive around the neighbourhoods..i collected the frame from a water bed one time that someone was throwing away.and built a work bench from it
You might be amazed at what you can find around as junk.
Definitely a must have. We basically convert our jars to a WalMart gift card around Christmas time, and use it for Christmas shopping. Typically, it is about $100-$150, so a nice little additional money around the holiday.you have a change jar brother?
Hell, I went to Costa Rica for a week on my change jug once! Never underestimate the power of the Penney, espechially when saved for three or four years.I built my whole bunny habitat with spare wood I had (like old stall boards, left over plywood from other projects, old broken fence posts, etc.). I even had a roll of chain link fence I got in a barter arrangement once (one of our horse boarders was short on board for the month), so used that. All I had to buy was some more screws, hinges, gate latches, etc. Everything else was recycled.
Better yet, I still have enough materials for two more projects I want to do.... dog house (I even have a few pieces of old metal roofing) and garden fence and gate (which I'll build from scrap wood and chain link). (again, will just need to buy some fixtures).
Definitely a must have. We basically convert our jars to a WalMart gift card around Christmas time, and use it for Christmas shopping. Typically, it is about $100-$150, so a nice little additional money around the holiday.
I like stocking up on rice, beans, mashed patatoes, pastas, etc. they all are easy to make and can be mixed with just about anything. They also store really well. I have a good sized collection of mason jars now, and with oxy absorbers they store well for years. It really dosent matter what you store as most of the country is completely unprepared. Just by thinking about it and doing a little each week or even month you are allready smarter than most.i've started doing better,when it comes to buying the foods we eat.i'd go through the diff foods we have.and only buy whats needed that month.and buy just a lil extra can or 2.or extra mac n cheese.or a package of 8 cans of tuna.we now have enough vieanna sausage to do us for 3 or 4 month.in which we have enough BBQ sauce for all that.and then some.we're stocked up on knorr rice and pasta side,corn bread and chicken stuffing.hamburger and tuna helpers.peanut butter.and of course cans of chili.ranch style beans,baked beans,black beans, pork n beans, and green beans.and because of that.i can now leave those items alone until i need more of one or more of them.and that allows me to buy other items..
I have a few cases of the wallmart brand potato flakes in jars. I imagine you could even make a substitute for flour with them as well. I eat lots of potatoes here, in all sorts of ways. One note about tuna. I had some cans that became dog food as after a year or more they started seeming 'off'. I don't think they store as well as chicken.i do need to buy some bags/boxes of rice and beans.and then can them as is..i wonder if i can do that with instant potato flakes..i buy the 6-packs of tuna.in which we don't eat to often.but yet its there and we have it.
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