Survival devices when there is no electricity.

[Selivan]

now you can buy many beautiful and smart devices that require electricity or gas.
However, if you are a Survivor or live far from the City, then you use the old tools that our grandparents used.
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Today I took an old meat grinder, sharpened a specific 4-sided knife in this device, then cut the meat with an ordinary knife, repaired a disc ..
then made minced meat for cutlets

 

[jontte]

God,I love that type of meat grinder. it's a 10 / 10!!

 

[GeorgiaPeachie]

Everyone should have a couple in good working order. Just in case. The 100 year CME cycle is coming around.

 

[DrHenley]

I have a couple of those old meat grinders that were handed down in the family. They have been working just fine for generations, I've never even owned an electric grinder or felt the need to.

 

[user 4617]

Where did the meat that went into it come from?

 

[Morgan101]

We don't have a meat grinder of any kind, but I think we have hand operated mechanisms for most of our tools and appliances. It has been a conscious decision to not use electricity where possible, or have a back up.

 

[jayjay]

Ditto - got three in the cupboard - worth the hunt to find one.

 

[Maverick]

Yep, we use them here from time to time, we would add pork fat to some of our venison meat or make summer sausage

 

[Selivan]

I wonder if anyone uses such a device for cutting hair when there is no electricity?

 

[DrHenley]

When it comes to cutting hair, I go strictly high tech!

I bought those for cutting Kevlar, but I found out they are GREAT for cutting hair. I've been cutting my own hair with scissors for decades. Usually with whatever scissors are at hand, but I've been using these for a while.

 

[jontte]

have the electric version Selivan,as it would be nearly impossible to cut it with that one,as I cut my hair home.
saw that hand clipper in my favourite store like 8 months ago..

 

[Selivan]

have the electric version Selivan,as it would be nearly impossible to cut it with that one,as I cut my hair home.
saw that hand clipper in my favourite store like 8 months ago..

.. also bought an electric hair clipper and since then I don't go to the hairdresser
- it cost only 1,500 rubles.
- one haircut in a hairdressing salon costs at least 400 rubles
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by the way, I have my hair cut bolb when live in nature.

 

[Maverick]

I wonder if anyone uses such a device for cutting hair when there is no electricity?
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I have several old clippers like that, mine shows the age, they still works good but I don't use them at least I have them never the less.

 

[user 4617]

You can now grind meat without electricity, what are you doing with it afterwards without electricity?

 

[jontte]

BBQ....

 

[Selivan]

You can now grind meat without electricity, what are you doing with it afterwards without electricity?

Котлеты

ingredients: Pork with Fat and onion.
A little softened wheat bread should be added to the minced meat, then "make cutlets", roll in breadcrumbs or flour.
then fry in a pan.
use a cast iron stove in a wood stove for frying.
Personally, I know how to fry in a pan, even on the coals of a fire

 

[DrHenley]

You can now grind meat without electricity, what are you doing with it afterwards without electricity?

 

[user 4617]

So for each meal you grind fresh and cook? No storage required? Kill a whole hog for them meatballs? How do you preserve the rest of the animal without electricity?

 

[DrHenley]

So for each meal you grind fresh and cook? No storage required? Kill a whole hog for them meatballs? How do you preserve the rest of the animal without electricity?

I never keep raw ground meat, not even frozen. I brown all the ground meat except for what little bit I use for burgers or sausage right away. Burgers need to be eaten immediately, sausage can keep a little while.

Then the browned meat can easily be canned for longer term storage, but since I have electricity at the moment I vacuum pack it and freeze it after browning. Then I use it later for making spaghetti sauce, chili, etc.

 

[user 4617]

Is the plan to can it when there is no power then? I know they use to “salt” meat but that takes a lot of salt doesn’t it? I’m just curious how people plan to store a deer they take or cow they kill without the modern freezer?