How much supplies do you have?

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Tulip

Great!!! Welcome! If you have Q's post'em.. If you have info post it too. -K

Ionic Silver...

I believe some people are going to try and use this as a water purifier but this stuff is actually not as good as god ol' Clorox and is in fact seriously dangerous. It's a wood preserver that stops termites and brown rot. People that have tried to use this as a water purifier have found themselves stricken with Argyria, which is a permanent discoloration of the skin. When people have Argyria they look like their entire body has been tattooed with silver, but otherwise they're fine. If you've bought this crap, I'd recommend using it only as a wood preserver and use filters/bleach for drinking water.

When the BF hits it'll be kinda funny to see the people in communities that used ionic Silver for their drinking water purification. What'll we name them? Shinies? I believe there are other problems that ingesting large amounts of reactive metals can cause, most of them fatal, but everyone reading this should stay away from the silver products.

Anyway as my stockpiling timeframe I've got right around two months of food/water, my M-5 and M-3 medical bags I heisted when I was in Iraq. (They were just going to throw most of it away after I caught a bullet in my medkit) I seriously recommend to everyone here to buy a M-5 medkit if they can afford them. They've got everything you could possibly need, except quik-clot which is easily purchased, and it's even got a bunch of items you probably don't need at all like Potassium Iodide (radiation protection)

Best of all I've got a team of five other guys who are all as well prepared as I. I believe that having a good well prepared team of guys (people) that work well together is by far the most important thing. They'll bail your arse out in an instant when you need it.

Everyone that's preparing should at the very least have a good rifle of at least .223 (5.56) to fend off those that will come to steal your stuff. Also, you'll be able to hunt pretty much any edible animals. I could go into good rifles to use for survival, but I'm pretty sure not too many care. All political views aside, even the least intelligent person around can see that when The BF hits there's going to be total lawlessness. The only person you're going to be able to rely on to protect you is you. Get a rifle you can rely on.

Potatoes are a good source of food. They will keep in the ground long term, depending where ya live. Good long term storage in colder areas and having a basement even better. Here in Texas, no basement, but I do know how to can and dehydrate

Sniffles, not sure if your asking me, but yes, I live in the woods.

I have several garden spots, one for maters, one for vines, one for roots, etc

I have thick woods, can hide lots of vegetation. The racoons, rabbits, fox, squirrel, feral cats and opossum are my biggest threat, LOL

Reference: Oil % Fats

The processed food industry is dedicated to selling you as little food as they can get away with. They make up the difference with sugar, fat and cheap bulking agents.

If you move from processed food to prep food you will almost certainly find that your fat intake will fall far below that which is recommended. Cooking oils, olive oil, lard and butter ghee can all be mixed with rice, pasta and even bread in order to replace this lost fat.

Note that butter ghee comes in cans and can be kept almost indefinitely, even after the can has been opened. Fats are the cheapest form of calory intake and could make the difference during a long seige.