Everyday Prepper

Closing the doors

lilthump — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:58:06 +0000

I’ve had fun over the last year or so of writing this blog but it’s time to move on and open up a new chapter. Unfortunately I can’t take all my current readers along for opsec reasons but I can assure you I’m not giving up prepping, just this particular blog. My interest have grown and evolved as my family has grown more prepared over the last couple of years and I’m setting up a new blog about sustainable living, backyard farming and herbal remedies.

It is my current belief that people in general aren’t putting enough effort into growing their own food and creating for themselves more freedom and a sustainable life. If TEOTWAWKI really does come then having first hand experience with gardening, keeping chickens, raising goats, having bees and many more homesteader type skills are going to be worth more than any canned food or stored gold that you can get now in my opinion. Right now you need to be practicing, right now you need to be building skills, right now you need to start a garden and right now you need to try raising some livestock. If you’re not doing these things now then you are just delaying death with your stored food in a real TEOTWAWKI event. I’m not saying storing food is wrong or bad, it’s not. In most situations stored food might be all you ever need but if something big happens your stored food isn’t going to last forever. Where are you going to get seed after TEOWAWKI? How about chickens or goats? Everyone that has them is going to keep them because a small flock of chickens (3 or 4) will be worth more than or almost equal to an ounce of gold. Don’t think so? Think about this question honestly. Which would you rather have after TEOTWAWKI: 1. A small flock of chickens that lay free protein filled eggs everyday and that can be used as meat birds in a “last resort” situation or 2. An ounce of gold that you can’t eat, shoot or heal with? My answer is number 1 and so I am going to focus more time and effort in that direction for now.

So with that in mind and with the idea that I want to reach out to more of my family and friends in a less confrontational way, I say goodbye and I’ll see ya around.

The blog will be closed after February 11th 2010. Get what you want now before it’s gone.

You know you’re a prepper when…

lilthump — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:27:51 +0000

You visit the “There, I fixed it” site and say hey that looks like a good idea for a/n .

Today it was a Portable Shower System.

Food Storage Resources

lilthump — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:36:19 +0000

Why store food anyway?

Basic Food Storage Cookbook Now Available in Two Forms

Free site to help you keep up with your food storage

Long-Term food storage menu

LDS food storage calculator

Getting your food storage

Fun With Food Storage

Food Storage Made Easy

The Can Organizer

Shelf Reliance

Track My Food Storage

Red light cameras might get an upgrade

lilthump — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:03:00 +0000

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-budget-cameras9-2010jan09,0,3286125.story

I already think the red light cameras are unconstitutional and tyrannical (or at the very least “1984″ish) but now they are seriously considering upgrading them to check for speeding also? Granted I don’t like speeders or people to run red lights but come on when does it stop? If we allow this now it’s just a matter of time before there are cameras in every public place just waiting to mail you a ticked for picking your nose in public. OK so maybe that’s stretching it but I see this leading to some very bad places. Please let your towns know that this is not acceptable to you.

Welfare and Work

lilthump — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:17:25 +0000

I was talking to my mailman a few days ago about different things the government is doing now and he had some interesting things to say that I agree with.

Most of our conversation revolved around paying taxes so people could live on welfare. He mentioned that Glenn Beck (or someone like him) had said that people should lose their right to vote if they are taking any kind of government aid such as welfare or subsidies. I have thought about this and I’m still on the fence but leaning toward liking it. If they lost their right to vote the politicians would lose the power to bribe them with the public’s money and that might stop the never ending cycle of “take and take” that we have going on right now.

The second point we discussed was making folks on welfare and food stamps work for that .gov money. It’s not a complete solution to the problem but unless exempt for medical reasons I think making them work to fix roads or pickup trash or any other meager .gov job that comes up would be a good idea. They wouldn’t get a free ride like they have now and the city and state governments would at least be recovering a portion of the money because they would have a pool of free labor for the most part.

I’m interested in getting some feedback on these ideas, so leave some comments and lets get some discussion going.

Someone on the side of the home owners

lilthump — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:49:14 +0000

While I don’t think it’s a great idea to walk away from your house sometimes it’s necessary and it isn’t always the wrong thing to do. The burden of guilt and the pointing fingers shouldn’t be just placed or pointed at the home owner, banks deserve equal credit for causing the big mess in the first place and for loaning money to people who simply couldn’t afford it. Having the American dream is great as long as you can afford it and work for it. It’s not a right, it’s a privilege. It’s a privilege of those who work and toil to try and get ahead and to provide for their family. My generation seems to think they should have everything their parents have as soon as the move out or get married. Well the reality is our parents worked a long time to get that stuff that we want so bad and we will (or should) have to work for it also.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/magazine/10FOB-wwln-t.html

Dry Toilets

lilthump — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:14:43 +0000

Here are some links I’ve found that talk about dry toilets. Whether your an eco-friendly person or just a prepper a dry toilet may come in handy some day.

http://oursoil.org/

http://oursoil.org/firstdrytoiletinmilot.php

http://www.oursoil.org/drytoilet.php

http://www.appropedia.org/Bathroom_Toilet_Unit

http://www.schoolsanitation.org/BasicPrinciples/DryToilets.html

http://www.zoomzap.com/techniques/SES-eng.php

Giveaway Winner

lilthump — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:15:08 +0000

Congratulations go out to Jonathan, the winner of the December 2009 giveaway. I’ve contacted him and he accepted the prizes so it’ll be off to his house as soon as Olympic Camping Gear can get it shipped out.

Tire sandals

lilthump — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:43:27 +0000

Here’s a good link on how to make some Tire Sandals.

Free Book From M.D. Creekmore

lilthump — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:12:41 +0000

In case you missed it M.D. Creekmore is offering a free e-book download on his site The Survivalist Blog. It appears to be several blog post from his site all grouped together and in a printer friendly format for those of us who like to keep hard copies laying around. If you aren’t already reading his site I recommend you subscribe to it immediately. He’s not as commercial as some folks and he actually writes the content of his blog instead of letting everyone else do it for him. It’s good reading.