I am stocking for more than just my family,friends are worth more than gold in hard times

Money is really tight right now so im getting a bit worried.... I need to get stocked up.
My grandma ate dandelion leaves during the last depression, so there edible.

First time fror me to post!

One thing not mentioned yet and should be thought about....

TELL NO ONE WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!

DON'T BECOME SOMEONE ELSES TARGET!!

Just a thought

Originally posted by TheInformer
Money is really tight right now so im getting a bit worried.... I need to get stocked up.
My grandma ate dandelion leaves during the last depression, so there edible.

I am in no much better situation than you my friend perhaps worse ...but keep your head up, look on the good side/go out and breath some fresh air/watch Russell Peters show


"For every dark night, there's a brighter day." -
-- Tupac shakur

Originally posted by Shystargazer
First time fror me to post!

One thing not mentioned yet and should be thought about....

TELL NO ONE WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!

DON'T BECOME SOMEONE ELSES TARGET!!

Just a thought

This is the kind of selfish thinking and the root of our crisis - Greed and Selfishness

There is a device (hand held water purifier) that you can litlerally put into a stream/river, or a puddle or a toilet, and pump the water into a drinking glass and drink away. Now tha's a must have!!!
Also; Spam ,spam and more SPAM!!!

Hi. Interesting thread. I live in Europe where the gun laws are much tighter. However, with this in mind and the practicalities of obtaining or manufacturing firearms ammunition, I would rely on reusable means of weaponary. By a good crossbow or recurve. Get a powerful hunting slingshot for small game and fowl. Get a fishing rod. Buy a good qulaity hunting knife and folding lock knife.

Go to ann outdoor shop and buy a matchless fire set. And for the home, may I suggest, if budget allows, come off the grid and use solar power, manufacture a solar box cooker (plans can be found at the Mother Earth website). Water filters, or make your own.

I suppose I am lucky as I live in a rural area and there is an abunda´nce of wild life and fruit etc.

Get on the web and look up ebible plants and mushrooms. People 100s of years ago did not have supermarkets and they survived. So can you.

Oh, an additional point. If you have to leave your home, and I hope you do not, be prepared and look up ancient construction methods, roundhouses, teepees and such. They can be made with little effort and skill and are very comfortable.

Johnny Wisemuller's book. The SAS Survival Guide (I think it is called), is full you useful informatiom.

It may never happen but, it just might, one day, so be prepared. It hurts no one and is good for character building. Treat it more as a hobby and it will be more fun.

Good luck to you all.

I have enough stuff to keep me going for awhile. I have a .22 caliber Mosin Nagant with enough ammo to hunt for awhile. I have a mak-90 ak with about 1000 rounds right now. I have a glock 26 with about 500 rounds. I have two slingshots, an air rifle, and an air pistol. The rifle is spring pneumatic. The pistol is pump pneumatic. I have a crap ton of BBs and pellets for them. I have about 50 high quality knives all packed together. I have flint and lighters. Will be adding fire steel and a fire piston to that. I also have gyro crank radios and flashlights, and night vision so I do not need to rely on batteries. I have canned goods stocked up and means for water. I have all of this stuff bagged up and ready to go should I need to bug out.

Learn to make basic breads tortillas and biscuits can be made using flour, shortening, baking powder, salt, powdered milk or water. These types of breads are quicker and easier to make than yeast breads and adapt well to dutch ovens or iron skillets. Depending on availability of ingredients muffins, corn bread, hush puppies, pancakes and piecrust are all fairly easy to make using basic staples.

Nothing like bread to fill an empty stomach and it sure makes beans and rice taste better. Besides this is a great thing to know how to do we love bread especially homemade tortillas.

Just remember too that for the old timers and early man fats were vital to a healthy diet, no processed or fast food. So don't forget the shortening/lard/oil or save bacon grease.

I also, (with my new machete) cut down a young sappling, skinned the brances and bark, and with a little bit of string, Made a bow.
I am now fairly good with it and have killed my first squrril. He was good!
I am not so good yet with making arrows but I will learn. Untill then it is store bought arrows and B.B. guns!!!!!!!Never under estimate a good B.B. gun.

interesting thread. it is prudent to stock up a bit but there is no way anyone can be fully prepared for what is to come. All the plans you may be making will go down the toilet when things really kick off.

if you live in any areas with wild turkeys, take a 55 gallon bucket, with the lid on, and put a little bit of grain on the lid...turkeys will roost on it and eat the grain. after 3 days or so, take the lid off and put the grain in the bucket. the turkey will fly in but be unable to fly out. Probly wanna secure it with stakes to the ground.

Find an old log with a knot hole. drop butter in to the hole. run 4 or 5 nails in an inverted cone through the log and stop them just a bout an inch from the butter. make sure the hole produced from the points is only about a half inch wide. Coons will come up, and stick their hand in to grab the butter...and they will not let go, plus they will get stuck by the nails. come back daily until you get one..and do it in the early morning cause they will bite through their leg to get free...and thats a terrible thing to do to an animal..but ya gotta survive right>