First Aid Kits: Once you have one, you won't need to rebuy 90% of the contents. What's really needed is a convenient way to top up the expendable stuff, like packets of medicine, band-aids, etc. Bottles of booze: I figured I might as well stock Everclear since I could trade it, drink it, use it for sanitizing or run my alcohol stove on it. :)
I have too many flashlights, knives, and power banks. And too much outdoor gear cuz I can’t resist a good deal. I have 7 sleeping bags I have never used. 3 inflatable sleeping mats. 3 folding foam sleeping pads. All never used. Tarps, tarps and more tarps. Seems like I have enough paracord to make a whaling net.
I've been Prepping for decades and every year I buy a sleeping bag and tent even though I don't need them. Just buying one of each extra every year does not break the bank. In USA.
This is good advice. I've lost a lot of money making mistakes. Don't buy what you don't normally eat. And take into account possible dietary needs change. Same for pets. I have a lot of stuff we now will never use. Can't donate re packaged or expired foods.
I have been a prepper for many years, but honestly, after watching your videos I discovered that I need to improve in many aspects, thank you very much for the excellent work of informing all subscribers to your channel. God bless you and your family.
The following applies to most water filters also. Gravity / Ceramic cartridge filters are designed to remove certain pathogens from perfectly clear water such a mountain stream. If there is any silt in the water they will plug up and not allow water to flow through. You can scrub the cartridge, but soon you will reduce the thickness of the media and then it will not remove all of the pathogens. YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST PRE-FILTER THE WATER UNTIL IT IS PERFECTLY CLEAR. This can be done by a combination of settling, flocculation, sand filtering, and/or common cartridge type sediment filters that are easily available. If you don't believe this, take out all but one of your ceramic cartridges, plug the other holes, add some dirty water like what you will have to use during a crisis, see how much water you can run through it before it plugs up your ceramic cartridge. You will ruin one cartridge but you will know the truth! Another issue: if there is water in a ceramic cartridge, even a little, and that cartridge is allowed to freeze, a fine crack can occur that will allow pathogens through. You may not know it as you cannot see the crack. NEVER ALLOW YOU CARTRIDGES TO FREEZE!
This is one of the few TH-cam videos about this topic that I enjoyed it was very intelligently done you're very well spoken and I really appreciate it this is one of the few useful informative videos that doesn't lead people the wrong way
i made the mistake of buying one of the cheap "survival" packs from temu. it had a folding shovel like you showed, it literally bent the first time i lightly tried it in my front yard
If you wouldn’t eat something in everyday life, don’t buy it for SHTF. Let’s say you’ve led a sheltered life & never had SPAM. Buy one can, eat it with your family, & decide if you’d eat it in a survival situation. I think it’s tasty, but not everyone would agree. Then again I grew up in an era where you ate what your parents put on your plate, and you didn’t leave the table until you cleaned your plate. Fortunately my mom was a really good cook, so even liver and onions wasn’t a problem. And no, I’m not THAT old, my grandparents lived with us and loved liver and onions. Canned beans are shit & overpriced. Dry beans are inexpensive, but require a lot of water, heat & time to cook. Do your homework. Rice is great because it requires very little water and is ready in 15 minutes. It can help “extend” meals too. You can take soup, stew, chili, etc and pour it over rice, and now you have a more filling meal. Rice is relatively cheap too. This is why rice is so popular in Asia. Don’t forget to season the rice, nobody wants a bland meal. Canning your own food is most often the best option for most people, if they’re willing to put in the time. Sure, it takes some time and patience, and requires you to buy the necessary supplies, but it will be cheaper, healthier and tastier than anything you can buy off the shelf at the supermarket, and you can tailor it to your needs and tastes. Allergic to certain foods? No problem. Don’t want preservatives? No problem. Your family can enjoy the same beef stew you normally make them instead of moaning about how Dinty Moore sucks in comparison. Let’s face it, while we’ll eat practically anything if we’re hungry enough, most younger Americans have been coddled, and will turn their noses up at anything they aren’t familiar with. Providing them with foods they are familiar with helps boost morale, and brings the negativity level down in an already stressful situation. Instead of begrudgingly eating something because that’s all that there is, they may actually show appreciation that you planned in advance. Fresh foods are also a huge morale booster, so having some fruit bearing trees & bushes, along with a garden will go a long way to eliminate palate fatigue and ensure your family is eating a healthy diet. If the grid hasn’t gone down, or you have solar or wind generated power, you can also have an indoor garden full of tasty fresh vegetables and fresh herbs. Use a rainwater catch system to water your garden, and you won’t have to worry about using your purified water. That’s all for now. Good luck to all!
Also beans might cause digestive issues and bloating issues, especially when people don’t normally eat beans everyday, they may not know how bad it can be affected them.
I have never felt like I wasted money on manual labor hand tools. When there's no electricity, I'll be thankful. Using them now with electricity is just a good workout! 💪😁
I was recently in a 1day /overnight power outage and realized I could have used a group of small battery operated t lights just to be able to see my way to the washroom in the middle of the night. Im really thankful I had a power bank that was just awesome!
I would second making your own kits. The ones I have purchased have way too many things I would not really use. I liked the comment about the nicer bags helping to organize your re-making the kits.
I've been Prepping for 45+ years. I buy 1 sleeping bag and 1 tent every year. I've got several two man crosscut saws handed down from my parents. I have two posthole diggers and enough hand tools to open a hardware store. The shovels, rakes, hoes, etc I bought many years ago for $5 are now $20 or more. I live in a four bedroom, two bath home and have a good size garage to store things in. My Team Members will be here when SHTF. I have electronic surveillance now and will have 24/7 security when SHTF. I have a well with a hand pump in it, a creek, three ponds nearby and a lake a few miles away for water. I'm still prepping, mostly food now. When SHTF some team members won't have time to pack all of their food, etc. I have freeze dried, dehydrated, mre's, home canned, store bought canned foods, garden and fruit trees, so I have fresh veggies and fruit. Oh, I probably have 200+ bic lighters and waterproof containers of strike anywhere matches. I have tried some of the bic lighters that are 20+ years old and they still work. I have Lifestraws for everyone for EDC. I have better water filters for the house that do not require power. Keep Prepping my friends.
I was out canoeing and wanted to make a little fire to cook lunch. I had two Bic lighters in a zip lock bag stored with two candles inside the hollow part of a roll of toilet paper. Somehow I think the candles had melted a little onto the lighters and the lighters would not work. I think the candle wax got into the striking mechanism. Anyway, both lighters failed despite having gas in them. Luckily I had some matches. I'm starting to use old plastic jars with screw top lids, like mayo jars or coconut oil jars, to store stuff in. I found some cheap bulk match books and filled a few mayo jars with them. They may be a good trade item someday, ha ha. Anyway I prefer matches now over lighters due to my lighters failing that day.
Not true, SF dumped some Korean war C Rations on us during the Vietnam era, and much of it was spoiled, and had to be tossed, If the inside of the tin looks like a gray dalmation skip it.
My guess is there are a couple of contributing factors there. Can/canning technology of the time. The way the foods were stored. That being said, i dont believe canned foods last “forever” either. But, they will/should last at least a year + if stored under “normal” conditions.
Try bugging out before anything happens then you should notice what is essential. I lived in a tent for 3 month before it was ripped by wind. Then I know I can't rely on tent. Also most plastic outdoor gears are of low quality. The pricy water jug or Coleman coffee mug give off strong odors to water. Foldable silicon wash tub, coffee mug or so broke after few uses. Canvas of camp chairs got brittle under exposure of sun. Even RV are furnished to be light weight yet flimsy. Now I live off grid. Not in house. Summer in RV winter in unheated greenhouse in USDA zone 4 Wisconsin. Can't achieve much at a time but gradually working toward more comfortable life especially for winter. Knowledge is most importantly above all. Most preppings add burdens to environment. Practice and try to find a better way than things from store. I've been breeding fruit and nut trees for this cold zone for years since 2017, now plan to barter nuts or fruits with Amish neighbors for their dairy or labor. When friends heard I got chestnut and peaches some wanted to buy my trees.
Never once considered buying one of those gimmicky, crap mystery boxes. I research and selectively buy every piece I have. I'd push back on fire, as it depends on your location and what you're prepping for. If you're prepping for societal downfall and live rurally where you can realistically survive for a long time, you want more than 1 ferro rod and a handful of bics. Sure, don't be 100 ferro rods and ignore everything else, but a handful? Nothing wrong with that. Especially if you're a hiker, camper, etc. I have one in my hunting pack, my hiking pack, my truck's toolbox. Relying only on a couple bics, you better be prepping for a short term outage. Never stockpile water tablets anyway, they expire rather quickly.
You bring up very interesting points - i found myself in, what you say. Got x knifes, etc, - but, i still need some goodies. Anyway, thank you for sharing your experiences - for me, it helps.... Greets from Austria. Tom.
I'm fond of things that you can just throw on a shelf and ignore. Example: Magnesium filings for firestarting/signaling. Though I do occasionally raid that for my metalworking. . .
Oh, that reminds me: Bell jars and candle wicks. I make tallow candles from cooking grease. They're a bit smokier than wax candles, but it is sometimes nice to torment my friends with a bacon candle. And if you lose power long enough that you need to emergency cook up everything in your freezer, you can use them for canning as well. Canning wax is also good to just keep a supply, as it makes perfectly acceptable candles as well, and can be used to wax canvas, do emergency waterproofing, etc. A couple cylinders of salt is also not a bad thing to just store. Heck, most pantry dry-goods are useful in extended emergencies.
Make your own water filers 2 buckets a spicket and spend the money on verry filters. Thats what i did. But i also have swayer minis, we live in a mountainous state and are avis campers n hikers. Bit the best thing i think i have bought is a multi tool , regular size and a mini one. I have used those things at home at work with friends who need some thing and id say look multi tool use this. Lol
Ide personally recommend getting all the basics that you ' NEED ' on the cheap. Don't go and blow big bucks on this stuff until you have gone out and tested it. The best thing anyone can do is use their stuff, get used to the weight of the pack / vest. And see what you needs upgrading and or adding. The best prep is mental. Get out there, and realise you don't need all the useless junk. In saying that I have plenty of useless junk out of impulse, though ide not even bother with most of it. Know how to survive off the land and you won't need to waste money on a lot of things. That knowledge also helps to not panic, as you have the peace of mind that you can survive with non of it. I'm in Australia so our wild game won't get depleted for a long time if at all in a SHTF scenario. Wish you all the best everyone.
Lol. Omg the clip of the couple at the table is relatable. He is like "omg I have no money to buy gear" and she is thinking "you don't need any of this, but I love you so I will act concerned"
I have developed " home " prep supplies and " bushcraft " supplies. Hardly ever do I have crossover items. I live in south MS, so I know what 2-4 weeks without electricity is like...several times. That will tell you what you need for " home " supplies. I have my own water filter for at home. It took some years and patience but I'll put it up any water filter. The hi-end Brekleys (sp) have already proven to be dangerous. For bushcraft, simply watch Alone, on the History Channel. Watch several seasons and you will figure out what you really need for bushcraft. Best of luck in your endeavors.
Dude, it sounds like you’ve actually put a lot of thought into medical kits. I would love to know details about your loadout as far as what you have and what your source is. That’s where I’ve fallen short on my preps so far. I do need to put together a medical kit or two. So please share if you have the time! 👍🏻
Yeah over time my daughter and I have collected multiple gadgets…. do just get we are 4 yrs in with our preparedness, we are collating the unwanted and selling in marketplace as a camping bundle 👍🏼☺️
I've built a get home bag or EDC bag from things around the house for getting back home if out when it happens. That's all you need, light and to the point, as you will not be going into combat right away if at all, since even the government will be delayed in doing anything due to trying to figure out what's going on. Keep it simple, keep it unpowered as energy will be coming from you. Books and manuals will be a golden treasure of figuring out old ways to do what was once tossed aside for high tech.
I can say that I am not doing any subscription/prescription box services. I am very much guilty of overindulgence by collecting multiples of several items. For example: I am guilty of having FAR too many fire-starting systems and far too many of each type. One thing I do not feel the least bit of guilt for is the high number of books I have, building, DIY maintenance, fungus ID, wilderness gathering (for foods) farming/gardening/animal care books and far more. I have 3 chicken care books and not feeling one iota of shame for it.
Hello listening and yes like others I’m guilty too at times. Why did I spend 2dollars on this “tool card” 16:35 oh fits in wallet that barely cuts? Can scrape a ferro rod but barely unscrews a battery compartment SMH 🤦♀️ when a solid SAK is more functional and handy over many situations. I just couldn’t justify adding a “ tool card” in a kit or bag. Now a days getting a 2dollar water catchment container is much more beneficial. (Already made it back in savings).
When cov id hit I went all out and started to prepping all these foods that just sat and now I am trying to use up. I would watch people that had like grocery stores in their homes and spent thousands of dollars and wanted to be just like that. Ive come to the conclusion that I don't need all these canned foods box foods instant foods. I now will stock up on basic things. Rice, sugar , salt , dry beans, wheat berries and different whole grains. Maybe some canned meats like spam, tuna ect. Also some things that are tradeable like lighters, alcohol, and cigarettes. Just keep it basic from now on. Also I'm trying to learn about fermenting foods and how to prepare grains so I'll know how to prepare these foods if emergency occurs.
@@TheBugOutLocation Yep. I don’t think we have time for guessing games. I want the stuff I need before I need it. If I didn’t think of it then that’s on me, because I surely don’t want a subscription box to find it for me.
Oddly enough, I probably have 30 different ways of starting a fire, including a convex mirror and a magnifying glass. Yeah you can go overboard with fire starters. But the cool thing is, they don’t take up much space!
My take on prepping gear and food is that it can't lay unused for any longer time. It's better that I have a use for it in every day life, than "it might be good" in times of a crisis.
It should be NIOSH approved, and there’s a lot more that goes into getting a respirator than just grabbing one that looks cool. You’re supposed to have a medical check to make sure you’re healthy enough to wear one, then a fit test. What’s the difference between a half face and full face for protection, canisters or cartridge, and which ones do what, do you have facial hair, do you know how to do a positive and negative pressure test when you put your respirator on. If there is a low oxygen or you’re in a IDLH ( immediately dangerous to life and health) atmosphere you will need a SAR supplied air respirator or a SCBA
All valid points. The only things I may have too much of are guns and water, though I cycle out the water in storage to keep it relatively fresh as time goes on before SHTF. The water and guns are too much if I have to bug out as how the hell do you transport all of them with you even in a vehicle. Well set for bug in for a long period, and yeah that water will be pretty much used up at some point when need to consider my bug out, but what if conditions change exceeding my planned ability to stay hidden and un-attacked earlier on.
Go on any prep forum and write about how guns should be a nearly last resort because general people aren't going to have any training to use it and are probably going to end up shooting a family member or something. Or they're going to get flagged as a combatant instead of an evac civilian. Or someone's going to target them because they're standing around with a gun which means they have guns and something to protect with the gun (or so they think). Just watch the absolute rage. You can practically hear the domestic violence all the way from your chair. It's just like someone's stomping down 3 floors of hallways punching holes in the drywall the entire way down to you to try to nitpick or correct you about how guns, knives, and some finicky lantern gadget is the most important survival tool and that everyone should have a shotgun, pistol, backup pistol, assault rifle, and sniper rifle as part of their EDC. Then they say like you need an assault vest because you can technically store cans of beans in there so it's better than a backpack. Imagine FEMA coming to your house trying to walk you across the street to get to a helicopter for evac and you waddle out of your house with like 8 guns slung on your back, a gas mask, an assault vest with beans just fallout out as you walk, and you have like 6 lanterns. You get out and then just immediately sink in the mud right outside and they have to hoist you out with chains. Then you get to the helicopter and the pilot tells you to take it all off because you're way over carrying capacity and size to get other people on. Everyone else is just wearing like a hoodie. What kind of situation do these guys think they're likely to get in where they're going to be the hero cowboy shooting raiders like in fallout and everybody's going to be clapping. Then they see you use a $800 knife to open a pull tab can of beans and they start standing up and cheering.
2:20 I have never bought one of those mystery box but if I was in the situation that you just explained, I will just take what I need to be useful and the rest. I’ll just sell it or trade it for something that I really need.. yeah Cuantas song OK play Aquila
A lot of the redundancy beyond what is reasonable, comes from learning as we go along. Flashaholics are going to buy many torches. Fire bugs many starters. What worked for one YT may not work or be affordable to others. As long as the items are useful gift them in kits to family members who may not believe in prepping. I think the most expensive knife I have is a Cold Steel SRK 6" VG-10 San Mai. No benchmades or spyderco knives.
I hate hearing this. Hubby and I are both prior service. Many might not know, but the lowest bidder always gets the contract with the military. Our stuff was not always the best quallity. Some things are great and some were total peices of trash. Just like everything else, do the research on all the stuff you are planning to get, no matter where it comes from.
I have too many items " YES " but every two weeks or so , I have bought items one piece at a time and have enough, food , ammo , survival gear and the list continues and live in an APARTMENT and when I lost power I camped in the living room 😅
My excess items become barter items. I have over 100 credit card sized Fresnel lenses, along with several hundred pocket butane torch lighters. I have 6 scattered around, that I use constantly. The others are barter, and I have bartered with them already.
Gas generator are a waste of money in a shtf situation, they are heavy, need to store a lot of gasoline, loud, when they do break down ,if your not handy ,good luck getting it fixed. Solar is a better choice. Tactical back packs makes you a target in a SHTF situation. Expensive bug out vehicles, if they do brake down , they will be left behind on the road somewhere. Some people I know have spent over 100 thousand dollars on a bug out vehicle . A used reliable cheap truck under 10 thousand is better & easy on the finances. Get items that can do more than one thing if possible.
Imo, having a gas generator in a SHTF situation like tornadoes, snow storms, and hurricanes is not a waste of money. It's not hard to store 30-50 gallons of gas in jerry cans with gas stabilizer.
What I have to trade is knowledge. I am a licensed amateur ham radio operator we're 20 years of experience and know how to get the radio with all tubes in it and how to hide A wire antenna outside your bug out spot. The prepper the prepper that doesn't grab me for my knowledge is a fool. He's gonna need me regardless of how many little walkie talkies he saved up. Ohh my wife and her two daughters get to come with me regardless.... They know how to plant and raise food out of the earth and how to cook it. Get us because we know things.
The mystery boxes I believe are a waste of money. I feel that if you need something like a knife it is best to go to an outdoor store or hunting type store for items that you think you might need. Otherwise the majority of the items are something you would probably don't need or would use in most situations.
It's a learning process, you're going to buy the occasional unnecessary thing. Hopefully it's a cheaper lesson. My hobbies are mostly outdoors activities so there's that learning process as well not to mention loss and wear and tear. Im still oversubscribed in the outdoor gear department but im frugal there where I can be, the lessons have been learned. I think people have to be a little wary of what they are buying in the outdoor gear department and what they will be able to carry longer distances. Even if you hate hiking/the outdoors trying out your gear will save you money and discomfort or pain in the long run.
I somewhere read or saw that the best bug-out bag is an old guitar casing or bag. Nobody is going to rob some weird hippie lugging his guitar around. If you must have a backpack, if you go North Face you can't go wrong. My NF backpack is more than 20 years old, has gone with me all over the world, lugged a lot of stuff, yet goods like new.
Wrong on the rob part, people will break into your car not to steal it but just for the $5 in change they see through the window. Your NF on the other hand will not scream "tacticool" and expensive gun and stuff to steal.
No 11.5 - Seeds. For gardening or bartering when SHTF. LOL . You CAN NOT start gardening in SHTF time. You have no time to learn. You CAN NOT use it for bartering we, homesteaders have our own seeds. Good for our soil and climate.
Learn some skills. There are preppers that can't cook from scratch. That can't even cut down cryovac meat to single servings. That have never grown food, cared for a sick or injured person and other simple skills. Cooking or backing from scratch is not opening a package and adding water, it is combining ingredients in a specific order and adding a specific amount of heat. Why learn this? Because the ingredients are much less expensive then the prepackaged mixes; saving you money for other things or allowing you more food in your pantry. Start with the basic household skills, cooking, baking, canning and other long term food storage methods, gardening, sewing, then get into raising small livestock, growing fruit trees and berry bushes, tending grapes, butchering, mechanical skills, carpentry, bricklaying, reloading, making arrows, blacksmithing, basket weaving, pottery, electrical, fermenting and distillation and so on. Get the tools, the instructions and the raw materials and start. Many of these will be more valuable than some of the bushcraft skills that are so popular.
I found a brand new unused gas mask with filters in a trash dumpster as well as 2 brand new respirators with 6 extra filters still in their sealed packaging. You might be amazed at what some people will throw away, especially expensive stuff like tools, camping equipment, knives, cookware, first-aid kits, etc... All stuff that can be used in a SHTF scenario
Get a map of ur area and the land where u must go . Maybe a compass. A small good one. A camp pot cheap collapsible cups or plates and utensils. Small body wash. Women who needed feminine products...mk sure u have enough toilet paper. I found expanding face towels.. Just at water. Not water usage . May cause chaos
I need bag bt don't know how capacity bag should I buye bcoz I can't waste money for experience inadditiin what type of bag z better nd how much in capacity
I'm in Colorado too. If it's water that isn't affected by possible runoff from irrigation or production (near cities) a Sawyer would work. Like the Platt river in Golden would be fine, but not the part running through or after Denver.
Questuon, Please tell me what realistic way to get drunking water from salt water? I lkve on a sound and no freshwater anywhere bit store. Please know I am a woman who is not super technically handy. Would need enough for 5 ( nearby less handy than me ) siblinhs and elderly mother. Thank you in advance.
Its not really 120 dollars of supplies anyway even if you used everything because value isnt the same as price. Having more of something could be good for helping others or trading.
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First Aid Kits: Once you have one, you won't need to rebuy 90% of the contents. What's really needed is a convenient way to top up the expendable stuff, like packets of medicine, band-aids, etc.
Bottles of booze: I figured I might as well stock Everclear since I could trade it, drink it, use it for sanitizing or run my alcohol stove on it. :)
This is the most honest review!
I have too many flashlights, knives, and power banks. And too much outdoor gear cuz I can’t resist a good deal. I have 7 sleeping bags I have never used. 3 inflatable sleeping mats. 3 folding foam sleeping pads. All never used. Tarps, tarps and more tarps. Seems like I have enough paracord to make a whaling net.
Flashlights, ferro rods, and for some reason Mylar blankets for me lol
......me too
So you have lots of trades and swaps. Nice.
I've been Prepping for decades and every year I buy a sleeping bag and tent even though I don't need them. Just buying one of each extra every year does not break the bank. In USA.
@@lewis9888i do the same, never hurts to have extras to help someone else. Never know who the person may be and what their skill set may be.
This is good advice. I've lost a lot of money making mistakes. Don't buy what you don't normally eat. And take into account possible dietary needs change. Same for pets. I have a lot of stuff we now will never use. Can't donate re packaged or expired foods.
I have to control myself when related to knives and flash lights.
Me too 😂😂
I have been a prepper for many years, but honestly, after watching your videos I discovered that I need to improve in many aspects, thank you very much for the excellent work of informing all subscribers to your channel. God bless you and your family.
The following applies to most water filters also.
Gravity / Ceramic cartridge filters are designed to remove certain pathogens from perfectly clear water such a mountain stream. If there is any silt in the water they will plug up and not allow water to flow through. You can scrub the cartridge, but soon you will reduce the thickness of the media and then it will not remove all of the pathogens. YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST PRE-FILTER THE WATER UNTIL IT IS PERFECTLY CLEAR. This can be done by a combination of settling, flocculation, sand filtering, and/or common cartridge type sediment filters that are easily available. If you don't believe this, take out all but one of your ceramic cartridges, plug the other holes, add some dirty water like what you will have to use during a crisis, see how much water you can run through it before it plugs up your ceramic cartridge. You will ruin one cartridge but you will know the truth!
Another issue: if there is water in a ceramic cartridge, even a little, and that cartridge is allowed to freeze, a fine crack can occur that will allow pathogens through. You may not know it as you cannot see the crack. NEVER ALLOW YOU CARTRIDGES TO FREEZE!
Fantastic. I wouldn’t change a word you said.
Thanks!
Toothpicks - thought they would make a great barter item. Bought them wrapped singles, peppermint and cinnamon flavored, bulk and small bowed.
This is one of the few TH-cam videos about this topic that I enjoyed it was very intelligently done you're very well spoken and I really appreciate it this is one of the few useful informative videos that doesn't lead people the wrong way
i made the mistake of buying one of the cheap "survival" packs from temu. it had a folding shovel like you showed, it literally bent the first time i lightly tried it in my front yard
Damn! Yeah, Temu is like a more expensive dollar store. Stuff even Walmart won't sell haha
If you wouldn’t eat something in everyday life, don’t buy it for SHTF. Let’s say you’ve led a sheltered life & never had SPAM. Buy one can, eat it with your family, & decide if you’d eat it in a survival situation. I think it’s tasty, but not everyone would agree. Then again I grew up in an era where you ate what your parents put on your plate, and you didn’t leave the table until you cleaned your plate. Fortunately my mom was a really good cook, so even liver and onions wasn’t a problem. And no, I’m not THAT old, my grandparents lived with us and loved liver and onions.
Canned beans are shit & overpriced. Dry beans are inexpensive, but require a lot of water, heat & time to cook. Do your homework.
Rice is great because it requires very little water and is ready in 15 minutes. It can help “extend” meals too. You can take soup, stew, chili, etc and pour it over rice, and now you have a more filling meal. Rice is relatively cheap too. This is why rice is so popular in Asia. Don’t forget to season the rice, nobody wants a bland meal.
Canning your own food is most often the best option for most people, if they’re willing to put in the time. Sure, it takes some time and patience, and requires you to buy the necessary supplies, but it will be cheaper, healthier and tastier than anything you can buy off the shelf at the supermarket, and you can tailor it to your needs and tastes. Allergic to certain foods? No problem. Don’t want preservatives? No problem. Your family can enjoy the same beef stew you normally make them instead of moaning about how Dinty Moore sucks in comparison. Let’s face it, while we’ll eat practically anything if we’re hungry enough, most younger Americans have been coddled, and will turn their noses up at anything they aren’t familiar with. Providing them with foods they are familiar with helps boost morale, and brings the negativity level down in an already stressful situation. Instead of begrudgingly eating something because that’s all that there is, they may actually show appreciation that you planned in advance.
Fresh foods are also a huge morale booster, so having some fruit bearing trees & bushes, along with a garden will go a long way to eliminate palate fatigue and ensure your family is eating a healthy diet. If the grid hasn’t gone down, or you have solar or wind generated power, you can also have an indoor garden full of tasty fresh vegetables and fresh herbs. Use a rainwater catch system to water your garden, and you won’t have to worry about using your purified water.
That’s all for now. Good luck to all!
Great advice! Thanks
This is the best advice of all. Very practical.
Also beans might cause digestive issues and bloating issues, especially when people don’t normally eat beans everyday, they may not know how bad it can be affected them.
I have never felt like I wasted money on manual labor hand tools. When there's no electricity, I'll be thankful. Using them now with electricity is just a good workout! 💪😁
You will survive where others will fail
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I'm new to your channel and nearly dismissed you thinking it was AI generated.
Really enjoying your videos.
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Thanks! It's everywhere these days unfortunately.
Agree. I can’t stand the AI stuff. So glad to hear a real voice.
I was recently in a 1day /overnight power outage and realized I could have used a group of small battery operated t lights just to be able to see my way to the washroom in the middle of the night. Im really thankful I had a power bank that was just awesome!
I gotta tell you this guy is right on and he has the best videos makes a lot of sense
I appreciate it! Thanks
I would second making your own kits. The ones I have purchased have way too many things I would not really use. I liked the comment about the nicer bags helping to organize your re-making the kits.
Sound advise Sir 👍
I've been Prepping for 45+ years. I buy 1 sleeping bag and 1 tent every year. I've got several two man crosscut saws handed down from my parents. I have two posthole diggers and enough hand tools to open a hardware store. The shovels, rakes, hoes, etc I bought many years ago for $5 are now $20 or more. I live in a four bedroom, two bath home and have a good size garage to store things in. My Team Members will be here when SHTF. I have electronic surveillance now and will have 24/7 security when SHTF. I have a well with a hand pump in it, a creek, three ponds nearby and a lake a few miles away for water. I'm still prepping, mostly food now. When SHTF some team members won't have time to pack all of their food, etc. I have freeze dried, dehydrated, mre's, home canned, store bought canned foods, garden and fruit trees, so I have fresh veggies and fruit. Oh, I probably have 200+ bic lighters and waterproof containers of strike anywhere matches. I have tried some of the bic lighters that are 20+ years old and they still work. I have Lifestraws for everyone for EDC. I have better water filters for the house that do not require power. Keep Prepping my friends.
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So smart! We are in the country with many resources and still prepping.
Good 👍 job.
Where did you say you lived?)😮
Having Lots of Barter items is a good thing.
I was out canoeing and wanted to make a little fire to cook lunch. I had two Bic lighters in a zip lock bag stored with two candles inside the hollow part of a roll of toilet paper. Somehow I think the candles had melted a little onto the lighters and the lighters would not work. I think the candle wax got into the striking mechanism. Anyway, both lighters failed despite having gas in them. Luckily I had some matches. I'm starting to use old plastic jars with screw top lids, like mayo jars or coconut oil jars, to store stuff in. I found some cheap bulk match books and filled a few mayo jars with them. They may be a good trade item someday, ha ha. Anyway I prefer matches now over lighters due to my lighters failing that day.
So true about subscription boxes z they may pack it full off stuff and value it at $125 but how much do I need and what do I value it at.
An excellent video for both the newbie, and a reminder to us old hats.
as far as canned food, as long as there are no bulges and its sealed it really should pretty much last forever
Avoid canned pineapple, Sauerkraut, tomato products, it will eat through the cans, ask me how I know!😱 Buy these in glass jars!😲😲
Not true, SF dumped some Korean war C Rations on us during the Vietnam era, and much of it was spoiled, and had to be tossed, If the inside of the tin looks like a gray dalmation skip it.
My guess is there are a couple of contributing factors there. Can/canning technology of the time. The way the foods were stored. That being said, i dont believe canned foods last “forever” either. But, they will/should last at least a year + if stored under “normal” conditions.
Great tips!! Thanks for sharing with us.
Try bugging out before anything happens then you should notice what is essential. I lived in a tent for 3 month before it was ripped by wind. Then I know I can't rely on tent. Also most plastic outdoor gears are of low quality. The pricy water jug or Coleman coffee mug give off strong odors to water. Foldable silicon wash tub, coffee mug or so broke after few uses. Canvas of camp chairs got brittle under exposure of sun. Even RV are furnished to be light weight yet flimsy. Now I live off grid. Not in house. Summer in RV winter in unheated greenhouse in USDA zone 4 Wisconsin. Can't achieve much at a time but gradually working toward more comfortable life especially for winter. Knowledge is most importantly above all. Most preppings add burdens to environment. Practice and try to find a better way than things from store. I've been breeding fruit and nut trees for this cold zone for years since 2017, now plan to barter nuts or fruits with Amish neighbors for their dairy or labor. When friends heard I got chestnut and peaches some wanted to buy my trees.
5:40 hold the steel in place and draw the ferro rod against it. It'll concentrate the sparks.
I like your sense if humor, and, the information is important. Thanx a lot..
Never once considered buying one of those gimmicky, crap mystery boxes. I research and selectively buy every piece I have. I'd push back on fire, as it depends on your location and what you're prepping for. If you're prepping for societal downfall and live rurally where you can realistically survive for a long time, you want more than 1 ferro rod and a handful of bics. Sure, don't be 100 ferro rods and ignore everything else, but a handful? Nothing wrong with that. Especially if you're a hiker, camper, etc. I have one in my hunting pack, my hiking pack, my truck's toolbox. Relying only on a couple bics, you better be prepping for a short term outage. Never stockpile water tablets anyway, they expire rather quickly.
You bring up very interesting points - i found myself in, what you say. Got x knifes, etc, - but, i still need some goodies. Anyway, thank you for sharing your experiences - for me, it helps.... Greets from Austria. Tom.
Nailed it with the water filters & FAK
Thanks. So many people just go with a Lifestraw and think they are ready to drink water from a nuclear power plants run off haha
@@TheBugOutLocationCould be absolutely deadly.
I'm fond of things that you can just throw on a shelf and ignore. Example: Magnesium filings for firestarting/signaling. Though I do occasionally raid that for my metalworking. . .
Oh, that reminds me: Bell jars and candle wicks. I make tallow candles from cooking grease. They're a bit smokier than wax candles, but it is sometimes nice to torment my friends with a bacon candle. And if you lose power long enough that you need to emergency cook up everything in your freezer, you can use them for canning as well. Canning wax is also good to just keep a supply, as it makes perfectly acceptable candles as well, and can be used to wax canvas, do emergency waterproofing, etc. A couple cylinders of salt is also not a bad thing to just store. Heck, most pantry dry-goods are useful in extended emergencies.
Make your own water filers 2 buckets a spicket and spend the money on verry filters. Thats what i did. But i also have swayer minis, we live in a mountainous state and are avis campers n hikers.
Bit the best thing i think i have bought is a multi tool , regular size and a mini one. I have used those things at home at work with friends who need some thing and id say look multi tool use this. Lol
Ide personally recommend getting all the basics that you ' NEED ' on the cheap. Don't go and blow big bucks on this stuff until you have gone out and tested it. The best thing anyone can do is use their stuff, get used to the weight of the pack / vest. And see what you needs upgrading and or adding. The best prep is mental. Get out there, and realise you don't need all the useless junk. In saying that I have plenty of useless junk out of impulse, though ide not even bother with most of it. Know how to survive off the land and you won't need to waste money on a lot of things. That knowledge also helps to not panic, as you have the peace of mind that you can survive with non of it. I'm in Australia so our wild game won't get depleted for a long time if at all in a SHTF scenario. Wish you all the best everyone.
Lol. Omg the clip of the couple at the table is relatable. He is like "omg I have no money to buy gear" and she is thinking "you don't need any of this, but I love you so I will act concerned"
Consider moving to Switzerland where the whole contry is prepared
Thanks for the reminder, I'm guilty as charged. LOL
I have developed " home " prep supplies and " bushcraft " supplies. Hardly ever do I have crossover items. I live in south MS, so I know what 2-4 weeks without electricity is like...several times. That will tell you what you need for " home " supplies. I have my own water filter for at home. It took some years and patience but I'll put it up any water filter. The hi-end Brekleys (sp) have already proven to be dangerous.
For bushcraft, simply watch Alone, on the History Channel. Watch several seasons and you will figure out what you really need for bushcraft. Best of luck in your endeavors.
Nice job!
Dude, it sounds like you’ve actually put a lot of thought into medical kits. I would love to know details about your loadout as far as what you have and what your source is. That’s where I’ve fallen short on my preps so far. I do need to put together a medical kit or two. So please share if you have the time! 👍🏻
Thanks for the information, just found your channel.
Yeah over time my daughter and I have collected multiple gadgets…. do just get we are 4 yrs in with our preparedness, we are collating the unwanted and selling in marketplace as a camping bundle 👍🏼☺️
I've built a get home bag or EDC bag from things around the house for getting back home if out when it happens. That's all you need, light and to the point, as you will not be going into combat right away if at all, since even the government will be delayed in doing anything due to trying to figure out what's going on. Keep it simple, keep it unpowered as energy will be coming from you. Books and manuals will be a golden treasure of figuring out old ways to do what was once tossed aside for high tech.
Walkie talkie create ur own faraday cage using cookie tins lined inside another larger cookie tin or in an emp. I steak live trash bin sealed tightly
I can say that I am not doing any subscription/prescription box services.
I am very much guilty of overindulgence by collecting multiples of several items.
For example: I am guilty of having FAR too many fire-starting systems and far too many of each type.
One thing I do not feel the least bit of guilt for is the high number of books I have, building, DIY maintenance, fungus ID, wilderness gathering (for foods) farming/gardening/animal care books and far more. I have 3 chicken care books and not feeling one iota of shame for it.
Hello listening and yes like others I’m guilty too at times. Why did I spend 2dollars on this “tool card” 16:35 oh fits in wallet that barely cuts? Can scrape a ferro rod but barely unscrews a battery compartment SMH 🤦♀️ when a solid SAK is more functional and handy over many situations. I just couldn’t justify adding a “ tool card” in a kit or bag. Now a days getting a 2dollar water catchment container is much more beneficial. (Already made it back in savings).
Great vid ty 👍✌️
When cov id hit I went all out and started to prepping all these foods that just sat and now I am trying to use up. I would watch people that had like grocery stores in their homes and spent thousands of dollars and wanted to be just like that. Ive come to the conclusion that I don't need all these canned foods box foods instant foods. I now will stock up on basic things. Rice, sugar , salt , dry beans, wheat berries and different whole grains. Maybe some canned meats like spam, tuna ect. Also some things that are tradeable like lighters, alcohol, and cigarettes. Just keep it basic from now on. Also I'm trying to learn about fermenting foods and how to prepare grains so I'll know how to prepare these foods if emergency occurs.
Good perspective on the subscription boxes. I never could justify paying for something that I can’t see what it is. ⁉️🎁🎉🔮😢😫
It's tempting sometimes haha, but I can never pull the trigger. If I see an item I want/need, I get it.
@@TheBugOutLocation Yep. I don’t think we have time for guessing games. I want the stuff I need before I need it. If I didn’t think of it then that’s on me, because I surely don’t want a subscription box to find it for me.
Oddly enough, I probably have 30 different ways of starting a fire, including a convex mirror and a magnifying glass. Yeah you can go overboard with fire starters. But the cool thing is, they don’t take up much space!
My take on prepping gear and food is that it can't lay unused for any longer time. It's better that I have a use for it in every day life, than "it might be good" in times of a crisis.
Great thinking!
Don't buy a $200 name brand gas mask when you can buy an OSHA approved mask and replacement filters for under a hundred.
Where, all I see is those Mira masks, $200 to $400 with cartridges!😲😲
They're probably not looking for painter's masks for prepping.
It should be NIOSH approved, and there’s a lot more that goes into getting a respirator than just grabbing one that looks cool. You’re supposed to have a medical check to make sure you’re healthy enough to wear one, then a fit test. What’s the difference between a half face and full face for protection, canisters or cartridge, and which ones do what, do you have facial hair, do you know how to do a positive and negative pressure test when you put your respirator on. If there is a low oxygen or you’re in a IDLH ( immediately dangerous to life and health) atmosphere you will need a SAR supplied air respirator or a SCBA
@@johncamp7679 Yes, that is what they did at the plant, I had to be checked and fit tested every year!😲😲
@@wallychambe1587 me too.
All valid points. The only things I may have too much of are guns and water, though I cycle out the water in storage to keep it relatively fresh as time goes on before SHTF. The water and guns are too much if I have to bug out as how the hell do you transport all of them with you even in a vehicle. Well set for bug in for a long period, and yeah that water will be pretty much used up at some point when need to consider my bug out, but what if conditions change exceeding my planned ability to stay hidden and un-attacked earlier on.
Great video ❤😊thanks
FIRST ( WATER - SHELTER- FOOD - WATER - FIRE ) then expand from there 😊
Thank you for not being freaking AI. Too many this morning
Agreed! TH-cam needs to do a better job of filtering that out.
Powdered cheese, powdered heavy cream. They go bad to quickly if you want long lasting emergency preps.
Learn to use them, make Jar meals, when you need time, just add water and cook.
Follow Wicked Prepper, she makes Jar meals and bag meals
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Not sure you are correct on powedered cheese. Look up the start for krafts macaroni & cheese, i believe it was.
I just found some chocolate milk I bought two years ago.
Go on any prep forum and write about how guns should be a nearly last resort because general people aren't going to have any training to use it and are probably going to end up shooting a family member or something. Or they're going to get flagged as a combatant instead of an evac civilian. Or someone's going to target them because they're standing around with a gun which means they have guns and something to protect with the gun (or so they think).
Just watch the absolute rage. You can practically hear the domestic violence all the way from your chair. It's just like someone's stomping down 3 floors of hallways punching holes in the drywall the entire way down to you to try to nitpick or correct you about how guns, knives, and some finicky lantern gadget is the most important survival tool and that everyone should have a shotgun, pistol, backup pistol, assault rifle, and sniper rifle as part of their EDC.
Then they say like you need an assault vest because you can technically store cans of beans in there so it's better than a backpack.
Imagine FEMA coming to your house trying to walk you across the street to get to a helicopter for evac and you waddle out of your house with like 8 guns slung on your back, a gas mask, an assault vest with beans just fallout out as you walk, and you have like 6 lanterns. You get out and then just immediately sink in the mud right outside and they have to hoist you out with chains. Then you get to the helicopter and the pilot tells you to take it all off because you're way over carrying capacity and size to get other people on. Everyone else is just wearing like a hoodie.
What kind of situation do these guys think they're likely to get in where they're going to be the hero cowboy shooting raiders like in fallout and everybody's going to be clapping. Then they see you use a $800 knife to open a pull tab can of beans and they start standing up and cheering.
I don't do the gimmicky boxes. My money sink comes from treating packs, especially Maxpedition and Eberlestock packs, like Pokémon.
Great video, thank you.
Thanks Scott!
Im a sucker for flashlights.....
Me too 😂
I like hand crank type, I only have three, though.
2:20 I have never bought one of those mystery box but if I was in the situation that you just explained, I will just take what I need to be useful and the rest. I’ll just sell it or trade it for something that I really need.. yeah Cuantas song OK play Aquila
A lot of the redundancy beyond what is reasonable, comes from learning as we go along. Flashaholics are going to buy many torches. Fire bugs many starters. What worked for one YT may not work or be affordable to others. As long as the items are useful gift them in kits to family members who may not believe in prepping. I think the most expensive knife I have is a Cold Steel SRK 6" VG-10 San Mai. No benchmades or spyderco knives.
Visit your local military surplus, if it's good enough for the military it's good enough for civilians
I hate hearing this. Hubby and I are both prior service. Many might not know, but the lowest bidder always gets the contract with the military. Our stuff was not always the best quallity. Some things are great and some were total peices of trash. Just like everything else, do the research on all the stuff you are planning to get, no matter where it comes from.
I have too many items " YES " but every two weeks or so , I have bought items one piece at a time and have enough, food , ammo , survival gear and the list continues and live in an APARTMENT and when I lost power I camped in the living room 😅
My excess items become barter items. I have over 100 credit card sized Fresnel lenses, along with several hundred pocket butane torch lighters. I have 6 scattered around, that I use constantly. The others are barter, and I have bartered with them already.
Go for a water purifier rather than a water filter - as they will remove viruses
In other words, or maybe not, employ the KISS philosophy.
Exactly! I wish I used that line haha. Thanks
Odds are you’ll need a fire extinguisher before you need a gun.
Gas generator are a waste of money in a shtf situation, they are heavy, need to store a lot of gasoline, loud, when they do break down ,if your not handy ,good luck getting it fixed.
Solar is a better choice.
Tactical back packs makes you a target in a SHTF situation.
Expensive bug out vehicles, if they do brake down , they will be left behind on the road somewhere.
Some people I know have spent over 100 thousand dollars on a bug out vehicle .
A used reliable cheap truck under 10 thousand is better & easy on the finances.
Get items that can do more than one thing if possible.
Imo, having a gas generator in a SHTF situation like tornadoes, snow storms, and hurricanes is not a waste of money. It's not hard to store 30-50 gallons of gas in jerry cans with gas stabilizer.
Make sure the can opener actually works on your multi-tool. A couple of P38s will do just fine.
What I have to trade is knowledge. I am a licensed amateur ham radio operator we're 20 years of experience and know how to get the radio with all tubes in it and how to hide A wire antenna outside your bug out spot. The prepper the prepper that doesn't grab me for my knowledge is a fool. He's gonna need me regardless of how many little walkie talkies he saved up. Ohh my wife and her two daughters get to come with me regardless.... They know how to plant and raise food out of the earth and how to cook it. Get us because we know things.
I bought the wrong wheat grinder. An bought to much bañgers for boom stick
The mystery boxes I believe are a waste of money. I feel that if you need something like a knife it is best to go to an outdoor store or hunting type store for items that you think you might need. Otherwise the majority of the items are something you would probably don't need or would use in most situations.
I pressure can water.
It's a learning process, you're going to buy the occasional unnecessary thing. Hopefully it's a cheaper lesson. My hobbies are mostly outdoors activities so there's that learning process as well not to mention loss and wear and tear. Im still oversubscribed in the outdoor gear department but im frugal there where I can be, the lessons have been learned. I think people have to be a little wary of what they are buying in the outdoor gear department and what they will be able to carry longer distances. Even if you hate hiking/the outdoors trying out your gear will save you money and discomfort or pain in the long run.
I somewhere read or saw that the best bug-out bag is an old guitar casing or bag. Nobody is going to rob some weird hippie lugging his guitar around. If you must have a backpack, if you go North Face you can't go wrong. My NF backpack is more than 20 years old, has gone with me all over the world, lugged a lot of stuff, yet goods like new.
Wrong on the rob part, people will break into your car not to steal it but just for the $5 in change they see through the window. Your NF on the other hand will not scream "tacticool" and expensive gun and stuff to steal.
No 11.5 - Seeds. For gardening or bartering when SHTF. LOL .
You CAN NOT start gardening in SHTF time. You have no time to learn.
You CAN NOT use it for bartering we, homesteaders have our own seeds. Good for our soil and climate.
Learn some skills. There are preppers that can't cook from scratch. That can't even cut down cryovac meat to single servings. That have never grown food, cared for a sick or injured person and other simple skills.
Cooking or backing from scratch is not opening a package and adding water, it is combining ingredients in a specific order and adding a specific amount of heat. Why learn this? Because the ingredients are much less expensive then the prepackaged mixes; saving you money for other things or allowing you more food in your pantry.
Start with the basic household skills, cooking, baking, canning and other long term food storage methods, gardening, sewing, then get into raising small livestock, growing fruit trees and berry bushes, tending grapes, butchering, mechanical skills, carpentry, bricklaying, reloading, making arrows, blacksmithing, basket weaving, pottery, electrical, fermenting and distillation and so on. Get the tools, the instructions and the raw materials and start. Many of these will be more valuable than some of the bushcraft skills that are so popular.
Those survival credit card things. We see them in every class and I have to laugh!
Right now as an apartment resident I would have say most useless thing that I bought was zip ties
I've got a drawer full haha. All different sizes.
If you are forced out by a hurricane or a fire and you are living under different circumstances, you may want those zip ties.
I found a brand new unused gas mask with filters in a trash dumpster as well as 2 brand new respirators with 6 extra filters still in their sealed packaging.
You might be amazed at what some people will throw away, especially expensive stuff like tools, camping equipment, knives, cookware, first-aid kits, etc...
All stuff that can be used in a SHTF scenario
Hey Dale long time no see.
@Tyger13us What up!
Get a map of ur area and the land where u must go . Maybe a compass. A small good one. A camp pot cheap collapsible cups or plates and utensils. Small body wash. Women who needed feminine products...mk sure u have enough toilet paper. I found expanding face towels.. Just at water. Not water usage . May cause chaos
Get tools and kit you need, dont fall for gimicks and rubbish, save your cash.
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Heat ?
Good vid. Less really can be more.
Probably those "tactical" tomahawk axes, machete, or crovel survival tools. The stuff you buy at gun shows bc it looks cool and "cheap"
I need bag bt don't know how capacity bag should I buye bcoz I can't waste money for experience inadditiin what type of bag z better nd how much in capacity
Costco headlamp useless. It falls off the strap easily
Knowledge is the only thing that matters our forefathers didn't have all this crap 👊
most canned food is pre cooked, if you need to heat it up toss it on a dashboard in the sun for an hour.
This hasn't been an issue for me thus far.
Too many knives
Im addicted to knives 🤦♂️✌️🇺🇸
Same here haha
Wow spell check changed words lmao!
Ok water filter recommended for Colorado?? We are known for great snow melt water but I'm newbie prepper who's so overwhelmed with all this
I'm in Colorado too. If it's water that isn't affected by possible runoff from irrigation or production (near cities) a Sawyer would work. Like the Platt river in Golden would be fine, but not the part running through or after Denver.
Here's an article I wrote on my website. survivalistprepper.net/whats-the-right-water-filter-for-preppers/
@TheBugOutLocation Hey! Good to know and thank you so much- I'm actually a Carolina girl and I've lived here in Colorado Springs for several years now
@TheBugOutLocation Great thank you for all your suggestions
Having a lot of one item is good for barter potentially.
I'm selling a black powder propelled grappling hook if anyone is interested............ ;) Considering selling my micro-copter.
Questuon, Please tell me what realistic way to get drunking water from salt water? I lkve on a sound and no freshwater anywhere bit store. Please know I am a woman who is not super technically handy. Would need enough for 5 ( nearby less handy than me ) siblinhs and elderly mother. Thank you in advance.
As far as I know there is only one way to get drinking water out of salt water, and that is to distill it.
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@@tennesseeterri then you would have salt to trade! Pretty cool
Its not really 120 dollars of supplies anyway even if you used everything because value isnt the same as price. Having more of something could be good for helping others or trading.
Ecoflow delta 1300… warranty for 2 years but broke at 3.
Buy a REAL generator!
Lithium WILL NOT save you!