Have you ever gone to the kitchen to bake only to realize you were out of eggs? I like to keep dehydrated eggs as part of my food storage but I discovered that they are really very expensive lately. I figured it would be a good thing to learn how to dry them and store them myself as I cant just go to the store after society crashes, shove the zombies/looters/aliens/politicians or other monsters aside and pick up a few cases at the burned down store.
Now when eggs go on sale (like around Easter) you can buy a bunch and powder them yourself. Its good peace of mind to have a bunch of eggs in storage that will last 9-10 years just in case of an emergency.
Southern Wisconsin Organization for Refuge and Defense
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
National Emergency Warning System Test-SWORD DRILL
At Exactly 1300 hrs (1pm) Central time (GMT-6) November 9th, 2011, the united states will test a nation wide sounding of all air raid/civil address warning systems, as well as commandeering all TV and radio signals to test the implementation of a new system that will allow the government and the President target specific areas or the entire country with the touch of a button. In the occurrence of a major event all sirens and common media outlets can be commandeered to control the flow of information and/or provide notification and information to targeted areas.
(Sounds like something that could be easily abused if you ask me...)
SWORD will be using this system test to test our own preparedness and communications skills. Our Alpha and Bravo BOL's will not be activated for this drill (unless something bad actually happens. lol) as it is meant to test peoples response time and not the travel time/shelter response. Besides, activating the BOL is a big deal and is labor intensive for the caretakers and residents of those locations.
SWORD members are urged to participate in the drill to the best of their ability. Fellow preppers may want to test themselves too, if not now... WHEN?
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Rare but useful skills.
Some of us are old enough to remember the old man that lived in the strange house where everyone brought their broken and troublesome things. The old guy that knew everything because... back in his day.. they had to.
The neighborhood tinker is a tradition that has slipped into the shadows of the past. Unfortunately, in most cases, they took their skills with them. Now everything has to be disposable because nobody has the know-how to fix the simple things. I'm not talking about opening up your flat screen TV to fix a dead pixel. That stuff isn't realistic anymore.
I am talking about things that people can do with improvised tools and/or a little Know How.
Shimming a padlock:
You can make a shim out of an empty pop can. They can be used to open most simple padlocks, whether you lost the key, forgot the combination, or someone ruined the tumblers during a failed break in.
And though I must say that I don't condone theft, if you're trying to get by in a post-collapse society, knowing how to get past a lock without smashing or breaking it and letting people know you were there, shimming is a skill you would want to have in your repertoire.
Patching/Plugging a tire:
One of the things you totally want to keep in your car (that almost any old-timer knows about all ready) is a tire leak patch/plug kit and the simple tools needed to fix a tire. Of course, this doesn't work on a blown out tire or one that has been slashed from the side or has been ruined by going completely flat and sitting like that too long.
But if you are driving along and you notice the 'flub flub' of a tire that has lost a lot of pressure, you can pull over and find & repair the hole from the offending nail or screw.
The neighborhood tinker is a tradition that has slipped into the shadows of the past. Unfortunately, in most cases, they took their skills with them. Now everything has to be disposable because nobody has the know-how to fix the simple things. I'm not talking about opening up your flat screen TV to fix a dead pixel. That stuff isn't realistic anymore.
I am talking about things that people can do with improvised tools and/or a little Know How.
Shimming a padlock:You can make a shim out of an empty pop can. They can be used to open most simple padlocks, whether you lost the key, forgot the combination, or someone ruined the tumblers during a failed break in.
And though I must say that I don't condone theft, if you're trying to get by in a post-collapse society, knowing how to get past a lock without smashing or breaking it and letting people know you were there, shimming is a skill you would want to have in your repertoire.
Patching/Plugging a tire:
One of the things you totally want to keep in your car (that almost any old-timer knows about all ready) is a tire leak patch/plug kit and the simple tools needed to fix a tire. Of course, this doesn't work on a blown out tire or one that has been slashed from the side or has been ruined by going completely flat and sitting like that too long.
But if you are driving along and you notice the 'flub flub' of a tire that has lost a lot of pressure, you can pull over and find & repair the hole from the offending nail or screw.
- A bottle of soapy water (labeled for this purpose and to keep people from drinking it.)
- A patch/plug kit
- A tire pump (yeah, it will take forever to air up your car tire with a foot pump, but its better than a blow out or being forced to drive on a doughnut because of a tiny nail hole.)
- A Pliers (to pull out the nail, screw, etc)
- A 'Reamer' (a special tire repair tool, very cheap to buy)
- A Patch plug driver.
- A Tire Patch Kit
Ill be adding more old school Do It Yourself entries as I think of them.
Semper Peratus
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