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This is the third in a series of posts that will go over preparation for a Nuclear Attack. <a href="../2008/11/preparing-for-a-nuclear-attack-some-background/">The first can be found here.</a> The <a href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/2008/11/preparing-for-a-nuclear-attack-determining-your-scenario/">previous post</a> in the series is here.
Hi everybody, I'm <a href="http://www.connorboyack.com">Connor</a>. I've been participating in the comments here for a while, and was finally convinced to dedicate some more time to this blog during <a href="/2009/01/inauguration-day-utah-preppers-first-meetup/">last night's meetup</a>. I'm a big fan of all things preparedness, and while I'm not the stereotypical rugged outdoor type, I try to dabble in enough things to diversify my talents and be adequately prepared for any potential TEOTWAWKI scenario.
One of the most important factors in being able to build up a quality food storage program is having the ability to actually store the food that you will eat, and finding a way to rotate that stored food into your daily diet. The problem with storing for most though, is that while those pizza boxes stack really well, the food sure doesn't last. I also don't think that if I ordered an extra meal from the local chinese delivery place, that I could just throw it in my shelving and expect it to do any good.
My next preparation project was obtaining an emergency heat source. This is a purchase that I have been researching and planning for a quite a while now, wanting to make sure that I had adequately weighed options and made the best choice. There are a lot of factors to consider including the size and shape of the ares you want to heat, portability, direct verse ambient heat, ease of use, safety, ventilation, and fuel source.
Reminder: Utah Preppers Meetup Tomorrow Night!
Starting the New Year - Rounding out Food Storage
<img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-982" title="plane-crash-2" src="/images/uploads/2009/01/plane-crash-2-150x102.jpg" alt="plane-crash-2" width="150" height="102" />Yesterday's incident of a crash landing on the Hudson River where there was a 100% survival rate got me thinking about airplane crash survival and prep. Apparently several others were thinking about it too, there are several articles out in the last (less than) 24 hours about surviving a plane crash. Hopefully I can provide a useful summary and some fresh thought on this topic.
<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-865" title="dimes_sml" src="/images/uploads/2009/01/dimes_sml.jpg" alt="dimes_sml" width="220" height="147" />I'm trying to get this all figured out, it's kind of confusing! <a href="http://www.survivalblog.com/glossary.html#Junk"> Junk Silver, Silver Coins, Bullion Coins, Pre-1965 Coins</a> - it turns out they all pretty much mean the same thing! Hard-Core TEOTWAKI Preppers know that pre-1965 silver coins are made up of actual silver and have good potential barter power. That bartering capability comes from the fact that the U.S. Mint has guaranteed the amount of silver in these coins so they have a known value. Bullion Coins are generally considered the easiest way to have known values of precious metals - hence their potential barter usage. So far this is fairly common knowledge, but there is a lot more to know in order to do this properly - and I'm trying to get it all figured out.
I ordered a Solar Oven Society Sportster Oven with optional reflectors on a Monday and it arrived on my door step a precisely one week later. My neighbor has a Global Sun Oven, but hasn't used it. Not having any experience with this subject, and not knowing anyone who had used one, I performed some research online.
This post is a followup to the recent post on <a href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/2009/01/backing-up-your-computer-and-preserving-your-files/">backing up your data on flash drives</a>. As stated, keeping your important data safe is extremely important. Keeping a copy with you, and in a remote location is required practice for me. But keeping your data safe is much more than just keeping a copy of your data around in case of hardware failure, fire, or evacuation. You need to actually protect the data itself.
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