Are there any preppers here on the mag?

[coldcanna]

Found this extended capacity back pack on REI, its $330. The thing that got me is that it has a small built in solar panel on the top so you can recharge your phone or GPS device, flashlight batteries or whatever..... https://www.rei.com/product/897354/gregory-baltoro-75-gz-pack

 

[Green Squall]

Technically sea salt does have iodine, Corky, but not enough to sustain the human body.

About canned food, the date is actually a best by date, not an expiration date. It might lose flavor, color, etc over time but it's perfectly safe to eat.

 

[Green Squall]

Found this extended capacity back pack on REI, its $330. The thing that got me is that it has a small built in solar panel on the top so you can recharge your phone or GPS device, flashlight batteries or whatever..... https://www.rei.com/product/897354/gregory-baltoro-75-gz-pack

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I have this solar charger on my wish list on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Instapark%C2%AE-Mercury27-Portable-Automotive-Batteries/dp/B00EVFEBKU

I also have a few power banks which are great charging you electronics on the go or in the event of an outage. Good deals can be found on Newegg.com

 

[WelderDan]

I wouldn't worry about running out of game. For every person that can hunt, there's probably 10, 20 or more that can't. Plus depending on the scenario, up to half the population is going to die in the first month or so. The elderly, sick and infirm won't have a safe and climate controlled place to survive. The heat or cold will get them. Then there are the folks that don't have the skills, or anyone to provide for them. And face it, people will put loved ones first, and anyone else second.

What no one has mentioned yet is insects. By weight, there is more insects per acre than any other source of protein. Our culture is repulsed by insects, but they are a regular part of the diet in many countries. Crickets, spiders, scorpions, grubs and worms are common fare.

If it walks, crawls, swims or flies you can eat it (with some exceptions of course.)

 

[igrowone]

i was waiting for the bug hunt to come up
not high on the menu in the affluent western countries(as mentioned)
the way i see it, anything deep fried won't taste too bad

 

[brown_thumb]

If we have a full-blown economic collapse then the local wildlife will soon be hunted to extinction. So that option has a time limit. However, there are enough grasshoppers here to feed an army forever. But I think I'd rather starve to death before eating bugs and insects.

 

[Green Squall]

Grasshoppers remind me of shrimp. Land shrimp. I bet they aren't bad.

 

[corky1968]

I expect cannibalism to start again somewhere on Earth.

Who wants a nice steak.

 

[Littleleaf]

going to need to cook your grasshoppers to kill the tapeworms they carry.

So here is a way to start that fire using a fire piston made from trash. This guy has skills.

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[Pinball Wizard]

I don't want to be a troglodyte!

 

[WelderDan]

I expect cannibalism to start again somewhere on Earth.

Who wants a nice steak.

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Long Pig! I call the back strap!

 

[coldcanna]

For the people with no "flava"

 

[geneva_sativa]

Love the practicality of the Three Sisters - Corn, Beans, and Squash

Goats are also a hardy animal that have helped many people live through lean times

 

[coldcanna]

Love the practicality of the Three Sisters - Corn, Beans, and Squash

Goats are also a hardy animal that have helped many people live through lean times

I bet your from New England sayin things like that sir!

 

[geneva_sativa]

Hudson Valley edge of Appalachia

Good call, Canna !

 

[coldcanna]

Haha I've lived all over the Northeast, people luv them some baked beans and squash with brown sugar!

 

[Green Squall]

Haha I've lived all over the Northeast, people luv them some baked beans and squash with brown sugar!

Whenever there is a community bean supper around here there is always bread from a can lol. I've never understood why. New England tradition I guess.

 

[brown_thumb]

Wha-a-a-a-a-t?? Ninety-nine percent fat free?? WTF is THAT!?! And the brand name "BM"?? Only in the northeast USA, folks. Only in the NE.

 

[ronbo51]

Goats are the ticket. Hardy, no fuss. They almost always twin and often triplet when they birth. Goats milk is wonderful. And cheese. The males can be traded or sold or eaten. Chickens too. Garden, water, firewood, goats and chickens. That's the situation right there. You could build a multi generational legacy with that.

 

[noyd666]

one of these HOGS will keep your jaws happy for awhile.