I have no way to travel but we can meet at a nice restraunt or buffet (there is one downtown near the waterfront and if you go on a Saturday when it f...

The end of the world isn't going to happen.However, for any non-kook related EMPs the general method seems to be when making metal boxes is that the e...

You may want to install child safety catches on your cubboards so that they don't open during a quake. This is even more important is you have to go p...

Milk is already dried, just go to the store and buy it; it's the only milk I use. Cheese powder (at least the mac and cheese kind) is already dried, j...

They act as both elastic bands and fire starters in a pinch; but suitable for flame based fire starting and not friction or spark methods. So if peopl...

Copy canning is what I said above. First heard the name used by Karen Hood. It is nothing magical but it is logical. If I buy 6 to 12 months of an ite...

Did you make that chicken from scratch or buy it at the store? Not everyone is a farmer and if you haven't noticed the population has been shifting aw...

Thanks for taking the time to post the links and information.I don't like the term Basics, to me it is more like 5 items. Basics would be water, prote...

Feel free to cut & paste it there, but I think we are the only two that are around lately (with myself only being active since I found the fourm)....

The 5 Mormon basics which I do not believe in unless you want to eat bread and water for a year.For anyone who repeats this list I say, eat it for 3 m...

Thanks for clearing that up.I am not a fan of Altoid type kits as I think it is better to use your pockets for a full size professional signal mirror ...

Thanks for the link. I was a fan of the Tightwad Gazette when it was still a magazine at the library, then I bought all three of her books; however, t...