what are y'all saving from the wild to deal with coming crisis?

[Jaguar61]

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I read that you can dehydrate cucumbers in the dehydrator, so surely you could do zukes. But I wonder how we will pull off
dehydrating in our humid summers when there’s no power. Will have to rig up something solar.

I always wondered how much nutritional value they could have, though. Rather than keep guessing, I looked it up. Values are for one medium zucchini.

A simple box fan will overcome the humidity. Dehydrated food retain more nutrient value than any other method.

 

[Jaguar61]

Are Terriers better than cats at catching mice?

My terriers have proven more effective. Just wish they didn't me all the trophies

 

[perchie.girl]

You won't get the full capacity for 10+ years, though. Their capacity degrades with each recharge.

I know that there exists a special cap for nickel-iron batteries that converts the hydrogen gas to water. I don't know if they would work for lead acid batteries.

lead acid batteries havent changed in a very long time.... they were invented in 1859 and havent changed fundimentailly in all that time.

I used to work in that industry At a Maquiladora... Believe me I hate the whole idea of batteries...

After reading about the Nickel-Iron Batteries.... I am liking those alot...
thank youl

deb

 

[Jaguar61]

Also the other breeds....

Kengal or Great pyraneses... Both historically live in house and guard the flock. You are also included as the flock by the way.

Texas heeler.... perfect all round dog... love human attention.

Rat terrier..... What can I say.... skillful vermin catcher.

 

[Jaguar61]

can you please ask your sister in law how to dry veggies? as I am going off grid and I plan to do that.

going off grid is a part dealing with crisis. with money I pay electricity bill for 1 year I will buy a photovoltaic system. here in greece they burden the el. bill with a load of taxes we don't know what they are. if you don't have electricity you don't pay those taxes.

Cut up product into small pieces.
Spread out on a clean mesh screen.
Cover with another screen/light, airy fabric
Set in sunshine. The topper is to keep bugs and debris off.
Can be set outside, in a sunny window, the back deck window of a car, ...

 

[chickengr]

Cut up product into small pieces.
Spread out on a clean mesh screen.
Cover with another screen/light, airy fabric
Set in sunshine. The topper is to keep bugs and debris off.
Can be set outside, in a sunny window, the back deck window of a car, ...

thank you.

 

[hispoptart]

@perchie.girl mentioned the Fire Fox books, those have a wealth of info in them. I have the complete set. I have a small set-up of solar power lights that really work great. They are called BioLite. I have both pressure and water bath canners. and a crap load of jars. I can meat as well as veggies. Theres a neat site that has all kinds of recipes from back in the day when times were tough and people had to make do with what they had. Heres the link

https://www.grandpappy.org/indexrec.htm
Today I scored a camp chef oven for $125 bucks new never used.

I also grow a small garden but have yet learned to save seeds.
We have a river near buy where we could get water and live in a small town with lots of go neighbors, but in a push come to shove I will protect and defend whats mine. I'd be willing to barter but not give things away, I would take in those I know who would be willing to put in the work, but my family will always come first.

 

[Attila the Hen]

There's a great novel called One Second After by William Forstchen. It really lays it out as to what will happen to most of us in the event of an EMP which would knock out all electricity. As someone said earlier--survival is for the young. People my age probably won't last long. That's okay--we've had our lives.

My chickens can manage during the summer, but not sure what I could get them in the winter. I have a couple of bags of wheat that have been sealed and that wouldn't last long. I have dogs and cats and have told everyone that if it ever comes to it they are all on the menu.

I have a small pond that would serve and several "life straws" that I think are an amazing invention. They allow one to drink water anywhere as they filter the water through the straw. There are many internet resources available on how to get fresh water etc. anywhere.

I have a wood stove I can cook on, a large cast iron pot and frying pan. Living in the woods fuel is not an issue.
Though I have about 100 pounds of rice in the freezer to protect it from bugs, I imagine we will eat the bugs if need be.
There are black walnuts, fruit trees and acorns locally. I have processed acorns out of curiosity and they were not good. Still, if that's all there is... Of course poke weed in the summer and berries. I have books (not electronic) that are reference books on what is edible.
I know how to save seeds but perhaps more importantly, I am part of a large community garden. There are farmers in the area and barter is a good option.

Regarding global warming, it is a reality. I'm not certain about this but I believe we were headed into a cooling period which has now been offset by human activity. Yes earth has had periods of ice and heat but these changes usually took place over hundreds of thousands of years -- not decades.

 

[Attila the Hen]

One more thing... it may be possible for people to hunt in areas with low density populations, but I imagine most wildlife would be decimated quickly even in a rural area such as mine.

 

[perchie.girl]

for Grain like rice and wheat even dried beans... Take a look at the LDS sites for food preservation.... They talk about ways to place the grains in food grade buckets and seal them with either Carbon Dioxide or nitrogen Along with oxygen absorbers. keeps the bugs at bey... Also if you gently scoop out what you need the inert air will stay put because its heavier than Oxygen....

https://stason.org/TULARC/food/pres...as-method-for-storage-of-grains-and-flou.html

https://stason.org/TULARC/food/preserving/9-1-3-Storage-of-grains-and-flours-The-dry-ice-method.html

https://stason.org/TULARC/food/preserving/9-1-1-How-long-to-do-stored-items-last.html

https://stason.org/TULARC/food/pres...really-need-to-know-about-root-cellaring.html

This last has an index of different subjects.... you have to scroll down quite a bit
https://stason.org/TULARC/food/preserving/index.html

deb