Wednesday, December 12, 2012
WATER WATER WATER!!!!
Water is more essential than food in sustaining life. We can go days without food but we can't be without water for more than 48 hours. In an emergency, having a supply of clean water for drinking, food preparation, and hygiene is a top priority. The CDC recommends that you store 1 gallon per person and pet per day.
Good water storage containers are airtight, resistant to breakage and heavy enough to hold water. In our storage we use
1. Commercially packaged and prepared bottled water
2. Plastic juice or soda bottles - Use clear plastic containers. Used containers should be thoroughly cleaned and rinsed.
3. Heavy plastic bucket or drums - These should be food grade. We went to the local soda bottling company and bought the big drums they use to keep syrup in for a low-cost. Then we sanitized them and filled them with water. We will use this water for cooking and cleaning. We rotate the water in them every 2 years. We use the water in our garden and then re-fill it again.
Protect your water storage containers from light and heat. Algae can grow if the water is stored in light.
Good water storage containers are airtight, resistant to breakage and heavy enough to hold water. In our storage we use
1. Commercially packaged and prepared bottled water
2. Plastic juice or soda bottles - Use clear plastic containers. Used containers should be thoroughly cleaned and rinsed.
3. Heavy plastic bucket or drums - These should be food grade. We went to the local soda bottling company and bought the big drums they use to keep syrup in for a low-cost. Then we sanitized them and filled them with water. We will use this water for cooking and cleaning. We rotate the water in them every 2 years. We use the water in our garden and then re-fill it again.
Protect your water storage containers from light and heat. Algae can grow if the water is stored in light.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Stay With Us
We appreciate you coming to visit and hanging in there as we attempt to get this blog up and running. Our goal is to provide you with the tools and information necessary to begin your own preparations so you and your loved ones will be able to endure whatever comes your way! In the next couple of days I plan on posting the tools that I used to start my food storage 15 years ago. With this plan I was able to budget $20 per week to my plan and over the years I have built up a substantial food storage. I will be sharing the program I used to manage it. Look for that in the next couple of days. In the meantime, here is Braxton and our boys enjoying some "play time".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLrTliizlbk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLrTliizlbk
Monday, December 10, 2012
Jeff Probst Show-Earthquake Drill
Our segment on the Jeff Probst show aired today. Jeff surprised us by creating an earthquake in the middle of taping. Funny thing was that the day we were there to tape, Los Angeles was experiencing an unusually heavy rainstorm. The circuits to power the electricty on the set went out and we were dark for 30 minutes while they tried to fix it. Click on the Jeff Probst show link above to check it out
National Geographic
Our episode was featured on National Geographic's Doomsday Preppers on Nov 13, 2012. There are plenty of re-airings and chances to see us on tv!
CORRECTION
I previously blogged that Men's Health Magazine had come out to interview Braxton. It was actually Men's Journal. Exciting
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Men's Health Interview
Men's Health Magazine came to our house to do a feature article on Braxton and our family's prepping techniques. Brax took him up to the cabin and gave him the inside scoop. Look for the article to be featured in March 2013 edition!
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