April 24th- What have you done to prep this week

prepmeister wrote: Bought: 150 gallon water tank

Spirit62, good for you!!  I'm still new to give much advice, but I've spent hours here reading, taking notes and making a loooong list. This is the best place, IMHO, to learn and prepare.  I believe many lives will be saved from the knowledge given here! 

2ifbyC, I found some 30 gal new drums for $20, but not sure if they are safe for storing water. Not sure yet how a person is suppose to know. I know nothing has been in them before, but not sure the material they are made from is safe.

I ask this before, but what do you guys think of metal drums for storing water. I can get them for $8 and they were used as dry food containers.

http://www.watertanks.com/category/6/   this place has water tanks  - 305 gal for 292.00.  Seems like really good ones.

Hi Spirit,
You need the basics first, food...rice, beans,oils, canned meat and veggies, pancake mix and syrup, dry milk, lard, jerky, instant potatoes, soup, spam, tuna, flour, peanut butter, sugar, salt, spices, macaroni and cheese...are some suggestions. Some folks buy dehydrated food on the internet. Easy to cook foods that don't need alot of energy to cook. Rice and beans store well.

And water, figure a gallon a day per person. Extra medications that you take now, over the counter meds for flu, fever, etc., pedialyte or gatorade. If you search on the site, there is a recipe for home made
pedialyte. If you can't find it, I'll look it up.

You will need heat and light, depending on where you live. Flashlights, candles, oil lamps/lanterns, matches, lighters, batteries, rechargable batteries with a solar charger. A wide mouth thermos to cook in. Coleman stoves, or propane stoves/heaters, sterno. Depends on what you are comfortable using.
People mention having a porta-potty so one doesn't have to walk far if they are sick.
This is a start...please ask any questions you may have. We are all here to help each other.
Tea4Two

You can buy a 250 gal. bag for $139.95

hi to all , went to a thrift store ,got a small new heater 20$ for the new green house , hope extend the growing season, planted  a small 30 plant asparagus patch, a package of spinach seeds , more garlic,and broccoli rabb seeds, i'm runnig out of room, tomatoes will have to go into 5 gallon containers. trying to find recycled 55 gallon plastic drums for drainspout water savers, have priced them  and around here they want 61$ each, i want about 5,  i don't think so, good luck roxy

Knowledge that family knows what to do in case....priceless.

getting a 1000 foot garden ready to plant  We ripped down a barn and turned the site into a giant raised bed. My toes even hurt Me and manuel labor havent seen each other in a while

$22 and change at the dollar tree.

Got 16 paperbacks at a garage sale today.

wrote: wherre  does a new person start for preps....need info to start to prep and fast...

Bought extra mags for the ar's

I went through my pantry which had been filled by putting anything anywhere. Now everything is grouped together by category and I know exactly what I need to buy. In the clutter was an old roll of inch wide masking tape. Because it peels off easily I stuck pieces on the edge of shelves under food that expires this year and wrote the expiration dates on the tape.

I have several empty notebooks, a hole punch and plenty of paper to make my reference manuals.  However the computer printer has died and has to be added to the Buy list.