And I love the “Don’t tread on me” flag on your website. Woo hoo!

I’ve just read Cyndi’s comment, and it occurs to me that I just bought something like that over the weekend at a garage sale. I bought one of those child carrier thingies that you pull behind your bike…that’ll be useful as a small cart or wagon. Cool. =)

Here is a link to a lot of info: http://www.doomers.us./forum2/index.php/topic,40637.0.html

Also a read of Christian author, Terri Blackstock’s “Restoration” series will put a lot of good ideas in your head.

Have bicycles on hand, a cart or wagon that can be pulled by a bike. Know where your nearest fresh water source is, plan how to get there and how to get water back. Have at least a shot gun and ammo on hand and know how to use it. (This is for hunting as well as protecting.) Get to know the people around you. They may have a useful skill set and/or items you can barter. I live at the very edge of suburbia… I drive the nearby country backroads and I note who raises chickens, cows, pigs, corn, berries etc. I purchase from these people now so that I can establish a bartering relationship with them in the future if need be. Learn a skill or be able to make a product that will be needed in a crashed society: nurse, midwife, soap or candle maker, solar oven producer etc.

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One of the best things you can do is browse around http://www.americanpreppersnetwork.blogspot.com/

There is a prep network for every state of the union and also for Canada and Australia, linked in the sidebar. You will find SO much information! Read the states that aren’t anything like yours, too, since they will have good info, too, even if it’s not for your climate.

Watch for the links on the sidebars and click on commentators names to get to their sites, too, and you will have all the prep sites you can use.

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The basic idea of preparedness is to make sure you are …um…prepared….spiritually as well as physically and financially.

- Get out of debt
- Save money
- Make sure you have some cash on hand in small bills

- read your scriptures, pray, and go to church

- buy or gather materials for a 72-hour kit. You can buy from a site like Emergency Essentials. A list for making one is here: http://lds.about.com/od/preparednessfoodstorage/a/72hour_kit.htm

- Plant a garden

- Your idea for hunting squirrels, birds etc is wonderful.

- Make a 3-month menu, figure out what you need to stock that menu, and by buying a little a week, slowly build that 3-month supply up. Don’t forget things like toilet paper, band aids etc.

- Once you’re done with your 3-month supply, start on your 1-year supply. You can find a food storage calculator here: http://lds.about.com/library/bl/faq/blcalculator.htm

You’re already doing so much good preparedness stuff; making things yourself, simple living, making your own, use it up, wear it out etc. =)

You can buy a 55-gallon water drum from Amazon to store water – those are kind of expensive though.

Glad to meet ya! Thanks for the kind words and the handy link. That is a very common-sensical looking blog.

I am really interested in her water storage. Seems you could use that and then have a water filter like the British Berkfield, which we purchased pre Y2K.

I am enjoying your blog. We have 7 children and two grands. Would love to visit with you.

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