Urban Survival Secrets

Changes to the blog are a coming

Good day to all!

With fall a falling, the leaves are changing and so will the blog.  I am not sure if I will change the theme or not.  But what will become obvious is that I will allow some advertising to occur.  I will be experimenting with the placement of the ads.  I do ask that if you see something, go ahead and click on the ad.  Ya never know what easter egg you may get!  This of course is at no cost to you, ad will help offset some of the cost to the site.

On another note, last week at costco in the Phoenix area, there was a home food storage road show.  Scarry thing was they were selling 6 packs of #10 cans for about $140!  Although the quality is good, this is a rather steep price.  I do know that there are sources of long term storage foods made by the big guys which are alot less expensive.  Lets face facts – you do not want to waste money.

Best of the weekend!

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Swine Flu – H1N1

I received an email from one of the Urban Survival Secrets readers about H1N1.  She asked why is the government calling it by the strain name instead of the common name!

Truth of the matter – our illustrious government is trying to cool the fear down to make it sound sooo clinical.  Yup, it is a marketing  job.

This strain of originated with an avian strain which was transferred to pigs which are immunilogically similar to that of us humans.

The thing to remember, this strain is a moving target from what I have read.  Its brunt strikes those who have a weakened lung function – that is who is getting killed.  The interesting fact of this strain is it gets much deeper in the lungs than the other strains.  Sounds like this flu has a smaller spore size!

For now, the best defense is to get plenty of sleep (7 plus per night), eat well with lots of vegetables and wash your hands frequently.  Lastly – if someone is showing symptoms – coughing, fever…. stay away! If you think you got it – tell your boss and stay home – this is not a gift worth sharing.

More to come!!!

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The Run on Ammo

Well, ammunition has been a pain to get as of late!

I went to Sportsmans Warehouse, Dicks and Walmart and found some, but not much.  I shoot a .308 Winchester and just about choked on the $18+/box price tag.  Gotta love them dems!  Wonder how many own stock in the ammo manufacturers and are pushing the hype.  Bunch of friggin Hypocrites.

So, the thing to do is to go out and start handloading.  A few of the local ammo shops have empty cases by the pound.  Take them bad boys, place some Nozzler boat tail  partitions in them with 144 grains of powder and I have me a nice, accurate round.

I tested this round many years ago and vaporized a dove at 200 yards (and subsequently won $20 from that one shot!)

For those who have never tested your ammo, it is one of the best ways to dial in your ammo to your specific gun.  When I shot the same round through a friends gun, the accuracy was not nearly as good.

The upside is that I have total control over the ammo each and every time I make it.  Plus, it is a nice thing to do mid-summer in Arizona during the extremely hot weekends.  And, the kids get to help too!

It is well worth the initial expense to set up a reloading station – I am getting ready to do so for my rifle and shotgun.

L8R

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Poisoned Water from the tap?

Did you know that in the September 13th edition of the New York Times, that an article was published that 1 in 10 people in the US are drinking tainted water?

Believe it or not, the Times got the information from the EPA – Oh Boy!  Let me quote you from the Times Article

“An estimated 1 in 10 Americans have been exposed to drinking water that contains dangerous chemicals or fails to meet a federal health benchmark in other ways, an investigation by The New York Times has found. A report of the investigation was published in the September 13 edition of the newspaper.

“Those exposures include carcinogens in the tap water of major American cities and unsafe chemicals in drinking-water wells. Wells, which are not typically regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, are more likely to contain contaminants than municipal water systems,” the report said. It notes that many who consume dangerous chemicals through their drinking water do not realize it because “most of today’s water pollution has no scent or taste.”

Needless to say, if you are not taking care of yourself, do not expect the government to do so for you.  Hell, if the local government and the EPA cannot protect you from bad water, what makes you think that Obamacare is going to do you much better?  Scary!  Here Johnny, drink this….

As I have been warning and espousing, get yourself a filtration system.  Reverse Osmosis is of course the best.  Others would be a three stage filter followed by a distiller.

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Quick Note on Water Treatment Chemicals

I just want to remind everyone, that if you are planning on storing non-scented bleach for water treatment during an emergency, please remember that you need to change out  the bleach every six months to a year (depending on where you store the bleach.)  The best place to keep the stuff is in a cool, dark place to maximize its shelf  life!

Remember, use 1/8th of a teaspoon per gallon for emergency treatment, and if the water is really nasty, double it!

As part of your home security, you need to be sure to treat the incoming water to your house.  I use a Reverse Osmosis System since the government cannot treat water well enough from poisoning us from excessive chlorine, and drug residues in the drinking water!  For replacement filters, go to www.newROfilters.com to get the filters at a good price!

Also, as part of your emergency preparedness plan, take time to practice treating water and making food from your food storage.  This will keep you thinking strait during times when Crap Hits The Fan!!!

Thanks President Obama for keeping us sooooo safe.

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Secret source for buying bulk staples

Good Evening Fellow Urban Survivalists,

Today was a great day for me and I hope it was for you as well.  Have you ever noticed how your outlook changes when a really positive attitude is happening?

Barring the Health Care Fiasco that the Liberals are pushing (Special Interest CRAP in my mind) I felt that things were really good today and fall is finally in the air.  So, be an ant and get to your food storage.

One thing to think about is this – where to get supplies for your basic storage for good prices.  You can get into a coop or other buying group – that is if the others are diligent.   You can go it alone, then do all the packaging, etc.  Another tact is to use a secret source which is right in front of most of you. No, it is not the government – Yeach!

The source I am talking about is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon’s).  Please, lets not get into a philosophical discussion on religion.  Our country is based on the freedom of religion, plain and simple.

So, how do you use this source?  You probably know a Mormon or two, so it is really easy.  Ask them about food storage.  Interesting thing is that they are most likely able to discuss it or knows someone who can discuss it at length.  Then you can ask about getting supplies.  Most congregations (wards or branches) have orders which come from the cannery.  You can purchase items like dehydrated apples, potato pearls, and other grains in #10 cans or Mylar sacks.  Typically, there is an oxygen absorber pack in it as well.

Heck, if there is a LDS cannery near by, you can even voulenteer to assist in a packaging job and buy supplies.

The person to check with is the Relief Society President (get her number from the Bishop or the Branch President).  Then ask her about the food storage program – she will get you in touch with a specialist who can assist in planning your storage needs if needed.

Don’t worry, they will not require you to get baptized or go through some secret ritual just to purchase food!  They will stay in touch with you if you ask on upcoming orders though and actually treat you nicely!

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Home Storage deals from Costco

Here are a few things from Costco that are a deal for an urban survival specialist for a quick buy.

5 gallon pail of hard white wheat for 43 cents a pound – 18 buks

5 gallon pail of rolled oats at 69 cents a pound

Quinoa cheaper than my local chain natural food store – $2.80 a pound.

Anyhow, go out and get some whole grain and learn to cook it.

Did you know that quinoa is a grain with all the needed proteins for survival. Matter of fact, it is really high in protein – more than any other grains! Works great instead of couscous.  Just be sure to rinse it prior to cooking to get rid of the soapy taste.

Snack time!

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Document Preparedness

In the event of an emergency, do you have digital or physical copies of your critical documents?

Which documents do you need copies of?  Birth certificates, passports, social security cards, drivers licenses, other legal documents, insurance documents, records of inventory for your physical assets, wills and other documents.  Personally, I would include pictures and family history documents as well!

How do you save these electronically?  I would scan them in and save as both jpg and pdf formats.  Save them in a password protected file and burn it to a CDROM and store in a few locations.  Discs are cheap and pretty stable.  Heck – it may be worth it to get a service like Carbonite to store your electronic documents.

The key here is to backup your records in a manner which is secure!

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Three Storage Categories

Did you know there are three categories for your home storage?  These are:

• Basic Storage – has long term storage items like grains, water, toiletries
• Emergency Storage – has your items for your 72 hour kit
• Expanded Storage – these are items likes spices and herbs, baking soda and similar things with a shelf life.

We’ll further explore things for you storage in future issues.  Until then.  Remember to work on your debt!

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Racism in America

Here is a question: Does rampant racism exist in America. Why do I ask this? because there are those out there in the media who say there is. If you are conservative, you are a racist.

Truthfully, this is not the case. There are racists, both white, black, and every other nationality. That is because there are those of small minds who cannot grasp that we are all Americans, Plain and simple.

So what if my family has been in North America for centuries! SO WHAT!

What is going to tear the fabric of America! The major networks are perpetuating this issue. Thanks guys! MSNBC, NBC, ABC, CNN and CBS (not to mention the dily kos and the huffington post)all keep perpetuating the problem with their less than truthful reporting. I hope it makes you as sick as it makes me.

We need to get our country back, plain and simple from the vocal minority. We the people! We who elects them! Our government works for us and not the other way around. It is time to get up off our collective butts and do something.

Call or write (not email) your senators and congressmen. Tell their minions what you think. Tell them that it is time to work for us, otherwise it is time to seek alternative employment.

It is time to shrink the government again. When 25% of the gross domestic product is spent on government, we have a problem. Time to get the Republic back with a limited federal government as out forefathers designed out great country to be.

May God continue to bless America and bring us back to where we are supposed to be!

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