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Post by thereth on Jul 29, 2014 13:40:44 GMT 10
After going through my preps today, i have realised that after moving house (and town), re-establishing my business and just a general attitude of "i;ll do it later", I am now basically back to the beginning with my preps, Aside from a couple of months worth of food, some basic FAK stuff, knives, firearms and archery equipment, I pretty much have nothing sorted out.
This is not a positive thing for me (obviously) and I am going to have to pull my head in to get back on track, the only bonus for me is that I have been learning a lot more about different skills lately and am happy that my construction and what I can only think to call "engineering" skills are a lot better then they were 6 months ago.
I will be using this thread to update everyone on my progress and would love some input on both where to start, as well as peoples opinions and ideas on what I will be moving onto at each stage.
Later today I will be posting up what I am looking to have sorted by the end of August and will be doing a month by month "plan" to try and keep my spending on unnecessary crap to a minimum
Cheers
Reth
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Post by Frank on Jul 29, 2014 14:19:16 GMT 10
Look forward to hearing how you go with the "re-prepping"
As someone fairly new to the preparation world myself, it will be interesting to see your plan and what you decide is unnecessary
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Post by Ausprep on Jul 29, 2014 19:10:28 GMT 10
Great post thereth and even better you have made this realization. Like Frank, i look forward to watching this thread and sharing ideas. Let me know if there is anything i can help you with. |
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Post by StepfordRenegade on Jul 29, 2014 19:39:02 GMT 10
Is there anything you'll do differently now you have a fresh start?
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Post by You Must Enter A Name on Jul 29, 2014 21:55:18 GMT 10
Is there anything you'll do differently now you have a fresh start? Great question, I sure wish I could start it all again. |
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Post by thereth on Jul 29, 2014 22:31:01 GMT 10
Hey guys, thanks for the encouragement, i will be concentrating on taking a more structured approach this time. Allocating certain amounts of money per week and prioritising based on my previous experiences.
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Post by pheniox17 on Jul 30, 2014 0:23:27 GMT 10
My advice start small, by the sounds of it you have a lot of kit floating around,
I personally have mine set up in 3 lots
1. A suitcase with bug in equipment (alt cooking, etc)
2. A area where projects are put together (atm my survival kit)
3. A area with excess stores (currently a large container with food, but you catch the drift)
I personally have been shopping so hap hazard with no real focus or direction that im almost in your same boat, so i revised exactly what kits i need
(I also have a easy reach black out kit, and a fak sitting in the kitchen)
My major point, pick 1 project, finish that project, work on the next one, just from my survival kit project i have a pile of extra stores so i chose to make the same as a xmas present for close faimly (that are also active campers)
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Post by thereth on Jul 30, 2014 2:53:01 GMT 10
So after having a think I have decided to conentrate on my food stores and storage for the month of August.
Here are my goals for August, a bit optimistic but I may as well hit the ground running.
- Purchase vacuum sealer and plenty of bags
- start dehydrating fruits and jerky again, i need to find a local source for bulk fruit but worst case scenario i wait until i head back into Perth and grab 30-40kg then.
- vacuum seal or store enough food for 2 months for my family of 5, it isnt a huge amount, but the vacuum sealer will take a chunk out of this months budget
- Purchase at least 2 of those 24 packs of water per family member (10 in total) OR keep an eye out for a cheap small water tank in the local buy and sell pages.
- I am also going to try dehydrating some eggs as I have seen this done on video and i think with the vacuum sealer + silicon bags it should hold up pretty good.
That should do me for now, I will see if i have bitten off more then I can chew but for now it seems doable, just need to pry the money from Mrs Reth before she buys more useless crap!! :-)
BTW in regards to dehydrating apples, we have found they shrink considerably. On average we fit over a dozen apples into a single sandwich bag!
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Post by StepfordRenegade on Jul 30, 2014 11:37:04 GMT 10
Sounds like a good plan! Since buying my dehydrator I've done heaps of dehydratin but haven't managed to put any of it into food stores... We eat it so damn fast! The jerky was literally gone the same day it finished.
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Post by thereth on Jul 30, 2014 20:07:51 GMT 10
So i have ordered my vacuum sealer, along with a jerky gun to try out. looking forward to trying it out and making my own 'just add water' meals
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Post by arklatex on Jul 31, 2014 4:20:54 GMT 10
Sounds like you're off to a great start! In my experience those jerky guns are awesome!
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Post by SA Hunter on Jul 31, 2014 9:55:40 GMT 10
Well, you started out on the right foot - to have a plan..Just be careful making jerky - as with Step, mine barely hit the bags before being eaten!!!
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Post by thereth on Jul 31, 2014 14:04:45 GMT 10
thats been our biggest problem with any dehydrated foods, the missus ravages the apple chips and i devour the jerky!
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Post by Frank on Jul 31, 2014 16:11:44 GMT 10
Have made jerky a few times (just in the oven on low, need to get a dehydrator) and at best it last 24hrs haha.....meaty goodness
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Post by You Must Enter A Name on Jul 31, 2014 16:28:56 GMT 10
My project for the weekend is jerky. Lets see if I get time  |
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Post by thereth on Aug 6, 2014 0:50:09 GMT 10
I thought i may as well post up a pic of my current food stores. This is the pantry at my place and becuase of its size a relative position in the house it is also the best place for my food storage.  I have enough food in here at most times to survive comfortably 4 weeks. 6 if rationing. The other wall has 1 chest freezer and stand up freezer along with the flour, sugar, pasta, spuds and rice. This is where all my new dehydrated food as well as the water supplies will be stored. |
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Post by Ammo9 on Aug 6, 2014 4:21:52 GMT 10
Nice. It might be kind of refreshing to start over.. Do things better and not feel like you're covering the same ground for no reason.
I'd recommend taking a risk-analysis approach. Look at your situation and foreseen hazards, start with the most likely threats and the most dangerous, then work you way through to the unlikely and limited impact threats.
Look at the challenge each presents and what your response to it would be, then dedicate however much time and money to each and work your way through the list of threats
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Post by thereth on Aug 11, 2014 14:34:30 GMT 10
Well my vac sealer and jerky gun arrived today, so i will be getting a couple kg of mince to try this thing out this afternoon!
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Post by Frank on Aug 11, 2014 15:58:01 GMT 10
Look forward to hearing how the jerky goes. Never made it with mince before
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Post by wolfstar on Aug 11, 2014 17:06:14 GMT 10
following this closely! im considering getting a jerky gun myself  |
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