CORONA What are you stocking up on for corona virus?
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Mary Contrary
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Did you know that in the 1840's when people from the east were traveling in the wagon trains to out west when they had no water to wash the dishes they would scrub them with sand. Works good, but that's prob why they got diseases and didn't even know it was the way they washed the dishes. I think they had wooden dishes too.
Quiet Man
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What passes as 'colloidal silver' can either be 'ionic', as in the form of a silver salt (like silver chloride), or metallic, meaning very small clusters of pure silver metal atoms -- so small that they remain in suspension. The former, if consumed in extremely large quantities, can lead to the blue tint as they can bind to tissue. The latter generally cannot. Metallic is the true colloid.
Doc1
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Lots of people have been talking about buying frozen prep foods and some have been worried about power outages. You may be able to outage-proof your freezer by using the following technique.
Your car or truck should be able to power a 1500/3000 12 volt DC-to-115 AC inverter, which will power most deep freezers. Don't attempt to power the inverter soley off of your vehicle's battery, but only use it while the vehicle is running. This allows your alternator to supply most of the power to your appliance and keep your battery topped off. After you disconnect the inverter, continue to run the vehicle for five or ten minutes to be sure the battery has a full charge.
If your freezer is full and you don't open it very often, you should be able to go two or three days before powering it up. There's no hard and fast rule, so experiment with these things before the time of need.
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Your car or truck should be able to power a 1500/3000 12 volt DC-to-115 AC inverter, which will power most deep freezers. Don't attempt to power the inverter soley off of your vehicle's battery, but only use it while the vehicle is running. This allows your alternator to supply most of the power to your appliance and keep your battery topped off. After you disconnect the inverter, continue to run the vehicle for five or ten minutes to be sure the battery has a full charge.
If your freezer is full and you don't open it very often, you should be able to go two or three days before powering it up. There's no hard and fast rule, so experiment with these things before the time of need.
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Allotrope
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Also, a couple of blankets (or Styrofoam sheet) over the lid helps. Many freezers have thin insulation in the lids. Since there are no cooling coils in the lid, you do not need to remove the blankets to run the freezer if they do not drape down over the sides.
Quiet Man
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Excellent advice. An inverter can draw very high amps off a low voltage source like a car battery. This can completely deplete your battery in a surprisingly short time, and overheat it as well, causing damage. Having the car/alternator running will mitigate this risk. Also do not leave your battery in a discharged state for a prolonged period (more than a day or 2). This is also bad for a battery. Charge it up as soon as possible. Hard (high amp) charging can also be problematic; moderate is better.
hiwall
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Also heavy draw on an alternator can damage the alternator too. Though in this case the only heavy draw would just be the start-up of the freezer or refrigerator.
ChetekTech
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Today, I bought chocolate...lots of chocolate.
Did I mention we like chocolate? LOL
Did I mention we like chocolate? LOL
ChetekTech
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My guess is safe for sensitive skin.
I don't think baby wipes have alchohol in them.
AlfaMan
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DAMN! I have one of these inverters in the Blazer, I use it to keep my tablet charged while I'm working. I'd never thought about using the inverter to power our little freezer. It's not a large freezer but it is packed.......What a good idea, thanks for the tip!
ginnie6
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I've sadly let my preps slide. A couple of years of health issues that are resolved now got to me and I got complacent. We made the trip to the local Sams club today. I saw a LOT of people buying staples. Things like toilet paper and paper towels. I couldn't find any bulk dried beans. There was plenty of flour and sugar. I came home with rice, tp, and some cleaning supplies. Will make a trip to another store either tomorrow or Monday for more beans. I also have things coming from amazon. I did get some seeds to get some spring plants started too. Will get those going in the greenhouse Monday.
rafter
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I've done it when camping. They had metal dishes and plates back then.
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They make these things called “locking gas caps”.
Someone was stealing gas from my mothers car on a reg bases. I would always make sure her car was full of gas and each week she was going thru a tank full without her ever leaving the house. I figured she had a fuel line leak but couldn't ever find a leak so I parked the car in a grass covered part of her driveway just to check to see if after a few days a dead spot would appear where maybe a leak was.
A week later there were dead spots around the filler cap some one was siphoning off her gas out of the car. I parked her car in the normal spot of drive and left a 5gal gas can out near her car with 4gals of gas and a bag of sugar mixed well and topped off the rest with water. Gone the next night I never had a problem with gas getting stolen again who ever stole that can of treated gas and used it in there car locked their motor up and no longer was in need of gas.
Sometimes there is a way of Fixing things that need to be fixed without ever exposing the cure..
Quiet Man
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When a motor starts-up it draws quite a few more amps than it does when running. If your inverter is small, say under 200 watts, you might have a hard time starting a freezer. You might need something 3-4 times that in power. No way to tell until you try. Inverter quality and surge ratings vary enormously. If it squeal, or smokes, you'll probably need something larger.
Also, simple inexpensive inverters are usually 'square wave' -- they produce a very crude approximation of a regular AC sinewave. That will typically work for computers, but often is trouble for motors. 'Sinewave' or 'Modified sinewave' = much better.
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Penguin Zen
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I am sure I missed it...but do we have instructions /recipe for hand sanitizer?
Doc1
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A couple of important points:
In my original post, I said "1500/3000" inverter. That's a 1500 watt continuous, 3000 watt intermittent device. I don't think anything remotely in the 200 watt range will power a freezer or fridge.
The cheaper inverters aren't "square wave" anymore and haven't been for a long time. They are modified sine wave. Modified sine wave inverters are usually cheaper than full wave machines, but - interestingly - they are usually more efficient than full wave inverters at around 90%. Full wave inverters are usually only around 80% efficiency.
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DazedandConfused
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I'm diabetic aspartame drives my bs up.
Penguin Zen
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I found this one
1/3 cup of 100% aloe vera gel.
2/3 cup of 91% isopropyl alcohol or 80+ proof vodka.
5-10 drops of tea tree oil.
Mix throughly and store in clean squeeze or pump bottles. Makes one cup
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Buddy is an expert on O2 Concentrators, he guided me long-distance on the phone today through the
evaluation & purchase of used, but refurbished & warranted, 10 liter unit. $800 for a $2000 MSRP new.
Could become life-saver for somebody battling CoronaVirus lung issues, especially if hospitals overrun.
Search on FB marketplace, Craigs List and ebay for used units. Demand to see test w/ output meter for
90% or higher pure O2 or have good return guarantee in place.
Bet these will be in very high demand soon, then experiencing shortages with gouging price increases.
Panic Early, Beat the Rush!
- Shane
evaluation & purchase of used, but refurbished & warranted, 10 liter unit. $800 for a $2000 MSRP new.
Could become life-saver for somebody battling CoronaVirus lung issues, especially if hospitals overrun.
Search on FB marketplace, Craigs List and ebay for used units. Demand to see test w/ output meter for
90% or higher pure O2 or have good return guarantee in place.
Bet these will be in very high demand soon, then experiencing shortages with gouging price increases.
Panic Early, Beat the Rush!
- Shane
Doughboy42
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I have six months supply of meds and insulin. Wife is not on any meds except tylenol. If the storm doesn’t clear by then, I’m worm food. I’m too old, injured and sick (cancer) to “bug out”. So, we’re “bugging in”. all preps and defense items good. Beyond that, our Faith is the one defense no one will ever break through.
Profit of Doom
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I doubt that 80 proof vodka is strong enough for this.
No, you'd need at least 140 proof. Aside from Everclear, the only booze I've seen that high was called "Devil's Springs" vodka. I used to use it for herb tincture.
You're better off using it 91% or 99% isopropyl alcohol, if younare going to dilute it with aloe Vera or whatever.
Summerthyme
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Agreed. Some people may think that 80 proof is 80%, but it is really only 40%.
Got this book on order, looks like it could be useful for
all stocking fish antibiotics & other veterinarian meds...
Panic Early, Beat the Rush!
- Shane
all stocking fish antibiotics & other veterinarian meds...
Alton's Antibiotics and Infectious Disease: The Layman's Guide to Available Antibacterials in Austere Settings: Alton MD, Joseph, Alton ARNP, Amy: 9780578414522: Amazon.com: Books
Alton's Antibiotics and Infectious Disease: The Layman's Guide to Available Antibacterials in Austere Settings [Alton MD, Joseph, Alton ARNP, Amy] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Alton's Antibiotics and Infectious Disease: The Layman's Guide to Available Antibacterials in...
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Panic Early, Beat the Rush!
- Shane
1911user
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a youtube video by the same people on stocking antibiotics:
They have a good youtube channel, it is well worth looking into their other surivival med videos.
My Top Antibiotics to Store for Preparedness, by Dr. Joseph Alton
R/T: 9 min
And then there's the door-to-door census coming up.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Well some dude, that's an expert in pandemics, was on NBC nightly news fueling the fire of doom. If there wasn't a full-on run at the stores before there will be starting this evening.
xtreme_right
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Have you looked into those soda streams? I think it’s concentrated syrup that’s mixed with seltzer water. I’ve never used one so not sure of the specifics. I remember seeing them in Bed, Bath and Beyond and they had all the copycat soda flavors.
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CGTech
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So a fellow tech at work and I were talking about things today (he's a fellow prepper), and he showed me this item he built a few years back. Figure he's going to start another one this weekend.... just in case. Interesting idea. Says that by the time things were rolling along, he had way more lettuce than they could eat out of the planters, and the fish grew easily to serving size.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSEaj-uV3B0
Seeker
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Putting this out here as most readers begin on this thread. (Paraphrased from an article in Newsmax, quoting The Daily Mail);
Petri dish in your pocket - A study has found that watches become hotspots for bacteria, yeast and mold. The worst culprit was the Fitbit fitness watch, which was 8 times dirtier than a toilet seat and flush handle. A company (PhoneSoap, only named so that readers can do search, poster does not own stock or shares in it) has created a device that uses ultraviolet light to sanitize watches, phones, keys, and other small objects.
FYI - I know most of you know this, just a reminder of easily overlooked sources for further sanitizing.
Petri dish in your pocket - A study has found that watches become hotspots for bacteria, yeast and mold. The worst culprit was the Fitbit fitness watch, which was 8 times dirtier than a toilet seat and flush handle. A company (PhoneSoap, only named so that readers can do search, poster does not own stock or shares in it) has created a device that uses ultraviolet light to sanitize watches, phones, keys, and other small objects.
FYI - I know most of you know this, just a reminder of easily overlooked sources for further sanitizing.
I'm sorry, Faroe. It sounds like he's gotta strong passive-aggressive streak, and he realky doesn't want to move. Sigh... that's the one personality type I have NO patience with! Give me someone who will tell you, point blank, "no! I'm not moving" rather than one who continually tells you what they think you want to hear. My MIL is pure passive aggressive... she tells everyone what they want to hear, and does exactly what she pleases. She also cares about no one but herself and what she wants.The basics have been stocked for years. Nevertheless, we are *supposed* to be moving out of town this Spring. The land has a well, but no pump, and no electricity. I found a basic RV solar system and a hand pump that will lift from the required depth. Been pushing on these for months. The person I live with continually says, "we'll wait and see," or "Let's wait and see how this thing plays out." He has gotten more distant, and hard to reach or reason with.
I am ready to tear my F*****g hair out!!!
I am mostly in silver, but if gold spikes, I would like to sell the few ounces I have, and BAIL.
A life raft is better than a sinking ship.
Simply can't live like this anymore.
It's probably time for a sitdown with the significant other, explaining what you're feeling and demanding solid answers. And deadlines. Or start making plans for surviving on your own... as difficult as that may be.
Praying for wisdom, direction and peace for you.
Summerthyme
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Shane, how are you planning on using it?