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Re: Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for EVERYONE!

Blake — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:12:32 -0000

You have some very cool valentine's day gift ideas here. I am happy I came accross this site. Keep up the good work

Re: Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for EVERYONE!

Jamie — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:02:59 -0000

Awesome ideas. You really have some cool stuffs here.Keep it up.

Re: Beyond the BabySteps: Let’s talk about Powdered Eggs

StandleyMama — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:55:42 -0000

More than likely it was because the egg powder was old and an opened container. Even with regular eggs, if they are old they can cause gas problems for some people. Should you try it again, make sure the egg powder is new.

Re: Step 3: Three Month Supply – Normal Foods

Jodi and Julie — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:11:06 -0000

There is a pdf version. Try right-clicking the link and choose "save as" and then open it up directly in adobe reader. Also if you don't have excel there is a free program you can download called open office that can open excel files. Hope that helps!

Re: Food Storage Recipes

Jodi and Julie — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:09:34 -0000

I think you are looking for the shelf stable recipe book found here: http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net...

Re: Indoor Powerless Cooking – Butane Stoves

osgood — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:26:28 -0000

Our power went out on Christmas day, and I was happy to have my butane stove handy. It's so easy to use. I took it outside, since I was using the grill, too. But I'm glad to see you survived using it inside. I'll remember that!

Re: Food Storage Recipes

Miedhontmills — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:05:31 -0000

We ran out of ink when I wanted to print these recepies,4 per page, where are they?

Re: Indoor Powerless Cooking – Butane Stoves

Shreela — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:21:07 -0000

My butane cooker said not to use it indoors, but I see the Asian and Indian ladies using their butanes indoors, however how am I to know if their windows are open or not LOL.

Well anyways, perhaps these could also be found in large Asian grocery stores, where I found mine, and recently bought another one for my brother. I'm SO glad there's one nearby, because shipping is kind of costly because of fuel safety rules.

Re: Step 3: Three Month Supply – Normal Foods

Woodclaver — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:29:09 -0000

We do not have Exel. Is there a PDF version of it? Or is there a version that will open up in Word Perfect? Yours, when clicked, opened Word Perfect, ruminated for a good minute or two, then just jambed up the entire computer. We kinda need to know soon, as we are teaching in SS at Redondo III Ward this coming Sunday, 29 Jan 12.

Re: Water Storage Containers Pros and Cons

Meg Stout — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:26:43 -0000

I've started doing aquaponics, so between my rain barrel and my aquaponics system, there's always ~300 gallons of water out there. I'm planning to create a biosand filter with one of my 55-gallon drums (icky water goes in, pure water comes out). And for days when I'm out of bleach or boiling capability to make my sand-filtered water all happy, I have a solar oven with a water pateurization indicator (WAPI) so I can know my water has been adequately pasteurized. I also have a variety of old soda bottles filled with water hanging around, so I'm never in a panic when the water main breaks.

Re: Water Storage Containers Pros and Cons

stoutmtc — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:25:03 -0000

Re: Step 2: Water

Sarah_t — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:10:04 -0000

Reality check-- nothing plastic is a safe way to store drinking water. Plastic leaches chemicals. Water stored in plastic for any length of time is only good for washing, etc. That's why bottled water has an "expiration" date....the water doesn't go bad, the container does.

Re: Step 2: Water

Jodi and Julie — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:40:27 -0000

You would want to make sure to purify the water when you end up drinking it, just to be safe. You can do this by boiling it or by using a purifier or purification tablets. Hope that helps!

Re: Step 2: Water

Tonypinocchio — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:47:55 -0000

They say to change water in containers every 6 months what do you do if you can't change the water can you drink what's left I have 4 55 gal containers food grade if i cant change them how can I drink the remaining water

Re: Step 10: Non-Food Items

Dee — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:52:31 -0000

Keep a few pairs of warm shoes on hand. IE: Hiking boots, Sturdy Tennis shoes, Rubber boots.

Re: Alternative Heating Methods: Coffee Can Heater

rebecca berman — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:22:06 -0000

I'm wondering how long this will burn once lit - we just had a snow storm here in western WA and the power has been out in some places since last Wednesday (5 days ago) and our power went out for a bit and we found out that even tho we have gas stove and heat it doesn't work with the electricity out (ha we were told by both the landlords and the gas company that it would still work without electricity -- ha they are wrong. We have an alternate cooking plan now but no alternates with heat. But trust me we will shortly.

Re: Using Less Energy to Cook in the Summer

Robert Mitchell — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:08:28 -0000

A cool articles right there mate ! Cheers for the website

Re: How to Organize Your Recipes

Rzookeeper — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:03:15 -0000

This is awesome! I know what my next winter project is.

Re: Emergency Sanitation

Dnews1978 — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:46:03 -0000

Another idea for emergency toilet paper is save old phone books!!

Re: How to Create an Emergency Binder

Lemonshrew — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:47:20 -0000

If you do a lot of online shopping like I do, check out Amazon's Order History Report. I downloaded an excel document showing every purchase I made from Amazon in the last seven years. The document shows the date and the amount of the purchase, along with other information. This has really helped streamline the process of documenting my belongings. Other sites my offer this service as well, but if not, you could always use the email receipt.

Re: Step 4: Long Term Food Storage Planning

Jodi and Julie — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:17:32 -0000

Ours is based off of 2300 calories per day for one adult. You can view this link http://www.simplyprepared.com/... for more details.

Re: Self-Reliance: Canning

Jodi and Julie — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:01:12 -0000

Ah, got it fixed now. Thanks!

Re: Our Story

Jodi and Julie — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:45:11 -0000

I have finally gotten over the fear and I LOVE pressure canning now!

Re: Our Story

Lois — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:40:37 -0000

Pressure Canning is very easy. It does command respect, thus the babysitting the canner. The pressure is easy to regulate and instructions are easy to follow. After you "just do it" once, the fear factor will be gone - however, keep the respect. :)

Re: Our Story

Lois — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:18:12 -0000

Hi. New to your site. Married 36 years. I have been cooking and canning a very long time. I'm looking to get back into food storage, bread baking and grinding flour. Spring and Summer is always a canning frenzy for me. So glad I found you girls and I look forward to staying in touch with your site. :)