BASIC LIST / SUGGESTED ITEMS FOR LONG TERM SURVIVAL

**AirborneSapper7** · 05-02-2011, 04:11 AM

**AirborneSapper7** · 05-02-2011, 04:12 AM

**kathyet** · 05-02-2011, 10:36 AM

Thanks for the info ...I copied this and emailed it to my self and saved it when I get a bunch of them saved I am going to put them in a special folder on my computer where they can be printed or copied to disk or what ever I decide when I am ready....

Kathyet

**AirborneSapper7** · 05-02-2011, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by kathyet

Thanks for the info ...I copied this and emailed it to my self and saved it when I get a bunch of them saved I am going to put them in a special folder on my computer where they can be printed or copied to disk or what ever I decide when I am ready....

Kathyet

This was a very good find and it took me about an hour and a half to transfer it ... thats a really good idea Kathyet and I hope many people take your advice

**AirborneSapper7** · 05-02-2011, 05:33 PM

Whole Wheat And Other Grains A Good Choice For Long Term Food Storage

May 2, 2011 by Peggy Layton

Wheat and other grains are great choices for long-term food storage. They are inexpensive and can be consumed by humans and animals.

The most common grains are wheat, rice and oats. There are many others that are very nutritious and are higher in protein. These grains are quinoa, amaranth, kamut, spelt, millet and triticale. Other grains include red and white wheat, white and brown rice, wild rice, oat grouts, rye, barley, corn, buckwheat, Job’s tears, sorghum and teff.

Grains can be cooked in the whole kernel state and used to replace rice in recipes. I prefer to cook my rice or whole grain in bouillon water or chicken stock. I like to use a rice cooker to cook the grain. I put it on the setting for brown rice and it times itself. The grain tastes so much better, and it cooks the exact amount of time for the perfect texture.

I like to make wheat chili. I just replace the beans with cooked wheat. It still tastes like chili, yet has a chewy texture like cooked wheat. Cooked wheat can be added to soups and used as a topping on salads.

If the power goes out, you can boil water in an outdoor fire pit or use a Dutch oven to cook the grain.

Raw whole grains should be stored in airtight containers. Grain naturally has weevil eggs in it. But if the grain has no oxygen, the larvae will not hatch because they need oxygen to live. Using an oxygen absorber or vacuum-sealing the grain in pouches will keep it oxygen free. Grain will store for many years if kept cool and stored in a dark, dry environment.

Grains — including all the different types of rice, long and short grain, white, brown and wild — can be used for main dishes. Other types of grain such as quinoa and barley can be cooked up and either mixed with rice or served instead of rice with any meal.

Rice or whole grain eaten with beans completes the amino acid chain and forms a complete protein. This adds variety and extra nutrition to meals. Whole grain brown rice and other whole grains are much more nutritious than processed white rice and white flour.

Health Benefits Of Whole Grains

The health benefits of using whole grains include:

30 percent reduced risk of stroke and diabetes.
Heart disease is reduced by 25 percent.
Better weight management.
Reduced risk of asthma, clogged carotid arteries, colorectal cancer, high blood pressure, gum disease and tooth loss.

The fiber in grains is well known to help lower cholesterol. Doctors will tell you that it improves your health to eat oatmeal for breakfast.

Grain has been found in the pyramids of Egypt. When planted it still sprouted. Sprouted wheat can be added to bread to give it a nice texture and added nutrition. When the grain is sprouted it is 300 times more nutritious. If you use sprouted wheat in bread, do not let it sprout past the second day or it will turn to wheat grass.

Wheatgrass is highly nutritious and when put through a wheatgrass juicer produces a highly nutritious tonic. People drink it to purify their blood and cleanse the body of toxins and poisons. It is very good for the health.

Breakfast Cereals Using Whole Grains

I believe that if you have whole grains in your food storage, you can make hot cereal or mush for breakfast every day and it will sustain you. Keep your breakfast meals simple like the pioneers did.

I know a woman in my neighborhood who will be turning 100 this year. She has eaten whole grain cereal for breakfast every day of her life. She walks every day and is as healthy as can be. She attributes it to her whole-wheat mush for breakfast.

Store a variety of different cereal grains such as oatmeal, millet and whole wheat. Whole wheat can be cracked to make cracked wheat cereal. It is nice to have a wheat grinder that will crack wheat as well as grind it into flour. If you don’t have a wheat grinder, use your blender and only blend it until it is cracked in half or in larger pieces.

Whole-wheat breakfast cereal is made by cooking whole-wheat kernels in water with a little salt. You should use two cups of water and one-half teaspoon of salt for every cup of whole wheat. Just boil the water, add the wheat and cook the kernels until the wheat is soft. Eat it with honey, milk and raisins.

Another way to make whole grain breakfast cereal is to use a thermos. Start the night before you want to eat it and add one-half cup of whole wheat or grain kernels to the thermos. Add approximately 1 quart of boiling water to the thermos to fill it, then tighten the lid, shake it up and let it set overnight. The next morning you will have whole grain breakfast cereal. Serve it with milk and honey or sweetener. Add raisins or chopped up dried fruit.
Millet is one of the best grains to store for babies, small children and older people. It is easily digested and soft on the stomach. Millet is a small round grain and is also used in birdseed.

Oatmeal is great to store because it can be used so many different ways. It can be cooked and made into mush for a breakfast cereal. It can be made into granola, breads, cakes and cookies.

Cornmeal can be made into mush by mixing three cups of boiling water with one and a half cups of cornmeal and a half teaspoon of salt. Simmer on low heat for 30 minutes until the mush is thick. Eat it hot with a pat of butter or honey and milk. Add raisins if desired. The leftover mush can be refrigerated and made into fried mush patties for lunch. Fry them in butter until golden brown on both sides. They are delicious.
How To Make Granola Using Whole Grains, Seeds And Nuts

Dry Ingredients

7 cups rolled whole grains such as (regular rolled oats, rolled wheat or six-grain rolled cereal). Health food stores, food storage and grain companies sell these products in bulk.
1 cup wheat germ
1½ cups flaked coconut
1 cup sliced almonds, chopped cashews, walnuts or other nuts
½ cup roasted sunflower seeds
½ cup golden flax seeds
½ cup sesame seeds (optional)
Wet Ingredients
1 cup hot water or cranberry juice
½ cup coconut oil, olive oil or butter
1¼ cups honey, agave, molasses or maple syrup or (combination of all).
½ cup brown sugar (optional)
1 Tbs. of liquid or powdered vanilla or almond extract

Add Fruit Last
1 cup of raisins or Craisins®, or dried fruit chopped into small pieces (the fruit is to be added after the granola is cooked and dried).

Mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl.

In a separate, smaller bowl, mix the wet ingredients until the sweetener is dissolved.

Make a hole in the dry ingredients. Pour the wet ingredients into the center of the dry ingredients. Stir well with a large spoon until all ingredients are mixed well.

Spread the mixture evenly onto two ungreased cookie sheets. Place the cookie sheets in a preheated oven that is on the lowest setting (170 degrees F. or below).

Dry the granola for approximately three hours. Check the granola every hour and turn it to make sure it does not overcook and that it dries evenly on both sides.

Granola can also be dried in a food dehydrator on a low setting. If there is no electricity the granola can be dried in the sun. Cover it with a cloth to keep off the flies and honeybees.

When it is dry enough to store, add one cup of raisins, Craisins® or dried fruit chopped into small pieces. Mix well and store in an airtight container with lid. If you are going to eat it quickly, it will store fine in the container. However, because it contains butter or oil, it is best to store in the refrigerator if it is to be kept for longer periods of time.

Eat the granola with milk and fresh fruit like bananas and berries. I like to put the granola over the top of yoghurt and fresh fruit like a parfait. The recipe makes 16 1-cup servings.

Whole Grain Blender Pancakes

¾ cup whole wheat or other grain
1 cup milk
¼ cup butter or oil
1 egg or (1 tbs. dried egg powder)
2 tbs. honey or sweetener
1 tsp. salt
¼ tsp. baking soda

If you do not own a wheat grinder you can still enjoy the delicious taste of whole grains by grinding the grain in a blender to produce coarse flour.

Add the liquid ingredients next and continue blending until the batter is mixed well. I like to let it set for a couple of minutes to get the flour to start absorbing the liquid, then add the sugar, salt and baking powder.

Turn the blender on high and mix well until it is free of any lumps and looks like a batter that can be poured into round circles. It should not be too runny and not too thick. If it looks too runny, slowly add small amounts of flour at a time to achieve the desired consistency. If it is too thick, slowly add small amounts of milk to thin it to the desired consistency.

Heat up a pan or griddle. Grease it with oil and pour batter onto the hot greased griddle. Cook until the underside of the pancake turns a golden brown. Flip it and cook on the other side. Serve with fruit, jam or syrup.

Next Time

This article is the first of a two-part series on using whole grains. In the next article I will be discussing how to grind the wheat into freshly milled flour using a wheat grinder or (grain mill). I will discuss the difference between the electric grain mills verses non-electric or hand-crank grain mills. I will include a few recipes from my cookbook on how to make simple, easy whole grain breads.

I have written seven different books on the subject of food storage and preparedness. My website is www.peggylayton.com.

The recipes in this article and many others can be found in the cookbook called Cookin’ With Home Storage. It contains more than 550 simple and easy recipes using very basic pantry ingredients that can be stored for long term.

This book contains authentic pioneer recipes and fascinating historical tips on how the pioneers really lived. There are chapters on all the basic foods that can be stored. These include wheat and grains, beans and rice, dried fruits and vegetables, dried pasta, powdered milk and dried eggs.

There are charts on how to reconstitute dehydrated and freeze dried foods. There are tips on how to incorporate food storage into your everyday diet.

The book also includes a chapter on Grandma’s home remedies, natural household cleaners, emergency baby food and pet food and emergency food storage and survival tips.

To purchase the cookbooks, electric and non-electric wheat grinders and grain mills, bulk food storage kits, oxygen absorbers or any of the other preparedness items mentioned in this article, click here.

If you are interested in a great source for pre-made meals that can be stored for 15 years and tastes great, I have been testing out emergency food storage meals packaged in Mylar® pouches. These meals serve four people and are ready to just add water and cook. I find them delicious, convenient and easy to use. To learn more about these meals by eFoods Global, click here.
—Peggy Layton

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**AirborneSapper7** · 05-02-2011, 05:36 PM

Broccoli compound shown to help prevent lung damage in COPD patients

May 2, 2011 by Personal Liberty News Desk

In addition to being low in calories and high in a variety of nutrients, broccoli may have the added benefit of helping patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) fight off lung infections, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University.

The sulforaphane found in the vegetable stimulates production of a molecule known as Nrf2, which helps produce free radical-neutralizing antioxidants in the body.

“This research may help explain the long-established link between diet and lung disease, and raises the potential for new approaches to treatment of this often-devastating disease,” said study co-author Robert Wise.

The authors theorized that Nrf2 may help increase the amount of macrophages in the body, which are molecules that remove bacteria. They tested their hypothesis using sulforaphanes, because the compound has previously been shown to help produce Nfr2.

The sulforaphane treatment helped kill two types of bacteria that affect people with COPD and increased the macrophage’s ability to uptake bacteria by 300 percent.

In a study of mice, the compound was shown to reduce lung inflammation; while in humans, sulforaphane supplements raised blood levels of antioxidants.

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**AirborneSapper7** · 05-03-2011, 04:28 PM

What Is The Best Place To Live In The United States To Prepare For The Coming Economic Collapse

Author: Mac Slavo- May 3rd, 2011
12 Comments

The following article has been recommended by The Daily Crux http://www.thedailycrux.com/ and republished with permission from The Economic Collapse Blog. http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/arch ... c-collapse

Some additional SHTF Planning thoughts and considerations appear as a supplement to this article in Considerations for SHTF Living & Bug Out Locations. http://www.shtfplan.com/emergency-prepa ... s_05032011

What Is The Best Place To Live In The United States To Prepare For The Coming Economic Collapse

What is the best place to live in the United States? I get asked that question all the time. My answer can be summed up in two words: it depends. The truth is that the answer is going to be different for each person. All of us have different goals and different needs. If you have a very strong network of family and friends where you live right now, you might want to think twice before moving hundreds or thousands of miles away. If you have a great job where you live right now, you might want to hold on to it. You should not just assume that you are going to be able to pick up and move to another part of the country and be able to get a similar job right away. The United States is in the midst of a very serious economic decline right now, and wherever you live you are going to have to provide for your family. Just because you move somewhere new does not mean that you are going to leave your problems behind. In fact, you might find that they moved right along with you. With all that being said, the reality is that there are some places in the U.S. that are going to be much more desirable than others when the economy totally falls apart. For example, during a total economic collapse it will not be good to be living in a large city or in a densely populated area. Just think about what happened in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. If the entire nation is going through something like that, you don't want to have hundreds of thousands of close neighbors at that point. So when thinking about where you want to be when everything falls apart, population density should be a major factor. But there are other factors as well and no area of the United States is perfect.If you live in or near a major city right now, that is okay. Most Americans do. Even if you have limited financial resources at the moment, you can start developing a plan that will get you where you eventually want to go. If you want to move to another part of the country you can start applying for jobs out there. You can also be working hard to develop a business that would enable you to move. Perhaps you have friends or family in more isolated areas that would allow you to stay with them during an economic collapse.
Those that possess more financial resources could start thinking about getting a second home in a location that is more rural.
The key is to come up with a plan and to be working towards accomplishing that plan.
If you don't have a plan yet, hopefully the following information will give you something to think about. Not all areas of the United States are equal, and all of them do have problems.
The following are some thoughts about the best place to live in the United States....
The Northeast
A major problem with the Northeast is that it is just so darn crowded. Yes, there are some rural areas, but the overall population density of the region is so high that it would be really hard to go unnoticed for long in the event of a major economic collapse.
Another thing that is not great about the Northeast is that so much of the population lives near the coast. As we saw in Japan recently, living near a coastline is not necessarily a good thing. While it is likely safer to live along the east coast then the west coast, the truth is that there is an inherent level of insecurity when it comes to living in coastal areas. You never know when the next hurricane, oil spill or tsunami is going to strike.
Also, the Northeast is really quite cold. So staying warm and growing your own food would be more difficult than in some other areas of the country.
The Mid-Atlantic
The Mid-Atlantic is one of the most beautiful areas of the nation. Unfortunately, it suffers from many of the same problems that the Northeast does.
The Mid-Atlantic has a very high population density. For example, the area around Washington D.C. is pretty much all suburbs for 50 miles in all directions.
The weather is nicer than in the Northeast and there are some less dense areas once you get south of Washington D.C.
If you think that the Mid-Atlantic might be for you, you might want to check out North Carolina or South Carolina. The people tend to get friendlier the further south you go and there are definitely some areas that could potentially work.
Florida
Florida is generally not going to be a place that you want to be during an economic collapse. The housing market has absolutely collapsed down there and the crime rate is already very high. It is also very densely populated.
The weather is very nice down in Florida, but one big thing that you need to consider when it comes to Florida is the fact that it is very flat and most of Florida is just barely above sea level. In fact, quite a bit of Florida is actually below sea level.
In addition, hurricanes are always a major threat in Florida. It is a beautiful state, but there is a lot of risk to living down there.
The Southeast
The Southeast has really taken a pounding over the last few years. First it was Hurricane Katrina, and then it was the BP oil spill and then it was the tornadoes of 2011.
There is a lot of poverty in that area of the country. There is also a lot of crime.
There are a lot of great people who live down in the Southeast, but if you do not know your way around it can be a very difficult place to move to.
The Mid-South
One of my favorite places east of the Mississippi River are the mountains along the Tennessee/North Carolina border. If you must be in the eastern half of the United States, that is not a bad choice.
Where you do not want to be is anywhere near the New Madrid fault zone. The New Madrid fault zone covers portions of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi. The biggest earthquakes in the history of the United States were caused by the New Madrid fault. Many are convinced that we are going to see an absolutely catastrophic earthquake along the New Madrid fault at some point.
So if you want to live in the Mid-South, it is highly recommended that you stay far away from the New Madrid fault zone.
The Upper Midwest
The Upper Midwest was once one of the great manufacturing regions of the world, but now much of it is known as the "rust belt".
Formerly great manufacturing cities such as Detroit are now absolute hellholes. Tens of thousands of our factories and millions of our jobs have been shipped overseas.
There are some really great people (including some good friends of this column) that live up there, but the truth is that the region is really cold and unemployment is rampant.
The Upper Midwest is an area that people want to get out of. It is probably not a great place to move to.
However, if you do need a job, one place to look is a little bit west of there. Thanks to an abundance of natural resources, unemployment in North Dakota and South Dakota is very low. If you really need a job you might want to look into those two states.
The Southwest
In the Southwest there are a whole lot of freedom-loving Americans, the weather is very warm and there is a lot of space to get lost.
However, the Southwest is also very dry and in many areas there is not a lot of water. Drought and wildfires are quite common.
In addition, illegal immigration is rampant and is a constant security threat.
If you are familiar with that area of the country it is not a bad choice, but if you do not know what you are doing it could end up being disastrous for you.
The Great Plains
As long as you are far enough away from the New Madrid fault, the Great Plains is not a bad choice.
It is very, very flat out there, and it can be quite windy, but the good news is that you should be able to grow your own food.
In addition, the population density is generally very low in most areas.
One big negative, as we have seen recently, is tornadoes. The United States experiences more tornadoes that anywhere else in the world, and "tornado alley" generally gets the worst of it.
The West Coast
During an economic collapse, the West Coast is not a place that you will really want to be. Just take a look at the state of California already. It is an economic nightmare.
Millions of people have left California over the past couple of decades. The millions of people that have left have been replaced mostly with illegal aliens.
Oregon is better, although they have very high taxes and they are experiencing huge economic problems right now as well.
The best area along the West Coast is the Seattle area, but you won't want to be anywhere near a major population center when things totally fall apart.
Also, the West Coast lies along the "Ring of Fire". Considering what just happened in Japan and what has been happening in other areas along the Ring of Fire lately, the West Coast is not an area that a lot of people are recommending.
The Northwest
Large numbers of freedom-loving Americans have been moving to the states of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. You can also throw eastern Washington and eastern Oregon into this category as well.
It gets cold up in the Northwest, but not as cold as the Upper Midwest. There are lots of rivers, streams and lakes and in certain areas there is plenty of rain.
The population density is very low in most areas and there is an abundance of wildlife. Housing prices are reasonable and in many areas you can grow your own food.
The Northwest is one of the favorite areas of the United States for preppers. It is far from perfect, but it does have a lot of advantages.
Alaska And Hawaii
Neither Alaska or Hawaii is recommended. Alaska lies along the "Ring of Fire" and it is very, very cold. Also, almost everything has to be either shipped or flown into Alaska. In the event of a real economic collapse, supplies to Alaska could be cut off and shortages could develop very quickly.
Hawaii has a huge population and it does not have a lot of room. Like Alaska, most supplies have to be either shipped in or flown in. And one really bad tsunami could pretty much wipe Hawaii out.
But once again, there is no "right answer". There are areas of just about every U.S. state that could potentially work well during a major economic collapse.
When assessing where "the best place to live in the United States" is, it is important to examine your own personal factors. What will work for me and for my family will not necessarily work for you and your family.
So what do all of you think about this list? Which area of the country do you think is best for those Americans who are seeking to prepare themselves for the coming economic collapse?

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**AirborneSapper7** · 05-03-2011, 05:11 PM

Considerations for SHTF Living & Bug Out Locations

Author: Mac Slavo- May 3rd, 2011
11 Comments

Editor’s note: If you are not yet in the location you want to be if the S were to hit the fan, and are currently looking for either a home or raw land, then we recommend that you also read What Is The Best Place To Live In The United States To Prepare For The Coming Economic. The opinions expressed below are a supplement to that article.

If insulating yourself from a worst-case scenario is your primary concern then the following considerations, some of which were mentioned in the article above, could help you to better decide what to do next:

Stay out of the cities: This is without a doubt the top concern when looking at the possibility of an economic collapse or other disaster scenario. You’re likely better off taking your chances in the middle of the wilderness than you are staying in an urban center. You’ll be dealing with packs of wild animals in both scenarios, but at least you would have a chance at acquiring some food, water and shelter. Of course, we’re not recommending that you make the wilderness your bug-out plan, but rather, are pointing out that cities will be hit extremely hard, and millions of people will be in need of food, gas, clean water, medicine and other supplies. In an all-out collapse, similar to that described by James Rawles in his book Patriots, the grid would go down, transportation systems would come to a halt and urban areas, including suburban areas, would become war zones as individuals, gangs and clans would compete for the last remaining resources. When you think major city and SHTF, think Hurricane Katrina, but on a regionalized scale affecting tens of millions of people.
Don’t plan on living in the wild: While the wilderness may seem like a much better option than the inner city or suburbia, you’re not the only one who’s thought of it. Only experienced outdoors men should even consider living in the wild as a primary back-up for a collapse event. Like the cities, it will only be a matter of time before competition for resources reaches a boiling point. Unless you’re one-hundred or more miles from any major human access points, you’re going to come across others who are looking for food, water, shelter, clothing and supplies. Depending on where you are in the country, the elements may become just as dangerous as gangs in the city. Without the proper equipment, you’d probably have a better chance of surviving an inner city meltdown then you would freezing temperatures in the north / north-west part of the US. If the wilderness is your plan, do you have a plan for staking and defending a piece of land for you and your family? And are you prepared to evade and/or deal with the golden horde that will eventually makes it way from the cities?
How close is your support network? If you plan on relocating, are family members and like-minded friends within a tank of gas to your new location? While an SHTF location 400 miles outside of a major city is a great idea, if your plan is to have just you and your immediate family of 2 to 5 people defending the land you may run into problems. Regardless of how many guns or how much ammo you have, coordinated attacks by gangs or the possibility of being overrun by those who managed to make it to rural areas should be a consideration. Also, looking at the location of your home town and the reality of coordinating with neighbors and city officials to stop non-residents from entering a particular area would be prudent. A support network on a familial and community level will be critical if you are near any population centers, even if your town is only made up of a few thousand people. Primarily, your immediate team is of the most concern – keeping 24 hour watch and working the land will be critical, and you’re going to need more than just a few people to do this effectively.
Is your new place to live capable of going off-grid for extended periods?We’re not just talking about electricity – but water and food as well. Electricity and gas power are important, but not as important as your immediate needs like food, water, shelter and defense. With the right people by your side, your defense capabilities should be significantly enhanced. But if the grid goes down, how will you manage? Will there be fresh water available from a well or stream? What if someone dams your stream up river? Is there enough arable land to produce food – and enough water to keep it alive? Remember, the food you need will not be just for you, but for the animals you might be raising. Do you have reserve feed for those animals, or do you plan on feeding them off the land?
Location. Location. Location. The above article pointed out that coastal areas could be deadly – for a number of reasons. If you’ve read any historical doomsday theories, you’re likely familiar with the statistic that some 90% of the world’s population lives within a hundred miles of an ocean. Bad news if the earth ever decides to sneeze. That, and the fact that those areas become major targets in the event of war or wide-scale terrorism. The east coast of the US, especially, would be dangerous simply because of the number of people. Even if you aren’t directly on the coast, golden horde migrations will overrun hundreds of thousands of acres of land during evacuations or panics. The west coast would experience similar effects. From the south, as the article mentions, there is the real possibility of mass migrations and violence – it’s no secret that certain lines of thoughts suggest the southern US belongs to Mexico – so be prepared for an onslaught if you are anywhere within several hundred miles of the southern border. During any such mass migrations, any easy to traverse land masses will be subject to disturbances and only those in remote or difficult to reach locations will go unscathed. If it even exists, the SHTF protection zones, in general, seem to be the central United States regions – this includes flat lands and mountainous regions, stretching from northern Texas up towards the Dakotas and west towards Idaho. Parts of northern California, Oregon and Washington also qualify. There is, of course, the possibility that some natural events – Yellowstone comes to mind – could wreck havoc, but other than that, the right piece of property in these areas could be your best bet to survive a whole host of end of America scenarios. This is not to say that areas outside of this zone are unsafe, as we are speaking more in regional generalities here. Ideally, you want to be out of the migration path of the horde, preferably on higher ground in the mountains, or a good distance from any major or high trafficked roadways if you’re living on flat land.One rule of thumb would be to look at how far away a major city is from your location. If tens of thousands of people live within a gas tank of that location, you can expect unfriendly visitors.
Hideaway, safe room, bunker. We may be getting into tin-foil prepping here, but we’ll mention it anyway. Mass migrations are going to be of critical concern in ANY collapse scenario. Even those in a fairly poor location can still have a back up plan. Our advice: If you have the ability to do so, do what the government plans on doing, and go underground. Find property with a basement, or an old mine or cave, anything that is out of sight. If the horde comes your way this would become your new bug-out location. In such a scenario, one may need to disappear for an extended period, so quick-food considerations, water storage, and sanitation become important. Plan on 15 – 30 days at a minimum if you’ve got to go “underground.” There’s no sense in fighting if you can get out of the way and let the horde Tsunami pass over you and eventually recede.

As preppers, we all want to say we’re prepared for anything, but a good prepper knows his or her limitations. It is impossible to plan for every potential scenario, but staying flexible and open-minded is going to be critical for survival. A willingness to admit, contemplate and act on weaknesses in your preparedness plan is of utmost importance.

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**AirborneSapper7** · 05-04-2011, 08:57 PM

Children With Fatty Liver Disease Could Benefit From Vitamin E

May 4, 2011
by Personal Liberty News Desk

As the nation's obesity epidemic begins to affect children at an increasing rate, so does non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, an illness that can lead to cardiovascular disease and liver cirrhosis.

However, a recent study that was funded by the National Institutes of Health reports that vitamin E supplementation may effectively treat the illness in children.

In a 96-week trial, a total of 58 percent of kids who took vitamin E experienced a significant decrease in the severity of their illness, compared to 41 percent of children who were on a diabetes drug and 28 percent of a control group that was given placebos.

"We hope to build on these results by looking for other therapies and reliable, non-invasive ways to monitor the disease and response to therapy," said lead author Stephen P. James, M.D.

Additionally, all of the children who participated in the study received education on diet and exercise, and study authors noted that each of them benefited from this intervention, since weight loss has also been proven to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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**AirborneSapper7** · 05-05-2011, 01:17 PM

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30	Be A Survivor

31	Bug-Out Survival

32	Total Survivalist Libertarian Rantfest

33	Doug Ritter

34	ATEP Emergency Preparedness Blog

35	Survival Joe

36	Preparedness Pro

37	The Just In Case Book Blog

38	TEOTWAWKI Blog

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42	Emergency Survival and Preparedness Blog

43	Code Name Bullseye

44	Keep It Simple Survival

45	Survival Times

46	Advanced Survival Guide

47	If It Hits The Fan

48	Survival Common Sense

49	Emergency Preparedness Blog

50	The Retreat

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