Utah Preppers - Latest Comments

Re: Potato Grow Boxes

nien — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:12:14 -0000

it' so good ! thanks!

Re: Preppers in the News

Joshua Tolley — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:45:02 -0000

It would seem less strange to those commenters if the articles weren't written to make preppers out as zombie apocalypse people. It's much more outwardly reasonable to store food against a possible job loss or weather situation than against, say, hordes of radioactive urbanite sheeple fleeing ground zero. That said, I actually find value in the recent spate of zombie apocalypse products on the market. It's much easier to say "I'm buying zombie targets because they're fun to shoot at" than "if I can hit the Q zone on a zombie, I may do all right against the fifth column."

Re: When to buy: Grocery Sale Cycles

Misty Marsh — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:16:28 -0000

Great reference! Thanks for the tip.

Re: Evacuation/Emergency Combat Readiness

Franky502 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:42:27 -0000

keep all the stuff that way when you fall over from a hart attack i can pick up some goods.

Re: Survival Food: How to Make Parched Corn

guest — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:12:46 -0000

It is much softer than popcorn.

Re: Survival Food: How to Make Parched Corn

Highspeedloafer — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:11:39 -0000

I've eaten the stuff since I was a kid in the 50's. Most of the time I just parch it in the oven on the cobb. Sometimes I ring it off after into a bowl and add seasoning, and sometimes I eat it off the cobb.

Re: Canning (bottling) Chicken

Creations by Janice — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:28:46 -0000

I still want to know about canning hamburger meat. I can catch it on sale often so this is something I am really interested in.

Re: Review: Front Sight Four Day Defensive Handgun Course

Boyd — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:28:05 -0000

Great article. I'll be referring friends to it. I just got back from taking the 4 day handgun course and CCW extension 2 days ago. I had never shot a handgun before this course. I'm middle-aged also with average reaction time and I did not feel rushed even though I didn't quite make the maximum time on most of the test items. I got a lot out of the 3rd and 4th days, mostly on Monsters Inc and the Shoot House as well as handling multiple attackers and getting more familiar with the first 2 day training. If you stay at the Saddle-West they have a great buffet dinner for about $9 and Tuesday and Saturday it's half price.

I would like to correct a couple of items. The targets do not swivel. Maybe they are foam backed, but I thought they were just wooden framed. I recall some white backdrops, but I would think foam would disintigrate after a couple of used targets. There were great lectures, but some of the ones you listed were optional lunchtime ones and others were mandatory (for first timers) training lectures outside lunchtime.

Re: On Junk Silver or Silver Coins or Bullion Coins and Bartering

Racin500 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:41:34 -0000

If anyone believes this post, I have some shinny post 1965 change I'd like to trade you!!!

Re: Learning From the Pioneers

PBrady — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:17:22 -0000

"do" may also be "ditto"...

Re: Canning (bottling) Chicken

mmmm good — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:46:59 -0000

Salt isn't required to can meat (or any veggies) and, large pieces are fine, even whole drumsticks or breasts, etc. Will save you a tremendous amount of work & time! I do like the part of having homemade broth this way though because even if it doesn't end up being used with the chicken once opened, it can be used for other things as well (soups, gravies, to cook rice in, etc) I really do love the part about saving so much money!

Re: Sustainable home heat

Mike Nauta — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:35:52 -0000

Hi Wade,

Great article. I have planned on going the same route as you by putting a wood burning stove in my basement. Above the stove I'll have a vent with a separate electric fan to blow hot air throughout the basement.

After some research I chose the Jotul Oslo stove. It will heat the 2,000 square feet of my basement very well and if I choose to blow air into the first floor will provide some good heat there as well. The Oslo has some options that I purchased that address some other needs. One is a stainless steel cook top insert. This is a machined surface that allows you to cook on the stove properly. Most stoves just have a flat surface, but you need a decent thermal sink to properly heat food and not burn it. The machined surface helps with this as well.

Another option I purchased is an electric forced air blower. This, combined with the rear heat shield provides a good flow of heated air out into your room. It is thermostat controlled and you can adjust the fan speed as well.

My parents have had this stove in their house in Tahoe for a number of years and it has heated their large home well. When it came time to purchase my own I looked at many brands and kept coming back to Jotul for their quality.

The stove and accessories have been sitting in my basement where they will be installed for about a year now. Once I save up enough to have the hearth, wall covering and pipe installed I'll be set.

As to the hot water heater, one solution I looked at for a long time was using a stove with a water insert to heat water and run it back to the hot water heaters as a storage tank. As long as you have water pressure, this can be a good solution. Unfortunately, due to the set up of my basement, the distance from the stove to the water heaters, etc, I would also require an electric motor to push the water back into the water heaters.

I was looking at the Oval and Sweetheart stoves by Heartland for this. Each stove has an oven, cooking surface and warming area like the stoves that were common a hundred years ago. The cost is ultimately what made me choose the Jotul which was about half the price of the Heartland stoves once you factor in accessories.

If you are looking for true long term preparedness though this is probably a better route, but pricey.

Mike

Re: Sustainable home heat

Brandon Nicholls — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:45:21 -0000

Have you looked at a masonry heater? They use a lot less wood and provide more consistent heat with less maintenance. They can be built with a bake oven, but a stove top is less common. Biggest drawback is cost and size. I am planning on building one for my home in the future.

Re: Home Gardening Course in North Mapleton

Stevenhallemail — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:07:39 -0000

I heard Dr. Wells went on a mission. Is this true? The gordonwells.net website is no longer online.

Re: Quick Skinning, Cleaning and Butchering a Deer

Spydermann72 — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:07:27 -0000

very good knowledge. if you need any extra hands/ learning-motivated company next hunting season - let me know -

kyle
spydermann72@comcast.net

Re: The EDC Song

Gest — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:53:41 -0000

that was awesome! I forgot a few items he mentioned...darn now my EDC will need to be 6 layers deep too

Re: Sniper Training – Hitting 1200 Yards out in 3 days!

Joshua Tolley — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:01:31 -0000

Can you talk about the rifle you used?

Re: The EDC Song

Afjeppsongunsmith — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:53:03 -0000

Standing ovation! Whistles and lighter held high in the air! Bravo bravo!

Re: Utah Garden Planning Documents

Nothanks — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:50:16 -0000

Successful home gardening is his book he also sold a DVD seriesl. For some reason his website seems to be down. Gordonwells.net I believe is what it was he should be getting off his mission in anywhere from 6months to a year depending on how long they signed up.

Re: Growing and Harvesting Dry Beans

Alex — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:50:15 -0000

I need dried green beanpods to complete a diabetes remedy from a lovely
book by Maria Treben " God's Pharmacy" and have exhausted google searches....I could use a good source or sugestion. If anyone knows where I could get this item< I would really appreciate it.... Thanks...

Re: Review: Life Caps

NickyTheKnuckles — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:40:20 -0000

Bruce, with all due respect, if you think that the weight loss market is only "10-20 times larger than the survival market," you are spending WAY too much time on survival boards. ;)

Re: Wood burning stoves as a prep.

Rick — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:51:56 -0000

Good summary of wood stove information. The Enterprise Monarch is actually ULC listed, which is the Canadian UL standard. The ULC is what is needed in Canada, where the stove is made, and I agree with you that it is unfortunate that they do not also have the UL or UL US listing as well. It is a terrific stove.

Re: Great Powdered Milk Taste Test and Review

Janis Higaki — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:51:18 -0000

Wow, Provident Pantry milk is good! I've been drinking store-bought milk for decades and always hated powdered milk, even Organic Valley powdered milk. After reading this very thorough taste test, I had to try PP and am very surprised and very pleased! No aftertaste! (although I put in more powder than what is recommended, so I basically make 2% or whole milk). I would highly recommend this for food storage and/or for someone looking to cut their store-bought milk bill.

Re: How to survive a night without power

Urbivalist Dan — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:47:55 -0000

Know if there are any organized work crews or CERT efforts up that way?

I think I may head up this afternoon for a couple hours to see if I can help.

Re: Review – Saratoga Jacks Thermal Cooker

wps — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:25:07 -0000

Does anyone have any information about how these cookers compare to vacuum insulated ones (such as those by Thermos Nissan, Tiger, or Zojirushi)? Technically, vacuum insulation should be superior, but the claimed effectiveness of the Saratoga Jack's cooker is close. Are these vacuum sealed models worth the extra month (up to three times the price)?