Carol's Thread from The old Forum on Items for Self Sustainability

Hi Carol. The problems that Invision had RE: our old forum have been resolved and I have managed to get back into Admin there an dig up your items for self sustainability. I a;ways find threads like that are invaluble so thaks for your effort for posting them and I bring them here now for the benefit of our members.
There was no conspiracy with Invision by the way just a long ongoing dispute with their hosters that effected all their forums and not just our old Mists.
Anyway..on with the show..

I personally consider the following items essential for self-sustainability.
1. Vitamins and Minerals @ www.swansonvitamins.com.
They
have really reasonable prices and I order a lot of Vitamin D3. Vitamin
D will help us avoid the flu as it improves the immune system.

2. Inexpensive Rare Heirloom vegetable seeds

Non
GMO and Hybrid seeds are full of nutrition... GMO and Hybrid are not
and I've read some studies how GMO also alters the blood of those eating
those food. Organic will become a very highly prized item to have and
to eat.

http://survivalistseeds.com/Home_Page.html

http://www.patriotfood.com/

5 Rare Heirloom Vegetable Varieties
AND
FREE- Patriot Gardening System How to DVD - $20 value
AND
FREE- Doomsday Water Filter How To DVD - $20 value

6,000
All-Natural, Non-GMO, Non-Hybrid, Organic, Rare Heritage Vegetable
Seeds. That's 4 Pounds! And they come inside a TIME CAPSULE. I probably
should have bought several of these.

Exclusive 100 year Time Capsule
4 pounds of RARE heirloom seeds inside...
25 Grow Anywhere RARE Heirloom Seed Varieties
6,000 Heirloom Seeds
Over 4 Pounds of Rare Heirloom Seeds
Withstands 3 tons of weight
Is rodent and waterproof
Keeps seeds fresh for decades
AND WE SHIP 3 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING YOUR ORDER
FOR JUST: $119.95

3. Solar Backup Generator

http://www.mysolarbackup.com/
Price is just $1597.00, plus only $95.00 shipping anywhere in the continental U.S.
Solutions From Science
Dept. Solar Backup
815 W. Main St.
P.O. Box 518
Thomson, IL 61285

877-327-0365

4. Big Berkey gravity fed water filter

We
are on a catchment system but many get water with flouride or choline
in it with is is not good for anyone's body. All of our drinking water
is filtered.

Elements will remove harmful pathogenic bacteria
such as E-coli, Cholera Salmonella Typhi, Giardia and Cryptosporidium.
The filters remove and reduce unwanted chemicals such as Chlorine, lead,
rust, sediment, pesticides, herbicides, organic solvents, VOC’s, SOC’s,
Trihalomethanes and foul tastes and odors. The durable and efficient
Black Berkey elements can be cleaned and re-cleaned (up to 100 times or
more) as needed with a soft brush or Scotch-Brite pad.

http://www.bigberkey.net/?gclid=CP3jmeiUnZ0CFRQpawodgzYAAQ




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Swanny's tips.


Heres a list for those on a budget

1 Water filter http://www.bwtechnologies.com/aquapure_traveller.html

and Lifesaver Bottle 4000 Ultra Filtration Water Bottle
http://www.amazon.com/Lifesaver-Bottle-400...id=3DPAQX647NZM

2 Kelly kettle http://www.kellykettle.com/


Kelly Kettles for Camping, Picnics, Scouts, Fishing, etc.
NO Batteries, NO Gas - FREE FUEL! Works with any fuel: sticks, dry grass, bark, pine cones, even dry animal dung!
In Stainless Steel or Aluminum
No open fire (the fire is contained within the kettle & fire base).
Lightweight, compact, durable & works in extreme weather.

3 Tins of Beans

4 a Lighter

Morguana carries heavy duty bushcraft knife http://www.heinnie.com/product.asp?s...D=134&P_ID=913

http://www.katadyn.com/usen/katadyn-...yn-pocket-usa/

blast match http://www.ultimatesurvival.com/prod...product_ID=436




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This is a small and easy measure to take for that day, should it come,
when water supplies are disrupted. We have a small outdoor swimspa and
we can use that water for flushing toilets but I have started keeping 8"
or so of water in the bathtub at all times. That can provide a lot of
drinking water and not take up additional space. The vessel is already
there, why not use it. When it's time to take a bathe I just had hot
water. That way the water is not wasted.

If you have a top loading washing machine you could do the same thing. Keep it full of water.

I'm
now scratching my head to try and figure a way to use the gray water
from baths and clothes washing for the flowers but, without busting out a
wall and diverting the water from the drain pipes I don't know how I'm
going to accomplish that one. I'm still working on it though. Maybe I
could pump it into some type of holding tank.

I was watching HGTV
the other day and this couple was considering buying a house (this was
in Australia) and the house had a rain capturing system installed. This
wasn't a make-shift operation it was professionally installed. These
huge plastic tanks, maybe 8-9 ft. tall were installed right next to the
house. They weren't round but were flat on the back and then gently
rounded like the shape of a football in the front. A very compact and
neat operation. They had about 6 tanks all together. That's a lot of
water and it was used to water all the outdoor plants and lawn.