Practical Prepping Protocol even if Poor

Great idea. Thanks :)

- MC

Bic/disposable lighters will have a value far exceeding their cost in a shtf situation
In the Balkan wars ammo,food and bic lighters were the chief currency of barter

Listerine original can be used for sterilization,hand cleaning,wound cleaning etc as its about 80% ETHANOL (the good stuff) you can even use it in alcohol lamps
At a push you can also drink it and once past the incredible menthol burps you get will get you equally as drunk as vodka with no eyesight problems on waking up so potentially has barter value

Blue poppy seeds the type you would normally find amongst bakers requisites and the type you sprinkle on breads and baked items can be sown and turn into papaver somniferum (disclaimer here...i do not advocate the following in anything other than a shtf situation when the rule of law has vanished)
Papaver somniferum is the opium poppy,simply scatter just after the first frosts have ended wherever you are and expect a crop about 3-4 months later,its use as an analgesic is rarely surpassed in the natural plant world.
there is a wealth of further information online about this using the search engine of choice
the dried pods can be used to make an infusion that assists sleep and an excess of seeds can be used in a culinary fashion on bread and cakes or sprinkled in salads
the uses are legion and its reputation is from time immemorial but please do your own research first

Christian,The Icae age farmer has recently released a superb video on water resources and management

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The price of a manual roller can be anywhere from 30.00 to about 40.00.
I'm not proud of being a smoker but that I am I have found that rolling my own is at least 60% cheaper than buying a carton of what I used to smoke.

The tobacco you buy in bulk doesn't have the chemicals that are put into commercially made ciggies. That right there is an extra plus.

If I could quit I would, however the extra bags of tobacco I do buy will way outlast my need to smoke and I will have something in a SHTF that will be very valuable in tradable material~

I will pin again when green meets the need.
Love ya all.
Hoping peeps save to favs and get as much info as they can out of this thread!~

Prayers and hopes for our coming future. May all work out~

Smokes here in LA are $10 a pack and no flavored.
Home made is .75, I make 12 packs for that.

Bummer recently no one is shipping tobaccos to CA. It is good to have friends in low places! Or near by, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas unless you marry her.

I figured out my basil blight problem.

I went back to one of the places I bought my basil plants from & all the basil was blighted. I almost didn't notice because all the blight was on the under-side of the leaves and they must have done a good job at picking off the dead leaves.

- MC

Awesome to hear. Glad you could figure it out~

I'm just outside the zone (8b rather then 9) but if I were in the zone... [link to yerbamatero.com (secure)] I don't drink much cofeve. But as a replacement if you need it yerba mate seems a decent option.

I did a longish post on poppies a 'bunch' of pages back. If you do a search in the thread...put 'Turkish' in the search parameters.

I guess that post went poof.

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I would have said "I'll flip ya for it"....HIII-YAH! :D

- MC

Free ranging chickens, It is a egg hunt everyday! found another clutch this morning.

Add guinea fowl! They are voracious tick eaters and don't need a coop at all.

I heard they are very loud and constant noise?
I do have apx 50 Quail They are very quite. but must be caged. I have a 3 yr old breeding set of 7, The 40ish new are their replacements.

Some interesting views of what may come soon
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