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Not manly but very useful.I'm learning how to use a sewing machine.
I'm learning how to use a sewing machine.
That box of rags suddenly looks like diamonds in the rough.
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I bought a Cobra 800W Inverter for my car to turn it into a back up generator! I already have a genny, but I'll keep this in the car - just in case.
This was suggested by nhams in the "3-days without electricity" thread here.
Isn't the input source from a solar array into the charge controller 48v? Could this be used to charge the source side of a battery bank from the charge controller if your bank was depleted or there was rain, etc for a few days in a row?
Any big difference between BJ's and Costco?
Any big difference between BJ's and Costco?
The canned chicken at Sam's Club seems to get the best reviews. That, and it's the closest to me is why I joined Sam's.
As for the chicken....all canned chicken tastes like tunafish to me. But I buy it for when TSHTF, I'll mix it in with other stuff (like soup) for protein.
The blue cans of Trader Joe's chicken are really good IMO. Not terribly cheap, but better than average canned chunk chicken.
Lots of good info in this thread, thanks everyone.
Just moved to a new home. So far bough a generator & installed a Gentran and wired all important circuits to it (including the well pump). Built a chicken pen & coop for our eight chickens, pulling in 7-9 eggs per day, pretty cool. Building shelves in the garage and basement now to start on additional food storage.
I'm not a prepper by any means, but I cannot believe people only have supplies to last a few weeks at best!
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I've tried a lot of canned chicken. Most have other ingredients such as modified food starch which is an issue if you need to be gluten free. They also can have broth and seasonings. I go for those that are chicken water and salt. The only brands I've found that that are like that are Sam's club, Walmart Premium with the blue label and most recently I found big Y brand. In addition that 12oz on the can refers to the entire contents of the can. There's about 4-5 oz of water in the can so plan accordinglyHmm.. As long as we're on canned chicken I like BJ's brand. If I want to reduce the salt I just rinse it a little. The good thing is that it doesn't have a lot of water in the can and has nice chunks of chicken. I haven't tried Trader Joe's. I'll pick some up the next time I go too.