tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post5697605386493668686..comments2024-03-28T13:36:34.479-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: Preparedness 101 - #12 - Books and basicsPatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-342576964757455182010-07-03T08:23:52.813-07:002010-07-03T08:23:52.813-07:00Here is one for you guys. I have researched it as ...Here is one for you guys. I have researched it as far as I can and maybe one of you can take it to the next level. Stirling engines:they are external combustion engines. There is a product mostly used in Europe called WhisperGen. It uses NG in the firebox. Since it is an external combustion engine it can use any source of heat from solar to wood. One should be able to gut the NG firebox and replace it with a wood burning stove. Obviously 24/7 electricity would be out but such a device might be quite handy if one has wood.<br /><br />Primer:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling_engine<br /><br />WhisperGen:<br />http://www.whispergen.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-7258346343832939242010-06-26T02:56:07.415-07:002010-06-26T02:56:07.415-07:00On generators. I don't think they are a high p...On generators. I don't think they are a high priority but do think they could have a real role. Of course powering your home in a somewhat normal way isn't realistic for more than a snow storm. If you needed to do some impromptu home repair (maybe even defensive in nature)being able to use a skill saw and a corded drill or maybe an arc welder for 20 minutes would be priceless. <br /><br />To me saying why have a generator would be like saying why have a tractor. The reason is that they make hours of brutally hard work into a relatively easy 20 minutes. <br /><br />Like a lot of things I think a good generator would be a nice thing to have; it is just a question of where on the list it goes.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09612373437033635765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-26703268878727004352010-06-23T14:00:08.742-07:002010-06-23T14:00:08.742-07:00Good list - if you keep livestock I'd also sug...Good list - if you keep livestock I'd also suggest a copy of Where There Is No Vet.M.D. Creekmorehttp://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/2010/06/1000-rounds-of-9mm.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-24196220730264473792010-06-23T12:58:16.758-07:002010-06-23T12:58:16.758-07:00Drinking that diatomaceous earth might be a good i...Drinking that diatomaceous earth might be a good idea if you had parasites, but such things are rare in North America. I'd be willing to bet few doctors would approve of the practice if there is not suspicion you have parasites.<br />Most intestinal parasites can be eliminated by eating highly spicy foods. Its one of the reasons many tropical and poor societies eat such foods. Thai food can cure what ails ya. : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-12188305486300693522010-06-22T16:45:59.851-07:002010-06-22T16:45:59.851-07:00I would also highly recommend " Where There i...I would also highly recommend " Where There is no Doctor for Women".. My wife and I both read your Blog and LOVE it.. The "For Women" has a LOT of info pertaining just to " Women issue's"...Tattoo Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00737443995815948116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-74567225238219961472010-06-22T13:24:55.278-07:002010-06-22T13:24:55.278-07:00I live on the edge of Denver in Colorado. Usually,...I live on the edge of Denver in Colorado. Usually, the weather here is stunning, blue skied, thrilling. In winter it snows, then melts away. In summer endless cloudless days are the norm. BUT- now and then we are reminded we are at the foot of a range of 14 thousand foot mountains! Every year or two we are buried under serious snow. (48 inches one year) or dealt long term below 0 temps. Every spring we get mountain snow melt off, sometimes slow, sometimes all at once, washing everything in its path away in gully washers. Severe droughts crop up every few years and the rain just quits.<br />Something can happen anywhere you live. I use each of these short-term, not quite desperate, incidents to practice. In my mind I say this is wide spread, the whole nation is inundated, people are dying. (Sometimes this is very true.) I can't get to a store, and even if I could, there's nothing there anymore. Then I keep track-- Do I have all I need if...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-48148269122082735952010-06-22T13:23:47.289-07:002010-06-22T13:23:47.289-07:00Patrice,
thanks for the list of books as I am alwa...Patrice,<br />thanks for the list of books as I am always looking for a good book for the library here. Question for ya, where did you find the food-grade diatomaceous earth at. I have been looking on line and found one person that sells it fairly cheap as he uses it for his chickens and he also drinks a glass with some in it daily.(http://www.earthworkshealth.com)I would like to use this in my hen house and around the yard some.<br />Thanks for any help.<br /><br />DebbieDebbie in Garfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-24398200405757949402010-06-22T11:59:06.799-07:002010-06-22T11:59:06.799-07:00Thank you for all of the preparedness information ...Thank you for all of the preparedness information you have passed along. Were you aware that "Where There Is No Doctor" and "Where There Is No Dentist" is available as a free download? <br /><br />http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download.phpTanyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-27158257533633331412010-06-22T10:02:51.076-07:002010-06-22T10:02:51.076-07:00Patrice, thank you for this well reasoned post and...Patrice, thank you for this well reasoned post and the reading list. You make many good points, and those of us who've been thinking along these lines for many years know much there is to do, no matter how much we've already done.<br /><br />I'm with you on the generator thing, and would add one more reason to think hard before using one: They're dangerous. My friend's son died of asphyxiation last summer after a wind shift blew the exhaust fumes into his living room from the generator outside on his patio. He was a smart, capable man in his mid 40's who came home after a strenuous workday during an Arizona heat wave to find the power out. The patio door was only open a few inches, and he'd set the generator up several feet away before firing it up. But he dozed off on the couch, with his kitty, the wind shifted, they never woke up. My point: stuff happens and it can happen quickly, even to smart, well-prepared people. Generators are OK, but their usefulness is limited. <br />Tanks again, and keep up the good work.<br />A. McSpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-81919386623295004952010-06-22T08:57:25.763-07:002010-06-22T08:57:25.763-07:00Bravo!Bravo!Save the Canning Jarsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-82789407619518591972010-06-22T08:57:25.764-07:002010-06-22T08:57:25.764-07:00Exactly! You explained the reason for preparing s...Exactly! You explained the reason for preparing so very eloquently. <br /><br />When I think of how my parents and grandparents lived, it is so far removed culturally (not physically) from how we live today. My parents could do so many more things than I can do. It's not that they didn't teach us how to do those same things, but those skills seemed needless as we grew up. Now I am wishing I had retained the knowledge and skills my parents tried to pass along. They are dead and I am 60, so little chance now of learning much except how to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. I am not a survivalist, too old and tired for that scenario, but I am a concerned citizen who has been a prepper most of my adult life. (I guess I've always seen the glass as half empty.) <br /><br />Each generation takes so much practical knowledge with it when it passes, and each new generation learns a new skill set -- but not always one that will serve it well in tough times. <br /><br />Another thought-provoking message. Thank you, Patrice. <br /><br />Anonymous Twit<br />USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com