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The Record Heat Waves

With the record heat waves and drought across the nation, the American Preppers Network hopes that you have been prepared.  Disasters of any type can and do happen anywhere, at anytime, and without warning.  We are now witnessing and will continue to witness a prime example of how one disaster can cause a chain reaction leading to other disasters.  Here are some potential disasters to be aware of as a result of the drought and heat waves.


1) Water shortages.  Water is the number 1 most important necessity to survival.  The average human can only survive 3 days without water, and even less in a heat wave.  I hope you've stored some.  If the water system shuts down or does not have enough, you could turn on the tap only to have a few drips.  If you run into a situation where there is not enough municipal water supply to your home, start looking for other sources of stored water.

• Your hot water tank may have 30 - 50 gallons of water stored. 
• The top supply tank to your toilette is typically clean water that you can use.
• Your plumbing in your house could have a few gallons.  Open a higher faucet in your house as in a shower, sink, or upstairs source to relieve pressure, then open a lower outside faucet to retrieve water from your plumbing system.

Don't short change yourself on water!  Make sure you have plenty for personal consumption.  If you stop sweating, that means you are dehydrated!   

Got Water?

2) Heat.  Heat poses many risks, including but not limited to:

• Heat Stroke.  Watch family members closely, especially the elderly, watch for slurred speech and disorientation.  When in doubt, call for help.  Time lost is brain lost.  Never leave pets or children in a vehicle, and keep them out of the direct sun.  Drink lots of water.
• Fire.  Fires are much more common in the heat.  Things dry out and become more flammable.  Keep dry brush and trash picked up.  Do not store fuel in or around your house, and keep well ventilated in a cool area out of the sun.  Keep grass cut short, especially if your city is rationing water and not allowing watering of lawns.  Do not store any flammables in the direct sun or in your attic.  
• Vehicle breakdowns. Avoid driving unless it's absolutely necessary, or drive at nite. Check your fluid levels and make sure your oil and coolant are topped off.  Bring extra oil and coolant with you in case you need it.  DO NOT top off your fuel tank!  Make sure your tires are property inflated and not over or under inflated.  Bring extra water with you in case you do break down.  Drive with the A/C off when going uphill.  Watch your vehicles tempature when climbing grades.  If your car starts to overheat when going uphill, pull over at a safe location to let it cool.  Check to make sure your thermostat is working before you make your trip.

3) Blackouts.   The nations grids are maxed out.  With everyone using A/C, expect rolling blackouts.  If you are in a blackout, you can wrap sleeping bags around your refrigerator or freezer to help insulate it.  To conserve power, only use what you absolutely need.  Keep lights turned off and keep your A/C set to the warmest temperature that you can safely stand.  Do you have a generator?  Be prepared to use it.  Do you have plenty of non-perishable food stored?  If there is an extended blackout, you may need it.  Stores and gas stations will be shut down in a blackout.  Do you have an emergency battery powered radio and flashlights?

4) Food Prices   Expect food prices to increase.  Especially meat.  Many ranchers are butchering all of there livestock as there is not enough food and water to care for them, this means shortages in the future.  Produce crops are drying up. Prices of corn, wheat and other grains will increase.  Even produce grown in unaffected areas may increase in price as well due to demand.  If the blackouts are too severe, stores, gas stations and truck stops may close down temporarily disrupting the supply chain and preventing food from making it to the stores.

Stay safe during this heat wave and dought.  This is a serious and potentially devastating national disaster.


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Here are some free helpful pdf files to download

Fire and Heat Waves
- ARC - Are You Ready - Fire

- ARC - Are You Ready - Heat Wave

- ARC - Are You Ready - Wildfires

- Fact Sheet: Fires

- Fact Sheet: Fire Safe

- WildFires

Water
- ARC - Food and Water in Emergency

- Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water 

- How To Make A Solar Still (Plastic Cover)

- Purification Of Water On A Small Scale 

- Simple Solar Still For The Production Of Distilled Water

- Slow Sand Filters

- Water Purification

- Water Treatment

Fire Safety 

- Fighting Fire 

- Fire Safety

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Dollar General 10 for $10

 By: roolu

I'm not a big Dollar General shopper when it comes to getting grocery items, but I did notice this past week that they have items priced at 10 for $10. Among those were 2lb bags of rice, 16oz bottles of Olive Oil, Mashed potatoe boxes and bags, and Pace Picante Sauce. There were other items like canned Salmon, sardines, herring, etc., but I thought this would be a good way to get some preps at a reasonable price.

Just wanted to pass this on for those that may be limited on funds like myself. I try to take advantage of whatever I can and this just seemed like a decent price, especially for the rice.

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A quick cheap solution for extra space

A quick cheap solution for extra space 
From:  preppinjunkie

A space issue we were having in the kitchen is addressed here. A drill, construction adhesive, and other materials were used. You could do this by getting a table from a yard sale, thrift store, local freecycle, or craigslist.You could also just add some wheels to your own kitchen table. The wheels you can buy them or maybe find them from yard sales or frugal finds. We actually bought the wheels at lowes a year ago and it took me until last week to find a table that was perfect enough for our needs.

Directions: Flip the table over drill a hole in each table leg that is the same size as the wheel fixture arm thing. Blow all the dust out of the holes. Squirt some construction adhesive(not a lot) in the holes and pop the wheels into place let sit for 10-15 minutes. Have someone help you flip the table back over. Let it sit on a flat level surface, putting some heavier objects on it to help weigh it down a bit, for 24-48 hours. This has worked very well for us anyway.

Indiana Preppers Roll Call - All Preppers Please Check In

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Tea Party Anti-Public Union Rally Indiana

Posted on Youtube by njellis

We attended this rally, in which the Union thugs did the following:

1: threw a snowball at us, 2: blew a blow horn in our face about 2 feet away directly at us, 3: Splashed a group of women holding signs intentionally, after failing for 3 passes,‎4: almost hit 1 person, 5: one guy got in my face 1" away literally - expecting to intimidate me, curse at me 6: question my ability to have a voice in our democracy insinuating I've never done "hard work" (not realizing I did work for a cable company before..)

Guess they didn't get the memo on being "civil". See me surprised? No, no you don't. Everyone should go and see first hand, instead of listening to the news. Wish I'd of brought my vado camera.

Bulk Foods - Where to buy ?

Hello from NWI,

Looking for a place in NWI to purchase bulk wheat for long term storage. I know there are many places on line but shipping costs are expensive. Does anyone know where it can be purchased locally.

Cabin

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