Prepsky

Prepsky

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I want to talk about rational prepping that doesn't involve just hording lead and brass. None of this is dumbed down so use this as a spring board to research broader topics and educate yourself. If you don't understand the need to prep I can't help you.

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Washing out and filling up bath tubs before a storm is smart too. You should also fill up all the water bottles and drinking glasses or jars you have in your home with drinking water. If you fill up all your cooking pots and pans before hand as well that adds up fast.

Non potable water is also useful to have on hand for flushing toilets or washing clothes or other items. Before a storm wash out and fill up your plastic trash cans with water for a large source of non potable water. In a real emergency you can also treat this water further for drinking if needed.

Sodium Hypochlorite Bleach is one of the most common water treatment chemicals used by municipalities around the world. Prefilter your water through a sock or t-shirt and be mindful of where you are sourcing it. Not to close to roads or sources of pollution.

As we are moving into an era where federal disaster relief is facing massive cuts. Clean water storage is the most important preps to have. The simplest water prep is a fresh bottle of plain unscented bleach(sodium hypochlorite NaOCL). 1/2 tsp per five gals of water or double that for murky water.

Teslas market cap is now half of what it was in December. Remember kids Nazism never pays. Also what the hell is the board even doing letting that moron still be CEO? If I was an investor I would be sharpening my pitchfork. #shortesla

Should I buy more nightvision goggles to keep my revolving credit utilization up? Seems to be working well in my favor so far. #finances #nightvision #preppers #prepping #survival

Is Elon hitting him behind closed doors? Is he pinching him maybe? Prepsky demands a full congressional investigation? Are these bruises caused by Russian prostitutes? Are we witnessing Elons elder abuse in real time? I'm just asking questions folx! #news www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

dailymail.co.ukSocial media speculates on what caused bruise on Trump's handPhotos of the bruise emerged after Trump, 78, met with French President Emmanuel Marcon at the White House on Monday to discuss a possible end to Russia 's war against Ukraine.

@npr.org Why hasn't NPR reported on the fact that Trump is referring to himself as King??? Again and again you throw away journalistic integrity in order to cover the new regime with soft gloves. NPR grow a pair of non binary gonads and cover this regime with some courage!!!!!!!! #COWARDS

#16 The biggest energy use for most folks will be heating during the cold. Propane is my fav prep for heating and cooking silently and safely. Propane has no shelf life. A big buddy heater and a camp stove are two basic preps that will keep you short term. #Prepping #prepper #prepsky #survival.

Big Buddies are safe for indoor use. Just make sure you crack a window and make sure you have one or more battery powered co detectors and enough fire extinguishers in the house. The camp stoves are best outdoors. I love mine because it throws off crazy btus and is perfect for my wok!

#15 Storing a few cans of gas gives you a lot of options when things go sideways. Use a stabilizer like Stabil or Pri-G to stabilize it. Stabilized gas can last up to two years. If your old gas is sus mix it with a little fresh gas before use. #Prepping #Prepper #Prepsky #survival #resistance

#14 One of the lowest cost options for back up power is to have an inverter for your gas powered vehicle. This gives you on the go power or at home power for different things. A good inverter and a few cans of gas is the most attainable first energy prep. #Prepping #prepper #prepsky #survival

If you do have offgrid solar, then having one of the vehicles in your household be an EV is a really smart choice. A) it allows you to be fully self sufficient in your vehicles charging and allows you to travel when others can't. B) When the car is at home it allows you to have an extra power bank.

#12 Full off grid built in solar systems are the gold standard of off grid power. Able to provide power for ten plus years with minimal maintenance they are a quiet and fuel free option to discreetly power your house. Solar systems are unlikely to attract negative attention due to their ubiquity.

If you do pair the system with a lithium battery bank like a power wall made by Generac keep in mind these are made up of a huge amount of 18650 lithium batteries. Any individual bad cells can be ID'd and replaced with some electrical knowledge and DIY skills.

#12 Full off grid built in solar systems are the gold standard of off grid power. Able to provide power for ten plus years with minimal maintenance they are a quiet and fuel free option to discreetly power your house. Solar systems are unlikely to attract negative attention due to their ubiquity.

The weak link in these systems is the batteries but if you maintain the batteries well or pair an off-grid system with a power wall battery bank or an EV they can keep life normal for a long time. The solar panels will degrade over a few decades but that's still longer then your gas will last.

#11 Built in whole house generators plumbed into Nat gas or your propane tanks are a top tier way to have back up power. These systems generally cost thousands to purchase and to have installed. But once they are installed they are a time tested and automatic back up. #prepper #prepsky #prepping

#10 Inverter generator #technology is slightly more expensive but much quieter and more compact then an open frame generator. Models like the Honda EU 2200 can be daisy chained together for higher energy output while still being very quiet and fuel efficient. #prepping #prepper #prepsky

#9 Dual Fuel and Tri fuel generators are a huge asset during outages. They can run off of gas, propane and Natural gas. Running off propane makes them super low maintenance and reduces issues of carbs getting gummed up and fuel going bad like gasoline only gens can run into. #prepper #prepping

Natural gas generators can be plumbed direct to your natural gas lines. Natural gas lines in North America are one of the most robust utilities that has the least amount of failures and is the most resilient to collapse and lack of maintenance.

#8 Solar power "generators" are solar panels with plug and play battery banks. Jackery, Bluetti and Goal zero are some of the big names. These are totally silent and produce no fumes like a gas genny. Companies also offer a range of products like fridges or freezers that are popular with Vanlifers.

#7 Portable power banks are almost a modern edc essential for everyone. They even make them with solar panels now to charge your shit anywhere anytime. Small enough for your edc bag or purse They can recharge your phone, lights and if you get the big ones from AutoZone they can jump your car!!!

#6 Coordinating all of your power tool batteries with one brand and style gives you a serious multipurpose tool to power stuff. Not only will they power all your important tools for rebuilding or recycling but they hold an immense amount of power to charge your electronics. #prepping #prepsky

Whether its Milwaukee, Dewalt, Ryobi or Green power, most of these tool companies are offering a huge suite of tools with swappable batteries. They are also offering USB and 120v converters to plug these tools into. Armed with an electric chain saw and a 12v sweater who could stand in your way?!?

#5 A Universal Power Supply for your router seamlessly maintains one of the most universal comms we have in our homes. Most phones automatically sync to wifi calling nowadays and that is a decent back up if other comms fail. This is also useful if you have wifi cameras set up. #prepping #prepsky

#4 Solar Yard lights in any other era of human history would be a magick akin to Aladdin's lamp. Capturing the sun all day and then lighting your home minus soot and the smell of burnt whale oil all night for less then $10-$20. A prep that blends seamlessly with your beautifully landscaped garden.

Buy a dozen or so of these to light your yard up at night and when the power goes out bring them inside to light up your home. Solar flood lights are also becoming super ubiquitous and are sold everywhere. These little beauties can also recharge your rechargeable batteries. #prepping #prepsky

#3 Good options for electricity preparedness. By Cost: $$$$ A Built in back up generator on natural gas or propane is top tier. $$$$ A full of grid solar system with battery banks is imo the gold standard. $$$$$ An Electric vehicle is a rolling battery bank. #prepping #prepsky #prepper

#2 Good options for electricity preparedness. By Cost: $$$ A Dual fuel or Tri-fuel generator is the best first prep for mid tier energy preps. $$$ An inverter Generator is a quieter alternative and these can be linked up. $$$ A solar power generator like Jackery or Bluetti. #prepper #prepsky

#1 Good options for electricity preparedness. By Cost: $$ Coordinating your power tool batteries and getting a usb or 120v adaptor for them gives you a huge amount of power. $$ Battery power banks for your phone. $$ A ups for your router. $ Solar yard lights #prepping #prepper #prepsky

Drunk Pete Hegseth a #DUIHIRE by the #trumpsuckers is going to ensure that disasters like this are common place. America please prepare for all aspects of life to become more dangerous as trump guts federal programs our food, medicine, travel, and utilities are no longer going to be as safe.

I hope everyone is mentally prepared to see more disasters like this plane crash that happened yesterday. Trumps attack on all levels of our society is going to make all aspects of every day life less safe. Food will be less safe, travel will be less safe, as well as schools and hospitals. #prep

I guarentee that all this crazy shit being done by #zuckerberg at #meta is being done to drive away all rational employees as a backdoor move to replace half his shitty company with AI. This is a classic move done by ceos to save money by inducing people to quit through frustration and manipulation.

Just parking city trucks in the road to protect events is all you need to do. The fact that #NewOrleans didn't do this and that their police chief didn't even know they had bollards that could be deployed is beyond stupid to me. The Govt of #NOLA doesn't even have two braincells to rub together.

Along with #bollards you can use 3/4in thick steel cables to temporarily block driveways or other areas that may be at risk. If your town is not taking your safety seriously you need to start shaking the tree and get your city to take it seriously. #NOLA

These are all things that you can install on your own property as well for your own #safety. In #Canada people are installing locking #bollards to prevent the super prevalent car thefts. Some decorative boulders placed along the road frontage that are at least 20-36 in tall do the trick. #NOLA

Every city in the country seriously needs to be installing more bollards, more cement planters and more boulders. These things are so so so cheap compared to the damage one maniac can do on a crowd. #NOLA #terrorism #safety Nola city government is criminally negligent in my opinion. BOLLARDS!!!!!!

It is such a simple fix and all of those things also help make pedestrians and building safer from everyday accidents as well. Like a blind boomer who shouldn't be on the road any more missing the turn and crashing into someone's house. Just ask the guy in Ohio. Or someone passing out on the road!!