edit and how many people are you prepping for?

Water Filters

Can anyone recommend a water filter?

I'm thinking something that can be stored away and pulled out for if the tap supply becomes unsafe, rather than a full off grid situation.

I saw the Katadyn BeFree 3l, wondered if anyone had experience of this or similar?

TIAx

I know I’m not as active in this sub as I would like to be. Life, sometimes, gets in the way of things and it’s been a bit hectic. I started this sub in early 2020, right before the world lost it’s collective mind. My family and I have been apartment dwellers and preppers for years and we wanted to share with other like minded people.

When I saw what was happening with the third party API and the Reddit CEO, I didn’t think, and still don’t, it would affect our little small corner of Reddit. But, it would appear that u/spez has declared war on the mods. I have never considered myself “landed gentry”, just someone who has had the opportunity to make some good friends on this site.

I have decided that I will not be going the route of “John Oliver” that so many subs have gone, it’s just stupid. I will also not be creating a discord channel because I’m just not a fan, even though I’m part of the r/Veterans discord. It’s just a pain. I have not taken the idea of just building a BBS style site dedicated to prepping and various categories on that subject, but that can be time consuming.

So, I ask you, the folks that actually run this sub, what would you like to do and what direction would you like it to go?

Inspired by a post on r/preppers

Most of the responses there involved solar panels and root cellars, which many of us do not have. What are y'all doing?

Apparently I was kicked out of the main r/preppers groups and I have no idea why.

*I got a notification about a topic and when I clicked on it, it said it was marked private by the moderators.

*Now the group is gone from my favorites and doesn't show up in a search.

*Had this happened to anyone else and do you know why?

This

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y-Wl9bwBJLTiExVq-B2K4dGKdcRU1rF5/view

Contains

https://www.reddit.com/r/Survival/comments/732c79/ive_collected_a_bunch_of_free_survival_pdf_links/

Apparently. But tiny apartment needs are a bit different. So maybe there is a better download?

ChatGPT tells me Marino wool is good for 0 C and 30 C. Is that correct?

My parents live on a 35+ foot sailboat on Lake Superior from May to early September. Yep, I said live. I don’t know if there are sailors on this sub, but it’s basically a long, narrow RV that stands up to weather very well. Also easier to move provided you have 2+ people. There’s a large, close knit marina and boat club as well. It is them, two medium sized but tough dogs, and sometimes myself and my family or my brother and his visiting.

At port, there is adequate power, though less availability than in a house. Two 35 gallon water tanks for cooking and hygiene, two simple pump operated sinks. We all know emergency things like calling on the radio, flares, etc. But no one is willing to drink the tanked water because it tastes like absolute ass. Not even the dogs will!

Out of port, there’s no power, though you can get very limited charging from a backup diesel engine (it is like a car charger). No generators, too expensive and loud. No refrigeration, so ice is bought and used, limiting the time one can stay out safely in a group of sheltered islands. It’s also possible but risky to refill water tanks from the lake itself, as this can introduce pathogens or pollutants (probably could drink it if boiled or LifeStraw in an emergency). Small two-burner propane oven and stove, plus propane heater, that can be operated underway.

There’s a surprising amount of storage, though, as the boat was meant to go fast and hold a lot of extra sails and gear. Behind every cushion and under every berth.

The problems I see are safe drinking water, some sort of refrigeration, and the ability to safely store gasoline and propane. I also use their situation to give me ideas on small-space prepping.

What would you do to help prep on a boat? Or to encourage preparing on a small communal level?

I hope everyone is well

This is a little off topic, but I'm curious to what you have. Our preps are at home, unless your home is your daily driver vehicle. Our goal is to get to the preps, unless you have to evacuate. My wife, daughter and I have had GHB's for years, but since we relocated from Colorado to the Texas gulf shore, we've had to make some adjustments. Below is a list of items that I have. It is not complete, but it touches on some of what I need. Since we typically aren't more than 6 miles from home, it has evolved.

• 3 Liter camelbak with insulated line
• Water purifying tablets
• Sawyer Mini 1 gallon
• 50 rounds of 9mm + two spare mags
• Extra socks
• Hat
• Shemaugh
• Sun block
• Bug spray
• Boo Boo kit
• NAR Control the Bleed kit w/extra TQ
• Fero rod, lighter, waterproof matches, and cotton balls soaked in Vaseline
• Compass
• Paper maps of state, region and town
• Mountain House Blueberries and granola in milk (doesn't need to be hot)
• Sillcock Key
• Heavy duty plastic spork
• 50' of 550 cord
• Eye and ear pro
• Notepad + pen/sharpie
• Contractor bags
• Ziplock bags
• Hiking shoes (because I like flip flops)
• Shirt and pants
• Full tang knife
• Folding knife
• 15 liter waterproof bag for all the stuff that needs to stay dry

I EDC a pistol with a spare mag and a Leatherman tool. This is not a complete list. Since our goal is to get home and fresh water is not as prevalent, I have to add more water to my pack and that's where the weight comes in. I'll do a bag dump and post it soon.

I'm interested what you folks have and what kind of environment you're in.

TYIA

Up until last year, we'd always planned on bugging in. Our preparations were for blizzards, job loss, power loss. Basically, our own apocalypse as it were. In May, of last year, we relocated to El Paso, TX for what was supposed to be a new job that fell through. October, we found ourselves on the Gulf Coast of South Texas. Now, we've been adjusting our preps. I Colorado, we had filtration systems in place for water, here, it's a little harder since the bodies of water are salt water.

Our biggest threat now is hurricanes. At least we'll have warning, LOL. But, we had to change things up and work towards evacuation/bugging out. That was a new line of thought for me. We have things in place with the exception of our critters. We have a 70lb dog and several rescue kitties. Each kitty has their own hard carrier. These can stack easily and be held down in the back of our car with ratchet straps so they won't tip over. we have planned several routes with stops in place to let each cat out, on harness, to drink water, eat and relieve themselves. We have litter boxes, but our cats have no issue using a pile of sand or dirt. Each animal has a harness (including the big guy) and leashes.

The one thing we've found that we are lacking is first aid for them. We've setup three kits kept inside each of the GHB's we have (three adults) and they include the following:

• Self stick tape
• Non-adhesive gauze pads in various sizes
• 3% hydrogen peroxide (for injury irrigation and to induce vomiting if necessary)
• Platic tweezers
• Trauma scissors (also carried in each human IFAK)
• Booties for the dog because he's a bit of a klutz
• Beach size towel if the big guy is unable to walk, he can be dragged
• Latex/rubber gloves
• Antibiotic ointment
• Wet/antiseptic wipes
• Large syringe with no needle for flushing
• Copies of medical records
• No medications for the gang, so I don't keep backups

Each carrier has a compartment that we can store food and treats in. The dog carries collapsible bowls for all the gang and poop bags. we have a small container that holds toys and a canister of catnip. Each carrier has a soft towel that we wipe on our arms and faces for the scent. We're still working out the water details. As it stands now, we have several water bricks that we can layer on the floor or the back of the vehicle.

No, I haven't and won't consider leaving them behind. I'm interested in what you think my holes are and what you have for your gang if you find yourself having to evacuate/bugout.

Hey,

I can't make up my mind what to get to get a little power during brownouts they now officially announced.

Issue: i'm not exactly sure which appliance will be needing power.

For my tablet (which's able to read the SD-card i uploaded all the usefull "howto-books and -pdf" on), i have normal usb-powerpacks which can be loaded with small 21W-solarpanels i also already own.

What would need power if the brownout goes on longer than announced:

freezer, fridge (while I'll be storing lots of frozen stuff (and some waterbottles) in the freezer, and will not be opening it while brownout)

possibly 2000W (or smaller - depending if i can get one) cooking-plate (i have the option of a indoor-fireplace, and a fieldkitchen-style one for the balcony, but one never knows...

"Emergency IT" (only use if no other choice): Laptop (to read and print from ex. HDD with all data and forms to fill out aso - pretty sure the departments will not look the other side due to brownouts) and maybe printer (got both inkjet and a laser; probably the inkjet gonna use less power so i'll use that one if need be).

For lighting aso I already have offgrid-solutions (and enough battery-powered led-lamps and flashlights (and rechargable batterys and a recharger that can be powered by a usb-batterypack).

What am I missing? OR: to be on the "prepared" side: what is better to get: Generator (fuel powered) or solar-batterypack with big enough solar panels?

Thanks for all the help and advice!

If you're near Nicholas or Robertson County or Morehead KY, my husband and I have organized a drive for specific items needed for Knott County KY. That's where the family lost the 4 children. They stated that their county isn't receiving a lot of needed items yet like The city of Whitesburg. So they gave us a list of what was needed specifically for donations. We will be driving the items we collect to them personally on the 8th of August. Items from the post list only .. no cash. Share this link to your friends in the areas of Morehead KY and Nicholas And Robertson county KY. There are two drops offs at the local breweries in these counties. Turtleback Ridge Brewery and Sawstone Brewery. They are both easily found on Facebook. If you are close and want to donate for the list you can contact me here and I can figure out a meeting place if you're close.

Here's one link for the collection info and items.

https://www.facebook.com/329126454367814/posts/pfbid0NAwxVYmGZq4L4EA32x7i8ge14iFAbey2WkYskHiU4RGRB4tbPoEZiLDCbD2KUJAFl/

Thanks to anyone close enough to help out.

Hi all - posted this elsewhere and was directed here so hoping for some wisdom from the hive 😌

• Wondering if anyone else can relate or has a similar ‘issue’ and has suggestions or ideas to make me not feel so ‘nutty’!?! My wife and I live in a small home which is 63 m² and my preference is to live with as little as possible, however we have much more than we actually need - particularly books, kitchen items etc. Obviously being that I live with someone else, I also need to respect and take into account that persons needs for a less minimalistic life. However - in recent times I have also been getting quite anxious about the state of the world as it currently is… As a result of this form of anxiety, I find that I am prepping a lot more canned foods, dehydrated foods and long-term-storage foods. These obviously take up significant space not only for storage, but also for the required ‘tools of the trade’ needed to make these items. (eg pressure canner, dehydrator). Thoughts anyone? 🌿

I'm curious about the demographics here on Tiny Prepping. If your location isn't represented, hit "Other" and let us know. Tell us a little about it, too.

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Here is a link to a shared folder on my OneDrive for some random books in PDF form if anyone is interested. Anyone accessing it has full access to edit and add stuff. I'll be working on this over the next few weeks. Ultimately, I'll have a better way to share this. If you have issues accessing the folders or data, let me know. If you want to add something for the community to share, let us know, too.

If you like what you see, consider purchasing the book, either in hard copy or digital.

Hi,

I hope you can help me - I'm pretty sure I'll be able to survive this winter with some "offgrid-solutions" i can apply in the house. Only thing I didn't find a solution: appliances.

Eg. freezer/fridge, loading up rechargables aso.

I can't use photovoltaic, so when swiss warnings (4h power, 4h no power) comes, i need a solution.

During winter, it's easy, storing things i need to keep cool outside. BUT in spring, when things will be totally out of control, I need another way...

I was thinking of using a Powerstation, but current freezer/fridge is having a too high start-powerrequirement no feesable powerstation can fullfill.

So I had the idea of using a campingbox (or two) for emergency-things needing a constant temperature. (i can keep the freezer closed, pretty sure temps in there won't go over 0°C during 4hours of no power)

Is my idea sensible, or what would be a better approach?

Thanks for your help!

I was just reading a post in another sub about heating an apartment in a European city this winter if Russia turns off the gas. I Challenge all of us to bring options and possible solutions to the table for them.

I’m really looking forward to seeing your ideas

Is it possible to just buy a couple cases of bottled water, throw it into a cooler and then a closet, and then be fine for water storage?