Hey! First time poster, long time browser.

I'm lower middle class, small living space. I do stock up on long term supplies for a few things, mostly non-perishables, canned goods, pasta, bottled water supply in case of outages, etc.

If I'm worried about a recession spiking up the prices of goods, or if there are things you can advise buying in bulk to supplement some basic necessities, does anyone have any advice or shopping lists?

Hi all, I'm looking for an am/fm radio to keep in my car/work, but specifically something tiny, to be worn with headphones. They used to be fairly common for running/jogging, roughly ipod mini sized if folks remember those.

I have small am/fm/shortwave radios, but if I needed to get home, or get from my home to a 2ndary location, my priority is weight. I looked on Amazon, but they never seem to have photos that really show size, and had features that I don't care about for this use case, like noaa radio.

Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Hi all,

How do y'all store important original documents (birth certificates, marriage license, passport, voting card, SSN card, etc) for quick retrieval in a hypothetical bug out situation? I have PDFs saved on my external flash drive. But, if at all possible, I would like to take the originals with me as well.

Thanks.

Hi all,

I live in a small one bedroom apartment in a suburban area near a major East Coast city. I am interesting in learning about bugging in. Are there books or websites I should read and save offline?

Thank you

I am soon going to college and I live in FL. Every year we are all scrambling to last minute prep for the hurricane(s). And my family still doesn't prep. I'd like to bring as much knowledge as I can to my school and get the younger people to go home and stress the urgency of EP to their loved ones. And eventually I'd like to make it something bigger. But I have no clue where to start, and I certainly don't thave even half of the info I'd need to guide others into EP. If you were me how would you do it? Where would you start?

I recently purchased a bug in book, and I think I got scammed. Not much useful information in it. Who’s got a recommendation for a book I can purchase. That will teach me skills useful skills and step by step instructions

Hello friends, I'm new to being prepared and have made some ground in the last month. Part of that was buying a generator. I'm having a hard time finding an electrician to install my inlet box. The issue is that my panel is completely full and the one guy who did come game me a quote said the only way is to add a sub panel. He said he would do it for $700 not including materials. That seems kind of high. What should I expect to pay? I know I'm looking at least $150 for the inlet box and 50 amp cord. This would be for a 50 amp breaker install so I can choose what breakers I want to run. Please advise. Thanks

There are inexpensive fuel polishers available online, the one below sells for $30.99 on Amazon

Fuel polishers are used to "clean" diesel fuel to like new condition, even old diesel fuel can be kept in like new condition by running it through a fuel polisher on a regular basis.

https://www.amazon.com/Diesel-Filter-Separator-Outboard-Engines/dp/B0B54G4775/

There are several people on YouTube that use this polisher on their diesel boats, is it me or are boat people really relaxed?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GNj1Ippoy00

I know that apps exist to tell you how to prep just wondering if one exists that you could put what's in your inventory or if an app like that for a different purpose exists?

Great prepping stuff. Not affiliated. New to the convo. Just wanted to contribute. fithops.com

Are you a save it type? Do you cash it in at one of those coin star machines? Donate it? What do you do with your coins?

Sorry for the weird photo editing, I'm having a weird issue with uploading images and I'm hoping having it all in one will help.

First photo- electricity stuff. The solar panel is just enough to charge a power bank which can charge phones and other small devices. Weather radio, various light sources, extra batteries for light sources.

Second photo- cooking stuff. Camp stove, propane, simple cookware. I am interested in some kind of stove i don't have to use propane for, maybe something with an actual fire with wood, but safe and controlled.

Third pic- everything else. First aid kit, sawyer water purifier, fire sources.

Not pictured: tool kit, a kitchen with a decent amount of dry staples at any given time, and a decent but disorganized first aid kit.

I live where i work. Most likely problem is flooding or the edge of a hurricane. We also get a freezing winter storm every few years but severe flooding is pretty normal. My cabin is up on cinderblocks on a concrete pad and it never comes close to that. We are very, very rural, and evidently the flooding has been bad enough before that we have only been able to get off property on a tractor. Normally we have well water but if the power goes out the pump goes out, and we don't have a generator large enough to power it yet (it's in the plans). The well water is not normally what we drink though, it's super hard and has Sulphur but is safe. We drink water from jugs we get refilled each week via coolers.

I also have a cat. Leaving her would not be an option, I would sooner swim out of here with her floating on a trash can lid than leave her. This is less of an issue than you would think because my workplace prioritizes the pets and would never expect me to leave her. Im looking at stockpiling her food, but also wondering what people do for litter boxes. And does she need a separate first aid kit?

I also want something for self defense, but a gun is not an option for personal reasons (and also not allowed on property anyway). And recommendations other than the normal tazer or pepper spray? I also don't want to get too specific, but I am also interested in non lethal ways to fend off animals.

Open to any suggestions!

Where can people with exchange access them online.? Heard the price recently went up

I live in essentially a desert. It's hot, and only rains rarely, but we do have small trees/bushes so not quite a desert. I make hour an a half long trips into the city to stock up on foods I can't find locally. My car is VERY HOT. I would like to have a bag in my car in case I break down or something in between there and here, or we have a huge storm on the journey which can happen. Flooding is also an issue when it does rain.

However the issue I have is I'm worried about things melting/exploding in my car if I leave the bag in there. Think food, batteries, that sort of thing. I also would like to keep water in there but I worry the heat will mess the bottle up or making it leach plastic into my water, and a metal waterbottle that size isn't really feasible for me. Is that something I actually need to worry about? Are there items specifically meant for this application? Thanks!

Hello everyone,

I'm looking for a dry sack duffel bag, preferably between 50L-70L. I've looked into patagonia bags and REI but what i saw was limited.

Thank you all!

I’m looking for the best glasses with super clarity, indestructible and quality materials.

Hi all,

Just wanted to throw a quick tip out there. Recently my house flooded, and I had to move onto my boat for about a month while the interior was demo'd, and when I was able to move back in, I had no kitchen, and for various nonsense relating to insurance and contractors, I still don't have a complete kitchen several months later.

Anyway - for whatever reason paper plates, cups (coffee & drinking) and plastic cutlery never occurred for me to stockpile, and they make things so much easier. I do have running water, but in the event of a real disaster, I wouldn't want to waste it cleaning plates. Also, it would just be a hassle.

Anyway, didn't occur to me beforehand, hope that this might be something of use to someone else.

Has anyone purchased or looked into these ? Advertised as 7000 mile range.

Apparently Diesel fuel can be stored indefinitely if one "polishes" it, in other words, if you remove all contaminates from diesel fuel on a regular basis, it will last forever.

I'm not a big fan of diesel engines, they spew a lot of soot and smell but their fuel has amazing advantages.

Most clear channel radio stations are hardened against EMP, which means they have on site generator facilities with on site fuel sources.

I pointed out that most fuel sources degrade after an amount of time, like gasoline and diesel, well...some person brought up that it is possible to "filter" diesel fuel to make it like new

I enjoy shopping for appliances. Here’s from research from earlier this year:

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• dual fuel
• 30 amp plug
• over 2500w continuous on propane
• under 60lbs
• under 65db

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GENMAX GM4000XID-NFT see also: Pulsar GD400BX (deletes co2 and changes dc) $599 ‎58.4 pounds - 0.0 gallons 145cc 4-stroke OHV high speed 3000 running watts on propane L5-30R outlet - 1 year warranty https://file.infoservision.com/1429984513066467330/1701500090049409025.pdf https://explorerbear.com/products/4000-watts-dual-fuel-generator stackable/attachable open frame with quiet components 30x30mm frame rails external options for starter/trolley/drawer/tank data display 12v socket 6000w 240v ready (two in series)

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Pulsar GD400BN $599 47.3 Pounds - 1.1 gallons 149cc 4-stroke OHV high speed 3000 running watts on propane L5-30R outlet - 1 year warranty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXvHuABNnXc https://pulsar-products.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GD400BN_manual_07282022.pdf

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Pulsar GX400BN $589 55 Pounds - 2.11 gallons 145cc 4-stroke OHV high speed 2800 running watts on propane TT-30R outlet - 3 year warranty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXk1D5QPs0U data display trolley wheels

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GENMAX GM3500iAD $589 56.2 Pounds - 1.7 Gallons 145cc 4-stroke OHV high speed 2800 running watts on propane TT-30R outlet - 1 year warranty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CChzf3pPWmc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_mDqesvTMA (part 2) https://file.infoservision.com/1429984513066467330/1575716007746600962.pdf quick connect + hose purge trolley wheels

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HEOMAITO HMT3500iD (made by senci as is SUA4300iD) $0 (discontinued?) 52 pounds - 1.59 gallons 149cc 4-stroke OHV high speed 2700 running watts on propane L5-30R outlet (includes TT adapter) - 3 year warranty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJDkCuDh5Bo https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/C1mERjCVWsL.pdf data display defaults to eco mode? auto switches to/from gasoline can parallel with HMT2200iD?

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maXpeedingrods MXR3500S see also: Genmax 3500IAED (adds remote) see also: POXURIO DK4000iAED $699 (coupon) 55 pounds - 1.6 gallons 145cc 4-stroke OHV high speed 2800 running watts on propane L5-30R outlet - 2 year warranty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odGObAieCT4 data display dust cover trolley wheels hose purge electric start

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GENMAX GM4600iAEDC $799 - 56.2 pounds - 1.6 gallons 159cc 4-stroke OHV high speed 3500 running watts on propane TT-30R outlet - 1 year warranty https://file.infoservision.com/1429984513066467330/1762017192203796481.pdf data display panel light (switchable) electric start remote start 12v socket battery charger 7000w 240v ready (two in series)

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iPower SUA4300iD (made by senci as is HMT3500iD) $840 54.8 Pounds - 1.6 Gallons 149cc 4-stroke OHV high speed 3100 running watts on propane L5-30R outlet (includes TT adapter) - 3 year warranty https://generatorbible.com/generators/a-ipower/sua4300id/ https://rsprdigital.com/aipower/manuals/generators/SUA4300i_Manual_Rev_00_12-21-2022-English.pdf data display panel light (constant) auto switches to/from gasoline trolley wheels can parallel with SUA2301iD?

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maXpeedingrods MXR4000GT $899 (coupon) 50.7 pounds - 1.06 Gallons 145cc 4-stroke OHV high speed 3000 running watts on propane TT-30R outlet - 2 year warranty https://youtu.be/u8KKfZSpKxM https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/D1uP6bBUIGL.pdf data display panel light (switchable) dust cover electric start app start/stop/eco/data (1 device at a time)

I’m searching for generator alternatives. I’m not going to store gasoline as it creates too much anxiety for me.

I live in a small (850 sqft) house with a gas fireplace. I have two Mr Buddy Heaters and small propane tanks stored in a small detached garage, small tent, blankets and other accoutrements so staying warm “shouldn’t” be a problem during a power failure. I’m mostly interested in maintaining my frig and keeping phone and laptop charged.

I noticed Bluetti is having a sale. Knowing little about battery banks (or recharging them) which manufacturers and size would be best for my needs?

I'm an Asheville local. I was fairly *lucky* when it came to Helene, but was also unprepared AF. I'm apparently becoming a prepper now.

I'm feeling a little overwhelmed on where to start (I have read a few "beginner 101" types posts here on Reddit plus a blog or two). I've gotten a fancy crank radio, a few more flashlights, and I'm starting in on the food collection journey. (ooooof).

One big question up next in my ("well, this is my life now") Prepper List is finding a generator.

I started researching, but honestly - I'm TIRED. Having someone point in the right direction and say, "here friend: get this one" would be incredibly helpful.

Ideally just something to keep the fridge running, and the deep chest freezer. Under $700 if possible. Not too loud (I'm in a fairly compact neighborhood and don't want to drive everyone nuts).

My fridge is this one: (Samsung); it says the wattage is 630 kWh/yr.

I've seen the Predator 2000 , the Westinghouse i2200, and the WEN 3800 all recommended on this forum. I also looked through the suggestions over here: reddit.

But I'm tired. Like, seriously.

I'd appreciate the help. (and if this is an obnoxious question and I just need to figure it out myself, I get it; I'll try again when my energy and willpower peaks back up.)