We good on MREs lol

Nice, I've always been a fan of MREs over freeze dried food simply because where we live, water is incredibly few and far between.

Speaking of, is there anyone that may have a recommendation on where to look for making a solar powered pump for water? We have our own well, but it's tied into the local power grid and I was wanting to do something that would allow the pump to continue even if the power went out.

@Scott_Cole my grandparents got a backup generator for their well. It won't stay running forever, but it keeps the water on when the power is out for a short while

@chexbox Thanks, I'll look into that, might be a little easier to set up than what I had planned.

they just used some sort of switch mechanism so that the generator power can't backfeed into the grid
you don't won't to hurt someone working on the lines because they assume the power is out

> I would do myself Paracord Macrame bottle holder.
@Anke good thing i bought some paracord at the surplus store then. I’m pretty intuitive and can probably figure it out

@DarkValorSoul I think you also need a Carabiner

Gotcha. I’ll have to pick up a few

The ones that screw closed? Those are typically heavy duty right?

@chexbox Oooh right, never thought of that.

@DarkValorSoul exactly 😉 the srew closed are the best

Serious?

Prepping?

yes...?

Oh he's gone 🤣

Couldn't handle the epicness

I think silver coins is better than gold coins for prepping. If shtf scenario happens and you need something to trade with finding a item worth the value of gold would be hard but silver is alot more affordable for the common person right now

Isn't most gold supposedly in all of those sunken pirate ships?

There's supposedly a lot on the sunken Spanish ships, even by today's standards it's a lot

They did love their gold

Just didn't love their ships enough to make them good

"Why did we use graphite tipped rods?, well, it's the same reason that we use low grade refined uranium and are the only nation that uses a water cooled reactor system with a positive void coefficient, it's cheaper"

I'm paraphrasing but you get the gist

Could I make it rich searching for sunken treasure?

Maybe that'll be my job

You'd have to find it, but yeah

@Scott_Cole you could power a well with solar, but you'll likely need to go with a 24 or 48V (dc) setup to get the 240V AC needed for a well. I'd find out the horsepower of the pump, as 1hp = ~750 watts (theoretically)
Feel free to DM me if you have any questions

My well is 220. i have a generator ans pile of gas.

That's probably the smarter way to go tbh

@snipers222 Will do, thank you.

gas can only last so long i suggest getting a diesel or dual fuel generator

How can I prep even though I'm in a college dorm? I'll be moving out next year (hopefully to my own house), but I have no idea what to do. I kind of want to start now in case something happens after November 3rd.

what college

@SPRTNWRRYR1974 figure out what you are prepping for first. Chaos after election, civil war, GSM, ect... then find someone knowledgeable about what to expect on youtube or bitchute. How you prep will vary on what you believe is going to happen

Check your college rules on what you can and can't posses in the dorms. The last thing you want is to get a room check and your items confiscated (I.e Bug out/Get home Bag)

I’m in a very similar boat. I got one week of food storage and a 72 hour kit and an atlas and global coordinates to make it back to my family but it definitely is harder at college to do this type of stuff

But rec management is my major so I find myself with a lot more wilderness survival stuff than your average student but that’s for wilderness, not urban survival. Still, it’s good to have

Best thing is to start small, an overnight/3 day bag. Phone charger/battery pack, a good knife and multitool, dried foods like jerkey and rasins, nuts, and a good water bottle

Extra socks and rain gear are also massivly overlooked