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Post by preppernettie on Dec 31, 2015 1:48:28 GMT 10
Does anyone have a new year's resolution regarding emergency preparedness or self reliance?
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Post by Peter on Dec 31, 2015 8:26:17 GMT 10
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Post by graynomad on Dec 31, 2015 9:47:35 GMT 10
... Then probably a grain mill so we can start making our own bread. I got the Wonder Mill a few months ago, medium price (~$300) and seems good quality. Comes with steel and stone burs so you can also do peanut butter etc. So far I've just done flour. The novelty hasn't worn off yet and I'm happy turn it by hand for now, but there is a pulley attachment for a motor that I suspect I will get eventually.
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Post by Ammo9 on Dec 31, 2015 12:04:04 GMT 10
Made some huge changes lately. Now forced to renting in a rural town. As such my 2016 goals are quite modest..
Grow some of my own herbs and veges in the backyard.
Build a forge to melt aluminum cans into ingots as a test build then make a larger one for blacksmithing.
Save towards a house, after spending nearly all my savings on moving house and furnishing the new place.
Drop 10kg of fat.
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Post by shinester on Dec 31, 2015 17:39:18 GMT 10
Welcome preppernettie. I suggest you post up an introduction thread too -------------- I rather like to keep ongoing goals and work at them, rather than wait till this time of year, never the less, my ongoing goals at this point are; - make stacks of money with my business this year, aka financial preparation. - get good stores of ammo and reloading components as per firearm as per my spreadsheets. - set up a bug out location 'kits/cache' which will be stand alone and would at least enable survival for a planned 3 months and then place them in the various locations. Currently working on the planning of what I would need. Each location offers different challenges. - expand my no-pump veggie experiments to take care of most of my veggies. I had originally planned to be there now, though I'm glad I took some extra time as I have come up with much better plans and systems, far less costs, better reliability and increased the ease of use. We've had a lot of heat down in vic and my tomatoes have used so little water in the heat, kind of incredible really. - Get even fitter, aka sprint/run'n'gun type exercises with sand filled pvc. - loose another 10kg. I've already lost 19kg in the last 5-6 months. - do some hiking and camping out at BOL. Dual purpose, fitness and scouting/set up. - more medical knowledge.
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Post by graynomad on Dec 31, 2015 20:51:50 GMT 10
I'd have a grain mill already but not sure where I can get a supply of reasonably priced grain where I live. And I was waiting for Mrs Frostbite to start making noises about baking her own bread. The best I can do up here so far is $60 for 20kgs of organic wheat. Dunno if I need organic but why not I suppose. It actually comes from near Toowoomba, one day I'll get the direct price and maybe go for a drive if it's cheaper. kiallafoods.com.au/products/Actually, now that I think about it I'll be down that way in a few months.
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Post by Peter on Dec 31, 2015 22:49:27 GMT 10
I'd have a grain mill already but not sure where I can get a supply of reasonably priced grain where I live. And I was waiting for Mrs Frostbite to start making noises about baking her own bread. The best I can do up here so far is $60 for 20kgs of organic wheat. Dunno if I need organic but why not I suppose. It actually comes from near Toowoomba, one day I'll get the direct price and maybe go for a drive if it's cheaper. kiallafoods.com.au/products/Actually, now that I think about it I'll be down that way in a few months. I can't think of too many other foods - organic or not - available for $3/kg.
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Post by shinester on Jan 1, 2016 7:23:13 GMT 10
$20 for 25kg of wheat at the feed store
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2016 8:47:47 GMT 10
I've only ever use Rivalea wheat from feed stores, @ $17 per 25kg, for home milling; if it's good enough for the chickens then it's good enough for me. Seriously though, from a prepping perspective 'cheap' grains may be more obtainable during hard times (?).
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Post by graynomad on Jan 1, 2016 10:37:09 GMT 10
$20 for 25kg of wheat at the feed store Yes I've looked into that, $17/20kgs (maybe 25kgs, can't remember) at my local store for feed grain. I heard that it's not as clean and may contain other grains and bits depending on where it was stored. But then I've only ever use Rivalea wheat from feed stores, @ $17 per 25kg, for home milling; if it's good enough for the chickens then it's good enough for me. Seriously though, from a prepping perspective 'cheap' grains may be more obtainable during hard times (?). So I will give it a go, if it's good enough for Magnus' chickens, and good enough for Magnus, it's good enough for me I guess Just thinking about the price, @ $3/kg (for the organic) that's about $1.50 of wheat for a loaf of bread, plus a couple of other ingredients. I haven't bought store bread for ages but IIRC you can get it for that or even less on occasion. The difference is that the home-ground version would be much healthier, probably better than the $5-6 "healthy" bread I suspect. If the feed grain is OK that's 68c per kg which makes it a no-brainer, although cost is not the driving factor here, health and independence is, and a few $ here or there has no bearing on that.
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