You can eliminate leftovers by making smaller portions. Red meats can be cooked to medium rare or less and then be sliced and dried or smoked. For any meats, slice thin and smoke or dry and then use for cooking. You can also make salt pork/beef. If you collect eggs, they don't need to be refrigerated as long as they are clean and not washed. If you feel the need to wash them, do so right before cooking. The best ideas I have found for long term storage come from the past. Townsend's (if I may recommend another channel) is a great one to learn from. John does living history and covers a lot of things from the 17th and 18th centuries including food storage and recipes.
One way to keep certain foods cool is in the barn at my grand parent's they dug a 7 foot deep hole by 6 feet wide had a wooden ladder and wood shelfs and would hang meat kept all kinds of fruits and vegetables it was alway like 45to 50 degrees at the bottom. You would be surprised just how much food you could store. It was always covered and never any rodents or bugs. Salted and cured hams ten plus year's old we ate good every time we visited. Very simple but very effective.
Interesting, yes when the power went out for the fires here in California that was our biggest concern all the money that is in our freezer if that food goes bad!!! I didn’t realize the limitations on the pots... The idea of maybe getting a dry bag and submerging it in a even a cool pool?
Such a wonderful video! It was chocked full of valuable information! And thanks for the shout out! I definitely took notes on this one! I've heard of Pueblo Natives who were cliff side dwellers in the desert using a "clay pot in clay pots" system for refrigeration before also, however I never learned how the system works. I think you did pretty good on describing it. However, I think a "field test video" might make for a good video once the weather gets warm again. Just putting that idea out there. My Essay about Fire and Refrigeration... As a bushcrafter, I once had the most wonderful conversation with an actual anthropologist. (I'm a total nerd who loves to sit in on seminars at museums and stuff like that then speak directly with the real experts.) He specifically studies human evolution with a focus on cultural evolution. Whether you are a Creationist or Darwinist, he made valuable points about our ancestors that I found absolutely fascinating. He explained to me that there were three key points in human biological and cultural evolution. The first was when humans discovered and tamed fire. This led to a big leap in biological evolution due to improved nutrition. Just the ability to resist cold weather created healthier humans. The improved nutrition of cooked foods led to denser muscle and an expanded brain pan in early humans. We find simple tools and cave drawings around the same time as the discovery of early fire pits. It's widely accepted that language began to form about this time also. It isn't long after that you begin to find settlements and early forms of agriculture forming. Weaved baskets and clay pots begin to appear. Civilizations with the ability to tame fire leaped forward ahead of the ones who didn't. They evolved ahead while others died off the evolutionary branch. The next big leap came when they discovered rudimentary preservation and cooling. Using cool caves, building clay structures, and digging out root cellars for cold storage gave them the ability to harvest more and to save the surplus for leaner times. Keeping them cold and protected from varmints and bugs was an ongoing struggle. But the ability to eat bread, fruits, berries, nuts, meats, and vegetables year round led to heartier humans that had denser muscles and bones and stronger immune systems. An added advantage was that humans grew an even bigger brain pan. Math, astronomy, medicine and written languages formed after early humans began eating healthy meals year round. The next big leap came with "home" refrigeration. In olden times, kings and nobles could afford to buy ice that was harvested further north and shipped to them to use in very basic ice boxes. A noted improvement in nutrition from these nobles has been noticed as they became "fatter" or obese. Many cultures began to recognize larger size with higher social status. But others who benefited from this refrigeration like household staff also got heavier also. It wasn't until the 1800's when ice could be produced in an industrial setting that refrigeration reached the average citizens and refrigeration was able to help anyone preserve food for long stretches also that led to the next big leap. The anthropologist I spoke with pointed out that was when home refrigeration became more practical for the average household, humans grew a bit chubbier and more resistant to many of the frailties of earlier humans just decades before them. The extra fat layer created a buffer so when illness strikes, you'll loose weight but recover before your weight drops to critical levels. Infant mortality went down. And times of short famine had much lower mortality. The downside is that it also contributed to a condition that didn't exist before for early human populations, obesity. So many people grew larger that size lost it's high social status. However, in modern times, we have gone to the opposite direction of size and social status. Now, people value being slimmer despite the access to instant availability to food thanks to refrigeration and preservation methods. As medical science caught up with us, life expectancy doubled from where it was 200 years ago. From an average age in the 40's up to the 80's in many modern western cultures. Life expectancy still remains lower in cultures that don't have access to good nutrition, refrigeration, and modern medicine. *Fun Fact - Dental Death was the most common cause of natural death before the advent of dentistry, oral hygiene and antibiotics. A tooth would go bad causing an abscess that would lead to septicemia and kill the patient within days of the formation of the abscess. It's been documented on skulls going as far back as the earliest examples of human remains and still occurs today. Other forms of abscess have also been documented on many other skeletal remains as well. However human by human death was the single most common form of unnatural death. So yeah, we've been killing each other in prehistory too. He also pointed out that with each of these key points; (fire, cooling/preservation and refrigeration,) there have also been noted spikes in human populations and expansions to human settlements. He said that the current spike which began in the 1800's since refrigeration was introduced still hasn't leveled out and it's still increasing. In his opinion, modern medicine and refrigeration to preserve foods are the two main reasons why people are generally healthier, living longer, and reproducing more. There are many factors that contribute to our population explosion. Some say vaccination. Vaccines need to be refrigerated. Some say it's the accessibility to food. Find me a supermarket without refrigerators and freezers. If we, as a species, are healthier and stronger, we're going to reproduce. In my personal opinion, I believe that practical home refrigeration is the catalyst of other developments that contributed. If we are going to survive as a species after a prolonged SHTF, we have to consider looking back to how our ancestors did it. They tamed fire, developed methods for cooling and preserving food, and then created refrigeration for extended storage even further. They made tools and built their settlements by hand. And sadly, we won't know if we're doing it right until we look at our children and gauge of they are healthy or not, if we even survive it that long at all. Thanks for reading. Angry responses are welcome.
wow that was long. not hating tho. my main takeaway was to look at the past to prepare for the future. good points thanks. im worried abut over population and we can feed everyone. they get sick and diseases start to spread because of bad nutrition. we have to look baxk at history to see how they handled it.
@@Nicksatrip Good point! Nutrition and Hygiene tend to piggy back each other. When one goes down the other one usually follows. Those are ideal conditions for diseases to spread. I recognize your concern about over population too. This is why so many preppers plan to be self sufficient. Raise their own livestock and plant their own crops. It's an effort to not be reliant on the supply chain.
@@h2hcamey My pleasure. I don't have all the answers but I try to learn as much as I can and share the key points that someone else might find useful.👍
They do make water heaters that use other fuels that don't require electricity such as propane and natural gas. People lived quite well before the modern invention of refrigeration, how soon we forget. For food preservation people use to, smoke, pickle and salt. Most cheese doesn't need refrigeration. If you want to keep things cold you can submerge it in water such as rivers, lakes and stream. They used to harvest ice blocks in the winter and use that for refrigeration. In most European countries no one puts eggs in a refrigerator they are kept on the counter.
I was out of a fridge for 2 ish weeks when it broke down . Lucky it was during winter. "Cooler" was a best friend real fast.Older /used freezers or fridges could be converted if need be. Between Sept and April Canada gets snow and temps just below or far below freezing. Before the modern "compressor" refrigeration ice was shipped from colder parts of the world. No pun intended , but i enjoyed this "cool" video morgan informative on the alternatives that may help. All the best from CR.
Great video. Another preservation technique is fermentation. Researching and practicing preservation techniques as well stock piling the supplies needed are important.
I am not surprised at all. I live in Alabama, but work in Florida. When the last big hurricane came through a year and a half ago, everyone that was unprepared, panicked for ice. If they were able to get a generator, hooking up the fridge and freezer was their top priority. Long term that's unsubstanable, but for those first couple of weeks, it was all people wanted
Drying, Smoking, Fermenting, Canning, Burying (or root cellar), Harvesting only what you will eat ... what i would miss most when the power goes out is *information* not knowing what is going on is the worst, especially in an emergency; and without power you'd know things from merely the distance you can see and hear, plus the time it takes to get that further away message by foot or horse. All the other things, apart from some medical stuff, i can do without in an emergency or have alternatives for ... getting information though...
Much of the world does not refrigerate eggs. Here in the US we do, because we wash them prior to sale-- stripping of the protective coating on the shell. So, if you get your eggs locally from - say someone you are bartering with - you can keep them several weeks w/o refrigeration. (Or I guess pickle them - LOL) Keep chickens if you can!
People who have basements or cool space under their houses can build what was known as a California cooler. This was a tall slim cabinet. It had a floor intake from cooler area. Grated type shelves for airflow around items. There was an outlet to allow hot air to escape. Boss of the Swamp has a variation on this idea. Another old time idea was to use evaporation of water from burlap bags. The burlap ends touched trays of water to wick up the cloth. As the water evaporates, it cools the shelf cabinet area underneath. Another idea, is to research how ice houses worked. There is a possibility that a crawlspace area away from heated parts of the house could be a mini icehouse. This would work if you can freeze water outside. The crawlspace would be better protected from animals. Also food would be kept @ an even temperature range. Some people have utilized crawlspace to build root cellars. Our water heater went out We had to wait to replace it. I heated water on the stove. I filled 5 gal water storage container. The water stayed hot a long time. We were able to take baths & had hot water for other uses. A rocket stove could heat the water. Just insulate container as you need to use rocket stove outside.
I’m very aware of all the ways to heat water lol However a standard water heater takes electricity or gas. Power or gas goes out, hot water must be obtained another route, which is usually far less convenient.
The poll results are interesting but I guess most of my power does goes to my refrigerator so I must be one of them. I also considered how to pressure can without gas fuel but it would be extremely difficult keeping the pressure cooker at the exact pressure range you need to ensure proper canning. If it sits below the proper pressure it will be at below proper temperature so botulism could still survive which is a risk. I guess like Crafty Bastard recommends smoking is probably the best way to preserve meats. Salt is a possibility but only as long as someone has enough salt stocked up.
Need milk for coffee. I am going to try shelf stable milk in 8 oz boxes (6+ month date) on an upcoming camping trip to see how that goes. Was thinking of adding it to the 72 hr - 14 day power outages, and rotate via camping trips. And experiment with mixing up only enough powdered milk for meal preparation.
Living without refrigeration would be a tricky one for me and my family. Considering my youngest son is a diabetic and insulin needs to be kept refrigerated. But of course in a grid down situation insulin might not be available to start with. Especially if we look at a national or global SHTF type situation. And when you mention keeping your products outside but having to protect against predators like animals and such I think the bigger concern would be the human predator in those types of situations. Excellent topic and discussion, and as always thanks for sharing.
There are some natural insulin, I’ll have to do a video about that. As far as humans, yeah for sure, might have to have some extra security. Thank you!
@@RoguePreparedness yeah, we have done some research on some of the natural insulins and they would be helpful in a pinch. But they're just not as good. A lot of these natural insulins were used prior to the introduction of modern insulins. Unfortunately lifespans are not as long as with modern insulins. But they would do in a short term type situation. Some people would argue the point that they are better because their natural but that's probably a whole another topic all on its own LOL. But I do think that would be a very good video for you to do.
I know for a fact I would miss air conditioning. I live in a subtropical climate and have chronic illnesses that react terribly to the humidity and the heat. Lack of air conditioning sucks. I have been without electricity off and on for almost three months. Refrigeration comes in a close second though.
I chose fridge cos i know how id adapt to the others in a sudden shtf. Currently collectin info n saving monies to buy things like a dehydrator xD I luckily dont need meds, but many such things need to be kept at low temps. In uk, we call minced beef what u call ground beef i believe. I plan to make pemmican. Can it be made with such? Lowest fat value iv found is 5 to8% but also most expensive Until i get ferrets to go rabbiting, i cant afford to buy proper meat to slice up to make pemmican n frankly i wanna use the rabbit meat n buy beef tallow for pemmican Dnt care re taste. I dont have space for a rotating pantry in my bedsit, so this is pure shtf wrol food
I would just have to drink my Tequila without ice. Oh wait, I do. A triple with lime and salt, por favor Miss. What out of tequila...Is that an apple tree over there, golly Applejack for us "jacque pyne savages", maize ...corn liker. Preserves cherries n berries nicely. Here the streams run cool year round. Easy to take a blanket placed over a frame suspended from a tree with a drip bucket on top. Lowers temperature inside "refrigerator" quite a bit. Take that venison & fish and suspend in sunny windy location (keeps flys off) to air dry as the Native Americans did here on the Great Lakes. About 15 feet up to keep camp dogs and koyotes off. Bears not so much, bear meat is very tasty though. I have dove in many cold lake here where the ruins of winter ice operations moved sawn ice blocks into 'ice shacks' the ice covered with sawdust. Lasted until next ice up. Best
You can eliminate leftovers by making smaller portions. Red meats can be cooked to medium rare or less and then be sliced and dried or smoked. For any meats, slice thin and smoke or dry and then use for cooking. You can also make salt pork/beef.
If you collect eggs, they don't need to be refrigerated as long as they are clean and not washed. If you feel the need to wash them, do so right before cooking.
The best ideas I have found for long term storage come from the past. Townsend's (if I may recommend another channel) is a great one to learn from. John does living history and covers a lot of things from the 17th and 18th centuries including food storage and recipes.
One way to keep certain foods cool is in the barn at my grand parent's they dug a 7 foot deep hole by 6 feet wide had a wooden ladder and wood shelfs and would hang meat kept all kinds of fruits and vegetables it was alway like 45to 50 degrees at the bottom. You would be surprised just how much food you could store. It was always covered and never any rodents or bugs. Salted and cured hams ten plus year's old we ate good every time we visited. Very simple but very effective.
I’m surprised no bugs or rodents
Interesting, yes when the power went out for the fires here in California that was our biggest concern all the money that is in our freezer if that food goes bad!!!
I didn’t realize the limitations on the pots... The idea of maybe getting a dry bag and submerging it in a even a cool pool?
Pools tend to heat up pretty quickly, unless it’s in a real shady spot. But they tend to get at least luke warm pretty quickly.
Such a wonderful video! It was chocked full of valuable information! And thanks for the shout out!
I definitely took notes on this one! I've heard of Pueblo Natives who were cliff side dwellers in the desert using a "clay pot in clay pots" system for refrigeration before also, however I never learned how the system works. I think you did pretty good on describing it. However, I think a "field test video" might make for a good video once the weather gets warm again. Just putting that idea out there.
My Essay about Fire and Refrigeration...
As a bushcrafter, I once had the most wonderful conversation with an actual anthropologist. (I'm a total nerd who loves to sit in on seminars at museums and stuff like that then speak directly with the real experts.) He specifically studies human evolution with a focus on cultural evolution. Whether you are a Creationist or Darwinist, he made valuable points about our ancestors that I found absolutely fascinating.
He explained to me that there were three key points in human biological and cultural evolution. The first was when humans discovered and tamed fire. This led to a big leap in biological evolution due to improved nutrition. Just the ability to resist cold weather created healthier humans. The improved nutrition of cooked foods led to denser muscle and an expanded brain pan in early humans. We find simple tools and cave drawings around the same time as the discovery of early fire pits. It's widely accepted that language began to form about this time also. It isn't long after that you begin to find settlements and early forms of agriculture forming. Weaved baskets and clay pots begin to appear. Civilizations with the ability to tame fire leaped forward ahead of the ones who didn't. They evolved ahead while others died off the evolutionary branch.
The next big leap came when they discovered rudimentary preservation and cooling. Using cool caves, building clay structures, and digging out root cellars for cold storage gave them the ability to harvest more and to save the surplus for leaner times. Keeping them cold and protected from varmints and bugs was an ongoing struggle. But the ability to eat bread, fruits, berries, nuts, meats, and vegetables year round led to heartier humans that had denser muscles and bones and stronger immune systems. An added advantage was that humans grew an even bigger brain pan. Math, astronomy, medicine and written languages formed after early humans began eating healthy meals year round.
The next big leap came with "home" refrigeration. In olden times, kings and nobles could afford to buy ice that was harvested further north and shipped to them to use in very basic ice boxes. A noted improvement in nutrition from these nobles has been noticed as they became "fatter" or obese. Many cultures began to recognize larger size with higher social status. But others who benefited from this refrigeration like household staff also got heavier also. It wasn't until the 1800's when ice could be produced in an industrial setting that refrigeration reached the average citizens and refrigeration was able to help anyone preserve food for long stretches also that led to the next big leap.
The anthropologist I spoke with pointed out that was when home refrigeration became more practical for the average household, humans grew a bit chubbier and more resistant to many of the frailties of earlier humans just decades before them. The extra fat layer created a buffer so when illness strikes, you'll loose weight but recover before your weight drops to critical levels. Infant mortality went down. And times of short famine had much lower mortality. The downside is that it also contributed to a condition that didn't exist before for early human populations, obesity.
So many people grew larger that size lost it's high social status. However, in modern times, we have gone to the opposite direction of size and social status. Now, people value being slimmer despite the access to instant availability to food thanks to refrigeration and preservation methods.
As medical science caught up with us, life expectancy doubled from where it was 200 years ago. From an average age in the 40's up to the 80's in many modern western cultures. Life expectancy still remains lower in cultures that don't have access to good nutrition, refrigeration, and modern medicine.
*Fun Fact - Dental Death was the most common cause of natural death before the advent of dentistry, oral hygiene and antibiotics. A tooth would go bad causing an abscess that would lead to septicemia and kill the patient within days of the formation of the abscess. It's been documented on skulls going as far back as the earliest examples of human remains and still occurs today. Other forms of abscess have also been documented on many other skeletal remains as well. However human by human death was the single most common form of unnatural death. So yeah, we've been killing each other in prehistory too.
He also pointed out that with each of these key points; (fire, cooling/preservation and refrigeration,) there have also been noted spikes in human populations and expansions to human settlements. He said that the current spike which began in the 1800's since refrigeration was introduced still hasn't leveled out and it's still increasing. In his opinion, modern medicine and refrigeration to preserve foods are the two main reasons why people are generally healthier, living longer, and reproducing more.
There are many factors that contribute to our population explosion. Some say vaccination. Vaccines need to be refrigerated. Some say it's the accessibility to food. Find me a supermarket without refrigerators and freezers. If we, as a species, are healthier and stronger, we're going to reproduce. In my personal opinion, I believe that practical home refrigeration is the catalyst of other developments that contributed.
If we are going to survive as a species after a prolonged SHTF, we have to consider looking back to how our ancestors did it. They tamed fire, developed methods for cooling and preserving food, and then created refrigeration for extended storage even further. They made tools and built their settlements by hand. And sadly, we won't know if we're doing it right until we look at our children and gauge of they are healthy or not, if we even survive it that long at all.
Thanks for reading. Angry responses are welcome.
wow that was long. not hating tho. my main takeaway was to look at the past to prepare for the future. good points thanks. im worried abut over population and we can feed everyone. they get sick and diseases start to spread because of bad nutrition. we have to look baxk at history to see how they handled it.
@@Nicksatrip Good point! Nutrition and Hygiene tend to piggy back each other. When one goes down the other one usually follows. Those are ideal conditions for diseases to spread. I recognize your concern about over population too. This is why so many preppers plan to be self sufficient. Raise their own livestock and plant their own crops. It's an effort to not be reliant on the supply chain.
Won’t work in our humid climate but maybe if we get to a dry climate. We’ll see.
Interesting commentary. Thanks. 😊
@@h2hcamey My pleasure. I don't have all the answers but I try to learn as much as I can and share the key points that someone else might find useful.👍
you can also preserve fresh eggs long term by water-glassing
Interesting, never thought of the clay pot method, I will have to test that out!
I'd like to see that. Maybe even comparing your results with various methods.
I’ll wait for your results. Your climate should be ideal for the pots.
They do make water heaters that use other fuels that don't require electricity such as propane and natural gas. People lived quite well before the modern invention of refrigeration, how soon we forget. For food preservation people use to, smoke, pickle and salt. Most cheese doesn't need refrigeration. If you want to keep things cold you can submerge it in water such as rivers, lakes and stream. They used to harvest ice blocks in the winter and use that for refrigeration. In most European countries no one puts eggs in a refrigerator they are kept on the counter.
I was out of a fridge for 2 ish weeks when it broke down . Lucky it was during winter. "Cooler" was a best friend real fast.Older /used freezers or fridges could be converted if need be. Between Sept and April Canada gets snow and temps just below or far below freezing. Before the modern "compressor" refrigeration ice was shipped from colder parts of the world. No pun intended , but i enjoyed this "cool" video morgan informative on the alternatives that may help. All the best from CR.
Great video. Another preservation technique is fermentation. Researching and practicing preservation techniques as well stock piling the supplies needed are important.
I am not surprised at all. I live in Alabama, but work in Florida. When the last big hurricane came through a year and a half ago, everyone that was unprepared, panicked for ice. If they were able to get a generator, hooking up the fridge and freezer was their top priority. Long term that's unsubstanable, but for those first couple of weeks, it was all people wanted
Gotta have that ice.
Drying, Smoking, Fermenting, Canning, Burying (or root cellar), Harvesting only what you will eat ... what i would miss most when the power goes out is *information* not knowing what is going on is the worst, especially in an emergency; and without power you'd know things from merely the distance you can see and hear, plus the time it takes to get that further away message by foot or horse. All the other things, apart from some medical stuff, i can do without in an emergency or have alternatives for ... getting information though...
Much of the world does not refrigerate eggs. Here in the US we do, because we wash them prior to sale-- stripping of the protective coating on the shell. So, if you get your eggs locally from - say someone you are bartering with - you can keep them several weeks w/o refrigeration. (Or I guess pickle them - LOL)
Keep chickens if you can!
People who have basements or cool space under their houses can build what was known as a California cooler. This was a tall slim cabinet. It had a floor intake from cooler area. Grated type shelves for airflow around items. There was an outlet to allow hot air to escape. Boss of the Swamp has a variation on this idea. Another old time idea was to use evaporation of water from burlap bags. The burlap ends touched trays of water to wick up the cloth. As the water evaporates, it cools the shelf cabinet area underneath. Another idea, is to research how ice houses worked. There is a possibility that a crawlspace area away from heated parts of the house could be a mini icehouse. This would work if you can freeze water outside. The crawlspace would be better protected from animals. Also food would be kept @ an even temperature range. Some people have utilized crawlspace to build root cellars. Our water heater went out We had to wait to replace it. I heated water on the stove. I filled 5 gal water storage container. The water stayed hot a long time. We were able to take baths & had hot water for other uses. A rocket stove could heat the water. Just insulate container as you need to use rocket stove outside.
I think that people were thinking you don't need electricity to heat water.
It’s either gas or electric, so.....
@@RoguePreparedness Solar camp showers, camp showers where you heat up the water on a camp fire it can be done quite easily
I’m very aware of all the ways to heat water lol However a standard water heater takes electricity or gas. Power or gas goes out, hot water must be obtained another route, which is usually far less convenient.
The poll results are interesting but I guess most of my power does goes to my refrigerator so I must be one of them. I also considered how to pressure can without gas fuel but it would be extremely difficult keeping the pressure cooker at the exact pressure range you need to ensure proper canning. If it sits below the proper pressure it will be at below proper temperature so botulism could still survive which is a risk. I guess like Crafty Bastard recommends smoking is probably the best way to preserve meats. Salt is a possibility but only as long as someone has enough salt stocked up.
Yeah that’s my concern with the pressure cooker, keeping it at temp. People say they’ve done it but I’d definitely be worried.
Need milk for coffee. I am going to try shelf stable milk in 8 oz boxes (6+ month date) on an upcoming camping trip to see how that goes. Was thinking of adding it to the 72 hr - 14 day power outages, and rotate via camping trips. And experiment with mixing up only enough powdered milk for meal preparation.
Lots of powered alternatives. Or just drink it black.
It would definitely suck without refrigeration. Great tips.
We’re definitely reliant on it but we’d learn to live without it
Living without refrigeration would be a tricky one for me and my family. Considering my youngest son is a diabetic and insulin needs to be kept refrigerated. But of course in a grid down situation insulin might not be available to start with. Especially if we look at a national or global SHTF type situation. And when you mention keeping your products outside but having to protect against predators like animals and such I think the bigger concern would be the human predator in those types of situations. Excellent topic and discussion, and as always thanks for sharing.
There are some natural insulin, I’ll have to do a video about that. As far as humans, yeah for sure, might have to have some extra security. Thank you!
@@RoguePreparedness yeah, we have done some research on some of the natural insulins and they would be helpful in a pinch. But they're just not as good. A lot of these natural insulins were used prior to the introduction of modern insulins. Unfortunately lifespans are not as long as with modern insulins. But they would do in a short term type situation. Some people would argue the point that they are better because their natural but that's probably a whole another topic all on its own LOL. But I do think that would be a very good video for you to do.
Refrigeration + milk + Ovaltine. Case closed.
Thanks for sharing, keep up the good work!
Can’t you do ovaltine with water or is that blasphemy?
@@RoguePreparedness blasphemy except in the most extreme circumstances.
I know for a fact I would miss air conditioning. I live in a subtropical climate and have chronic illnesses that react terribly to the humidity and the heat. Lack of air conditioning sucks. I have been without electricity off and on for almost three months.
Refrigeration comes in a close second though.
people need to realize they need to save their hardwoods for cooking over. That fir wood tastes terrible if you get the smoke on the food.
Even more reasons to be as self sufficient as possible.
Exactly
I've been living without fridge for a year....
I only miss the cold drink, and yogurts are problematic.
Yes you can pressure can using wood fire, however close attention needs to be paid to temperature. I have done this on a two week camp out.
I chose fridge cos i know how id adapt to the others in a sudden shtf. Currently collectin info n saving monies to buy things like a dehydrator xD
I luckily dont need meds, but many such things need to be kept at low temps.
In uk, we call minced beef what u call ground beef i believe.
I plan to make pemmican. Can it be made with such? Lowest fat value iv found is 5 to8% but also most expensive
Until i get ferrets to go rabbiting, i cant afford to buy proper meat to slice up to make pemmican n frankly i wanna use the rabbit meat n buy beef tallow for pemmican
Dnt care re taste. I dont have space for a rotating pantry in my bedsit, so this is pure shtf wrol food
I would just have to drink my Tequila without ice. Oh wait, I do. A triple with lime and salt, por favor Miss. What out of tequila...Is that an apple tree over there, golly Applejack for us "jacque pyne savages", maize ...corn liker. Preserves cherries n berries nicely.
Here the streams run cool year round. Easy to take a blanket placed over a frame suspended from a tree with a drip bucket on top. Lowers temperature inside "refrigerator" quite a bit. Take that venison & fish and suspend in sunny windy location (keeps flys off) to air dry as the Native Americans did here on the Great Lakes. About 15 feet up to keep camp dogs and koyotes off. Bears not so much, bear meat is very tasty though.
I have dove in many cold lake here where the ruins of winter ice operations moved sawn ice blocks into 'ice shacks' the ice covered with sawdust. Lasted until next ice up.
Best
We have juniper here, can whip up a batch up gin. 😁
Good morning😊 just want to add....WHEN WE HAVE SUN....lol
Most days it seems always cloudy.
Chemtrails aren't helping.