Tuesday, January 19, 2010

FYI: Phillips class location

I've had a few requests for the address of the BATC (Bridgerland Applied Technology Center) for the Jim Phillips class tonight. Here it is: 1301 North 600 West, Logan, UT Enjoy!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

JANUARY PREPAREDNESS GOAL-JOIN ME!


I decided that I am more likely to follow through on my preparedness goals if I am accountable to y'all, so each month I will be listing my preparedness goals and you are welcome to join me! Sometimes doing things with someone else helps you get it done! So here goes:


January-


  • Get spare keys made (enough to have house/vehicle keys on each keychain as well as having some put away for "emergency" purposes.) This is something I've been putting off forever! Time to get it done!

  • Get legal documents scanned and saved to a USB drive, put with my 72-hour kit. In the event of an emergency, if I don't have time or the thought to grab all my "important" papers, I will have them all with me!

Cost of items: spare keys (no idea), USB (already have an old one that will work). Minimal cost this month as I am still recovering from Christmas!

JANUARY ORDER

All of these items will be covered in the Jim Phillips classes (details below) so if you would like to know how to use them before purchasing, we would love to see you at the classes!

  • New! Sanitation tablets that are used to make a disinfectant for food surfaces, faucets, doorknobs, dishes, ect. (these have an indefinate shelf life, are non-toxic (unlike bleach), and cheap! Putting 1-2 tablets in water gives you a whole gallon of disinfect you can spray). One bottle will make 75-150 gallons. $16
  • 55 gal. water barrels - for storage, special price this month (used, food grade, triple washed). Recommended 2 week-3 month water storage, 1 gal per person, per day. $20 ***If we get enough interest from the Salt Lake or Provo areas, we can put a group order together on barrels and get them delivered to one location. So tell your friends!
  • Polar Pure iodine crystals (water disinfectant that can be used multiple times). One bottle will disinfect about (10) 55 gal. water barrels. $12
  • Moon cups -"reusable tampons" in the form of cups that catch your flow rather than absorb it. One of these will last at least 15 years, talk about saving money on feminine needs, plus they take up very little space and are environmentally friendly. $31
  • To order any of these products during the month of January, please send an email to foodstoragenow@gmail.com.

WATER AND SANITATION CLASSES IN LOGAN

Water: The Liquid of Life –
What to do when the pipes run dry

Jim Philips teaches water preparation as the second preparedness parachute.

Everyone is invited. Cost is $5 per person.

Date: January 14, 2010 Time: 6 pm

BATC East Room 840


Correct water preparedness for emergencies is of extreme importance. Lack of proper water preparation will cause stress and great discomfort within hours. Without adequate sanitary water, injury and death will happen within two to three days.

Water is your second Preparedness Parachute. The issues and needs surrounding dependence on the water utility infrastructure (electricity, communications, pipes, pumps, reservoirs and purification) that delivers safe water to our homes is not well understood and respected by most people.

When the infrastructure is down and emergency services are not available, the lack of readily available safe water can quickly escalate all the interconnected issues into serious killers.

There is much more to understanding WATER preparation than just having a drum of water, a portable filter and some bleach on hand. There are many options available and many are low cost or no cost. You must have adequate supplies of safe sanitary water or you will become weak, sick or die.


Sanitation: The Hidden Disaster

- What to do when sewer, water and power fail

Jim Philips teaches sanitation as the third preparedness parachute.

Everyone is invited. Cost is $5 per person.

Date: January 19, 2010 Time: 6pm

BATC East Room 840



Sanitation is your third Survival Parachute. If you get this wrong, you die.

The issues and needs surrounding emergency sanitation are grossly overlooked and very underestimated. When something really serious happens and the infrastructure is gone and emergency services are not available, the lack of proper sanitation can quickly escalate into the biggest killer of all.

Seriously, if you get this wrong during an emergency, sanitation issues can turn very deadly in a hurry. You might have all the food, water, tools and other skills you need, but if you come down with typhus or crypto and die, then everything else you did to prepare is for naught.

There is much more to sanitation than storing toilet paper and bars of soap. In this class, we will explore the key principles of empowering sanitation for long-term self-reliant living:

- Why is sanitation a Survival Parachute

- Long-term emergency disposal of the world’s most deadly substance

- Protecting your home environment from sewer system failure

- Personal hygiene

- Personal protection

- Keeping things cleaned up

- Cleaners and sanitizers

- Disposal of trash & garbage

- Controlling vermin and pests