Yes, alcohol, weed, tobacco, things like that, we need to be able to make our own. One thing that I am having a hard time finding is a well bucket. I have a very good well on my place. I need about a hundred feet of rope and one of those well buckets, but those buckets are hard to come by. If you do find one they want an arm and a leg for them and they look like they are made from the cheapest crap they could find!
Edit to add: Maybe I should start a business making them!;)
Tools might be better? Crow bars, pry bars, bolt cutters... ? Also semi durable goods and supplies? Rope, chain, hardware, winches, buckets, wax, gas, axes, tarps, lightbulbs, lighters, fertilizer... guns and bullets too if you like to keep your shit.
I was basing it on cost, but my calculation was pre-“quintupling of currency supply” that happened in the last three years, so it’s probably totally different now. I’d re-run the math if I got another case today.
[ + ] Peleg
[ - ] Peleg 0 points 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 14:23:58 ago (+0/-0)
One thing that I am having a hard time finding is a well bucket. I have a very good well on my place. I need about a hundred feet of rope and one of those well buckets, but those buckets are hard to come by. If you do find one they want an arm and a leg for them and they look like they are made from the cheapest crap they could find!
Edit to add: Maybe I should start a business making them!;)
[ + ] pickingrinninspittin
[ - ] pickingrinninspittin 1 point 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 20:48:48 ago (+2/-1)
Better to buy the equipment necessary to build a still and teach yourself how it works.
[ + ] Lordbananafist
[ - ] Lordbananafist 0 points 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 21:02:48 ago (+1/-1)
[ + ] Tallest_Skil
[ - ] Tallest_Skil 0 points 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 22:44:43 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] Lordbananafist
[ - ] Lordbananafist 0 points 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 00:09:20 ago (+0/-0)
I think we’re talking about an apocalyptic scenario here right? Full collapse.
[ + ] observation1
[ - ] observation1 1 point 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 20:51:50 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] SteppingRazor
[ - ] SteppingRazor 1 point 1.3 yearsFeb 7, 2023 12:27:13 ago (+1/-0)
https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.php/Uncle_Jesse%27s_Simple_Sour_Mash_Method
You can also do pure corn, but then you’d need enzymes to convert the starch to sugar for the yeast. Corn is a pain in the ass to work with though.
[ + ] i_scream_trucks
[ - ] i_scream_trucks 2 points 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 21:42:24 ago (+2/-0)
build a still and grow sometihng you can distill into booze.
[ + ] Tallest_Skil
[ - ] Tallest_Skil 1 point 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 22:44:16 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] i_scream_trucks
[ - ] i_scream_trucks 1 point 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 03:28:25 ago (+1/-0)
Chips and vodka.
Part of a complete breakfast.
[ + ] SteppingRazor
[ - ] SteppingRazor 0 points 1.3 yearsFeb 7, 2023 12:28:48 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] MaryXmas
[ - ] MaryXmas 2 points 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 22:24:45 ago (+2/-0)
[ + ] Tallest_Skil
[ - ] Tallest_Skil 2 points 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 22:43:34 ago (+2/-0)
[ + ] MuricaPersonified
[ - ] MuricaPersonified 0 points 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 00:41:11 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] lord_nougat
[ - ] lord_nougat 1 point 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 13:34:56 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] Tallest_Skil
[ - ] Tallest_Skil 0 points 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 15:03:25 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] Shotinthedark
[ - ] Shotinthedark 2 points 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 02:52:27 ago (+2/-0)
[ + ] PearofAnguishJuniorManager
[ - ] PearofAnguishJuniorManager 3 points 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 22:45:34 ago (+3/-0)
[ + ] Fascinus
[ - ] Fascinus 1 point 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 00:55:17 ago (+1/-0)
https://prephole.com/surviving-a-year-of-shtf-in-90s-bosnia-war-selco-forum-thread-6265/
[ + ] IfuckedYerMum
[ - ] IfuckedYerMum 3 points 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 23:41:08 ago (+3/-0)
[ + ] Fascinus
[ - ] Fascinus 2 points 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 00:57:19 ago (+2/-0)
Anyone with a still, some kind of sugar/starch and yeast can make booze.
Depending on where you live, growing tobacco might prove to be considerably more challenging.
[ + ]deleted
[ - ] deleted 3 points 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 09:41:31 ago (+3/-0)
[ + ] SteppingRazor
[ - ] SteppingRazor 0 points 1.3 yearsFeb 7, 2023 12:24:39 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] lord_nougat
[ - ] lord_nougat 6 points 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 20:48:17 ago (+6/-0)
Now I need to restock.
[ + ] 2Drunk
[ - ] 2Drunk 2 points 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 13:29:11 ago (+2/-0)
[ + ] lord_nougat
[ - ] lord_nougat 1 point 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 13:33:34 ago (+1/-0)