tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101360708311478186.post6007220208625163737..comments2024-03-23T06:50:54.301-04:00Comments on The Freehold: Prepping 101RevAllysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647500969442410706noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101360708311478186.post-69868799050219687712012-11-22T13:50:51.883-05:002012-11-22T13:50:51.883-05:00If ever there was a need to prep it is this:
htt...If ever there was a need to prep it is this:<br /><br /> http://www.empcommission.org/docs/empc_exec_rpt.pdf<br /><br />I think this one issue, the EMP threat could be the catalyst to make prepping not only popular but an expected response. Like “of course I prep. It is only a matter of time before one of Americas numerous enemies tries this EMP thing“.<br /><br /><br />So in response to this threat I try to help people to get ready. Besides telling people to get enough stored water, here is the best prepping tip I know. <br />Sprouting. <br /><br />You can multiply the volume of your beans and they will not be as gassy. Beans and other sproutables will keep for years (decades perhaps) and they are cheap and compact foods.<br /><br /> I made few really simple sprouters out of 2 plastic stackable cups and a lid from a jar of instant coffee. You get more than enough sprouts in one set up in 3 days to double the volume of a can of progresso soup. So with 3 you can have a batch of sprouts every day. I have made sprouts from several beans / seeds such as lentils (10 years+ old) mung beans, black eyed peas, garbanzo beans etc (I don’t like pinto beans and they do not sprout as well as some other beans):<br /><br />http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-This-Sprouter-It-Works-Great/?ALLSTEPS<br /><br />You get more than enough sprouts in one set up in 3 days to double the volume of a can of progresso soup. So with 3 you can have a batch of sprouts every day. This is probably one of the most important things a prepper can do to make sure they have enough food. Buy lots of sprout able beans and seeds and have a way to sprout them. Dehydrated foods become bigger when you re-hydrate but there is a limit. After that limit is hit you are just watering down dehydrated food, With sprouts, they are dehydrated to the limit in about 12 hours. After that they grow. So you potentially get a lot more food with sprouts than with other dehydrated foods. A few cubic feet of mung beans and lentils is a massive amount of food. <br /><br />Lux<br /><br />http://www.instructables.com/member/luxstar/rss.xml?show=instructable<br /><br />Luxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00594062187201249701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101360708311478186.post-77299374231069080512012-11-17T18:05:38.093-05:002012-11-17T18:05:38.093-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10979951501417983587noreply@blogger.com