The Q&A portion of the Wild Bunch Dispatch will be held on this page from 6:30pm to 8pm (Mountain Time) today. Any questions you might have on the 59th issue please post here and I will try to answer them to the best of my ability. Some ground rules:
1) Please stick to the subject matter of the newsletter.
2) This is not a debate forum. If you have some concerns I’m happy to address them, but I can’t get into a long circular debate while other people have questions.
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I will begin discussion at exactly 6:30pm Mountain time. Looking forward to your questions and thoughts on the Wild Bunch Issue #59. The next issue of the newsletter will be released on July 23rd. If you missed out on this discussion you can still subscribe for the next issue and participate. For more information on how to subscribe, visit the link HERE.
Regards,
Brandon Smith, Founder of Alt-Market.us
Discussion is now open.
Here in my part of Texas we’ve been having the opposite problem of torrential rain and flooding. It seems like at least once a week we get a downpour.
Yes, I’ve been hearing that from other readers in Texas. One way to take advantage of heavy rains is to store water in cisterns for next year when things might be more dry. Also, check to see if your home is in a flood plain. You don’t want to be caught in a flood if infrastructure like levees go down.
Do you have any experience with atmospheric water generators? Until I read this newsletter I did not know such a thing existed, but they look promising.
I’ve only seen the smaller generators, not the large ones that produce 200-300 gallons per day. I know that the Army uses them to produce water for troops in the desert. I imagine they require a good amount of power. The smaller units use very little power and make around 8 gallons per day. They cost around $1200. If you are in a dry environment, it would allow you to live there indefinitely (at least in terms of water supply). If I was in the desert I would probably try to save up for medium sized unit. 50-100 gallons a day would be more than enough for a few people and a garden.
Been wanting to get the water barrels set up for sure. It’s been raining here pretty consistently and the garden is thankful. We have multiple storage barrels, a berkey filter along with your typical backpack filters, etc. Get yourselves water filtration/purification if you don’t have it yet, you’ll probably need it sooner than later.
Yes, I also like the Sawyer filters. They can screw onto a Platypus bag or any standard water bottle from the grocery store. You can set them up as a gravity fed drip system and have clean water all day long.
I’ll check out those Sawyers for sure.
On a side note, man it’s getting nuts out there, haven’t been in a Wild Bunch Chat in awhile.
Take care Brandon and all you fellow badgers.
I am definitely seeing an uptick in activity. I don’t know if it’s because the WEF just had their Cyberpolygon meeting, but I know the elites have their Bohemian Grove event coming soon. Also, I haven’t heard anything about Bilderberg recently, but that should be happening soon as well.
I’ve heard about desalination plants that separate the salt from seawater and make it potable. Don’t know if such devices exist that can be used at home, but that would be good for those living along the coast. And I imagine the atmospheric water generator would do particularly well there given the humidity of the coastal areas.
I recently read that some scientists came up with a more efficient method for desalinization. I guess it has its problems. I know that if you are ever stuck on a desert island you can pour sea water in a container and if you have sheet plastic above it, it will catch the water vapor from the container and it is drinkable. But again, it’s not going to produce much more than what you need to survive. It will be interesting to see what they do with the new desalinating technology.
For long term large under ground storage I always thought that a DC/solar powered aerator would be a good idea for keeping things fresh. Also I’ve seen wind generated aeration in cattle ponds, etc. out here in Park County, CO.
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I have a 500 gal plastic tank filled with tap water that I refill/refresh once a year.
The aim of most preps is to buy time so you can figure your next move (not literal move, but next step), not survive indefinitely from your preps.
Depends on your preps. Some preps are forever if you do them right.
Agreed. Good point. Equipment etc. is long-term. Perishables, coin, etc. are buying time.