Or, straight pimpin, yo. Again.

There's a three minute vid that goes with this solar oven website that has some sobering statistics about deforestation and the 20 or 30 cigarette per day equivalent that is cooking over a fire in a hut. However, they had me at "solar crock pot." :D  Yes, I discovered this in my search for Things Usable Without ( Read more... )

and yet MORE conspicuous consumption preparedness shopping:
The Practical Sleeping Bag (to go with the practical pack)
Blue spork...BLUE (to go with the pot)
Storm proof matches (to go with the stove)
Test food (to try with the cooking goods above)
Yum (because I looooove turkey jerky)
First Aid Kit (supplies for more than a day? who'd a thunk it ( Read more... )

Because I realized that all I have here is a hammer and a busted wrench.
Less about survival than the "ooooh, cool" factor
A salute to prepping and also rounds out the order for free shipping

Last order:
A practical looking pack
Freeze dried food
Something to eat it in
Solar ovens take too long
What it burns
Well, two cats and a personFuture ( Read more... )

So, for my emergency supplies I have
A case of diet Coke
A warehouse store size package of ultra comfort toilet tissue
A Luggable Loo
The aforementioned FEMA approved QuakeKare pack for 2

A woman's got to have priorities, after all.

More of a "FEMA should be here (checks watch) any minute" prepper. Still, having a wishlist on amazon.com entitled "Storm Preparedness" which is in part based on a nutbar survivalist's Listmania could cast doubt on my So Not A Nutbar cred.

Bought today:
Hand crank flashlight/radio/phone charger
Water bulb (one fills it up on severe weather warning ( Read more... )