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| Raven | Dec 24 2010, 02:10 PM Post #21 |
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That kind of common sense went out with cloth diapers (another thing that should be on every preppers list) I used to buy flannel in the cut pile. You can get it very cheap. You never know when a baby will make it's way to you and they might be a barter item. I saw a commercial yesterday about donating diapers to people that can't afford them. Cloth diapers were the first thing that I thought of but then people not only don't know how to use them, they wont wash them and they are clueless as to how to fold them. My kids included. |
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| Mommacat | Dec 25 2010, 12:46 AM Post #22 |
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I used cloth for my kids - they had very sensitive skin and, at the time, all the disposable diapers had loads of perfume and crap in them. Poor little things would actually get blisters on their tiny butts! But, yeah, diapers would be good thing to keep on hand. Even if a baby never crosses your path, they make excellent cleaning cloths! |
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| Raven | Dec 25 2010, 06:00 AM Post #23 |
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According to my chiropractor, who researches the hell out of everything, disposable diapers have varying degrees of heavy metals in them. That is where the blisters come from. The cheaper diapers are less absorbant but they contain fewer heavy metals. I don't know where he got his info though. |
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| Mommacat | Dec 25 2010, 02:33 PM Post #24 |
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I actually think disposable "ultra absorbent" diapers are not a good thing. Babies should be changed as they need it. Just becuase the diaper doesn't leak all over the place doesn't make it comfortable or healthy for the baby - just lots easier on the parent. |
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| HandFarming | Jul 25 2011, 11:03 AM Post #25 |
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Makes ya'all wonder how humans lived for thousands of years without thermostats, disposable diapers, air conditioning and Mc D's When my son was growing up and had friends over in the winter and they complained because of the cold- he told them to throw more wood in the wood stove cause he knew that's what he would be told if he complained...and some weekends he got the place in the 90s. We heat the farm with wood too and the husband does heating/cooling/plumbing for people who freak when the house temp is under 86 degrees. What are these people going to do when the power goes out, the area gets a tornado, the gas prices keep them from paying a gas bill/or the gov doesn't pay their bill? What are people going to do when Mc D's costs as much as fine dining does now IF you can afford to drive to one? What a house of cards we live in. |
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| Raven | Jul 25 2011, 09:17 PM Post #26 |
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That reminds me of last Christmas time. Our kids came to our house with their kids and everyone complained that it was so cold! We have a good sized woodstove in our kitchen and it heats the entire house. Griz and I were just fine but the kids said over and over that if they come to our house again that they hope that we would turn on the furnace before they get there. We usually don't turn it on until the worst of the winter and then only because our furnace needs to be run a couple of times a season in order to work better...not sure why and I don't care but apparently you have to do it. We get so used to the temps and we are cozy. This is all stuff that will make life unbearable for most. People that are miserable get cranky, cranky people turn adversarial quickly which in turn makes life interesting. As long as I am ranting I can also say that 3 of the kids won't let their kids touch anything for fear that they will get hurt...one tells the kids don't and if they do anyway she is quick with the "you'll get no sympathy from me because you were warned" speach. I wonder what will happen to all of the people/kids that have spent their life being not only financially cared for but protected even from themselves. No matter which side of the coin you look at, it doesn't look good! |
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| HandFarming | Jul 26 2011, 09:58 PM Post #27 |
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As I listen to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWsSwmVfpqM&feature=relmfu he talks about NOT BURNING WOOD in the country as it is visible for MILES. So don't burn wood straight out. On: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_mass_heater these heaters reduce smoke and increase efficiency for more heat from less wood and cooking. They also stay warm as the mass gets heated.. .. We make JetStoves (we convert regular wood burning units into these Taurus burning units). |
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| Raven | Jul 26 2011, 11:53 PM Post #28 |
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I guess that I never thought of the smoke from the wood! Thanks for the heads up. Not sure what we would do otherwise. We bought a soapstone stove as it burns wood more efficiently than the old antique parlor stove that we had. We actually planned on putting the antique on into a small shack guest cottage for after TSHTF. |
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| Mommacat | Jul 27 2011, 04:14 AM Post #29 |
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The smoke from a wood fire is able to be seen for miles and miles! There are some "baffle" systems I have heard of that channel the smoke down and through either water of dirt. Not sure how they work, but they've been thought of!
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| HandFarming | Jul 27 2011, 07:48 AM Post #30 |
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Yeah- its one thing to find and help survivors. Its another to get caught off-guard by uninvited people who saw your warm fire! I watched a few of that youtube YankeePrepper videos and he's from MN He runs http://www.survivalblog.com/ |
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