First interests: Is there a 'F.A.Q' for this forum? For beginners/starters?

[mettle]

Have you guys compiled info into a usable sticky, FAQ or something that a new guy like me could use to figure out what I need to keep my family of 4 fed?

 

[TylerB]

There was a link to a site with a food storage calculator posted a couple months ago. It asks for how many family members 7+ years old and how many family members 0-6 years old you have, and then calculates what you should have for a years worth of food.

Here's the thread:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...eparedness/24740-food_storage_calculator.html

Here's the linke:
Food Storage Calculator

 

[esrice]

If someone decides to put together a "Survival and Disaster FAQ" let me know and I can make it a sticky.

 

[longbow]

Just read every post and you should have a good idea......

 

[jedi]

If someone decides to put together a "Survival and Disaster FAQ" let me know and I can make it a sticky.

There is an ebook in this thread (2nd post) that is a good starting point for people on things they need to have for emergencies that I created.

If you want create a new stick for it. The 1st post are good lessons learned from a tornado.

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...ness/12040-shtf_tornando_lessons_learned.html

 

[smokingman]

+1 for starting a storage program!

 

[Sailor]

I posted an excel spreadsheet that tracks my food storage. You just enter the number of adults and children and you can customize it to what you store. It is different in that it tracks, by total calories you needed. It will tell you how many calories your family needs in a given time period vs how many you have stored.

Check it out, you can download your own copy from google docs.

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/survival_and_disaster_preparedness/37743-food_storage_calculator.html

 

[TylerB]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...ness/12040-shtf_tornando_lessons_learned.html

Good write up. Some lessons can only be learned by experience and it seems you got your fair share.

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...eparedness/37743-food_storage_calculator.html

Do you have to sign up a google account to download it?

 

[Sailor]

Good write up. Some lessons can only be learned by experience and it seems you got your fair share.


Do you have to sign up a google account to download it?

No I have the account and made it public. Just clik the link and you can export it to your computer or view there.

 

[GhostofWinter]

I tried just clicking the link sailor and it keeps giving me the splash page where you log into google and stuff. Did I somehow miss something?

Greg

 

[Sailor]

I am checking it now.

Looks like the site is having problems I can not access now. Server error.

Hold on or pm me your email and l will send the excel file directly to you.

 

[TylerB]

Its working now, if you click the link it views it on the internet and you can go to File, Export, .xls, and save it so it works in Excel.

The file works really well, good job. I like how customizable it is.

 

[Sailor]

If you add your own rows, remember you will have to copy the formulas also because or else the totals will not come up right. It may be easier to just edit an existing row. Put zero's in the column "have stored" for food you do not have.

 

[Richard]

I usually suggest folks start by putting together a 72 hour kits (just remember you'll need 72 hours worth of stuff for each member of your household).

After that focus on water storage & purification, then start working on laying in some stores of long shelf-lifed food & other essentials, flashlights, radios, medicine, batteries, solar/crank rechargers, toiletries, etc that your family might want or need.