Monthly Food Storage Plan, Staying Cool

*** EVERY SINGLE WEEK ***

Water is your number one item you will need to survive in an emergency. CLICK to learn how to store water. (http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/prepare/water-storage.html)

You will need to store away at least 2 gallons of water each week in 2 liter pop bottles, 5 gallon water containers, or other food safe containers. (NOT empty milk jugs as those will biodegrade.)

Monthly Food Storage Plan

(NOTE: This is NOT a full years supply of food but it will help greatly.)

AUGUST	WATER! - as much as you can buy and store- each month!
Week 1: Spices and multi-vitamins	Week 2: Salt 8 lbs	Week 3: Vegetables (canned) as frozen will not store in an emergency.	Week 4: Baking Powder - 1 lb

 

As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we have been counseled by our prophets to "Be Prepared", "Get Your House In Order".  We need to remember that our prophets are not just "our" prophets, they are God's mouthpiece for the world.

Here are some videos that may shed a little insight into your life.

Remember, I am not promoting any sponsors. Take these videos for what they are, information!

Remember when this happened in 2008?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_7kRV5kD0o&feature=player_embedded#at=39

In 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob-ubrC2RnU&feature=related

Around the world

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YA3svWMF50&feature=related

Not only members of the Church see the upcoming problems.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3JgI0Pynxw&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t05qO1lY-Q&feature=related (store what you normally eat!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RDia6rKHKA&feature=related

Prices are still going up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIWeqqd7GqE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeTTHQrtAl4&feature=related

Is it hot enough for you????

I don't know about you, but I'm sweltering. And I don't mean that in some sort of poetic, mystical sense of the word. I mean it's hot! Even if you're simply going to get the mail, if you step outside, you had better take along a bottle of water and a phone to dial 911 when you can't make it back.

That kind of hot...

In the month of July, eighteen states had heat advisories as the heat index reached triple digits in many areas. Just looking at my local map today, our heat index is going to be 106 degrees Fahrenheit... and there's no end in sight.

Power companies are stretched to the limit, and brownouts and blackouts are occurring in each affected state. Some have lasted up to a day, which in this heat is particularly dangerous to the very young, the elderly, and the infirm.

Be Heat Smart!!

Above all else, stay hydrated! Even when you think you may be getting plenty to drink, dehydration in this type of heat can occur quickly and without much warning. And stay away from sodas. The caffeine and sugar in these drinks act like a diuretic, causing you to lose even more fluids. The very best thing you can do to remain hydrated is to drink plain water.

Showers will cool you down much quicker than air conditioning, so if you have experienced a blackout and just cannot get any relief, jump into the shower. Cool wet towels across the forehead and at pulse points (wrists, knees, etc.) will also help you avoid a heat meltdown.

If your area has experienced a power outage, it might be good to head to a public venue such as a library, museum, or anywhere else to get in out of the heat. The simple fact is that our urban brethren are going to be much more affected by heat than those of us in the country. The heat sink of asphalt and concrete creates a "heat island" effect. What this essentially means is that, even when the nights cool off, the heat-storing mass of concrete and asphalt is going to release that stored heat back into the atmosphere. Our city-dwellers literally get no relief!

Hot Enough to Cook Eggs on the Sidewalk?

We've all heard that old saying... but right now it's true! Cooking during this heat wave is unattractive for several reasons...

Number one, who wants to add more heat into the house? We're trying to cool things off! And number two, those rolling blackouts can occur at the most inopportune moments, and if they last long enough, can ruin anything that's in the oven or on the stove. Besides, in this weather, who wants to stand over a hot stove anyway?

Wouldn't it be great if we could harness the heat generated by this heat wave to cook our food... without the need for electricity and outside, where it doesn't affect the ambient inside temperature? This scenario would be a win-win for everyone - the power companies, because energy would be conserved and the demand on the grid lessened, and consumers, because it would lower the cost of their monthly power bill. (Did you know that one hour on medium heat sucks up 3 kilowatt hours of energy?)  

A Solar Oven would be just great!!!!!!!