The Prepper Broadcasting Network - Phoenix Survival- chaos and preps

Episode Date: September 7, 2024

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I'm just like a soldier I keep on moving forward always getting closer marching to it's over I'm just like a soldier I keep on moving forward Good morning PBN, we'll see if sound stays today. It is good to have you on this Saturday morning. It is a little dreary

and rainy here on the East Coast, but that never stops anything in the Phoenix household. What are we doing now? I've had chaos with the chickens. A new fox that took the head off of one of them, something bigger took an entire bird out of the pen, so that is fun, especially before prepper camp coming up. We are trying to get ready to make sure the chickens will be fine for the next few days, or sorry, for a few days while we are away at camp. We have a gravity feeder that we are constructing a large water container in which water should auto fill their little bowls once we get a little a couple little kinks out of that one elsewise how are you this saturday morning so like i said prepper camp is coming very very soon which means if you plan on going to prepper

camp and you have not gotten your ticket you have until the 10th that's right the 10th after that you might be able to purchase off the Facebook site in which someone can't make it and they're trying to sell their ticket but good luck it. It always sells out before date. So, let's see here. My cup of hot water. I am currently up to the brim in task and chores between the daily housework which has fallen a bit to the wayside for um making some not making jayfurgs to bring the camp this year just because of time i have dropped pouches speaking of which to listener, if you are listening, I have not forgotten you. Thank you for being kind and understanding that I'm trying to knock out several things at once. We'll have those orders out soon.

I have dump pouches. I have a couple new items I am excited to share with people. I call one my vacuum cleaner bag, which essentially looks like the old bags you would put in a vacuum but it turns into expands into a very large duffel or a reusable shopping bag here you can use it any way you'd like I did start attaching elastic on the end so you can roll them out so they don't take up a lot of space when they're not in use. I have some great bags. I am made, I will have a couple variety of both acrylic and wool beanies, like traditional beanies.

I have some washcloths and face scrubbies. It's, I think the booth this year will be well. I think the booth this year will be well. I am definitely interested in seeing everybody. That is one of those things where it feels like Prepper Camp itself is family. We will have, I'm pretty sure, the Tinfoil Hat Judging Contest. We've started a few years back. I'm just seeing here, checking my updates. I promise you, it's just been one of those days. I've actually been up since 4 a.m. I tried to sleep and then I laid back down and fell asleep for about 30 minutes and now I'm here.

So I'm not as well organized as I'd like to be. I have been, oh my brain really isn't working. I probably should have just called it a no today, but we shall see. I probably should have just called it a no today, but we shall see. I'm very interested to see if maybe the sound going out was just a floop on my end, or if it's going to do it again. Okay, so how are we getting ready for Prepper Camp this year? I'm just going to make this a Prepper Camp episode.

Love Rick and Jane, amazing people. Love the people who are there. Chin, a lot of other hosts. Sarah, James. We'll all be there. Ryan Buford. I mean, you've got to check it out. This is Phil and Andrew. This is all a family thing. It has now become, we're not just friends, we're family. But how do we get ready? Well, this year, instead of having an infant with us, we will have a toddler. So that definitely changes it. Because I'm trying to think how we got ready for camp last year. We had an infant, literally a month old infant and a service dog with us, which our service dog has passed. He will not be

with us this year. We have decided to hold off on another service animal until we can get moved. Our goal is to essentially get out of Myrtle Beach as quickly as we can. So that's taken a little time. I see, I'm trying to think, how did we handle that last year? Because he was so small. I want to say he actually was on the air mattress with us. Yeah, this year we have a pack and play for him. He will have his own little area. We have fans so he can stay cool because down in the marketplace it is some Drexen. That's why we have our pop-ups. We'll have our tents. Oh, for those of you who are coming, don't forget to stop by the Intrepid Commander's booth. We will always have some disaster coffee on the ready. At Dave Jones, we'll be there this year. I am excited.

I'm excited to see everybody. It will be so much fun. I'm interested to see what vendors we're going to have this year to watch the classes. We have set it out, once I get my printer inked, to print out the schedule and mark out what classes I'd like to take this year. So between me and my partner, Chris and I will both be taking turns on watching the booth and being able to attend classes because we've already expressed, hey, I'd like to do this one this year. We have some friends coming this year as well. We have some friends coming this year as well. So it's interesting to see how the prepping community amongst ourselves,

as well as on the whole, is continuing to grow. I forgot my... Yep, bills never stop for anyone you know what we could talk about all the chaos going on in the world but honestly it's not worth it you're gonna hear something about the election or somebody doing something and honestly when it comes down to it you need to be protecting your family. You need to be doing what you need to do to look out for them. Because I can tell you right now, nobody else is looking out for you. Alright, we look out for each other as much as we can. But when it comes down to prepping, do you have enough goods in your house?

I have actually been looking into a lot more pressure canning. I've been putting down some recipes that I'd like to try. So after camp, I really hope to focus on my food storage again, trying to get things where I need to have them. Hold on, let's see. where I need to have them. Hold on, let's see. Okay, I'll pay that bill in a minute.

Sorry, I'm looking at it on my screen, and it's just some things just have to wait a moment. So, you know, what are your preps that you, what are your goals for the upcoming season I know for us I would like to get more ahead good morning that knob how are you I plan on getting ahead on my food storage on food preservation because what I'm running into is with a toddler, and you know, who is now enjoying table food along with us, I now have to plan our meals a little differently. Now, not too differently. I may not put as much spice in them just because I don't want to burn his mouth. You know, he's very small.

His system is's very small. His system is still very fresh. What I'm running into the conveniences of giving your child packaged food versus food that is safe to eat. And what I mean by that is in our house, we have tried to go into a soy-free mind frame. One, because I'm allergic to soy. And two, the amount of estrogen it can produce in a body. And then three, it's literally in everything. Okay, it's a little excessive. And now we broke down and we we did give our son something that later I kind of kicked myself in the butt before he enjoyed it I don't know anyone who didn't enjoy raviolis in one point or another in their life but it really made me think of having foods or meals not only for myself but

especially for our son that is safe to eat and easy enough to be able to pull out of the cabinet and put together in the same, you know, in the same instance as opening that can of ravioli and being able to heat it up. So being able to put up some chicken and gravy with the potatoes and vegetables that I can easily turn into chicken noodle soup or chicken over rice or chicken and gravy or even chicken and dumplings. Like it's one of those things where one thing can easily make multiple things and everybody enjoys. So that is really the goal for after camp after I finished all of these sewing and crocheting projects like I'm I'm speaking to you right now as I'm crocheting it is one of those things where it's really hit me

that I am the only one myself my partner you for your family I'm the only one who's looking out for the health and well-being of my own child yes don, don't get me wrong, I'm not shaming you. If, you know, you like a can of raviolis, that's great, but again, I can't have that. It is dangerous to have soy in the house. Yes, I've been exposed to quite a bit of soy that my allergy has gotten worse over the years. that my allergy has gotten worse over the years. I'm sure in some levels it's, I can deal with it, but it's just easier to remove that item than to play the risk. Oh, so that nub is in the group and he says, after we get our solar project done, I think I will start saving up for a freeze dryer. That note, that is actually one of those items that is on my want list every year.

It is not something we can afford anytime soon, but to look at ways of being able to store food in ways outside of that so I have my dehydrator I have my freezer I have my canner my my water bath canner my pressure canner so I am looking at ways of that which is funny that you say that because that's another thing. I'm so jealous. So jealous. I need someone in my area with a freeze dryer that if you don't mind, I could rent it out, you know, to process a few things. Some food. I mean, especially some eggs.

Of course, it's for food. But, yes, that would be nice. It would be very, very nice. But we do use the dehydrator. I will make, I'll dehydrate some fruit. I will, the big one, my neighbor has never had homemade beef jerky or jerky, period. If I could get my hand on some venison or had the ability to go hunting this year, I would do it in a heartbeat. So I am going to go to the store. I will buy some beef. I'll slice it up.

And I am going to show her how to make homemade beef jerky. Because who doesn't love jerky? The problem we run into is most jerky in the store is processed with soybean oil or lots and lots of sugar. People don't realize how much sugar is actually put in store-bought jerky versus the natural process. That nub, what is your solar project? I would love to hear it or if you don't mind sharing that. I would love to hear this project, if you would like to share with the group. If not, feel free to let me know. That is another thing.

I have noticed some very odd temps for August this year. Typically, August does not get super cold. And we have been seeing temperatures drop. Now, don't get me wrong. It's still spiking up. But I am suspecting that we are going to have a very harsh winter this year. In which case, another goal of mine is not only, one, to get the food sources up by a certain time frame, but also to invest in a kerosene heater. So I'm hoping that I can sell enough goods, either online or at camp this year,

enough goods, either online or at camp this year, to be able to invest in that. Also, let me, I don't know if that nub is listening or not. I see, oh, not this, that, and Mad Dog. Good morning, Mad Dog. How are you? So, oh, speaking of which, I will not only be doing to an event in Camden, Tennessee the weekend after. There is a Prepper event that weekend as well. I don't have it at the top of my head. I'd have to go through my text.

I will not be teaching a class, but I will be teaching from the booth on how to spin wool. I will have some kits with me. I've decided this year for Prepper Camp I'm not going to bring as many kits this year. Next year I will have my normal stock of them just because I was limited on time and funds which normally I have the kits made up pretty quickly, but with a toddler and life's demands, it kind of derails it just a little bit. I will have those restocked, and I will have those as options for people to purchase from my Instagram or my site that I'm still... Let's see. so a two times EG for 18 kilogram inverter and two times 14.3k batteries to use the whole home backup until we get the solar panels installed oh that's right that's right you're going solar I am jealous that is that is an investment and that is a setup speaking which, if you are not part of PBN's chats on Element, you should join it. If you are not a part of the members, look into it. I think right now, um, does

anyone know, I see he's still running the, uh, 250 for Life membership. I know he is also offsetting those who have a membership. If you've already renewed, he's taken a, uh, taken a bit off. I don't know what it is, but we have ran into an invasion of gnats which we it happens every year around this time out of nowhere the gnats just become insane that I have had to try different techniques to capture them all and this is going to sound horrible but I will take I've done the gnat traps I've done apple cider vinegar I've used kombucha which my kombucha has died I no longer have kombucha anymore I'm sorry Melinda Lee I tried I held on for as long as possible with it but sometimes it gets you I have found a way to get the gnats in one spot. Don't get all of them, but it has knocked down the number exponentially.

I have taken one of my son's dirty diapers, stuck it in one of our little trash bags at the bottom of the trash can, where it is the only diaper in there. Maybe I'll throw in a second wet diaper. And all I have to do or did was leave it for the day. Not trying to feed these gnats, but I'm trying to draw them in. And I leave the tufts of the bag out in a way that I can easily grab them shut. And, um, you know what? It's funny that you say that, uh, that nub says get an indoor bug zapper. Uh, we've actually looked at doing that. I have to get one, but right now our car is in the shop so I can, and we only have the one vehicle. So we are, well, he has his work truck. We are kind of limited on what I can and can't do.

I've had to resort to delivery drop-offs. I don't like it. I don't like it at all. But I have taken that diaper, and believe it or not, in one day, the amount of gnats I captured that had gone down to the bottom of the bag that I was able to close it and tie it shut I mean there was over 40 gnats in there which sounds ridiculous it may be not that much but it seemed like it but that's what happens here in Myrtle Beach is around this time every year you will either deal with flies coming out of nowhere which we found out can come out of

the drains it's known to happen pretty commonly here and that's something people will tell you but they don't tell you it's it's worse as it's the gnats that you'll sometimes get the flies but the gnats is the worst so we have found I have found that has worked to the point that I only have maybe like a singular gnat somehow made it into each room, which is fine. I can deal with one gnat versus a dozen gnats, but apparently it is very common. So look into when you move somewhere what that common pest is. In the south, in Mississippi and Arkansas, we have a year where the ladybugs are chaotic. Out here, it's the gnats, the palmetto bugs, and the earwigs. Some places, it's the silverfish. You know, those may be nuisance, but think about it.

I have two bug zappers for the chicken run. Once we get chickens, they're going to have a nice treat when they come out in the morning. You know what, Fatnub, can you send me which ones you have because we are now expanding our chicken area, the chicken run itself for them. Might be something I need to look into for their area. I'm also looking into getting an old tire to make a sandbathing area for the chickens a desk bath because chickens love to dig. Chickens like to roll in the dirt which sounds funny but I've never had, I've never seen a chicken not dig down to the point that where our chickens are there are actually divots from where they've almost dug under their own coop. Yeah, well, I would love to see what kind of bugs ever you have. I mean, chickens are very,

I'm going to tell you right now, my chickens are assholes. This group of them are probably the meanest little assholes I've ever had. This group of them are probably the meanest little assholes I've ever had. They will peck you regardless. They act like ferocious little raptors. It doesn't matter that you fed them. They're still going to peck at you. And they've eaten quite a bit that you can tell they're done eating.

And they will still peck at you. But, I mean, so is the beast. I mean, they have not started laying yet though which has me concerned because they should have already started laying uh which might be because of the animal attacks I'm stressed out uh one of the girls seems like she's the kind she might be eating the eggs so I now have to change how I have their setups and their pens and their nested boxes so I can keep a better eye out. I do have a camera set on them, so I have to put up a secondary camera at a lower level to see if I can monitor into their pen. So we'll see. It's definitely interesting. Chickens are, um, stinky little monsters. But love them. I always have a little diatomaceous earth, which they have been great for eating the pest. Which I have, for those of you who don't know, diatomaceous earth also is great for insect issues like out here palmetto bugs

are not bugs they're roaches okay people are like oh it's just a palmetto bug no it's a giant roach that flies i'm i don't like roaches i'm gonna be a bit of a sissy here but what i have found has helped with decreasing those random stray palmetto bugs that somehow make it into your home occasionally. Is I put food grade diatomaceous earth around the outside of the house, around the exits. I mean around the entrances and exits. I put it inside the house around certain windows, certain areas that I think they may be coming in. And what diatomaceous earth does is it dries out their exoskeleton, and it kills them to the point that we have a bag of diatomaceous earth

sitting on the back porch, and it popped open, and I looked in, and there was probably about five palmetto bugs dead in there because it does kill them. Another thing you can do, and it sounds vicious, is the earwigs. The earwigs will get in regardless of what you do. Somehow they find a way around some of the diatomaceous earth. They're like centipedes with nasty prongs on their butt. They're vicious looking. I keep a bottle, a spray bottle of alcohol in the bathrooms one upstairs one downstairs so if I see one because those bugs are hard to kill and I prefer not to stomp on them

then I will spritz them with rubbing alcohol and the rubbing alcohol does very similar to the diatomaceous earth and it dries them out and kills them instantly that I can then once the alcohol evaporates just vacuum right up and don't have to deal with them don't have to worry about guts or all that gross mess ta-da yeah it's it's a girly thing that I have discovered I have developed but I am fine with insects on the outside of my house I don't like insects or critters on the inside here are the two videos I did with my zappers okay I'm pulling this up. Oh commercials okay so I am gonna subscribe to your channel oh I am subscribed to your channel oh okay all right you know what I'm saving this I am going to thank you that nub I appreciate it um I don't know why that didn't pop up on my stuff I follow you

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Enter your social credit score. And be sure you have enough remaining carbon credits to enjoy today's show your garden is the resistance that is right your garden is the resistance and my garden has seen better days it really has uh which is funny I planted purslane at the beginning of the planting season when I had all of my herbs in my stack and tower and they just now grew so it has been an odd season we plan on pulling the soil um amending it trying to see what I can do to have a better growth year. Maybe plant something that can stay over winter and then not have to worry about. Thank you, Thatnub.

Indoor bug zapper for $28. I haven't used this one before, but it's only $28. Fair enough. Thank you. I am a woman on a very tight budget. But you know what? I make do. I have been able to take care of things for my family and make sure ends are met so I can't complain. Speaking of which, I know last time that I tried to have a show, I was speaking of mold and mildew. And we have a humidifier, not humidifier, dehumidifier downstairs.

Our humidifier has kicked the bucket. But our dehumidifier is probably full about every three days. It's not a super strong one. We probably need a few of them and we have gotten some damp rid and we are dealing with a mold problem. Doesn't matter what we keep the temperature on, things will mold in the house. You'll see it on wood surfaces, which I'm going through with vinegar and wiping and killing things down and it's probably why I've been staying sick. Hence another reason to get the hell out of here.

These duplexes were constructed very poorly. That one of the landlords, not my landlord, a different landlord to another set of duplexes, explained why we were dealing with what we were dealing with. I've pointed it out to our landlord and been kind of dismissed on it. Um, so it was kind of one of those things is when a wood item in your house molds out of nowhere or a pair of leather boots or even the outside bag of something is like, eh, I can't, I can't keep doing this. So I've pulled a lot of things out of the house. Um, a lot of things have gone to storage, disinfectant, just, just cleaning the, it's, it's ridiculous y'all. It is. Please pay attention. If you move

into a duplex or an apartment complex, I highly recommend you get a dehumidifier. I have ordered some damp rids that should be in tomorrow. They won't be in today. To try to help with the moisture since we won't be here during camp and just in general. I, hold on, where is it? My brain's not working. This page. What's funny is when you find an online page you have open and you don't know why. Okay, let me see.

I ordered, and I have no clue if they work, I've heard good things about them, and it's cheaper to order it on Amazon than it is to get them from Walmart. It was $21 for two and I paid $21 for six. So 10.5 ounce portable humidity absorbers. I don't know if anyone has any references on those, that would be great. those, any references on those, that would be great. So, that is just one of those things where it's just interesting that this is what we're dealing with. I grew up in the South, I'm used to bugs, I'm used to the humidity and the heat, right? But I've never dealt with homes that were pre-manufactured and put together so quickly that there are some large issues, such as these duplexes that were built.

This is something you all got to pay attention to. And I don't mean, the whole point of prepping is for everyday life, right? And everything that's going on is you have to pay attention to your surroundings, right? If I'd known what I'd known earlier now, I would have handled things differently. I would have already had an even better dehumidifier which we've talked about investing in but right now this works um until we because every bit we're trying to do is to get us out but um i found out these duplexes we live in two two sets side by side were pre-manufactured and the previous owner not for this one for the other one the owner the landlord said that they are brought in and sat down and he goes there's actually an open space between the two

walls that has no insulation nothing adjoining it but open air which then gets up into our open ventilation system he goes the mold you have grown in your vents is because your neighbors keep their house on a very low temperature that all that moisture builds up between the two buildings and because your house is a warmer temperature it is growing and now coming over to your side from that crawl space so my i know for a fact our neighbor's air conditioning unit runs 24-7. Their unit is right next to ours, behind the house, and it seems like it never shuts off. So they keep their house at a very low temperature, and we don't. The lowest I think we've ever set our thermostat was at 69 degrees when I was pregnant, and my hormones were crazy, or if it gets super hot, that's the lowest I think we've ever set our thermostat was at 69 degrees when I was pregnant and my hormones were

crazy or if it gets super hot that's the lowest I think we ever had the house typically our house stays anywhere from 72 at the lowest to 76 we're comfortable with that which sucks that we have to then consider how what temperature range we keep the house be to even consider own health these are things people don't think about on the normal you I'm used to before these tenants that moved in never had an issue with this never had an issue with my temperature or condensation in the house or the vents and then once they move in all of a sudden that happens and that's something you have to think about is when you're prepping where you live what things can affect you without realizing it I never thought these neighbors who I already can't stand are causing more of a potential issue for my family and our health because

it's something as simple as temperature. Because these houses, how they were manufactured. It is one of those things where it is chaotic to think that that's what we run into, right? That is what we deal with on the daily. deal with on the daily. It's, it's, it's so funny that, I mean, that, I guess that's just something that we deal with, right? We have to look at the fact that our life is going to throw us curveballs. We got a hell of a curveball. And on top of that, we are looking at the fact that we are looking at the fact that prepping doesn't just involve getting ready for SHTF. Prepping involves getting ready for the curveballs. Life is going to throw at us.

And if anybody should know about some curveballs. I have been through it. And I'm sure you have too. Not discrediting anybody. Not trying to take it away from them. But life has thrown me a curveball. In so many different ways. That I don't know how to explain it.

My life has went so far sideways, it's not funny. But you know what? I pick up and I keep going. Because that is, that is life. That is how we deal with it. That's how we move along because we're preppers. We don't give up just because things get hard. We don't stop just because, oh, good morning, Icy. Hi, James. We don't. We don't stop. We don't. We don't stop. How are you, James?

The intrepid commander has entered the chat. Dun, dun, dun. Making sure I still have audio. Okay, awesome. But that just goes to show, you don't think about the things that could affect you so you know for us we are in a limited space in a very urban area and the fact I have chickens is entertaining as I'll get out we're now down to eight I haven't gone and checked them this morning and I didn't turn on the camera last night, so it could be less, but that's the gamble, which I then later, um, after I had all my chickens found out technically, which is funny is we're not city limits. So I guess city limit, city limits, um, you can only have four. I have eight. Again, I don't care.

I'm going to have my chickens. Those chickens offer a means and a way for my family to have eggs and meat. Now, we had intended on colon three already. We had intended on that out of the 11 to put in the freezer. So now we have to juggle, okay, which girls do we want to keep? Which girls do we still want to put in the freezer? Or is that something we're holding off on now? So we are looking at how, you know, that's what life gives us as curveballs.

We're dealing with the house situation with the bugs. I found a way that I used a dirty diaper we already had, got all the gnats in a bag, tied that bag up. Guess what? They're out in the dump. Um, leftovers in our house don't go to waste any longer. So there's one less thing we have to worry about. Those go straight to the chickens chickens the chickens eat just about anything and everything even each other I mean not while they're alive but chickens can be very cannibalistic so when that fox tore the head off of my chicken and left the body I did not move her out right away. I did let the other chickens eat her. Um, if she had died from illness, I would have moved her out right away, but it's just one

of those things. Nature is there to clean up. Chickens enjoy protein. I give them a high protein pellet anyways, but it was one less thing I had to clean up. Now, did I pull her out after a day? But it was one less thing I had to clean up. Now, did I pull her out after a day? Absolutely. There wasn't anything left but two legs. Which my chickens get fed a stupid amount of food to the point that we are a bit concerned because they are actually very large. Like, very large.

Bigger than I've had hens before. Which also runs into it could be because I did get them from tractor supply versus my chickens in the past I've gotten from other chicken uh owners who bred and raised their chickens and you knew where they were coming from um but once I get this larger run built for them they'll have more exercise more movement and they are fast little jerks I'm not gonna lie it's just interesting the way things are thrown I've almost got another beanie done while I'm sitting here talking to y'all thank you for this morning's ramblings there was no real point I probably could have gotten away with not doing a show but honestly last weekend's errands had me up to my eyeballs

speaking of preps I I do want to do this um I would love to hear for those of you in the chat for those of you who aren't in the chat, I know I have a few listeners who will reach out to me afterwards via Signal, Skype, email, Element, what have you. Feel free. Or even Instagram. I want to hear, what is your timeline that you set for yourself when you're prepping? Do you set a timeline for certain things? Like for me, my food storage for Canon, I'd like to have started by a certain date and complete it by

a certain date. Only because then if I put myself in a time frame, I know, okay, this is something I have to do first. Or do you put, I'll get it done when I get it done. Because I'm one of those I found when I started doing that on certain things, it doesn't necessarily get done unless I know it is. It is something that is being kind of dictated by, being dictated by financial means. That is one thing. But I'm curious, what is your timeline for things?

What do you do? Do you set yourself a short timeline? Do you get it done right away? How do you go with it? I really am curious. Where did it go? My chat disappeared. But, you know, I'd love to see, do you set a certain expectation for yourself when it comes to prepping now we talk

about the fact people should already be prepping that you should get it started but do you when you find which most of us are we're we're parents we're spouses we're we work we have things we have to do sorry we we have to work within a certain time frame but do you I that no but I love you um he says my start date was 12 years ago my end date is unknown I guess a few years after the end comes okay I don't mean in prepping in general I mean like for a specific do you set yourself specific goals so for example I have my bicycle I would like to have something for it by a certain date right would like to but that's not the impressed goal. I mean, impressed item for me. So for example, is my, sorry, there's dust on these. Um, my cannon. I would like to have some canned, um, chicken with the potatoes and vegetables by November. I would like to, do you set certain

prep and things with certain goals in mind that, you know, you would like to, do you set certain prep and things with certain goals in mind that you know you would like to have it done in a certain time frame? Now I understand there's certain parts of prep in which we keep very fluid and very open, but do you ever set a short date for yourself? So you are, put yourself under that time frame to make sure you get it done. Ugh. Which, don't listen to me because, I mean, my dump pouches should have been done, all of them should have been done months ago. But truth be told, I also have 12 projects going on at the same time. Speaking of which, speaking of which, ladies

and gentlemen, at Prepper Camp, there will be a couple quilt coats and little poncho capes. Yes, that has been something I've been working on is taking old comforters and quilts and repurposing them into wares. So yes, I'm not a huge fan of the whole polyester thing, but in a pinch, you should be able to know how to take something like that and make it into something useful. If it's cold out, you want to be able to stay warm. So that is one of those things I am excited. I've taken a super ugly, ugly blanket and turned it into a very interesting jacket and poncho. I still think it's a bit ugly, but it's cute in its own right. So I am excited.

I have learned some things while sewing these and it has been, it's been a fun little journey. So once I get the rest of these dump pouches done hopefully this weekend I will have time to knock out two more jackets at least before camp so we'll see I'm definitely interested and that nub you have some amazing preps going on it seems like you're always doing something I am envious I should be getting more done, but truthfully, I'm not going to lie. I am constantly exhausted. And I feel like I could sleep for the next 12 years. And I'm keeping myself going.

What about you, James? Any time frames or preps? That's if he's listening. He may have jumped off. We'll see. We're coming up on, be coming up on an hour soon, so I won't keep y'all too much longer.

Especially on the beginning of a weekend, I'm sure there's plenty to do. If there is something for those of you who are coming to camp where you would like to see a certain item or something available, please let us know. Let me know. Any of us would love to be able to. Hey, Casey.

Speaking of which, James, make sure you bring those lizard bookmarks with you. I did not make any extra, so if you want any at camp, you'll have to bring them, sir. I see people typing. I am waiting. Patiently waiting. And, forewarning for those of you, if you follow my Instagram and you've messaged me, there is a good chance I've probably blown you up with some memes. I do enjoy sharing those on there.

Let's see. It is going to be interesting. Prepping with a toddler has changed things food preps items that we have in the house um considering the fact that if we have to go somewhere and traveling it does make it very interesting i'm going to be honest with you it's starting over all over again. It's something. Okay. Is it okay if I share that one, Thadnav? I think that is a great, great example.

So here we go. And this is exactly my mind works on a similar level as he does. And I love this example of, I have a list that constantly changes in the order of priority. My timeframe is only ruled by how much extra money I can make. At work, we make about 250 per shift after taxes. For example, if I want a thousand dollar guns, I need to do four hours of overtime. If I want 10k more in solar, that is 40 hours of overtimes. So yes, I absolutely understand that. I think that is excellent. That's like I actually do the same for my prep in versus crafting items. If I sell hats at $20 a pot or depending on what material they are, I know how many items that I have to sell per the project to be able to afford something or

put it towards. Oh, not hours, shifts. Ah, my apologies. $250 per shift after taxes. So if I want $1,000 of guns, I need to do four shifts, four overtime shifts. If I want $10,000 or more in solar, that is 40 shifts of overtime. Wow. That is actually very fascinating, but that makes sense. Fatnob, I feel like you're always working your poor thing. One of these days, I hope to be that well put together which are my job feels like it's non-stop and I am I am mean in prepper camp right now I'm not kidding those weekends where I get to um yes it's going gonna be a drive or it's gonna be out of my way, but that weekend is like a moment of resetting that I need because work is

getting to stress me out and it's up to my eyeballs and I'm just burnt out. I'm so burnt out and that's, that's the way of life of life we we cure ourselves all the time that just a moment of rest is what's needed sorry y'all I dropped my crochet hook oh yeah but that's that's what it is is I'm over here I've got my son already has his wool jacket that I made for him last year that he can wear this year. I made sure I made it in a way that it, you know, he can wear it quite a few. Let's see. Hold on, what? Oh, okay, I think K Casey made a response to James.

Never mind. For a link in his Amazon. Speaking of which, he has some great items. I do use some rechargeable items myself. I actually have this rechargeable fan that I can plug USB or solar power. And I don't know if you can hear that. It's not super loud for a fan. It actually puts off quite a bit of air.

That even now, instead of running the ceiling fan, especially if I'm not feeling well, the ceiling fan will drive me out, that we actually run this little fan and it's got a quite a bit of force that it works great I have two other fans I take with us to camp that also have lights on it I mean it's it's phenomenal I mean great fan I enjoy that. So I agree with that. Understandable. See that, that, that's what I do is I look at what can I make from my side hustle? Am I, um, this year doing any alterations for anyone? Um, you know, I used to do a lot of clothing alterations. I'm not a professional seamstress or sewist by any means. I'm not a professional sewist.

But I enjoy sewing. I enjoy making things. I enjoy creating things. So when I've done clothing alterations, if I've sewed any crochet work, if I've sewn any sewing work, if I've done any extra projects, I account for that too. Yes, you know, buying and selling, turning around, repurposing, reupholstering, those are all things. I get that. I mean, the hustle is real. The side hustle is real, especially for those of us who our checks are strapped to the brim. You know, my partner doing a side hustle, a few extra pulls

here and there, whatever it may be. Those, those are things we have to consider is, hey, this check goes for this, but you made this much extra on the side you know I try not to take for my partner any more than that's necessary honestly because he's he is the backbone of this household that the other day he came in handed me a bunch you know this extra and I'm like oh what's this for he goes so you so you can have it. I'm like, it'll get put up. Okay, not a problem. You know, that is a partnership as we know this is being put up for a moving fund. Or, hey, I'd like you to put this towards this fund. That managing and prepping really do go together.

You can do prepping on a level where it is not bank breaking but it is also keep in mind there are certain things as my partner likes to say buy once you know it's better to buy once cry once than buy twice and cry twice so sometimes there are certain things in prep and you have to look at as an investment so there are certain things um ourifier, the fact that it cracked out after a year and a half, um, he said, oh, we bought a cheap one, didn't we? Honestly, probably he goes, well, and the next one, just invest in a better one. So then we don't have to replace it again. So there are certain things you can go cheap on and there are certain things you really do need to look at as far as an investment. Like for me, a good kerosene heater is an investment for my

family. I'd rather have one good one and not have to buy another one for the next 30 years, which is funny because the one I was using when I was in Mississippi in my former life, as I'd like to call it, we were using one that was from the 70s. And it still works. No, it was probably, sorry, early 80s. And we were still using it. So that was five years ago. And it's still being used to this day.

And it works great. So it's best to invest in something that's worth having that you know will hold up versus something that you're gonna get it's gonna break in a year and then you're gonna have to replace it now i'm rambling sorry y'all all right i will quit chatting your ear off i appreciate you joining me this morning. Fatnub, I will shoot you a message. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. So to all my listeners, if you have questions, concerns, subjects, ideas, or topics, feel free to reach out to me. I'm available on Instagram element, or you can email directly at phoenix-survival at proton.me phoenix-survival at proton.me all right folks I appreciate your time this morning I hope you have a great and fantastic weekend only a few

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