Poor Man Survival
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ISSN 2161-5543
A Digest of Urban Survival Resources
8 Survival Uses For Ziplocs & Soap You’ve Probably Never Thought Of
Plus 25 Unusual Uses for a Leather Belt, Gold Combi-Bars, More
SELF-RELIANCE IS THE KEY to
everything today…
There are a growing number of patriots in North America who are
disgusted when our society teaches people to rely on everyone but themselves.
We cringe when we see how ill-prepared most people are to handle
even the slightest of emergencies. We shake our heads in disbelief as we hear
politicians claim that stricter gun control laws will save lives when we know
that the exact opposite is true.
American patriots realize that the time is eventually going to
come when only those who have learned to be self-reliant will survive. But
that’s assuming we’re able to maintain our independence in the face of a
society that is increasingly hostile toward us.
If you’re not self-reliant, start working on getting there. If
you’re halfway there, get all the way there. If you’re all the way there, help
others get there.
That’s my advice. Our self-reliance is what will carry us
through when times are tough.
Now to our round-up of useful
tips and resources…
There’s a ton of survival
uses for ziplocs that are just waiting for you to discover.
Most people relate these storage
bags with bagging up fresh watermelon, or the leftover
ingredients from Tuesday’s dinner. However, these bags are so much more than
that.
Part of the beauty of these
bags is they’re reusable, disposable, and cheap. They also come in a variety of
sizes, which helps depending on your needs. Plus, they’re incredibly easy to
store, and weigh next to nothing (so they won’t weigh down your bug out bag).
Ziploc bags will also be
your best friend in an SHTF event, so long as you remember to use them. Store a
few in your bug out bag now while you’re thinking about it so you don’t forget!
You’ll be amazed to learn
all about these…
8
Survival Uses For Ziplocs You’ve Probably Never Thought Of
1 –
Start A Fire
Few preppers know that you
can start a fire with a sandwich-size ziploc bag! Watch the video to learn all
about how to put this plan in action.
2 – Fight Off Disease
There will be times where
you may need to remove trash or waste, or take care of someone who has an open
wound. In all these cases, it is best to be wearing gloves to prevent the
spread of infection and disease. Simply place the ziploc bag over your hand. If
there’s too much extra room at the top, you can seal it around your arm.
3 – Grow A Garden
Very few preppers know
this, but you can actually use a ziploc bag to create a mini greenhouse for
your seedlings. By enclosing the bag around the seedlings, the environment will
be warm for growing, and the condensation will help prevent water loss.
4 – Keep Electronics Dry
These bags are a godsend
when it comes to rainy situations. Simply store your phone, USB cords, and
other electronic devices in a ziploc bag. Seal it tightly, and you’re good to
go! If you accidentally drop the bag in the mud, never fear – the bag will
protect them.
5 – Funnel
Funnels are efficient for
all sorts of tasks, such as transferring liquid and filtering water. Luckily,
you can make your own out of a ziploc bag!
Simply puncture a hole in
the bottom, and pour the liquid inside. Make sure not to make the hole too big
if you’re filtering water so that large debris can’t get through.
6 – Collect Water
Dehydration is a killer in
an emergency situation. Thankfully, you can keep it at bay by using ziploc bags
to collect water! One way to do this is to set something heavy into the bag,
and keep it open as rain falls into the bag.
Another way is
to tie small bags around the ends of tree branches. Not only will this capture
rain as it falls from the leaves, but it can also capture the condensation from
the leaves in the sun, and drip it into the bag.
7 – Warm Up The Water
If you collect some
cold water, but need to warm it up (say, to take a shower) ziploc bags can help
you in a pinch. Transport the water into the plastic bags, and then place them
in the sun. The sun’s rays will warm up the bag, as well as the water inside it.
8 – Cover The Wound
You can use ziploc
bags to cover an open wound to help prevent infection. Tape the bag over the
hole, while wearing ziploc gloves (like in #2).
Related Posts:
Leather Belt 25 Survival/ SHTF
Uses
I’ll be honest, I was actually surprised by some of these
off-label uses for soap from the Homestead Survival Site — like using soap as
deer repellent, a spackle alternative or a de-icing agent for your sidewalks
and driveway. Plus, this post recommends exactly what kind of soap to buy for
optimal results.
I find these kinds of articles extremely useful. Not only can
they help you save money and time on any given day, but when the SHTF, you may
need to get creative to make your supplies last — especially in a prolonged
disaster situation if store shelves remain empty.
Consider this. When people are
dependent on the electrical grid, they can be controlled by an on/off switch.
When people are dependent upon food stamps, they are dependent upon the
government that issues them.
When people don’t grow their own
food, they can be controlled by those who produce and sell food to them. When
people don’t protect their privacy, they can be controlled by those who spy on
them. And when people don’t own guns, they can be controlled by those who do,
including criminals.
Self-reliant people, on the other
hand, are much more difficult to control. They don’t need or ask for government
handouts. They don’t flock to FEMA centers when their power goes out.
They don’t go hungry when store
shelves empty or food prices soar. They don’t back down from defending their
families and property, meekly handing over their guns to criminals and those
who wish to rob them of their Second Amendment rights.
Offered in 20-gram and 50-gram units, CombiBars are pure gold in
the form of a credit card. As 99.99% pure gold, they will track the price of
gold perfectly. And they’re perforated into 1-gram pieces, so you can break off
small bits to use as currency. That’s the real power of the CombiBar.
The CombiBar isn’t just an essential store of wealth and a way
to thrive in the coming financial carnage. It also acts as a
break-in-case-of-emergency currency you can use to survive any true breakdown
of the financial system, no matter how short-lived it might be.
Simply put, there’s no better way to ensure the safety and
prosperity of your family in the event of a true world-shaking shock.
And the world is closer to such a shock than it’s been in my
lifetime. War is looming on the horizon. Cyberthreats are already invading our
daily lives. And an economic showdown between great nations seems to be more a
question of when, not if.
You heard it here first, folks.
Get your gold ready - Because tomorrow is coming…
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Between hurricanes and wildfires, Americans have experienced their fair share of natural disasters recently.
Between hurricanes and wildfires, Americans have experienced their fair share of natural disasters recently.
Thanks to the Concerned Patriot.com
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Yours for better living,
Bruce ‘the Poor Man’
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