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Has anyone used it to create a website? If so, what did you think? I am looking at putting together a website that is a combination blog/e-commerce. Zero website building experience. But I do want a site that looks nice and works well. If you are not a fan of Squarespace, what are you a fan of? What are the pros and cons? Thanks for the help.

Go to this site. http://battery1234.com/ Lots of info. Listen to the podcasts for pretty much step by step instruction to do what you want. Also, links to all the parts and pieces he talks about. They guy can come across a little douchey but he does seem to know his stuff. Let me know what you think. (No way related to him personally or business wise)

“The state must declare the child to be the most precious treasure of the people. As long as the government is perceived as working for the benefit of the children, the people will happily endure almost any curtailment of liberty and almost any deprivation” Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler

Found them here for $20 with free shipping. I have never used this site though so can not vouch for it. http://www.icemonkey.com/

Also take a look at The Survival Podcast (www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/). They have a really good forum (www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/forum/index.php). Not NJ specific but a lot of good information and good people who like to help. They do have regional boards as well. Jack Spirko does a pretty good podcast as well that he puts out 5 days a week and covers a lot of information.

Personally, after 13+ years in the military, I would stay away from MREs. Certain ones taste ok, certain ones are horrid. Plus, they only have a 5 year shelf life. If you are looking for long term storage, I would go with the Mountain House, Saratoga Farms route, the majority of both product lines being freeze dried, not dehydrated. These have a shelf life, unopened, of 25-30 years. Just add water and serve. They have pouch size options for most of their entrées so you can try them out before buying in bulk and most that I have tried are pretty tasty. Other bulk items you can put away, are cheap and have a long shelf life are beans, rice, pasta, and wheat berries. Meat (chicken, turkey, pork, beef, etc) can be pressure canned and kept in the pantry. Has something like a 3-5 year shelf life and doesn't need refrigeration. The best way, in my opinion, on stocking food it to buy what you eat and eat what you buy and keep things in rotation. I.E. - don't buy a ton of beans if you never eaten beans before, or don't like been, or don't know how to cook them. Copy canning in one good technique. Say you like soup and have two can at home. When you eat one can of soup, the next time you go shopping, buy two cans. Put these two can behind the one you still had. When you eat that one, buy two more and put them behind the two you bought last time. Repeat with all non-perishable goods. You will quickly build up you food supplies without shelling out a huge chunk of cash all at once. Also remember that canned goods, as long as they are not bulging, stay good indefinitely (pose no health risk). They do start to lose some of their nutritional value over time but don't spoil.

"Anything that can instantly take a driver's eyes and mind off the road is a potentially lethal distraction," added Raymond Martinez, chairman of the state's Motor Vehicle Commission. So, should we ticket people looking at billboards, listening to car radios, and talking to passengers also as these things can instantly take you eyes and mind off the road.

Are the ones on the magazines webpage not archieved printed experiences? That was the impression I had, but never cross referenced them so could be wrong.

Thanks go out to Shane for working with a deployed guy and allowing me to take advantage of the great deal he offered. I would not hesitate to work with him again in the future.

Still in stock. Just ordered a case. About $90 less expensive than the group buy. While I am all for supporting local shops, 90 bucks is 90 bucks.

Nice. Out here as well. Just a little south.

Jury duty always seems to come at the most inconvenient time. A couple of months ago, my wife got a notice - here was the scenario. Our twin girls had just turned 12 days old (yes...days), our two year old daughter was sick, we were living in my brother's basement (explain shortly), and I was hours away from deploying for 6 months. Luckily, my sister-in-law saw it first, showed me and said she would take care of it. I am assuming she did because my wife hasn't been arrested yet. Living in the basement at the time because within weeks of getting back from the deployment, we will be moving to another base. Shortly after I deployed, the wife and kids moved back to Ohio to stay with her parents for the remainder of my deployment. The military has been good to us and this was a preemptive move to make things less stressful between the time I left and when she moved to her parents.

interested in 9mm, 22LR, 45 ACP and 5.56

Sold Out.

Back in stock. Just ordered. $264.95 shipped.

When had my safe moved in (1150 lbs), I called Liberty Safe of NJ. They are located in Mt Laurel. I needed themnto go up a couple steps and then down a step. They were $150. They were also very professional and took care not to damage anything (house or safe). I have no problem recommending them if they are close to you.

All - Thanks for all the inputs. I talked to the seller again and he made good on the original deal. I did not realize this post would expode the way it did. Thanks again.

I should add the the pickup date was still 3 days away.

I am somewhat new to attempting to buy things from the marketplace here on the forum and am not totally sure about the nuances of transactions. I had a situation that I would like to present to see if my frustrations are warranted or if that is just the way things are. I will not mention any names and the actual items, prices and times will be changed to protect the potentially innocent. I am just looking for your feedback. Hour 0 - I PM the person selling the "widgets" and state - "I'll take whatever widgets are left. Email or call. "my e-mail address" or "my phone #". Thanks. Hour 8 - Reply from seller - "$XYZ for the widgets. $A+$B+$C = $D. I'll accept $XYZ. Is that OK with you?" Hour 15.5 - My reply - "$XYZ sounds good. Let me know when and where. I live in the "my town" area and work at "my job place", so let me know what works for you. 3 minutes later - Reply from the seller - 555-555-5555 my number. I erased yours by mistake. I'm going to "a range" at "at time and date". Call me if you get chance. Thanks, "The Seller" Work being what work is for me, I was not able to call at a reasonable hour for roughly 48 hours. When I did call to confirm the meet up location and time, I was told that someone else contacted him and he was selling the widgets to that person for the same price. Sorry if this is confusing, but just wondering if this is the way things usually go and I am just being a wus or if this is a legitimate gripe. Thanks.

Must have missed it. What was going on?

The community garden is a great start. Between now and then, look into dehydrating and canning, assuming you will be growing more that you can consume before it spoils. If the community garden people let you raise chickens there, that would be a nice thing as well. Meat or eggs or both are always a good thing. Gurilla gardening might also be a possibility depending on the open public land that you have around you. Just a thought. Also, if your balcony get sun, you can look into container gardening or even balcony auqaponics (a combo of hydroponics and aquaculture). There are people that have set up systems on their balconies that have had good success with them. Seach youtube. If six months supply is your goal, I would probably stay away from MREs and massive amounts of freeze dried stuff. Work on the priciple of "Eat what you store and store what you eat." The idea being, find what you eat that can be stored for that long, gradualy work you way up to a 6 month supply (a good method is copy canning - when you go to the store because you need a can of soup, buy two. When you eat one, go to the store and buy another two cans. When you want soup again, eat the second can that you bought on your first trip to the store and then repeat). This way, you are rotating your stock as well as increasing your supplies and are not ending up with stuff that is 5 yrs old and no go. Rice, beans, and pasta are good long term storage items. Rice and beans - make sure you know how to cook them and have recipes that you like. Confort foods make bad situations not as bad. Water - I would definately go with a fitration unit. Might not be bad to have a couple of cases of water around for immediate need situations. Cooking - once again depends. If it is a cost of food thing - your stove/oven would be fine. Gan stove usually still work even if the power is out, you just have to light them yourself. With electric stoves, propane is good, but not a great long term solution for your situation. If the SHTF, are you going to be staying in the condo or do you have a bug out location in mind? If you do, I would make sure it has the means of getting through the 6 months your food will last, be that with propane, wood oven, etc. Hope this helps. Once again, lots of info on the website I mentioned earlier.

Not sure of your situation (family, kids, income, house or apartment - all which play a part in answering your question), but you might want to check out The Survival Podcast by a guy named Jack Spirko. He has a lot of good ideas on the subjects you are interested in and how to do them wisely without breaking the bank and buying a lot of stuff that will go to waste. All of his shows can be downloaded for free from the website and there are about 30 or so of the latest podcast in the iTunes store. There is also a forum on his site that has a lot of good info on a number of subjects that have to do with self-sustainability and how to become less dependant on "the system". Check it out and let me know what you think.

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Cabelas has it for $95 for 1500 plus you get a dry box with it. Not sure about the shipping though.

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