Nice interview with Ron Douglas who operates the self reliance expo
http://www.nytimes.c.....2&
The Douglas Family Stockpile
1 Staples in 6-gallon buckets include: rice, beans, nuts, sugar, salt, matches, wheat, flour
2 Freeze-dried meals
3 Assorted canned foods: cheese, butter and meat
4 Water-bath canner
5 Vacuum sealer
6 Pressure canner
7 Pot
8 Canned meat: red is pork, green is turkey
9 Broth: beef and chicken
10 Salt: 25-pound bags
11 Aluminum foil
12 Portable first-aid kits, lighters, U.V. light sticks, fast-acting glue
13 Candles
14 Sunflower seeds
15 Cough drops
16 Canned turkey
17 Stackable containers of canned food
18 72-hour backpacks
19 Charcoal chimney
20 Potatoes
21 Grill
22 Solar oven
23 Beef jerky
24 Vinegar, white and cider
25 Olive oil in cans
26 Wall-mounted first-aid kit
27 Canned staples: rice, dried carrots, dried onions
28 Powdered milk and eggs
29 Laundry detergent
30 The Douglas family
31 Heirloom seed bank
32 Bleach
33 Pasta
34 Dehydrated mashed potatoes
35 More assorted staples
36 Miscellaneous canned goods
37 Stackable containers of canned food
38 Powdered hot chocolate
39 Generator
40 Propane burner
41 Water filter
42 Hand warmers
43 Surgical masks
44 Empty Mason jars for canning
45 Jars of roasted peppers
46 Rifle, shotgun and pistol
47 Buckets of honey
48 Cans of sardines
49 Foldout tent
50 5-gallon gas cans
51 Solar panels
52 Plastic hose
Not pictured: juice, apple and grape; fortified water; hand sanitizer; laundry bucket; jars of bouillon; canned apple-pie filling; filtered-water bottles.
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