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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.