Stephanie Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Hey y'all!! Let's play a game! It's just a simple game of would you choose..... I'll start by saying - Which of these two items would you choose to for your preps and why? Then, you answer and tell why plus ask the question again with two more prep items. I think it will be neat to see what our choices are and we may learn a thing or two. Okay....Here we go!!! Would you rather have - An All American Pressure Canner? OR An Excalibur Dehydrator? (Don't forget to say why and give the next two choices! Link to comment
Virginia Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Since I have 3 canners and son has an AA, I'll pick the dehydrator Link to comment
Stephanie Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 Pssssttt Virginia! You forgot to ask the next question Good answer and you told why, but now put up two other prep items for the next person to choose from. Sorry for not making that more clear! Link to comment
Stephanie Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 Ok, Virginia got the ball rolling, thanks Virginia! Now, before I head to bed...I'll throw out the next two choices... Would you Rather add to your preps.... A Gamma Seal Lid? OR A pack of oxygen absorbers? (NOTE - After you choose - you tell why AND pose the next two for the next person to choose from. Link to comment
WormGuy Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Okay I'll play. I'll take the oxygen absorbers because I put everything in mylar bags and then in buckets. Which would you rather have: A root cellar or a generator. John Link to comment
Virginia Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I'll try again, have a generator and so thankful, so I'll take the root cellar. Would you pick a Berkey water filter or a wood stove? Link to comment
Dee Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I'd rather have a wood stove. Living in a northern climate we need heat and it would also be great to cook on. We have an artesian well so water isn't a problem. Would you rather have a goat or a cow? Link to comment
Prickle Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I would take either but I think the cow wins by a smidgen. It's easier to separate cream from cows milk and there's more milk/cream to be had that could be turned into butter and cheeses. Would you rather have a creek or a well? Link to comment
Vic303 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I would take either but I think the cow wins by a smidgen. It's easier to separate cream from cows milk and there's more milk/cream to be had that could be turned into butter and cheeses. Would you rather have a creek or a well? I pick creek. I get more enjoyment from the creek and more animals (food??) get water too. Would you rather have a handgun or a rifle? Link to comment
Stephanie Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 That's a tough one Vic! Hmmmmm....okay, I want a more compact handgun that would be easier to carry concealed. Would you rather have ?? 50lb bag of Oat Groats or 50lb bag of Dent Corn Link to comment
sassenach Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Hmmmm, just read this whole thread, and I would like a dehydrator, a woodstove and a well . Would you rather have bins or backpacks for BOB's? Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 The oat groats.... We don't use corn here [due to digestive difficulty] tho the livestock could use it. Oats are SO versatile in cooking and health care/medicinal too. [sunburn or itch relief, etc] It is very calming on an upset tummy, something that will be occurring if the Hooey is Hitting Fan. And it's easier on someone who might have to avoid gluten. If you cook it badly, I believe you could hang wallpaper with it..... Can be used for livestock too. AND has a shorter growing season which means it MIGHT be able to grow here on WARM summers....which 2009 is NOT! Brrrrr....we frosted again last nite. OK.....For the perfect Bug Out location, would you rather have very remote/hard to access mountain land [but difficult weather for living/growing crops] OR a chunk of good midwest cropland with abundant wildcrafting in the vacant areas? MtRider [y'all know which one I picked....but there are disadvantages to both. ] Link to comment
Stephanie Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 Oh Boy! I get two for my money! As to bins or backpacks??? I have to say Backpacks, we keep buying the cheap ones and we get our money's worth. Mountains on Midwest? Tough one because they are both very different than what I am use to. Although I long to be a Mountain Woman, I imagine I'd adjust to the cropland better?? So, I'll choose cropland! NOW - would you rather have An AXE or A SAW Link to comment
Jingles Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Ax. I could split wood with it, cut down trees, make boards, slaughter animals and clean them AND do some damage if I needed protection. Would you rather have a solar panel or a wind turbine? Link to comment
Dee Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I love these thought "games" Stephanie, good job. I'd take the wind turbine in an instatnt. Living on the open plains we have winds all year long...sigh.....where the sun can be iffy. Would you rather have a fruit orchard or a forrested area of hardwood trees for cutting and different kinds of nuts? Link to comment
HSmom Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Fruit orchard! Why? Because it's yummy! Fruit is easy to preserve and versatile for year-round eating. An orchard is a nice place for chickens to spend the day, eating bugs and windfall fruits. Would you rather have... a clothes line or a green house? Link to comment
MomM Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Both, but if I have to choose, I think clothesline would win out. I've had clotheslines in the past, and I love them; and I would like to be off the grid someday. Would you rather have a motorized or a hand-operated grain grinder? Link to comment
Crazy4Canning Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Oh wow - I just found this thread. Neato! I would rather have the hand-grain grinder (I've got both). The hand-one can be made to be machine-powered, but will always work. Whereas you are very dependent on electricity for the other. I would also rather have the dent corn because it is edible for humans and chickens. I would rather have the O2 absorbers because they last long and I've got plenty of the gamma lids. Plains or Mountains? Tough one. I'd have to say mountains. I don't like the still heat of the plains, even though there always seems to be wind. The mountains seem to be more easy to defend. We are also closer here to the mountains than plains. Clothesline or greenhouse? Well. Living in the city I'd say greenhouse. I can put a clothesline in the basement. In the NW, you do need a greenhouse to maintain good growing conditions year around. Solar panel or turbine? Here in the NW, I would say solar. Our neighborhood does get a lot of light and not a lot of wind, even in the winter. We are pretty sheltered. SO -here's my contributions - What would you rather have - treadle sewing machine or electric? I so badly want my grandma's treadle. Why? DO you really need to ask? They run without electricity, are very easy to maintain and keep parts for. What would you rather have - canning jars & lids or a Foodsaver vacuum packer? and since I answered a whole bunch, here's another one just for fun: Garden seeds or dirt? Link to comment
Stephanie Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 A treadle sewing machine would be lovely and oh the memories of sitting in my grandma's sewing room playing with what I shouldn't be playing with! I'd have to take the canning jars and lids as you can never have too many and I already have a Foodsaver. Dirt or Seeds?? Going with seeds here, seeds can grow (sprouts) without dirt. OKIEDOKIE!! Would you RATHER have.... A bale of quality hay OR A bolt of quality fabric Link to comment
Jingles Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Fabric hands down! Can make clothes, bandages, female needs, etc. Hay doesn't last as long as fabric. Would you rather have a winter coat or a thick quilt? Link to comment
Annarchy Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Quilt.. .. too warm here for a winter coat. We have several in storage. Would you rather have a Tent or Motor home? Link to comment
Jingles Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Tent, you can go anywhere with it and it is easy to carry, but I'd really LOVE to have a motor home for camping. Which would you choose: A journal or a book? Link to comment
HSmom Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I'd take a journal. In hard times, it helps to write down your experiences and feelings. Would you rather have a fence around your property or an extra adult to help with guarding? Link to comment
dogmom4 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Great game! I'd definitely like the dehydrator because I don't have one... I'd pick gamma seals over oxygen absorbers... Yes to a root cellar...it gets so hot here trying to leep things from spoiling is a big problem.... A Berkey water filter because water is a priority (we can cook with solar energy much of the year and wood would be a problem to get)... A goat...easier to take care of... I'd love a creek...just because... A handgun...because....I've never touched a rifle... The oat groats...because they would be easier to grind...I have a cheapie grinder... Backpacks for BOB's...bins would be too hard to carry... Midwest cropland....can't handle mountain cold.... Saw...ummm...no experience with an axe... Solar panel definitely...tons of sun here... Fruit orchard....we love fritu more than nuts! Greenhouse... You can string up a rope between 2 trees and have a clothesline... I'd like a good quality hand-grinder... Probably a treadle.... Can't have enough jars and lids...plus I have 2 vaccuum sealers... Tent...easier to carry... Journal...for writing down thoughts and ideas... Extra help for guarding....we can't do it alone... Seeds...can be used for sprouting...but, dirt is so important too...that's a hard one... Ok,my question...would you like chickens or rabbits? (I really want chickens) Link to comment
Stephanie Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Oh goody! another double for me! fence or guard... tempting to say another capable body...but I have to say I'd love fencing (security style) all around my property. Isn't is Westie that says a good fence keeps the honest folks out so you know if they've come over, through or under your fence...they are NOT the honest folks! Plus, imagine their surprise when they met up with Aslan making his rounds! Chickens or Rabbits? Chickens for sure, I love my chickens and I'm use to them, comfortable with them, they produce eggs, meat and more chickens! My question - (before I head to bed) Would you rather - Have a Compost Toilet (been reading about these) OR An Outhouse Link to comment
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