I have changed my prepping plans, accelerating the purchases while the material is still available.
Realizing that the liberals in charge must destroy this Republic in less than a year to retain political power, I decided to modify my prepping schedule to take this into account.
With almost 60 container ships unable to dock off California to unload, intended to empty the supply chain; which will accelerate inflation, by spreading panic among the sheeple!
So today, I drove 70 miles to pick up a dozen 55 gallon drums as raw materials for my aquaponics system.
They are the ones with bungs for liquid access only:
These can be cut lengthwise, making 2 planting beds I can fill with aggregate stones, to include in my aquaponics systems. I will need about 60 of these planting beds. They will be separated into four parallel systems, contained in a wallpini greenhouse.
I will need 30 uncut barrels to populate my system. There will also be multiple containers to hold the fish and water, of which I have 8 drums on site today.
I was lucky and found a spice manufacturer that uses a quantity of products contained in 55 gallon drums. They will have another dozen in two weeks, which they have promised to me. So I will be close to what I need of 55 gallon drums in October.
You can see the bings on the barrel in the center:
These will be used to drain the planting beds once filled. I will be using a bell siphon to drain each tier of planting beds into the next lower tier.
Each planting bed will be filled with aggregate rocks that will hold the plants roots, unless I can find something lighter. Each planting bed will weigh about 1500 pounds, so I am looking hard for something with a lower specific gravity. The internal structure will be like a heavy triple stair step with 5 planting beds on each step. This will make each system's planting beds weigh in at 11 tons, so lighter will be very welcome!
But buying in the materials now will let me build this wallpini after the SHTF, and I already have the seeds.
The plastic sheeting is next....
Good move as I agree a lot of things will either be very hard to get and expensive if you can get it.
Yes, small manufacturers like this will be in trouble, as these orders will taper off when this problem hits. That will reduce these secondary sales, as the barrel count will also collapse. What remains will become very expensive, based on scarcity; fueled by inflation.
Stay safe my friend!
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I don't think what you predict is likely to happen, but two things that override that belief are: that sort of thing happens unexpectedly, and there's no time like/but the present. I hope you and I still around on the internet to see it realized :)
My prediction is based on a study of History, and the fact that the November 22 election will be a political bloodbath, if allowed to happen normally! Combine that with their recorded statement of the "need" to reduce the World's populations by 90%, and poor harvests across the globe, and you have a recipe for violence. A few false flag attacks, and you have an excuse for Marshal Law; which allow for the suspension of "inconvenient" elections!
Inflation is intended to finish off whatever is left. Look at the Weimar Republic for a recent example:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weimar_Republic
Interesting to also note that the National Socialist took over with minority support (41%) and formed a Fascist government that allowed totalitarian rule!
So this once great Republic dies with a whimper, leaving Satan himself in charge.
I doubt the internet will remain functional. I plan to move to packet radio on the ham bands, and straight ham radio for my local area network. This will allow me to coordinate survival with some local family, and like minded individuals!
I Pray I'm wrong, but History says differently. We truly live in interesting times!
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It is very rare that I find a like mind that I can clearly look UP to, but you sir are definitely one!
I like your posts too, good to find a kindred spirit!
I'm planning to thrive even after they crash things! I have a full machine shop, casting, and blacksmithing out there, and will move my electronics lab when I move.
Trying to finish fast, hence the push on the aquaponics. Got most of the system designed, and I'm mailing down the tweaks right now.
I will be drilling the water well this month, everything is bought and I have shipping notifications on it now.
The solar is here except for the battery bank, I've been buying old laptop batteries and recovering the good cells for a LiIon ba5ery bank. I have about 10,000 of the 24,000 watts I need, so I may have to buy some new also. This battery design should last for 35 years at full power, but we will see. I have the controls designed for the wind generator, but I still need to buy the turbine.
Things are a little busy, LOL. 🤕
But it is good to find someone who thinks like I do! Makes life fun....
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Hope for the best, and prepare for the Worst...
I hope you are correct @pfunk but when TPTB is pushing everything so close to the edge, smaller factors have a much larger negative impact!!
Best policy, I really Want to be wrong, and for @pfink to be right! If so, I am in the country, by a huge lake, fishing fur fun; with a large city close(but no too close). But if History repeats, I can feed my family, and be hidden enough to drop off the map entirely! I pray I'm wrong, but just in case I'm not....
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I know you are properly prepared, but for the audience you have, I am stating that obviously, foraging and hunting will only last so long, especially if most city dwellers leave the cities and come out seeking sustenance. I saw your hydroponics barrels and that is an awesome setup, very good and sustainable. I really need to do that here
It will be more difficult, but Keystone lake is 500,000 surface acres, and the homestead is 30 miles out (if you know how to find it) with no highways close. There are a lot of more accessable places that will absorb most of the surge.
I will have a garden for canning and fermentation, a raised bed greenhouse for extending the growing season, and the wallipini (with an earth battery) for year round aquaponics.
It t will be a small, well armed community on the backside of nowhere....
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Very awesome, I know you will be capable even if the hunting, fishing and foraging taper off... 👍
Been studying herbals, to pick where socialized medicine fails. Pretty open field these days!
I've purchased many of these 'weed' seeds to grow what we need!
I'm not as good as our Aussie friend, but I've taken deer at a quarter mile, so we will eat okay.
Looking forward to seeing the completed project.
It is a major construction project, and I'm still buying material. But I will do posts on it as I go along. It will take a 14 by 60 by 4 foot deep hole to start the wallpini, lots of dirt to move, LOL 😆