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Beetle:
Awesome!!! I am curious have you walked through your Evac plan and how long did it take until you were leaving? Also one small suggestion, you should get into ham radio and install a couple mobile radio's in the suburban's. You would be able to talk between your work (25miles ) and home no problem. If you were heading home and she had a HT(walkie talkie) you could keep in touch while she was getting the kids and supplies ready. Plus Ham is really not that expensive.
Great job!!!
Jwatt:
Wow,
Amazing! I will be referencing this frequently while I am building up my survival supplies! I think you undercalculated your daily calorie needs. 2000 calories a day for a man of your size is too little - especially if you are going to be doing anything other than sitting and watching t.v. at your bug-out location. You should recalculate and stock up for a higher amount and then use less if you are able to.
gigaJack:
--- Quote from: edhand on November 24, 2008, 11:43:32 AM ---GigaJack,
Incredible list and spreadsheet. I'll be studying it for the next week, at least ... :D
When you mark some food containers as "LDS", I'm assuming that it's food canned at the local LDS cannery? Are they in standard #10 cans?
Thanks,
Ed
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They are the #10 cans. I initially bought a couple of cases through their online site at a great price including shipping. Then I found out there was a Home Storage Center in Minnesota. I printed out their Home Storage Center Order Form and contacted them to setup a time to meet at the warehouse. They had enough inventory for what I wanted for the prepackaged cases of 6 #10 cans but other items where ala carte meaning what ever they had available after he last weekend canning. I am not a member, but they didn't ask. He did ask for the Ward and Stake. I just gave him the one nearest me.
gigaJack
gigaJack:
--- Quote from: Bailey on November 24, 2008, 12:24:42 PM --- Awesome!!! I am curious have you walked through your Evac plan and how long did it take until you were leaving? Also one small suggestion, you should get into ham radio and install a couple mobile radio's in the suburban's. You would be able to talk between your work (25miles ) and home no problem. If you were heading home and she had a HT(walkie talkie) you could keep in touch while she was getting the kids and supplies ready. Plus Ham is really not that expensive.
Great job!!!
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We haven't walked through our evac plan yet. My wife has been bugging me about it for the last month or so. I presume we will have some kinks to work out when we do. I would guess it would take a good 2 hours the first time. I don't know how we would arrange items for the roof racks. I will update the plan online in the next month after we give it a go.
I have been meaning to research other radios. That would be cool if it would reach between home and work.
gigaJack
gigaJack:
--- Quote from: Jwatt on November 24, 2008, 03:31:49 PM ---Wow,
Amazing! I will be referencing this frequently while I am building up my survival supplies! I think you undercalculated your daily calorie needs. 2000 calories a day for a man of your size is too little - especially if you are going to be doing anything other than sitting and watching t.v. at your bug-out location. You should recalculate and stock up for a higher amount and then use less if you are able to.
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Yup,
Good catch. I always use the recommended daily 2,000 on the back of the cereal box. What a bunch of crap.
Calories per Day Calculator
For me Male | 200 lbs | 5'10" | 35 yrs | Moderately Active = 3,043 calories per day.
For wife Female | 120 lbs | 5'6" | 29 yrs | Moderately Active = 2,094 calories per day.
My wife is at her ideal weight but I am on the bigger side. It says I should weight 180 lbs.
If I plug 180 lbs into the calculator it says I need:
Average Actual Metabolism 2,849 calories per day.
Resting Metabolism 1,838 calories per day
I am going to change mine to 2,800, wifie's to 2,000, 10 year old child to 1,500 and 7 year old child to 1,200.
Damn, I am now down to 9.5 months.
gigaJack
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