Emergency Preparedness and Provident
Living Newsletter
December 2015
Now that the
Holidays are here, it is hard to think about working on your food storage and
preparedness. There are some simple
things you can do this month to keep working toward self-sufficiency. I will list some things below.
1. Always keep your vehicle’s gas tank
at least half full.
2. Stock up on cough and cold medicines
while you are at the store. Keep things
you use the most on hand at all times.
As you use one, buy another to replace it. Also stock up on facial and toilet tissue
when they go on sale. Extra paper goods
for busy days, company, or when the dishwasher breaks down or when there is a
power outage are very good to have on hand.
3. As you put winter linens on the beds,
make sure you have plenty of extra blankets on hand. If there is a winter storm and the power goes
out you will need them. Blankets and
quilts make great gifts.
4. This is one of the best times of the
year to stock up on baking ingredients.
Stores are already having price wars on items like, sugar, flour, salt,
powdered sugar, brown sugar, chocolate chips, corn syrup, flavorings etc. If you keep basic baking ingredients in stock
you can always make something delicious and comforting for less than buying it.
5.
Do some of your Christmas shopping
with preparedness for your loved ones in mind.
See my Christmas list later in this newsletter.
Information on the LDS Home Storage Centers
You can find your location for the local Home Storage Center
by doing a search on lds.org or providentliving.org https://providentlinving.lds.org/self-reliance/food-storage/home-storage-center-locations.map?lang-eng
There are 101 of these in the US and Canada. Most of them will only allow patrons to stop
buy and purchase foods in bulk or already in #10 cans. There are only 12 HSC in the country that
allow patrons to can their own foods, (if they choose), while there. Those 12 HSC still have all items already in
the cans as well.
To find out the address and operating hours of your HSC look
for the phone number of the one nearest you and call them to get the latest
information.
You don’t have an LDS Home Storage Center near you?
Remember that stores like Costco and Sam’s Club and Amish
grocery stores sell basic food stuffs in bulk every day. You may also be able to find bulk rice or
beans for sale at Ethnic grocery stores as well. Many regular grocery stores do
sell larger bags but will place them on the very bottom shelf.
Black Friday Deals on Food Storage Products:
Many of the major food storage companies, especially the ones
based in Utah, will have Black Friday deals.
If you do not get a newspaper where you can see these, you can check
your favorite dealer’s websites. You can
also “like” your favorite dealers on their Facebook page to get their
notifications of sales.
Thrive Life Company has great Black Friday sales every
year. This is when we have bought most
of the Thrive shelving that we own. They
usually are knocked down about 40% off.
To check on the Thrive Life Black Friday deals go to http://www.thrivelife.com/picker/index/quickpick/ and click on “Show Black Friday
pricing”. Their Black Friday deals can
be seen online now but will not be effective until 8am Nov. 25th and
will run through 11:59pm Nov. 30 MST. You may also be interested in buying a
specialty package on occasion throughout the year. Sometimes those are a better deal.
You do not have to purchase through a Thrive Consultant. But, if you do…it can help her as well as you
can do an on-line party and get products at half price or even free. In the past I have also just requested to
have my item added to someone’s online party, (So I could get the deal), even
if I did not know the host.
To take advantage of the Black Friday deals here is what one
of the consultants told me to pass along to you.
Make sure you click the Big Black button that says “Show Black Friday Deals”.
You can fill your cart BEFORE the sale and then wait to CHECK
OUT during the sale window
Items will not display at the correct sale prices until that sale window and you will need to refresh your cart before checking out.
Christmas Preparedness Gift Ideas
As in years past I will share a list of some gift ideas for
Christmas. You may also want to look at
my blog for past ideas. The blog is
called littleredhenpreps.blogspot.com
Preparedness books, cook books
Foods in #10 cans or 72 hr kits in a bucket or backpack
Teach someone a skill like gardening, canning, sewing,
shooting, outdoor cooking etc.
Outdoor cooking equipment or camping tools (too many to list)
Emergency lighting (many options available)
Food preservation equipment like a canner, seed sprouter,
dehydrator etc
Build a kit: sanitation kit, emergency lighting kit, car kit,
First aid kit, etc. There are lots of
kit ideas available on the internet.
Search for: DIY __________kit of your choice.
