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Some recently discovered tips,
Some sticks of spearmint chewing gum will keep bugs out of your stored dry bulk foods. Not sure if this is true, but hey its an idea worth researching, I think there is even liquid spearmint extract.

Surviving in the City
March 22, 2008
Author Unknown

Purchase lots of olive oil. Not only can you cook with it (and besides, it’s a lot
healthier than corn or vegetable oil), olive oil also burns as a clean candle
fuel. You can float a wick in a jar half-full of olive oil and light the wick. Viola, a
home-made candle. Olive oil is a fantastic item for your storage anyway
because even if you purchase all the grains in the world, you’ll still need
cooking oil, and you obviously can’t buy powdered cooking oil. Well-stored
olive oil can last for thousands of years.

Did you know that people won't steal giant logs? Although they may easily
steal wood you've already chopped, most people won't have any way of
stealing logs. They’re too heavy, and the vehicles won't have any gas left in the SHTF. For
this reason, your best bet in regards to stocking fuel for your house is to stock
up on UNCUT wood logs.

WATER WELLS
By far, the best solution for obtaining long-term water supplies is to drill a well.
Buy the best-quality hand-pump available (cast-iron pumps available from
Lehman’s) and a good cylinder. They will last a lifetime if installed properly.
With this setup, you'll have a near-unlimited supply of water.
The total cost of doing this, depending on where you live, ranges from about
$4000 - $6000. Is it worth it? If you’ve got the money, I think so. However,
many cities simply don’t allow the drilling of wells, so you may not be able to
get one drilled even if you want to.
The deeper your well, the more expensive it gets. Most well drilling companies
charge by the foot. When water is deeper, you also need a bigger pump and a
more powerful cylinder, so the costs tend to really grow the deeper you go. If
you can find water at 20', you’re very lucky and it might not cost you even
$2000. If you have to go down to 200', it might cost you $7500, and you’re at
the depth limit of hand-powered pumps anyway.

Thanks to the unknown author
Lumpy

Great post
we use olive oil with most of our cooking and now we can use it to light our way.
giant logs is a very good idea too. when people come to take all, they will take logs too.
and of course the well. if i could i would definitely choose to have a well because if TSHTF water will stop coming out of our faucets.
if you live by a stream, it could be dammed up at some point before your area.