Free The Savage Awakening (A preppers Perspective) by Ron Foster Page B

show everything we have got. I have lots of treats in here as well as some staples we are going to reserve just for us or maybe just share with others on a holiday or something. First off I want all the B&M canned bread, the cans of crab, oysters, most of the corn beef. Hang on a second; I need a couple empty boxes. I will be back in a minute; I have some in my prep shed.” Dennis advised and then went out to retrieve them.
     
    “Geez! I have to do the same organizing and high grading in here!” Dennis murmured to himself as he eyed a large storage shelf unit that consisted of about 6 shelves filled three deep with expensive dehydrated canned food.
     
    “I got to figure out a weekly menu and try to stick to it. No. 10 size cans don’t keep well once they are opened regardless if you put a plastic lid on it.” Dennis said pausing to look around the room and remembering he had had almost a full can of cornmeal go bad in 6 weeks after he had opened it and relied on the plastic lid to keep it fresh. Damn! I got 5 gallon buckets of rice and beans out the wazoo stored along that far wall. I guess we start eating some of that type of food a couple times a week to stretch the good stuff. Which reminds me, I have just a few cans of Mountain House seafood chowder and sweet and sour pork etc. that isn’t going into the communal larder just yet.” Dennis thought pulling the tarp back from the shelf and surveying row after row of what could be considered cans of riches these days.
     
    “I ain`t believing I actually referred to anything called a community larder. I don’t know what to call what I plan on doing but it certainly is not that. This is my crap to give to folks or not give to them as I please and that best be remembered”. Dennis thought angrily as he stooped to pick up several empty boxes then locked his prep shed door and returned to his house.
     
    His mom he noticed had opened every curtain in the house to “let some light in” as it was one of her morning habits in her own home and it didn’t sit well with Dennis today.
     
    “Mom, the curtains can stay open today but we need to talk about when it is or is not appropriate to do so.” Dennis began before his mom angrily cut him off.
     
    “Close them if you want to, I don’t know why you like a dark house. Probably to hide the last time you dusted and that looks like it has been awhile since you bothered too.” She said looking at the light coating of dust that appeared on the bookshelves and knick knacks she was standing next to.
     
    “I said we could have them open today. Sit down mom and let’s talk a minute. Things are not what they used to be and we need to change our habits some. You want some coffee?” Dennis said walking towards the kitchen alcove.
     
    “What are you going to make it on; I thought you said we need to conserve the propane?” She said walking towards the doorway.
     
    “An induction cook top, it uses magnetism to heat the pot. Induction cooking uses induction heating to directly heat a cooking vessel, as opposed to using heat transfer from electrical coils or burning gas as with a traditional cooking stove. By the way mid range on this uses 600 watts, don’t stick it on high. I will explain why to you later. For right now just think of it as using up the battery too quick.” Dennis told her.
     
    “You got it plugged into that SUNRNR generator?’ His mom asked looking at the extension cord poking out of cabinet.
     
    “No, I got it running on two marine batteries I got hooked up separate to an inverter under the counter. Now remember, never put that thing on high because I only have a 900 watt inverter on it and that thing sucks 1300 watts on high.” Dennis instructed and decided there was plenty of time to teach her the ins and outs of solar electricity later.
     
    While the kettle warmed up very quickly, Dennis explained the need for light suppression at night and the need for increased privacy during the day