Emergency Candles Using Crisco

One things I have found out is that you can use Crisco as an emergency candle. Just buy some candle wicks and insert them into the can. It is said to be able to burn for up to 45 hours; however, make sure that if you do this in an emergency that you watch it. Most Crisco cans are foil lined cardboard meaning that the container itself is flammable. I know that you can get them cheaper at Costco or bulk stores like that. There are also almost always coupons out for Crisco if you like to coupon as well to help out your stockpile.

I personally will be pouring Crisco into canning jars to make it safer. I will do so by using a double broiler to safely melt the Crisco so I can pour it into the jars. If you want before hand you can hot glue the wick to the bottom of the jar. I have hear others use tiny washers to hold them down. Either way works so that the wick stays all the way to the bottom of the jar. Use some sort of stick or straw to wrap around the top part of the wick before you trip it off so that it will stay straight when you pour the Crisco in. You can also add in oil dyes and oil crayons to add colors if that is important to you but I think it is a waste of time and money that could go to something else. One thing to consider is adding in essential oils. There are a few that can help actually. I am going to put that in another post though as having EO's on hand are a great idea for your medicine cabinet.

Moved and Starting Over

Well a lot happened in the last year. I got married as well as moving right afterwards. I had to leave behind my entire stockpile in Florida but am starting again where we are now. Since we moved we put in an offer on a house that had a huge basement for stockpiling but the sellers must have thought we were joking when we said we wanted to be in the house in a month paying cash at their full asking price. They came back to us 6 months later but we had moved into an apartment by then till we find a better house. Currently in our apartment we have 2 adults, a 5 year old, 2 older dogs, and one on the way. Still starting to stockpile using the space we have above our kitchen cabinets and in our closets.

Thankfully what helps when it comes to prepping is my husbands expertise. You can't get any better than someone who is trained in all firearms, hand to hand combat, explosives, survival, basic field medicine, and more. I am learning a lot from him. He is also a great cook using whatever is around him!

After talking to my ultrasound doc today it got me back on track for prepping. He started the conversation with talking about how the economy is failing here in the USA as well as failing globally. I know that there are a lot of things going on these days and I agree that we could very soon be coming up on some sort of SHTF scenario. The guy started stocking up on ammo as he says that will very soon be our new currency. I think there are many things that could become currency if the dollar looses it's value like it has done before. It just depends on where you are at and what the needs are in that area.