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[Yucca]

I really like the idea of solar cookers .triffid

Hi Triffid,

Oh yeah! they're great! Simplest construction:

• Get a cardboard box approx 2ft x 2ft x 1ft tall.


• Fold the flaps inside so you have double thickness walls.


• Line the entire inside with aluminium foil.


• Put a black pan or pot (<=1ft diameter ~6in high) inside containing your food (you can also use empty food tins blackened outside with soot)


• cover cooking pot with black top or you can leave open.


• The pot should be stood on a wire rack or wire stand made from coathangers etc.


• Lay over the top of the box a normal flat glass sheet (window glass).


• Angle the box toward the sun, in the winter months you may need to modify your wire rack  so that the pot is parallel to ground while the box is angled over more.


• You will be suprised at just how much heat this generates on a sunny day (even in the winter at noon), be careful not to burn your fingers!

Best, Yucca.

[PYRODIN123321]

@ Yucca

We will see.....Pigeon supposedly is pretty good....but, I would not eat the ones in cities unless I had to, too many toxins in the city for the pigeons, makes them not so good for eating...

Personally, I'm worried about water....I have not got money for a large stock, any ideas?
Maybe a purifier or something, I dunno.... (sigh)
I think I'm gonna move out of the city as soon as I can, and try to be as self reliant as I can.
Texas is a big state, better off than some I guess..

[Yucca]

@ Yucca

We will see.....Pigeon supposedly is pretty good....but, I would not eat the ones in cities unless I had to, too many toxins in the city for the pigeons, makes them not so good for eating...

Personally, I'm worried about water....I have not got money for a large stock, any ideas?
Maybe a purifier or something, I dunno.... (sigh)
I think I'm gonna move out of the city as soon as I can, and try to be as self reliant as I can.
Texas is a big state, better off than some I guess..

The texas southern coast would be best, fish is great and easy to catch using spear fishing or baited hook and line, even kelp is nutritious and can be served as greens next to the fish(soak in freshwater for a day or two and then rinse and boil). If you eat your fish real fresh then you don't need to cook and it is in fact better for you, it's just that we have all been conditioned to prefer soft mushy cooked stuff.

For fresh water you only need find (or dig to) moist ground or sand:
http://www.ehow.com/how_12584_make-solar-still.html

I'm sure you will be fine, in fact I'm sure you will carry others.

All the best, Yucca.

[PYRODIN123321]

A Fresnal lens is good for solar ovens too!

[PYRODIN123321]

Thanks for the vote of confidence Yucca
I forgot about that one! I have seen it before, very handy.Thanks!
im gona get a few pieces of plastic for my kit.
Mostly Im worried I might not get out of the city be for the poop hits the turbine. And I'm afraid my girl wont want to leave when its time to go to the country. Once again, we will see what happens, hope for the best and prepair for the worst..

But i did order some organic rice and beans for storing-
Everybody should have a little to keep alive when you cant buy food cause the truckers cant afford gas or whatever.