**snip**I read and research a lot; can't help it that everyone's information is not exactly the same.**snip**
That is the knife that cuts both ways with prepping. There is always more than one way to skin a cat: some ways are just different than others, some ways are easier than others, some ways are better than others, but in the end redundancy is KING (or QUEEN ) in the world of self-sufficiency.
I've learned so much from these guys I couldn't even start to list it (or thank them all each and every one individually). It is up to each of us to read these threads with an open mind and take from them what serves us best. I learned a lot about bee and wasp stings that I didn't know from your and Tech's conversation. I also didn't know tech was so ed-u-ma-cated ... and here I thought he was just one of those weirdos who hung out at shooting matches beating the pants off me!
I think it would be a shame if you stopped posting. But ... to each their own ... Be safe.