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May 1Liked by AmericanTacticalCivilDefense

I still have problems with charging to Amazon but I found it on PrepperBooks on EBay and ordered a copy. I hope you got paid in there somewhere. I had seen that book before but didn't know you had written it until I read this.

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Michael Mabee wrote The Civil Defense Book, not me.

https://michaelmabee.info/

I use E-Bay to buy books as well.

Just ordered Inside the Criminal Mind by Stanton E. Samenow on it.

Great read.

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May 1Liked by AmericanTacticalCivilDefense

Sorry, I thought it was co-authored with ATCD or something similar. Looking forward to getting it.

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Understand.

Michael Mabee's work is truly remarkable. You will enjoy reading and using it.

When the two deep freezes hit Texas land took down the power grid, he was warm and toasty in his prepared home.

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I was fascinated by your article on Reflectix and instantly reposted it. Eliminate pink batts with a cheaper but better insulation, block EMF and maybe EMP (!) you can't lose with that. I was on the net looking for it in Virginia and West Virginia, do you know any secret bulk suppliers that have a lower cost for square foot/meter on that? Sometimes its who you know so you don't pay retail from the Reflectix site. I have also been trying to think of the best way to insulate my next shelter (quonset form next time) is there any reason you couldn't use Reflectix against the walls there underground too?

I do know somebody in West Virginia who sells quonset shells with small dings/dents that are really good value. So you can get a 50 foot underground shelter for under $10,000 for the shell. Spraycrete and rebar plus the waterproofing is half that so it's a lot for the investment. I was thinking the Reflectix is going to be the best insulation route with more Faraday cage shielding.

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I have always just bought it at Lowe's with the 10% Veteran's discount.

Don't know of any discount places.

It is cheaper than the carcinogenic pink cotton candy batts.

With Reflectix, no scratchy skin, eye irritation, N-95 masks, insect and rodent infestation.

Easier to install, too. All you need is a staple gun and a razor.

If water gets on it, no big deal.

And it is easy to replace if necessary.

Their website provides excellent installation instructions for all kinds of uses.

Great thing about Reflectix is it comes in so many sizes you can custom configure an area.

And, as you say, you create a large Faraday cage in the end that has multiple benefits.

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May 1Liked by AmericanTacticalCivilDefense

Right - and I am sorry to keep asking these questions but I literally don't know anybody else who could answer them. How would you fasten that Reflectix sheeting to the inner corrugated steel wall of a shelter? Would adhesive work or is there some kind of rail system they sell like some roof insulation, you slide or clip to? I am dead serious about it and I want to know if I can do that work myself, maybe with a ladder. It looks a lot easier to handle and work with than the pink batts. I was sourcing prices on laminate panels to use on the inside but you'd have to put the Reflectix on top of that then staple it. In my old shelter in Australia I used a very strong silicone glue to paste sheets of steel foil flat against the corrugated steel. It didn't look too good and this time I am trying to get a much better finishing job on this one. Again, if you don't know it's fine but you'd probably be one of the few people who has worked with on different surfaces. Thanks in advance.

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