Potassium Iodide Dosages
The nuclear disaster in Japan re-triggered my interest in nuclear preparedness, although I’m not out in the backyard digging… I’m not that worried yet.
But I did order some before the shelves ran dry and just found an article on how much Potassium Iodide to take and how it works.
- Adults – 130 mg
- Breastfeeding Women – 130 mg
- Children 3-18 – 65 mg
- Children over 150 lbs – 130 mg
- Infants & Children 0-3 yrs – 32 mg
- Newborn – 16mg
Reas more from the Utah Preppers on Potassium Iodide.
Food Storage Container Weights
This is a wonderful chart I just found at Food Storage Made Easy. It’s a guide for those prepping food for long term storage in #10 cans and 5-gallon buckets.
| Food Item | #10 Can | 5 Gallon Bucket |
| Wheat | 5 pounds | 37 pounds |
| White Flour | 4.5 pounds | 33 pounds |
| Cornmeal | 4.3 pounds | 33 pounds |
| Popcorn | 5 pounds | 37 pounds |
| Rolled Oats | 2.5 pounds | 20 pounds |
| White Rice | 5.3 pounds | 36 pounds |
| Spaghetti | N/A | 30 pounds |
| Macaroni | 3.1 pounds | 21 pounds |
| Dried Beans | 5.6 pounds | 35 pounds |
| Lima Beans | 5.4 pounds | 35 pounds |
| Soy Beans | 5 pounds | 33 pounds |
| Split Peas | 5 pounds | 33 pounds |
| Lentils | 5.5 pounds | 35 pounds |
| White Sugar | 5.7 pounds | 35 pounds |
| Brown Sugar | 4.42 pounds | 33 pounds |
| Powdered Milk | 3 pounds | 29 pounds |
| Powdered Eggs | 2.6 pounds | 20 pounds |