Does anyone here use a hand-powered, made in USA grain mill for grinding wheat etc? I'm looking for something that will survive the apocalypse and keep on going. Any recommendations?

Country Living while not cheap is US made.

I have a couple vintage clamp on meat grinders with two different sized attachments (coarse and fine). These are pretty easy to find at garage sales and are cheap. The vintage ones are made in USA but the new knock-off ones are probably made overseas.

I have used this for grinding wheat, meat and vegetables. For wheat, the fine attachment makes a coarse grind but still usable.

For grinding wheat finer, I use a vintage hand cranked wooden coffee mill. Though still a rougher bread texture, this works well. If want even a finer wheat, I use a sifter.

Again, this is a vintage mill made in the USA whereas the knock-offs are problem from overseas. These vintage mills can be found at garage sales or antique stores too.

When in doubt check with the Amish:

Link to Lehmans
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Originally posted by OKCGene:
When in doubt check with the Amish:

Link to Lehmans
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I've got the Country Living grain mill. Solid as a rock and can be converted to be electric propelled with a direct drive motor and a V-belt.

The Grainmaker Model 116. Made in Montana. Not cheap, but definitely heirloom quality.

https://grainmaker.com/product...n-mill-model-no-116/