So what did you put away this week?

I havent put away a whole lot, but here is the list of stuff that I got in the last few days

1. 300' of 550 chute cord
2. 4 10x20 tarps
3. 500 rds of .22 shells
4. a 50# box of nails
5. 100 rds of .40 FMJ shells
6. case of 100 6" light sticks
7. 10 gallons of drinking water
8. 2 cases of ramen noodles
9. 2 12 packs of toilet paper
10. small tool set (screw drivers, ratchet and sockets, wrenches, hammer and prybar)

Thats all for now, but once I get a little more cash, I am getting a few solar panels

 

A case of TVP (textured vegitable protein) in #10 cans.

I like protein

 

Bought a canoe! A Mad River Adventure 14 - load capacity 875 lbs. So I can fit it out as a possible BO boat - this thing is a real "SUV" among cheaper canoes. Local canoe/kayaking outfitter had their annual 'used boat sale', but I bought this one new - preferred the sand color over the used Adventure 14's red color. The sand blends with the lake and river grass.
My buddy pretty much 'raped' them on a mistaken pricing of another boat - a kayak. Price on it was $425 - shoulda been $1425! After a little 'discussion', they honored the displayed price. It was normally a $2000 kayak!
Now, I need to practice with it in the local lake, and work up some emergency/BO gear to keep in it.

And as always, bought more canned goods and TP! [rofllmao]

 

Picked up my '87 F150 over the weekend. Needs some engine work, but it runs. The truck "only" has 88k miles on it. I should still have lots of life left in it, providing I get some serious maintenance work done on it.
My list of "things that need fixin'"

1) doesn't switch fuel tanks, runs on rear tank only.
2) carb needs to be rebuilt (the truck sat for about 2 years without running)
3) headlight switch is flaky for controlling the dash lights, may just need to clean the contacts.
4) replace various hoses that show signs of dry rot (not gonna be fun to do)
5) flush and fill the radiator (although, I almost did that coming home. The hose between the water pump & thermostat sprung a leak, ended up adding 10 qts of new AF, the system takes 16qts)
6) body work, this will be the last thing I do, need to cut out some rusted spots and repair it.
7) replace spark plugs and plug wires.

The engine is a small V-8, 351 5.8L. I know my dad wished he woulda got the next bigger gas engine, but oh well, gotta deal with what ya got!

I'll post pics when I can get them.

 

Well in scanning another forum, I stumbled on a source for trapping snares and plenty of info in using them. I ran small game furbearer traplines when a teen and even into 20's and was rather good at it. At least with Muskrats and Raccoons. Snares are silent, Cheap, and effective if properly positioned. Also illegal in more places than legal. But, all that said, I thought they would be quite benificial in providing meat in a post SHTF situation. I may experiment on a very limited basis here in my AO. my info and snare source is linked below.

www.snare-trap-survive.com

I purchased an instructional DVD, a survival snare package, and components to make 100 snares later.

 

I just bought these.

Four brand new nearly indestructable Gi Water Cans, desert sand in color at $16.99 each, tax free, shipping free, $67.96 Total, from LC Industries online.

Super-tough military water cans available

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Brigade Quartermasters have these for $29.99 plus shipping.

But here's the best place to get them ($16.99, which includes shipping):

http://www.buylci.com/

Click on "Shop As Guest" and then search for "water can".

The company at the link above has these in Sand and OD colors.

sand product number is 906396, olive drab product number is 600409

These water cans are SOLID, people. You can tell the first time you pick up an empty one. These are the same ones that our troops use -- down to the "Property of U.S. Government" markings on them (at the "redcheetah" link). They're brand new, not used.

You can never have too much water to drink.

everyone, i repeat everyone, had rave reviews for this product at the site where i stole this info. one guy accidentally left 4 of these full of water in an outside unheated shed in the NE winter for 4 months. Bulged and froze solid he thought he had thrown $67.96 down the toilet. Thawed out all was fine. He expects to hand them over to his grandkids someday.
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I just received my order in the mail and checked it out. 100 percent pleased!!! Very fast delivery time!
Quality supplier, and as i might have failed to say before, this guy is one of us. A prepper and survivalist.

 

Dollar General stores have Ramen 6packs for 1.15. I bought 30.00 worth.

 

Over the last month Ive added a few things

5 more MRE's
a few canned food products
flash light/radio
.58 cal flintlock pistol
100 .50 round ball
100 .58 round ball
150 rounds 7.62x25
150 rounds 7.62x51
15 #3 buck 20ga

I also turned most of my closet over to my survival storage area. I'm going to stop buying ammo for a few moths and concentrate on buying food and disaster prep stuff.