So what did you put away this week?

Well currently taking a break from buying preps
need to get my own house in order first, become more self sufficient
just bought some tools i needed, going to buy a new lawn tractor and tiller.
Want to get my 65 Chevy back on the road.
Wait a minute, I think I'm still prepping?

 

Gonna be in Tobyhanna.

 

Picked up a Fox 20 gauge side by side yesterday at the Gun Show. Was chasing a fellow with n Auto-five Browning marked $350.00 but he sold it to a dealer for $200.00 before I caught up with him. He gave me 53 rounds of double-0 buckshot for free since he had sold his gun.

 

Canned goods,coffee,flour,TP,rubbing alcohol,peroxide and fresh pork.

 

I’m thinking I hit a milestone! I’m pretty sure we’ve got 1 month plus worth of food in our pantry as of this weekend. That doesn’t count all the meat and poultry and homemade “fast foods” I make from scratch like hot pockets/enchiladas/kievs/pot pies/pastys/lasagnas/soups/and casseroles in our freezer…. they'll be good as long as we’ve got electricity. I’m totally tickled so now I’m going for a 3 month pantry supply!
This week-
2 lg ShureFine 4-oz pure Vanilla
20# Semolina
60# white rice
10 Campbells Healthy Request canned soups, assorted
10 small cans Campbells tomato soup
10 small cans Campbells cream of mushroom
5 small cans Campbells cream of celery
10 cans Reese’s artichoke hearts
10 cans PA Dutch mushroom pieces
10 cans Dole pineapple chunks
10 boxes lime jello
5 boxes orange jello
5 boxes cherry jello
10 boxes pistachio pudding
10 boxes vanilla pudding
Another ShureFine Non Fat dried milk 64 oz box
1 case strawberry flavored Ensure
3 more Motts Natural applesauces
3 more Newman’s Own pineapple salsas
6 more sm jars Prego Traditional
18 small bags of Brussels sprouts (to put up)
9 more 16-oz bags frozen spinach (to put up)
9 more lg Celery fresh (to put up)
20# potatoes (to put up)
20# white onions (to put up)
20# oranges (to put up)
20# ground turkey (to put up)
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6 little boxes of BBs
[FONT=&quot]1000 rounds of 22[/FONT]

 

another 100.00 worth of grocerys. we now have 3 months ahead. 5 gallons of gasoline, and6 bottles of dish washing liquid. Coffee. Tomorrow is another mylar bag day, will be stuffing the bags with flour, cereals and grits. Pasta and other items I had in the freezer this last week. taxes get here !!! I have so much to get!

 

Took the morning planning my food list through emergency essentials, total cost 6,000 and also added a 1 year supply of MRE's will be calling that off when the taxes come
here is what I purchased today
5. bottles propane ( for the buddy heater
coleman fuel
matches
2. toilet treatment ( extra ultra concentrated and big bottles) for use with a porta potty ( will use rain water and melted snow for the water this unit will need )
started bricks ( for starting wood fire in stove)
1. gallon ultra fine lamp oil

4 packs of dole fruit singles
2 boxes of capri sun drinks
4 bottles apple juice and 2 grape.
2 bottles v8 juice ( will be buying 30 of these low sodium)
4 chili
4 manwitch ( for the tvp)
coffee
5 boxes taco shells ( for the taco tvp)
2 pancake syrup
2 more quick grits
giant container of strawberry quick
4 cans refried beans

will be doing ( learning to make tortilla's like mom does as my bread making is the pits and Im not going to waste fuel making bread. I will instead make fried corn bread and home made tortilla's
2 chicken bullion
6 more jars of spagetti sauce ( will not buy that brand again it is aweful ( made it and the kids and I went yuck ( oh well its whats for dinner now LOL )
picante sauce
4 sego milk
mandarin fruit

 

well the tax man cometh

tithe...then

Emergency essentials list of purchase's today on # 10 cans
12 cans of freeze dried meats ( not tvp real meat)
18 cans of powdered milk
butter powder
cheese blend
5 cans of scrambled eggs
2 cans of Pudding ( comfort food)
1 chopped onions
2- mixed veggies
15 cans of freeze dried fruits
2- 6 pound packages of shredded potatoe's
bucket opener
shaker hose
and mixing pitcher for the milk ( loved the look of it)

flint river dog food I think the best there is out there today ! ( 80 pounds to go with the 40 pounds I already have)

I ordered 6 cords of wood for my parents,

went onto Amazon and ordered
10 -5 gallon Mylar bags with oxygen absorbers. ( for the dog food)
60- 1 gallon Mylar bags with absorbers
and 5 pounds sun dried tomatoes

hit the vet and got my dog 4 months worth ( so far) the meds and 4 cases of science I/D ( he takes 4 meds for his heart and has that special dog food UGH so much money.

costco
1 bucket of pre done pinto beans
2 buckets instant rice

Heading out this next week to get my new bed. I have waited several years to get a new bed, got all the kids new beds and now its my turn!

 

Bought This Week For Food Storage

I do not have a large amount of money to spend on my food plan so I have to go slowly but I make progress every week.

10 bottles Dawn dishwashing liquid (Walgreens)
6 boxes baking soda (Walgreens) - have enough now
2 large jars peanut butter (Sam's)
4 boxes iodized salt - have enough now
2 large containers coffee creamer (Sams)
2 large tubes toothpaste (99 cents - Walgreens)
1 large box (1200 packets) of Splenda (Sams)
5 large cans chicken
ordering 4 #10 cans corn this month.

 

I think you did great!!! Those 5 large cans of chicken are expensive. I'd really like to buy more of those myself. The only reason why I've got extra money to spend is because I non-renewed our magazine subscriptions, canceled almost everything off our cable tv except the basic package that included the History and Science channels, then canceled our newspapers. Next I got rid of our 2nd land line to the house. I got fed up paying the bills. Something else I did that was a total sleeper was I switched from double ply TP to single ply toilet paper. Wow and double wow. Nobody even noticed I did that and.... we're going through half the rolls of toilet paper in a week we used to. I also stopped buying kleenex. We're just using rolls of toilet paper set out. Another thing I started doing was buying more generic and store brands. Most taste the exact same as name brands and nobody noticed I'd started using generics. One generic organic brand of ketchup tasted better than what we used to buy. Go figure. Weird little things that saved a bundle but that TP was a shocker. I guess we just roll off a set amount regardless of whether its cushy 2-ply or not-so-cushy 1-ply subconsciously.

 

Ok, I have always bought generic foods, but I have noticed lately they are tasting super bland, the can milk for instance.
we have always bought scott Tissue, it goes darn far for us. I got my magazines from ebay, the subscriptions there were awesome. and I have ever tv channel known out there, but again Im up all night watching them and then when its time to rise and shine Im exausted. we get up at 6:30 am here 7 days aweek. dang kids make me get up on the weekends with there fighting and crap. boys LOL
This week I decided no more generic foods, I just do not trust that white packaging any more. Im gleaning well and found 3 cans of veggies on sale for 1.oo ( green giant) and I have done well with finding stuff that works wonderful and cheap. but again my taxes came so I did well. now that its gone Im back to bi weekly checks and gleaning.
I was supposed to get a child adoption tax credit this year, and it was a whopper, but I did not get it and only got the same amount I have gotten for the last several years. My prayer is that it comes in 2 parts. God is so good to me I know all my needs are met so I never fret.
I feel better I got the ordering out of the way, and 4 months worth the dog foods and meds, Im glad I got more rice and beans and tomorrow Im off to get my bucket of wheat for 37.00
Im going to just slowly work off my lists now and try my best but not fret. I am bossy, but ned to really leave it in Gods hands or I worry and thats not good. I was thrilled I found that generator, it will be a blessing when I need chargings, I was thinking of a solar charger to, but the generator is even better. I can charge mass amounts of my batterys with that thing to.
I have not found the chicken in a can, maybe costco"s ? I loved them but have not seen them in years. I gave mom 200.00 to start gleaning to, I told her it was time to stop buying crap and work at food for her own house in case I could not get there. the wood for her was also a help as I know there old and can not go get it and my brothers are to big a poops to do anything for any one.
My mom is my best friend, I love her and feel sorry she is in such great pain. some times I worry she will be leaving this earth, she has come close 2 times in the last few years.Her and I spendd every day together, she really is my buddy and we are so close. I just get frustrated at times as she does not shop well and buys so much junk. then its every where and she tends to hoard crap.
but again, I am so glad she is my mom. She is loving and kind and like me a helper folks.

 

I carefully packed and put away all of my: HOPES.
The possibility of getting enough people together at one time, with a large truck ( 28 footer) to move all I have acquired, and 3 vehicles, up to my retreat 150 miles north of me, has become an improbability. So much to do, and who knows how much time? If you consider the following:
I have a 10 x 15 x 9 ft high, climate controlled storage locker, filled to the ceiling, up to the rollup door, PLUS: 2- 12 x 60 mobile homes and a patio area that is another 10 x 40 full of packed assorted supplies....
It's a nightmare in logistics....and I don't do logistics...can you tell?
The newset dilemna is that the plastic totes we paid $22 each for ,are now collapsing/breaking from being stacked so high with so much weight!
Sheesh!

 

I definitely have to improve my weight distribution and my stack may too high for some. LOL
Went to a resale shop and I found 4 new Woolrich olive green tactical pants that un-zip to make shorts, all for $14.00, and a pair of Rocky Wildcat boots with Thinsulate in Camo for $12.00
Then Cabelas had four pair of Wool / Cotton socks for $10.00, grabbed 8 pair. Then, at my local FFL, I found a partial box of [91] 52 gr Speer HP's for 8.99, and got 300 rounds of MiniMags and 200 rounds of Velocitors. I caught a clearance at Academy they had Camo shave bags for .88 ea and got four of them. They make great med kits / food storage bags for my BOB's. I found some more Ozarka 3 liter water on sale for a $1.00 ea. Got 20 of them.

 

50 lbs rice 50 lbs beans 25 sugar 25 quinwa 150 hard wheat and 2 msa ballistic helmets with straps plus a little silver and ammo

 

federthodog> Where are you buying 25# quinwa/quinoa please?

 

do you have a co-op close by?? you can get a case of the stuff.( bulk ) I will be doing this soon my self. Quinoa is awesome.

 

Falcon is the name, logistics is the game. Rent two (2) 26 foot box truck (Uhaul or some such) and three (3) tow-behind trailers (one way) and get two (2) friends, 1 with a truck (with a ball hitch) and 1 without. Load out the storage facility into one (1) rental truck. Load out as much of the two homes that you can load out into the remaining space. Load truck #2. Attach tow behind #1 & 2 to the Uhauls and load car #1 & 2. Load out any small remaining stuff into the friend's truck (tarp friends truck). Attach tow-behind to friend's truck, load car #3. Load ALL vehicles 1, 2, & 3 with as much as humanly possible. You and friend drive u-hauls, and Friend 1 drives truck with tow behind. Unload everything at retreat. Return all rental vehicles, friends drive back home in the truck. Done.

 

Pecking Away

Just received twelve #10 cans of dehydrated rice. Also, bought a Glock 30SF.