So what did you put away this week?

as usual I am off a week ...I only have a week and I am out again , not 2....so I started an emergency bag for my truck yesterday. strike anywhere matches in meds bottle, lighter, 2 candles. travel shampoo, conditioner, bar of soap, deodorant, toothbrush, floss, cotton balls/q-tips and baby wipes. Clothing: 2 pair socks, 2 panties, 1 jeans, 1 t-shirt ,1 long sleeve, old pair running shoes, 3 bandannas, and a rain suit. Towel, and wash cloth. Started a First Aid kit: Bandaids, ointment, gauze, few Advil, antihistamine, codeine, and tums (all vacuum sealed) ...... gathered all that in a couple hours last night so I hope to have it 75% completed before Thursday. I already have a car road emergency kit with flash light, jumper cables, 2 gal gas, fix a flat, salt, kitty littler, flares, bungie cords, screw driver set. After I get mine complete I will start one for my hubby & mother's cars. I also scoped out the garage found where I want to hang our BOB's. I thinking of tying them in a large trash bags to keep the spiders out. spiders.....

 

Hey Evil, Vasolene (petroleum jelly) saturated cotton balls make excellent fire starters. Can be stored in straight sided pill bottles or 35mm film containers. For vehicle. Also might consider tarp, space blankets, axe or hatchet, bow saw, shovel.

 

and zip ties
electrical tape and duct tape... and tampons
and maybe a better selection of hand tools like crescent wrenches linesman pliers and a 4 in one screw driver....

 

100 each: large pistol mag, large pistol std, large rifle, small pistol mag and shotgun primers. 30 Lbs scrounged, fluxed and ingot(ed?) lead. 100 rds es. hi vel. hyper vel. and cb, .22's. / 10 ea. 3" 000 buck, rifled slug, and 50, 3" #6 shot-all .410 gauge. 125 .40 S&W, 70 .44 Rem. mag. 30 trioxane tabs. 100' paracord. 5lbs jerked beef. 50# rice, 25# steel cut oats, 25# whole wheat berries, 5# TVP (unflavored), 25# cornmeal, 10# sugar, 2# curing salt, 30# navybeans, 10# northern beans, 5# lentils. Restocked first aid kit and bought 2 new nbc filters for the little lady and me. A shiny new pneumatic leg splint to top it all off.
Might be a little knee-jerk considering the stuff already on hand but I'm even less optimistic about the future than I have been.

 

I've heard, but never tried, using empty bleach bottles-rinsed once-keeps water potable for longterm storage.

 

Here in Colorado, builders do not let anyone scavenge their unused wood---they sell it. And they get very irritated if they catch anyone grabbing from that pile without a prior "OK."

 

Monday it's this pair

 

15 cans of veggies, 24 double rolls of TP, 3 new shelves installed. It's a start.

 

A few candles,some pasta,sandwich bags,some extra meat for the freezer,got a good deal at Kmart on lumber jackets, a pair of cargo pants,some candles and yankee dollar had some packs of assorted tweezers in the tool aisle.

I will ask for permission..as well as be on the look out for people discarding unpainted scrap pallets

 

A couple chemical reaction propelled hunting devices.

 

3 pairs of my new fav type pants, Carpenter Pants
Yearly Workboot truck at work, so got 2 pair as usual
20 bottles/cans of Butane for Refilling Lighters
a small case of 50 Refillable Lighters

Also upgraded my E&E pack that stays in truck, with sum chemical warmer packs, deerskin gloves, sweatshirt, longjohns, powdered broth & soup mixes, & a few other odds & ends.

 

This was a lite week. Just some misc canned goods, knife sharpener and a box of. 45 ACP.

 

Hey Tacmotusn, I've been collecting dryer lint for a few weeks now for fire starter. I ordered a set (12 for $14) space blankets hope to have them next week. I was looking at the saws/hatchets in the garage yesterday. I need to clean/sharpen before deciding witch one will go in truck (I think the Hatchet will go in my husbands BOB) We have 3 of everything in this house so I am just now trying to get it together and cleaned up then decided where to allot it to.

 

** QUESTION** How do you find is the best way to keep track of dated goods in your different places, BOB, car, storage???

 

Evil, second idea; once a year, pick a time (new year) (4th of July) (your Birthday), and remove dated items from your BOB and vehicles, and put them in proper rotation of your storage. Put new dated items in your BOB and vehicles. That way the items in your BOBs and vehicles are always fresh.
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I am assuming you have your main storage items dated and in a rotation of first in first out.

 

I use a load planner for the vehicles. With it I have a diagram of how it's loaded and dates of items that need to be changed out periodically.

 

Just got a Winchester Model 70 in .270WSM - my first 'magnum' caliber rifle.
Also finally picked up a portable kerosene heater, in case my power goes out in the expected longer, colder winter this season. Even here in north Florida, temps can get into the low teens, and on rare occasions the high single digits! This will be augmented by my little propane Buddy Jr. heater.
Been adding more canned goods to, and rotating through the older ones.
Just refilled 25 gallons of gas - I am now up to 69 gallons stored. Learned my lesson in the storms of 2008, to keep plenty on hand!

 

This was my latest project
http://www.amazon.com/First-Responder-Trauma-Fully-Stocked/dp/B000I2RM3S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352549814&sr=8-1&keywords=First Responder First Aid Kit Trauma Bag- Fully Stocked[/url]

I recently bought this as a starter First Aid Kit- you do need to add to it other items you prefer to have. I added a C-collar, Ambu bags, more/different types of tape, SAM splints, suture kits, etc. (these can be picked up on the side and I found alot of them at a good price on Amazon). It's a good size and you can grab it and go with your BOB.
First Responder First Aid Kit Trauma Bag- Fully Stocked
$88.22 free shipping
Product Description
UNIQUELY DESIGNED FIRST RESPONDER KIT FEATURES A RUBBERIZED BOTTOM PANEL, DELUXE SHOULDER STRAPS, VELCRO HANDLE CLOSURES, REFLECTIVE STRIPS, AND PADDED LINER WITH 12 ADJUSTABLE COMPARTMENTS. ALSO INCLUDES 3 RIP FREE POCKETS!
Measures 20"W x 9"H x 13"D
5 1/2 Bandage Scissors Kelly
5 1/2" Straight Forceps Mini Scalpel,
Disposable Dixie Emergency Airway Kit,
cold compress
Liquid Glucose
Wire Splint
Tourniquet
Diagnostic Pen
CPRotector with Gloves
Sat Stick
Mylar Rescue Blanket
2" x 2" Burn Stop Dressing
4" x 4" Burn Stop Dressing
Seat Belt Cutter
5 Alcohol Prep Pads
5 PVP Prep Pads
10 Ammonia Inhalants
2 Oval Eye Pads 2 Triangular Bandages W/ Pins 2 Sting Pads 1 bag assorted Flex Bandages 5 Extra Large Plastic Strip Bandages 4- 4" x 4" Sterile Gauze Pads 1" Cloth Tape 2" Cling 3" Cling 6" Cling 3- 5" x9" Surgipad Dressings
Pot Belly Stethoscope
Aneroid Sphygmometer (Blood Cuff)
Multi Trauma Dressing
Foil Baby Bunting Dixie Combo
CPR Mask with NRV
Product Dimensions: 20 x 9 x 13 inches ; 5 pounds

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I ordered the following additional items for my kit for my family and animals:

From Amazon (they had the best price and free shipping):
1. Butterfly Bandages Medium 3/8"x1-13/16" Box 100
2. 3M Steri-Strip reinforced Skin Closures - 1/2" x 4" - 10 pack of 6 strip envelope (60 strips)
3. Dynarex Sensi Wrap, Rainbow Color, 2 Inches X 5 Yards, 36 Count
4. Dynarex Sensi Wrap, Rainbow Color, 4 Inches X 5 Yards, 18 Count
5. STING-KILL WIPES Size: 8
6. Dynarex 12 Triangular Bandage 40x40x56, 12 Count
7. Manual Resuscitator Adult Latex Free
8. 50 Absorbable Practice Suturing Kit Combinations, Self Learning w/2 Instruments
9. EMT EMS Surgical Skin Stapler w/35 {wide} Staples and Remover, Sterile
10. 24 U.S. Military Field Style Medic Instrument Kit
11. Universal Aluminium Splint
12. Water Jel Burn Jel, Pain Relief 25 ea
13. Israeli Bandage Battle Dressing, First Aid Compression Bandage
14. cervical collar

(From CalVet)
15. Activated Charcoal Paste - very large 80 cc. oral syringe

Aditionally from my own stock:
16. bottle of alcohol
17. bottle of hydrogen peroxide
18. iodine solution
19. Quickclot
20. generic bandaides
21. pepto bismol
22. super glue