So what did you put away this week?

I have one son and one grandson (NOT father and son) that can be called preppers in their own right...not a great batting average but there is still hope for a few more of the grands...

 

25 pounds of sticky rice
25 pounds jasmine rice
8 pounds of slow cook oatmeal
10 pounds elbow mac
15 pounds iodized salt
90 pounds red winter wheat
20 cans of sweet corn and french cut green beans
a very cool Thai clay oven, kinda like a little portable rocket stove, works great with my wok
and 50 years worth of medical and surgical books from a doctor who was shutting down his practice in advance of Obama care. Gave them to me for free.

 

25% off July 4th coupon at Harbor Freight and I picked up 6 high capacity 2500 mAh NiMH D cells.

 

Got a good deal on 2 55 lbs bags of dried soybeans for the storage

 

My KA-BAR fighting knife was purchased many years ago and has aged well, unlike me.
I found a good price on the USMC branded version so I bought one, you can't have too many quality US made knives.

My original was a plain Jane but other than that and the sheath being made in Mexico I can't detect any differences in construction.
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On December 9, 1942, after the start of World War II, KA-BAR submitted a knife to the United States Marine Corps in hopes that it would become general issue to that branch of the military. Working with the Marine Quartermaster Department the original design was revised and production began of an improved fighting and utility knife for the Marines.
As the War escalated, the USMC KA-BAR knives became so well recognized for their quality and so abundant in number that "Kabar" became the name by which many referred to this knife pattern, regardless of whether the knife was manufactured at the actual KA-BAR facility.
The USMC KA-BAR was adopted by not only the Marines, but also the Army, Navy, Coast Guard and Underwater Demolition Teams. Years after World War II, many KA-BAR knives were unofficially reactivated in the Korean, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and Iraqi Freedom conflicts.
Today, the original USMC Fighting and Utility Knife remains the first choice for many men and women of service who carry it as their personal knife option. It is also a favorite of adventurers, survivalists, outdoor sportsmen and, of course, knife collectors who know that this knife deserves a place in their collection.

 

stg58, thats a beautiful knife man. I used to have a cheapo-version with a leather handle like that, but it got really slippery when it was wet, but that might not be a problem with those higher quality ones, no?

OnT:

I shamefully admit that I put away a carton of 200 cigarettes today although I gave up smoking two years ago. I have a chest in the storage with moonshine and cigarettes incase sh*t gets all too depressing at some point in post-apocalyptia.

 

[quote="wastelander,

I shamefully admit that I put away a carton of 200 cigarettes today although I gave up smoking two years ago. I have a chest in the storage with moonshine and cigarettes incase sh*t gets all too depressing at some point in post-apocalyptia.[/quote] No, that's barter goods.

 

Curious how much this item set you back $?
I'm prolly gonna cry when you tell me.

Didn't put much away this pay period cept a couple used 10 litre water totes that I got for nothing from my bro.

 

not so much this week, but over the last month, not thus reported here, 1000 rds .223 ammo, sold my Makarov and replaced it with a LC9 and concealment holster, 2 silver eagles, 4 (90%) silver dollars, and for my enjoyment until the SHTF, a kindle fire hd 32gig 7" tablet and Amazon prime service for a year.

 

Tac ain't even got a good clue how to use it other than a little he has read, but he has a tutor who is going to drag his dinosaur butt into the 21st century. Smart little cookie that she is, she will probably use a cattle prod to motivate me, as my butt is too big to drag.

 

My old home brew log splitter served me well but I was spending so much time dinking around with the old Briggs engine or hydraulic leaks and hydraulic oil ain’t cheap so I dropped the hammer on a 35 ton log splitter. Speaking of hydraulic oil not being cheap it takes 6.5 gallons of hydraulic oil...
I am set for this winter but next winter started today with 2 cords split.



Not the 35 ton but shows the handy vertical feature so you don't have to lift fatter logs.

 

yall nee to look into one of them flywheell type

 

Shiny! U got a chipper? I been watch craigslist forever for a cheap rototiller and wood chipper.

 

The splitter is for logs, the chipper I would like to use on my wife..

 

Harsh!
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