Hello from Illynoid

Well, I figured I should say hello, as I've been stalking the forums (and I had to look) for 2 years now.

The wifey and I started our preparedness during the ebola scare. We fell down one hell of a rabbit hole in the beginning. At the time, we lived in Commiefornia(I was born and raised there). Our prep was more about what we needed to "Go". That bag was BIG.

We moved to Illynoid in '17 to help with family. At that point we decided in the country would be best and to start growing our own. That has been a process. Green acres at its finest...lol.

Now enter 20 and the Wuhan. That's when I found the Monkey. The site has been a treasure trove of info and helped tailor my level of prep. I've never really felt the need to post a question because I can usually search and find the info I need.

My latest find here, that I'd never given to much thought to is communication. If the grid were to go down, phones are down. So I've got the obligatory Bao's and currently falling down the GMRS/MURS/HAM rabbit hole.

So that's a basic summary of how I got here and I figured it was high time I pop up out of the rabbit hole and say hello.

So ... Hello all I'm Rodney...family calls me RJ

 

Welcome to the tree @RJFab ..

 

Welcome and so glad your were able to escape from commiefornia

 

Hey cool I'm around Champaign

 

What part of Illanoid at you? I'm south of Rockford

 

Welcome RJ

 

you've been around over 6 months - saw all the "Fuck Pritzker" signs across the state - the vote is Tuesday

 

I left Los Angeles 11 years ago because I could see the writing on the wall. I seem to recall there was a thread about some old school phones that have a walky talky mode like the old Nextel that you could get for pretty good prices.

Push to Talk on Iridium system, new and intresting
Resource - NEXTEL Direct Talk, The Off-Network Walkie-Talkie
NEXTEL Direct Talk, The Off-Network Walkie-Talkie
FRS Motorola T801 Radios....

 

Tried to reply to all of these earlier this morning. Had some sort of browser issue. Anyway..thanks all...
@Macgyver @snake6264 I'm down in Paris. Quite a change from the Sacramento area.

@Illini Warrior yep...we Did Not Vote for the gumbo. Purge law in effect Jan 1

 

I will look into those..thanks

 

@RJFab Yes, it was high time that you said 'Hello!" and we're glad you did! I hope things go well for you folks in Illinois come 8 November, praying that it does. All the best from North Idaho!

 

Paris used to be Ground Zero for some of the heaviest 2A Rights protesting in the state - gunshop guys down there >>>> also plenty of prepping in the area - prior to Covid there was some weekend prep campventions .....

 

Yeah the site was having issues. I couldnt post anything either.

 

Have to enquire around...

 

Very good gunsmith/dealer just west of you near Ashmore. Former sheriff Darrell Cox.

 

Welcome from ALABAMA in the Heart of Dixie!

 

Rechkemmer or Buds. Buds is the closest ,to Ashmore anyway,, but maps says temp closed.

@Wildbilly .. Howdy. What part of Bama? Youngest daughter and the son in law live near Cullman.