So what did you put away this week?

Today,2 flats of canned goods and 2 cans of coffee.

 

today?

coffee filters

 

2 cases of bar soap, 2 gallons of bleach, 5 quarts parmalat milk, 4 pair trigger finger mittens, 4 pair gloves, a new spotting scope, 4 new heavy weight flannel shirts. and a partridge in a pear tree.......

 

Dehydrated Food

2 #10 Cans of Pinto Beans
3 #10 Cans of White Rice
2 #10 Cans of Quick Oats
2 #10 Cans of Apple Slices

Also picked up some lightweight plastic trowels for the Bug-out Bags.

FYI, I read on another blog that the USA economy seems to be tracking 18-24 months behind Europe. Would you agree or disagree with that?

 

Oh gee....

We scored a bunch of FDA approved buckets from a local grocery store. We received 10 free and paid $2 for one from Wal-Mart. Now that I know where to get them for free.....

I suppose Gamma Lids are on the radar in the near future.

Scored a heavy duty cast grain grinder at the flea market for $35- near new. All the lighter ones online were running about that price and this one is much better built.

I bought a excellent condition Model 25. Now I need moon clips. I was going to pick up a Colt Trooper in .357, but I saw this and wanted it more. I own both .357s and .45ACPs, so it really came down to Colt v. Smith. Smith wins in my eyes.

I have bought and left more vices in different states than any other tool. Mostly because I buy cheap and leave them mounted at whoever's house I was using it at. I bought a small Ace one when I came back to AZ. It's a light duty, but a nice model. Today I found a heavier duty Craftsman for $20. Same size runs upwards of $100 at the store. Needs a set of jaws, but its usable as is and is still a heck of a deal even if I replace the jaws.

I also shot a deer a couple weeks ago. Only 1 a year here in AZ, so it won't last long.

I am also putting away valuable knowledge at making usable leather. The skin is dried and scraped. It needs some neat's foot oil and a bit of abrading to soften it up. Hopefully, a possibles pouch on the other side of this experience.

I put away a leather stitcher... bought it for the above project. Of course, Ace had all sorts of cool needles for it on sale... bought all they had. It should be useful in the future.

We started putting away some lighting items. Lamp oil, wicks, and scored a nice Monarch lantern. We paid about $20. Turns out it's about 100 years old and worth far more. It's in excellent condition. With an online tutorial, we found a way to clean em' up with Grandma's Molasses. It's going well so far. We also found an oil lamp bottom (needs globe) at the post thrift shop for $6. If I can get a globe at Ace for around $4, that means I've save $2 from the price of a new one.

I think ferro rods are on the radar soon too. Enough to last a lifetime. Some larger ones for home use. Enough smaller ones for everyone to have their own and a few extras for trade/back ups.

 

10 lbs flour,2 cans coffee,3 12pks tp and 12 cans of evaporated milk.

 

Don't have much to spend, but I picked up a bunch more food bars at Wal-Mart, tuna fish, Germ-X (small size for backpacking, and also can refill from the large containers), bandaids, sports tape, self-adhering elastic bandage, another large candle.

We now have enough food bars, that we (myself and my son) could survive for a month if all we had to eat was food bars!

 

Bought a bag of Baking Soda at Costco and put into quart jars; I figure it should last a longer time in a sealed container than in the plastic bag it came in. Also, the glass jars should keep outside odors at bay better than plastic containers.

Found some interesting reading about storage in the link below, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of useful data.
Shelf life of baking soda

Other reading indicates: it must be kept dry (seems obvious), it reacts with moisture in the air (humidity), it reacts readily with acid or base pH to neutralize. It chemically reacts with things in the air that cause odor.

 

50# of salt, 1000 rounds of hollow points for the Glock.

Also aquired a 3.5'' 870 (turkey gun) from the father-in-law. I told him i was thinking of picking one up he came back from his cabinet with it and handed it to me....He said long term loan and that it justified to my mother-in-law his new beretta. i am guessing it is extreamly long term loan.

 

I got me a Ruger 22/45 to add to the collection and a few hundred rounds of 22 and 7.62x39, and some 22 hornet to feed my M6., new neck sizing 30-06 dies and binocs.
Soon will be entering the world of shotgun reloading.

 

Added another 100 pounds of deer meat to the freezer, bought 20 lbs of sugar and 15 lbs of flour.

 

ghrit,
yes i reload for rifle and pistol, so im not too worried. I have heard good things about the MEC reloaders. I am suprised how inexpencive they are. just picked up a m6 and the cost of .410 ammo is lame.

 

200 rounds 9mm
2 cases water
6cases of ramen

thats just this week we had ashort pay week cause of our fridged weather

 

Coleman fuel,sterno,22 lr and .410 shotgun shells..so far..

 

24 LB dry navy beans, 2 buckets 5 gallons each, 120 LB total local honey.

 

2000 rounds 9mm ammo
100 pounds pintos
100 pounds rice
150 000 Buck shot shells
60 packs beef jerky (home made)
30 2 person meal packs

 

50# of rice, 70# or so of canned venison and a few food safe buckets for storage and/or wine making.

 

More rice and dehydrated whole egg powder for long term storage plus replaced canned items that were used.