What did you do today to prep?

[uscsoldier]

What did I do, I Read this thread from beginning to end!

 

[Caveman Jim]

I sure learned a lot by staying only a few days behind on this thread and saving a ton of info.

A quick question, when the lights go out I believe the net will too so how do you guys & gals keep all this info (paper copies) sorted? I didn't find a Storing Prepping info for Dummies book anywhere so?

 

[erudne]

I sure learned a lot by staying only a few days behind on this thread and saving a ton of info.

A quick question, when the lights go out I believe the net will too so how do you guys & gals keep all this info (paper copies) sorted? I didn't find a Storing Prepping info for Dummies book anywhere so?

It's all in my head!

 

[jjackffrost]

I sure learned a lot by staying only a few days behind on this thread and saving a ton of info.

A quick question, when the lights go out I believe the net will too so how do you guys & gals keep all this info (paper copies) sorted? I didn't find a Storing Prepping info for Dummies book anywhere so?

Okay first I keep most of my own "Safety" (SHTF) manuals in binder form. I keep my medical manual and supply checklist by my medical supplies, my automobile manuals and maintenance checklist in the garage by the cars, my NBC manual by the plastic trashcan with the duct tape with rolls a plastic and positive pressure pumps and filters in the basement, gunsmithing manuals are in my loading room. along with a checklist and parts for maintenance of the "safety" firearms, backup communications equipment and manual is in a metal trashcan (poormans faraday cag) in basement etc. etc. etc. is kind of common sense and always keep a backup for when everything else goes the point you might not like.

If you have something that you will need to stay alive when everything goes down the tubes. You should not wait till that time to look it up in a manual. You should learn it nut and bolt so you do not need the manual. Basic things like fix your car, your gun, and your house. If you wait till bad things happen and try to learn it from manual it will not be pretty.(But that is just my opinion )

 

[JackThompson]

Basic maintenance, food prep and defense are all important to get stored in your brain. (that's also a HUGE amount of information by itself!)

But what will go down?

What will no longer be available?

You can't learn everything, so it is good to store some stuff on hard copy just in case.

I have binders of printouts, I have books, I also have many many many documents stored as a PDF on my iPad (Hey, if my solar charger works, then I have hundreds of books at my fingertips!)

If it does go to hell, then I have the crucial books on hard copy.

I'm going to spend some time this summer learning the local vegetation, so I know what I can gather for food if needed. It's all over the place around here.

For instance, Stinging nettle is nutritious and good medicine too! We've got a painfully large crop of that junk on our hillside. (Just boil it to remove the sting)

 

[erudne]

Spring maint. is almost done. Spring cleaning coming up next. Moving to site #1 for more of the usual.

 

[mjbskwim]

Hey I'm no computer genee uss and I know you can keep a lot of info on the computer,it self or on flash drives.
Then with a solar charger you can access any of it you need.I wouldguess printing some of it out would be a good thing.

 

[Brutus57]

2 is one, and one is none. Store in your brain and have some hard copy for critical sht.

Brutus out

 

[The Heretic]

Ordered from Amazon:

CRKT Woods Chogan T-Hawk.

Foodsaver jar adapter.

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I will do some mods to the T-Hawk. Primarily this is not a weapon IMO, but rather a tool. I wanted something close to a British Belt Axe with a hammer poll because it would be useful and the handle could be replaced easily. I will remove the handle and sand it down to remove the lacquer and oil the wood instead, then I will wrap the handle near the head (to protect the handle against misstrikes) and at the bottom end after I drill a lanyard hole towards the end, then I will spray the hole handle with Plastidip. I will put the hatchet head in some vinegar and acid to put some patina on it in order to make it less shiny and more corrosion resistant. Then I will put it back together and make or buy a kydex belt sheath.

The jar adapter for the Foodsaver I will use to dry can various things, like rice and other dry bulk foods I have.

 

[The Heretic]

2 is one, and one is none. Store in your brain and have some hard copy for critical sht.

Brutus out

This is especially true of storage media.

I loaned a guy at work on my thumbdrives and when he gave it back it had been corrupted. Fortunately I have a backup of that, as it was itself my backup. I keep at least 3 backups of important things like tax returns and such.

I also recommend that people take photos of important documents, including ID like your driver's license. IIRC, Oregon now has a law that recognizes that you can present a pic/printout of your proof of insurance on your phone to a traffic cop.

 

[gunfreak]

Reloaded the rest of my 5.56 brass and my shoulder hurts. Waiting on brass from a forum member so I can start the process again. I also picked up a bayonet for my AR, now I'm ready for the zombies...

 

[Sun195]

Rotated all of my water - a year overdue. Not good. It's easy to forget these things when you've got stuff stashed away. Out of sight, out of mind.

I rinsed all the containers out with bleach water. Probably not a perfect sanitizing job, but better than nothing. At some point, I should probably just buy new containers to be on the safe side - fresh start.

 

[Sgt Nambu]

Sun, I rotate all my water at the time of my birthday, usually the following day. Pretty easy to remember.

 

[erudne]

I'm not too concerned w/my water. My source is gravity fed off a mountain spring, I have 8- 50 gallon drums if needed and 6- 5 gallon cans, site #1 is on a well w/genny

 

[Sgt Nambu]

Woo Hoo, received some tacticool gear!
Got an Itilian army sholder holster for my Beretta 92, from Keep Shooting .com. It didn't take long to see that this thing is really well made! The holster and double mag pouches are hard shell covered with nylon. It's plenty comfortable, I'm a big guy and there is enough harness for a guy half my size or twice my size! Really like this thing, especially at $29.95 + $10.03 shipping. It's new BTW.
.......And......
A Wilson Tatical / Hogue Knives, 4" Star-Light Tactical folder. Drop point, no spring assist, flips open like a greased lightning cloud! I'm Scots, I am allowed to love knives! And I do! LOL!!!

 

[Brutus57]

After getting a used Chinese lawnmower running which my wife bought for 25 bucks and mowing the lawn....I sharpened a Swiss army pocket knife, also sharpened a bayonet. Reconditioning the scabbard and getting it ready for paint. Still looking for a relatively inexpensive fixed mag for the Simonov....ebayers want dang near what you could get a whole rifle for a few years ago....
Brutus out

 

[Brutus57]

Ordered a dump pouch that can be attached to either a belt or to PALS webbing. Will be great on long hikes if i have trash or find anything of interest but don't want to put it in my main pack. Also will be great when out shooting and putting my empty mags in instead of fussing with em putting them back into the mag pouches.

I have an old canvas bag that looks like it is made out of same material as the old duffle bags which I use. Reminds me I need to have the wife replace the Velcro which is not so sticky any more.

Brutus out

 

[erudne]

despite torrential downpours I managed to clear the tree limbs and saplings I cut last year from Site #1 and lay them across the two-track I use to access the big firs I dropped last fall up the hill past #1. water was seeping up into the track from a spring so I dropped several more maples and a few alders today, around 30, so I can use their limbs to fill in the weak spots along the track. I will still have to wait till drier weather as the soil is saturated and bottomless. Though I have done much to let in needed sunlight there is far more work to be done in this area, I hope to plant a crop in that low spot, if I can afford elk fence.
Elk got into apple orchard to eat buds, bringing in more T-posts and fencing soon.
Planning for an early garden ....#veggies!
Planning a summer family camp-out based at #2, shall spare no expense, even if it comes to paying the rape rate for 22LR!

 

[erudne]

Back at #2, got some snow in the hills yesterday. Fertilized and seeded Frt yard which was damaged by heavy trucks last fall. Going to check zero on 2-7 X32 scope this week (fingers crossed). Spring cleaning. At this rate I'll be mowing lawn by mid April

 

[erudne]

started the steep learning curve on my Baofeng UV-82, the included instructions are very limited but thanks to the internet there is tons of data.
Subscribed to TheBlaze TV loads of current event reports and other programing. Hard to pass-up at $100 for 12 months