What did you do today to prep?

[Oathkeeper1775]

Confirmed "zero" on primary and alternate deer rifles.

Hounded 12 pounds of range brass.

Group discussion on current threats vs spheres of influence.

 

[Howard1955]

Starting to consider what kind of/how many seeds to order for next Spring & Summer.

Reports from Puerto Rico are saying some folks there could be without electricity for a few months. If we wind up in that position, we'll need to be able to get through a Winter and then grow enough food for ourselves and some others, since delivery infrastructure might be down.

 

[Kruel J]

Bought 200 rounds of PMC Bronze .308 to feed the RPR.

 

[slimmer13]

Bought 200 rounds of PMC Bronze .308 to feed the RPR.

Like putting regular in a Lambo

Ok maybe more like a Camaro, but still.

 

[Kruel J]

Like putting regular in a Lambo

Ok maybe more like a Camaro, but still.

Yeah, well.....I'm cheap and my steel plates can't tell the difference.

 

[Kruel J]

I DO shoot Hornady Superformance if playing connect the dots on paper.

 

[Kruel J]

Or should I say....connect the DOT.

 

[Lazyfaire]

Purchased nice 12"View attachment 393403 KaBar knife at the Albany show and more 10mm mags for my Ruger 1911. Upgraded my shotgun to a Beretta 1301 tactical 12 gauge from LSG (a member and vendor here on NWFA. Pick it up Tuesday.

Now I have to find the time to go exercise it!!

 

[The Heretic]

Ordered a new 50W ham mobile rig yesterday and then ordered a mobile antenna for it. Nice thing is I should be able to at least listen to CB band too.

Still considering what to do for base antennas. I am surrounded by 100' fir trees. I am going to try to put it up on a pole at the peak of the house - maybe 30' high - and see what I get from there.

Worst case, I could maybe hire someone to top one of the tallest trees that is close enough to the house, and have them put the antenna there. Hoping I don't have to do that though - even though it would probably work fairly well.

 

[Oathkeeper1775]

Still considering what to do for base antennas. I am surrounded by 100' fir trees. I am going to try to put it up on a pole at the peak of the house - maybe 30' high - and see what I get from there.

"J" Pole for the ham and straight wire for CB?

 

[Burt Gummer]

I have a friend that keeps all his gold coins in sealed food bags underneath his cats litter inside the litter box itself. NO, this is not what I do, but it is super smart. I've seen his cat's litter box. No one is going to go sifting through those turds looking for Kruggerands.

 

[The Heretic]

"J" Pole for the ham and straight wire for CB?

No - I am going to put something up on a pole. If that doesn't work well, then maybe up in a tree.

As you can see, the trees are much higher than my house:

 

[Oathkeeper1775]

Like putting regular in a Lambo

Ok maybe more like a Camaro, but still.

Butcha end up with good reloading brass...

 

[uscsoldier]

No - I am going to put something up on a pole. If that doesn't work well, then maybe up in a tree.

As you can see, the trees are much higher than my house:

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We did the up a tree thing on my uncles property down on the Alsea river. He can hit repeaters in Silverton and Macminville

 

[The Heretic]

We did the up a tree thing on my uncles property down on the Alsea river. He can hit repeaters in Silverton and Macminville

That is why I am tempted. Being on a mountain with an antenna in a 100'+ tree would get me some good range at 50W.

However, hiring someone to go climb a tree, top it, and then install an antenna would not be cheap. No way I would do it - I am going to have enough problems putting up a pole against the back of the house.

Plus, the plan is to move in 3 to 5 years when I retire.

We'll see - if the antenna on a pole is adequate for now, then I will wait until I move to do the tree thing.

 

[Oathkeeper1775]

A straight wire and or j pole can be snaked up with para cord.

My straight wire feeds my scanner or PL600. I get channels from Cuba, Australia, China, etc. My j pole is on a 20' 2x4; it feeds my ham radios. I talk to Salem, N.Plains, MT Hood, Eugene, Sisters, Mill City...all on hand helds..

Addendum; I've seen j poles leaning against the attic wall. Omni-dir.

 

[MasterChief]

That is why I am tempted. Being on a mountain with an antenna in a 100'+ tree would get me some good range at 50W.

However, hiring someone to go climb a tree, top it, and then install an antenna would not be cheap. No way I would do it - I am going to have enough problems putting up a pole against the back of the house.

Plus, the plan is to move in 3 to 5 years when I retire.

We'll see - if the antenna on a pole is adequate for now, then I will wait until I move to do the tree thing.

Also...If you have fencing around you might can use that....tap into it and if it goes for some distance...

 

[The Heretic]

Also...If you have fencing around you might can use that....tap into it and if it goes for some distance...

No fencing.

There is a really old rusty barbed wire fence on the back property line about 5-600 feet away that you can barely find even if you go looking for it, and there is only about a tenth of it even recognizable as a fence.

It occurred to me today that a person could suspend a pole and/or vertical antenna from a line strung between two or more trees. I know that you can suspend wire antennas/etc., but I am thinking a commercial multiband vertical pole antenna.

I will have to look into wire antennas too - not sure how to do multi-band wire antennas without putting up multiples and then you get into the cost of the feedline/etc.

Got the set today. Very compact, the faceplate will fit a number of places in the car as will the power unit itself. I need to get a power connector adapter though - not the same as what my power supply has.

 

[The Heretic]

Ordered some stuff from Midway.

They had a sale on Cold Steel stuff. So I got some Sjamboks, some knives and some Wolff Springs.

 

[Pete F]

Just got my Bianchi X16 shoulder holster for my Walther PPK/s. Absolutely love it. The mag holders are a little tight right now but should stretch with mags in them. Also bought a Winchester XPR in .270 for $258 after rebate - couldn't pass it up even though I have a Remington 700 VTR in .308. Not a lot of ballistic difference except with the 130 grain .270. I just always wanted a .270. Also bought some Federal Fusion .270 to feed it. On sale with $2.50 rebate per box. Today was a very good gun day! (Yes, I posted on two threads - just so happy)