What did you do today to prep?

[The Heretic]

Something to have in a BOB/GHB at $2.42 per pack of 5:

[Amazon] 5-Pack Band-Aid Hydro Seal Blister Cushion Bandages - $2.42 (was $7.12)

Aug 13, 2024

www.preppingdeals.net

I ordered five of these - one for each of my vehicles, two for my kid's GHB/BOBs.

 

[HiFi Magnetics]

The one that my wife really like is Pineapple Tomato. Its is almost seedless, juicy, less acid and more in the "very sweet" side. I just couldn't grow it right here in Oregon.

 

[ashtonjim]

Worked on the winter garden

Great idea! What can you grow in winter? Thanks

 

[ashtonjim]

The one that my wife really like is Pineapple Tomato. Its is almost seedless, juicy, less acid and more in the "very sweet" side. I just couldn't grow it right here in Oregon.
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WOW never seen that!

 

[Mono1]

I put the rubber extension on the transfer tank pump and tested it.

I pulled the wheel off my truck, but I still cannot tell whether it is a stuck caliper or the wheel bearing is too tight, and right now I don't want to try pulling the caliper off because I don't want the truck out of commission. I am thinking of taking the truck to a truck repair shop to have them fix it one way or the other.

Sometimes Ya Gotta DO what Ya Gotta DO.

 

[The Heretic]

Sometimes Ya Gotta DO what Ya Gotta DO.

Yeah - I could do it myself, but I don't have the stamina or the patience to deal with it now that I have turned 70 - especially the patience. I would just as soon pay someone else to mess with it.

 

[Angie]

This is the first time I've pressure-canned anything without the watchful guidance of my mom, but I did call her when I had a question about the water level in the canner. Because I have a glass-top range (sadly), I set up my camping stove out on the deck, and it worked fine. I am hoping to get more proficient at this by the end of Autumn so that I'm more comfortable with the process. It was very awkward with the pots of hot water and tools all over the place. If I had been able to can the first major harvest, I would have ended up with double this amount, but I was missing a piece on the canner (borrowed from my daughter). I ended up having to blanch and freeze them. I probably have one more harvest left out of the bush beans and the pole beans are just starting to produce, though I didn't plant many of them. 8 plants total, 4 purple, 4 green.

I'm expecting to pressure can at least one batch of beets, maybe two, and carrots. Not sure what the yield will be from them yet, but likely at least one batch.

I'd like to get my own canner next season. I already have the model picked out. I'd also like to pick up an electric one for smaller batches that requires less time watching the gauge. Does anyone have experience with these? Do you just select the settings and walk away? That would be awesome, because this was a three-hour process. Next summer, I'm going to try to do two canners at a time, to be more efficient. It takes the same amount of effort to hover over one pressure gauge as it does two.

Tomatoes are still green. Cabbage is looking good. I think I've won the battle with the cabbage moths with only one head lost.

 

[The Heretic]

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This is the first time I've pressure-canned anything without the watchful guidance of my mom, but I did call her when I had a question about the water level in the canner. Because I have a glass-top range (sadly), I set up my camping stove out on the deck, and it worked fine. I am hoping to get more proficient at this by the end of Autumn so that I'm more comfortable with the process. It was very awkward with the pots of hot water and tools all over the place. If I had been able to can the first major harvest, I would have ended up with double this amount, but I was missing a piece on the canner (borrowed from my daughter). I ended up having to blanch and freeze them. I probably have one more harvest left out of the bush beans and the pole beans are just starting to produce, though I didn't plant many of them. 8 plants total, 4 purple, 4 green.

I'm expecting to pressure can at least one batch of beets, maybe two, and carrots. Not sure what the yield will be from them yet, but likely at least one batch.

I'd like to get my own canner next season. I already have the model picked out. I'd also like to pick up an electric one for smaller batches that requires less time watching the gauge. Does anyone have experience with these? Do you just select the settings and walk away? That would be awesome, because this was a three-hour process. Next summer, I'm going to try to do two canners at a time, to be more efficient. It takes the same amount of effort to hover over one pressure gauge as it does two.

Tomatoes are still green. Cabbage is looking good. I think I've won the battle with the cabbage moths with only one head lost.

Can you can frozen foods? I thought you could.

 

[Angie]

Can you can frozen foods? I thought you could.

I'd like to, but I did some research and it all said they would be edible, but mushy. So I will use the frozen stuff first this winter.

 

[IDAH0SPUD]

Bought a solar panel/portable battery setup. It's enough to save the food in my freezer if the power goes out for a few days.

 

[FourTeeFive]

Found out what a bunch of random greens growing up in my yard likely is.

Purple dead nettle. So I'm likely going to harvest and freeze dry and bunch...

I've got a LOT of them on my property. Been weedwacking them and they tend to grow back even more; I can potentially get three or four crops of them each year. Supposedly nettles have one of the highest protein contents of any vegetable.

 

[Bacchus]

Great idea! What can you grow in winter? Thanks

Frozen vegetables.

 

[The Heretic]

 

[Bacchus]

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Where's the rest of it?

 

[The Heretic]

Where's the rest of it?

Behind that stack.

Remember: Buy cheap, stack deep.

 

[OrPackrat]

Just ordered a 12v fridge/freezer with large capacity, and an extended warranty just in case. Will see how it works for keeping ice cream and drinks cold in my work van...

 

[Tracer-X]

Sighted in my AR at 36 yards. Tomorrow we'll see what it does at 0, 50, 100, 150, 200, & 300 yards for "drop". Also, I ate some Nalleys Chilli that was expired by 2 years and didn't die.

 

[OrPackrat]

Sighted in my AR at 36 yards. Tomorrow we'll see what it does at 0, 50, 100, 150, 200, & 300 yards for "drop". Also, I ate some Nalleys Chilli that was expired by 2 years and didn't die.

Yet.......

 

[pdxjimbo]

Confirmed 36 yard zero at 200 yards with red dot and thermal.

 

[HiFi Magnetics]

I had an almost perfect day for I got alot of things done. All of a sudden poured rain. I wasnt ready for the season and Haven clean the gutter yet. I had a blockade on 2 gutter spout. I was force to go up the roof. I ended up cleaning the entire gutter system while I was up there. I flushed each drain with a hose.. .This is gonna last me till fall.