What did you do today to prep?

[ATCclears]

I think SB5078 might get approved by WA State legislators, so I acquired a couple of compliant (max 10 rounds) magazines for my carry pistol.

There seems to be demand for many other things so I did it before prices got jacked up on these magazines too.

Washington State Legislature

app.leg.wa.gov

 

[bill1225]

Selling some 5.56 ammo to other folks who need it to prep. Turns out - I "overprepped" earlier, but now I get to put some of my hoarding excess back in for folks that need it. Sold out in almost under a min. The fella who responded 8 min after I put my "for sale" post up was 3rd in line. Likely will need to sell more but I'm not sure it will make much of a dent.....I can't believe how much ammo has disappeared. Fella here went out AR shopping Sat with his kid....not a lot of guns out there now either it appears.

Feels good to put a tiny bit of supply back into the flow of commerce. Will be sending some Joe Links way as it sells.

 

[The Heretic]

Ordered a dual fuel 3 KW inverter genset.

I've had three outages this month (and one in September when we had the fire) and I am getting tired of not having power on demand.

I am probably going to pickup a couple 100# propane tanks too - Costco has them for $115/ea. shipped. Less expensive than multiple 20# cylinders on a $/# basis, 100# would last for quite a while (I figure over a week running 10 hours per day) and I can use them with my RV (both for heat/cooking and for fuel for the diesel engine {using propane fumigation}).

 

[gunfreak]

So I've been looking for a cabinet like this for my ammo and SHTF gear and scored this one on Craigslist for $15. It was a little abused but I cleaned her up and the 1x2's are how I'm putting shelves in it to support the weight of ammunition. Of course I had to make it my own and the contents can't be shown for security purposes.

 

[The Heretic]

So I've been looking for a cabinet like this for my ammo and SHTF gear and scored this one on Craigslist for $15. It was a little abused but I cleaned her up and the 1x2's are how I'm putting shelves in it to support the weight of ammunition. Of course I had to make it my own and the contents can't be shown for security purposes.
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[gunfreak]

Ooooh, I like that.

 

[The Heretic]

 

[Beekeeping1341]

I bought one of those presto precision canners, and a solar saga 100w solar panel for my jackery 500. Almost all of my disposable income is going towards preps and magazines to guns that I don't even own. Even my wife has stopped complaining about the purchases now! She sees the writing on the wall too

 

[ATCclears]

@Beekeeping1341 understood on that... My wife no longer thinks I was being silly when I took the time and $ to acquire some stuff several years ago before the current crush, and now the seeming direction of the country.

 

[mhayd93]

I had a sudden realization that despite having the items necessary to be prepared, the organization/quick accessibility of those items was lacking (which is a huge part of the preparedness equation).

So, over the past month I have been paring down my inventory to what I need most, clearing out/selling items that I no longer use, and overall just getting everything better organized. In the meantime I continue to stockpile ammo when I can find it at a decent price and reload when I have the time.

 

[The Heretic]

I had a sudden realization that despite having the items necessary to be prepared, the organization/quick accessibility of those items was lacking (which is a huge part of the preparedness equation).

So, over the past month I have been paring down my inventory to what I need most, clearing out/selling items that I no longer use, and overall just getting everything better organized. In the meantime I continue to stockpile ammo when I can find it at a decent price and reload when I have the time.

Organizing and not procrastinating are high on my priority list, but getting rid of stuff is not - except for total junk.

 

[Soli]

In the middle of my third week of daily physical fitness. Stretching, calisthenics, walking, lifting (light) weights.

Quit smoking about five years ago. Took off 50 pounds a couple years ago, have kept it off. I loath "exercise," but it's really next on the list of what I should do to prep for staying alive longer than I ever thought I'd worry about.

Oh, and holster drills.

 

[The Heretic]

Just got the inverter genset I ordered. I am going to try and set it up this weekend and test it.

Probably also buy an exhaust extender; going to put it on a semi-enclosed roofed porch - it has walls on the porch, but above the walls there are large spaces open to the air - I plan to run the exhaust out thru one of the walls or something like that. There is also an exhaust fan I could buy to put into a wall or the door, and I can leave the door to the porch open - the idea being to have a roof over the genset and with the walls keep the genset out of the weather. There is a door from the porch into the utility room and there is a doggie door on that door I can run a couple extension cords into the house.

 

[joken]

Does pruning fruit trees count?

 

[Certaindeaf]

I bought one of those presto precision canners, and a solar saga 100w solar panel for my jackery 500. Almost all of my disposable income is going towards preps and magazines to guns that I don't even own. Even my wife has stopped complaining about the purchases now! She sees the writing on the wall too

My mom just gave me a food dehydrator so I got a 30 pound top round at Cash and Carry today.. making jerky, baby! Imna die fat and with a muscled jaw.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Does pruning fruit trees count?

It'll keep you regular I hear..

 

[CountryGent]

Bought a DVD with 65 issues, from 1984 to 1992, of American Survival Guide. If nothing else, it promises to be ever so hilarious.

 

[joken]

It'll keep you regular I hear..

I do have a couple of prune trees

 

[HaveGun]

Even my wife has stopped complaining about the purchases now!

That's not a good sign. Just means now she has a plan.

 

[The Heretic]

Does pruning fruit trees count?

Yes