What did you do today to prep?

[Camelfilter]

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.

Once you have the exhaust safely sorted, give a trial run & walk around your property at a distance to double check that it isn't resonating. I wouldn't think it will, but better to know ahead of time / from which direction if it is.

 

[The Heretic]

Once you have the exhaust safely sorted, give a trial run & walk around your property at a distance to double check that it isn't resonating. I wouldn't think it will, but better to know ahead of time / from which direction if it is.

Resonating?

 

[Camelfilter]

Resonating?

Kicking up the sound, due to the porch & such.

Likely wouldn't, I don't think anyways.

However would be good to know ahead of use if it does. Example being if its directing noise at a neighbors property, vs just "empty" forested property.

 

[The Heretic]

It is a smallish (3400 watt) inverter setup that runs at 67db full out and I am not too worried about opsec with it being out in the boonies (I can hear my neighbors genset from my property) on a private road. There are 3-4 doors and walls between it (the outside wall is well insulated) and my office. But we'll see.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Well, my first batch of jerky is awesome. Unit is a Nesco American Harvest with five trays.

 

[BigDog67]

Went to Harbor Freight to get a few of these. I've had one for about 8 months and it's STILL running on the batteries that came in it. For $12 they are a great deal. So I bought 5 to spread around the place.

588 Lumen Tactical Flashlight, Camo (harborfreight.com)

 

[The Heretic]

Went to the clinic yesterday to get my ear looked at - just normal "wax" buildup but enough to make me deaf in that ear. One of the bad things about hearing aids is they cause this problem.

Got some ear drops - something good to have in supply - hydrogen peroxide will work too (most ear drops are a close analog to hydrogen peroxide plus urea). That and ear drops with HC (cortisone) for if you get a bad earache and maybe an otoscope and ear wash kit.

At least now I can hear out of that ear. It is interesting to note that if you can't hear much out of one ear, your brain interprets most sounds as coming from the direction of the other ear, even if they are coming from the opposite direction.

 

[The Heretic]

Unboxed, prepped, started and tested the new genset. Seems to work.

Supposed to get snow later this week. Two weeks ago when we had snow for one day, the melting/etc. caused a tree to fall across a power line and I lost power for 12 hours. Not a big deal normally, but when you are working from home and this is the third power outage that keeps you from working, the client is not too happy.

 

[Beekeeping1341]

Bought a CZ "pistol" for my wife. She's a dainty thing and has trouble with the lightweight AR I built for her.

Im out here in Missouri right now and thought guns would be cheaper. Nope! 1049 for this and people line up 250 deep at the local academy in Rolla before 8 AM for ammo.

 

[Beekeeping1341]

Unboxed, prepped, started and tested the new genset. Seems to work.

Supposed to get snow later this week. Two weeks ago when we had snow for one day, the melting/etc. caused a tree to fall across a power line and I lost power for 12 hours. Not a big deal normally, but when you are working from home and this is the third power outage that keeps you from working, the client is not too happy.

I see you post a lot and you seem to be a SME about being prepared. Do you ever have "bug out drills" or "bug in drills"?

 

[Yotehunt]

Started my countdown to "leaving the liberal haven".. All the prep thats needed here.

 

[cigars]

Bought magazines for a gun that I don't even have yet... wishful thinking?

That's called "Strategery".

 

[The Heretic]

I see you post a lot and you seem to be a SME about being prepared. Do you ever have "bug out drills" or "bug in drills"?

I am totally UNprepared, but I live at my BOL so no drills.

I get practice from the minor stuff that happens to me - like the wildfire last September, the power outages, stuff like that.

 

[cigars]

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[NobullSKS]

Beginnings of couple new first aid kits for buddy's.
do any y'all pack super glue or "new skin" in first aid?
or bother with saline solution?

 

[cigars]

Superglue is quite ubiquitous in a first aid kit. I'd stay clear of that Gorilla glue though....
Ground black pepper is a fantastic clotting agent.

 

[BigDog67]

Beginnings of couple new first aid kits for buddy's.
do any y'all pack super glue or "new skin" in first aid?
or bother with saline solution?

No saline, but we've repaired the dogs pads with SG and moleskin for years.

 

[CJ20A]

Bought two boxes of 38 special and Oreos at Bi-Mart then had a talk with the chickens.

 

[The Heretic]

Yesterday I picked up some bulk food from Costco and 2 propane canisters which I then had filled.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Hey, over at Morrow Brothers on 82nd they have these for $2.79.. seems they have quite a few.
From the Philippines and for scale, the Winco is from Thailand.
Contents are 3.7 lbs for those that don't do kiloparsecs.