What did you do today to prep?

[OrPackrat]

Got this neat little knife, one piece of steel, feels good, good reviews.

 

[The Heretic]

I helped a neighbor fix his tractor. His SIL backed the mower into something and bent it so that the blades were hitting the shield.

I need to get some HD clamps and some line/chain with hooks. Fortunately neighbor had some chain/line with hooks.

 

[The Heretic]

Been tracking diesel prices - noticed that diesel seems to be cheaper outside urban areas, by quite a bit. So grabbed some (25 gal) diesel for $4.10/gal today while in a Cornelius - noticed it was almost a $1/gal cheaper than a station in Hillsboro. Need to move my aux tank over to under the hoist so I can start filling it up and have a way to hoist it onto my truck when necessary.

The Wavian/ValPro cans performed perfectly even though I put them on their side after filling them full - not a drop leaked from the filler cap. I figure I can put 30-35 gallons of gas in those cans, in the cargo area of my car without affecting handling (I didn't feel any difference today) - that would extend the car's range by at least 600-700 miles if I had to bug out with the car.

I would prefer to bug out with the truck - I can put the 106 gal aux tank on the flatbed, plus the 35 gal tank, plus 35-45 gallons in cans, for a total of 170+ gallons of diesel. The truck should get 15-20 MPG on a road, for a range of at least 2500 miles.

My plan is to get a camper for the truck, tow the pickup behind it, and load things like fuel/supplies in the pickup bed, and if I am home and have to bug out with the kids, one of them could drive their rig, and one could drive my car, and I would have enough fuel (gas & diesel) to get us somewhere far away if necessary.
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Plan A is to bug in, but always have a Plan B. Stuff happens.

Stock up fuel if you are able:

Saudi Arabia is slashing oil supply. It could mean higher gas prices for US drivers

Saudi Arabia says it will reduce how much oil it sends to the global economy. It's took a unilateral step Sunday to support the sagging cost of crude after two earlier cuts in supply by major producing countries in the OPEC+ alliance failed to push prices higher. The Saudi cut of 1 million...

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[Longwalkhome]

Stock up fuel if you are able:

Saudi Arabia is slashing oil supply. It could mean higher gas prices for US drivers

Saudi Arabia says it will reduce how much oil it sends to the global economy. It's took a unilateral step Sunday to support the sagging cost of crude after two earlier cuts in supply by major producing countries in the OPEC+ alliance failed to push prices higher. The Saudi cut of 1 million...

apnews.com

Yep, and inflation is going to climb even higher...until everyone runs out of money.

 

[The Heretic]

Yep, and inflation is going to climb even higher...until everyone runs out of money.

Fuel prices have been decreasing this year, so I am stocking up on at least diesel - going to fill up my aux tank.

Diesel had been $1 more expensive than gasoline - but if you shop around, not it is 50-75 cents per gallon cheaper.

I will fill up some cans of gasoline too.

Treat it all with Pri-G & Pri-D

 

[Longwalkhome]

Fuel prices have been decreasing this year, so I am stocking up on at least diesel - going to fill up my aux tank.

Diesel had been $1 more expensive than gasoline - but if you shop around, not it is 50-75 cents per gallon cheaper.

I will fill up some cans of gasoline too.

Treat it all with Pri-G & Pri-D

I have a 100 gal L shape extra tank in my Dodge. With is 37 gallon fuel tank I can go a long distance.

Diesel is $3.33 here and I keep a close eye on it.

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[The Heretic]

I have a 100 gal L shape extra tank in my Dodge. With is 37 gallon fuel tank I can go a long distance.

Diesel is $3.33 here and I keep a close eye on it.

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Yes - I've noticed it is cheaper there - lowest I can find it nearby here is about 50 cents more per gal.

I have the same sized tank ('97 3500 cab cassis). I may try to replace it with a 50 gal aftermarket tank later after I do the RV conversion. Depending on what camper/flatbed I get, I am thinking of putting the aux transfer tank at the front of the 12' flatbed (maybe longer one - current one is steel and 12'), in front of the camper under the overhang (my cab is a reg cab) - along with a spare tire or two and propane tanks.

My truck tank is mostly full, so right now I have about two tanks worth of diesel.

I have the aux transfer tank that I am filling (106 gal) and an empty 250+ gal storage tank that I have in storage (not going to fill it until I move - too much hassle moving it when full). I also have about 40 gallons worth of fuel cans to put diesel in. When the aux tank and cans are both full, I will have about 170 gallons of diesel.

I have cans for gas that add up to 35-40 gal, and a 55 drum of gasoline mostly full. I always try to keep my daily driver at least half full, but not my pickup (it has a leak somewhere so I run it close to empty unless I take it into town - which I do about once a year).

 

[ma96782]

Stock up fuel if you are able:

Saudi Arabia is slashing oil supply. It could mean higher gas prices for US drivers

Saudi Arabia says it will reduce how much oil it sends to the global economy. It's took a unilateral step Sunday to support the sagging cost of crude after two earlier cuts in supply by major producing countries in the OPEC+ alliance failed to push prices higher. The Saudi cut of 1 million...

apnews.com

And to think that I was planning on selling some of my shares of COP (Conoco Phillips) sometime this week.

Aloha, Mark

 

[Jay Walk]

Yep, and inflation is going to climb even higher...until everyone runs out of money.

Some more gasoline was just dumped onto the Inflation fire.

 

[The Heretic]

Acquired a .22 RF revolver (Ruger LCRx) to serve as a field sidearm

Got 25 more gallons of diesel to store.

 

[OrPackrat]

Acquired a .22 RF revolver (Ruger LCRx) to serve as a field sidearm

Got 25 more gallons of diesel to store.

Was down I5 today and at the Brownville exit, a Chevron there had diesel listed for $3.61 being less than gas by a good bit...

 

[The Heretic]

Was down I5 today and at the Brownville exit, a Chevron there had diesel listed for $3.61 being less than gas by a good bit...

Yeah, that is a 150-160 mi round trip.

I got my diesel today for $4.05 (IIRC) at Leathers in Newberg

I think diesel & gas or going back up in July due to OPEC cutting production.

By next week I should have my capacity full of diesel, then I will fill up my gasoline cans - about 40 gallons worth are sitting empty now, add that to the 55 gallon drum and I should have about 90+ gallons of gas in storage.

I need to get some kerosene too.

 

[Jay Walk]

Recreation and exercise.

Remember the mental side of things.

 

[oremike]

I bought 2 gals of clear premium for $11.00 so I can mow my lawn for the summer.

 

[sobo]

I bought 2 gals of clear premium for $11.00 so I can mow my lawn for the summer.

You mow your lawn with everclear? So wasteful...

 

[oremike]

You mow your lawn with everclear? So wasteful...

Gasoline sobo, gasoline, Now my son's 8 secs in the 1/4 mile Mustang runs on Alcohol.

 

[sobo]

Gasoline sobo, gasoline, Now my son's 8 secs in the 1/4 mile Mustang runs on Alcohol.

Oh! Clear premium! I was somehow thinkin' premium everclear.

I wonder how I went down that road...?

 

[Longwalkhome]

Buying some of these.

 

[albin25]

Had our old chest freezer in the garage for 25 years, but my wife didn't trust me to hold her ankles while fishing around to the bottom for bacon anymore (we're both short). hard to rotate stock from the bottom to the top, so things were tending to languish at the bottom. The last time she pulled out some Pterodactyl drumsticks !

Bought a new upright freezer that fits in the house... much easier to keep things rotated.

 

[Longwalkhome]

Looking at new gear that may help survival.