Originally Posted by
scumbucket
I went to a preparedness fair Sunday in Mesa, AZ at Falcon Field. It was really interesting as almost everything was so overpriced I left. One cat had flint and steel fire starters for $20.00 each. Coleman makes one for $6.75, and Harbor has the same thing on sale now and then for $2.00 it's unreal. Knives were the worst, lots of useless stuff, and priced at $495 and up. Backpacks rated as Army surplus for $295.00 or more. Army surpluss? Like hell. It was really sad. Almost 90%of people there were WW11 vets, age wise, and few younger folks or families. What does that tell you about who is getting prepped? The firestarters were what bothered me, and that booth was a busy one.