Finally located some canned whole milk powder with a good long shelf life so bought 3 for the stores. Also got some powdered coconut milk and more rice.
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Finally located some canned whole milk powder with a good long shelf life so bought 3 for the stores. Also got some powdered coconut milk and more rice.
Went to an uction today at Jasper Indiana. Store closed and selling out stock. Bought.
2 cases of toiletpaper, 120 rolls per case. ( the quality stuff) $7.50 a case
4 cases of paper towels 50 rolls a case $4.00 a case
2 cases 10 4 lb bags a case dry beans $5.00 a case
6 cases 24 cans a case of assorted can goods $1.50 a case
5 cases light bulbs about 750 bulbs different wattage $ 8.00 a case
Made a pretty good haul here plus a bunch of odds and ends that was by the box, like masking tape, storage bags,trash bags, and such. ( Don't know what all haven't looked yet) they just filled up cardboard boxes of "loose product" bought 15 BIG boxes for a total of $35.00.
This will be split half for use as needed and the rest ( except canned goods) will go into our emergency stores.
That's an awesome score.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldsoldier
My A-packs came today...only got 3 cases...but that's fine for now. I had to taste one to get an idea of what they tasted like...and I was NOT fond of the pasta/bean/veggie meal. It was like chef-boyardee with beans. Ick...but nothing a small bag of spices can't fix!
The rest of the pack was totally palatable and will work great for backpacking and/or emergency.
I also got 2 14 lb. buckets of rice and beans to plop in my pantry. Thank God I have a lot of rice and beans recipes! LOL!
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Originally Posted by oldsoldier
WOW! You and Winnie find some great deals!
Hey OS, that should fill your Team Room up:drool: How do you folks find these deals?Quote:
Originally Posted by oldsoldier
This one was just plain luck. Went up tp visit wife's mom while driving to her house spotted an auction down the street about a mile.Stopped and looked around sent wife on to her mom's while I stayed. About 20 minutes later wife,her mom and brother came back. We all had a blast.Quote:
Originally Posted by Old GI
[QUOTE=Trabitha;220648]My A-packs came today...only got 3 cases...but that's fine for now. I had to taste one to get an idea of what they tasted like...and I was NOT fond of the pasta/bean/veggie meal. It was like chef-boyardee with beans. Ick...but nothing a small bag of spices can fix!
The rest of the pack was totally palatable and will work great for backpacking and/or emergency. [/QUOTE
Trabitha...... Thats why almost all newer MRE packs have a bottle of hot sauce in them:sneaky2:
Heard that, for some reason, they stopped putting Tabasco in MREs.
Yep. No more tabasco. It's okay...I've stocked up on the stuff! It's a survival staple if you ask me! If you don't use it to mask a crappy meal it's a great alternative "cooker"! That stuff is so potent it will cook meat if you can't make a fire. Not the BEST thing to eat...but if you're in a survival situation eating SOMETHING is better than nothing. ;)
Finished the mini BOB for the shed.
Five months into a year plan for storage upgrades.
Congrats to both of you!!!
I purchased two new Molle Pack Systems from CJL.
http://www.cjlenterprize.com/
They were 2 for $100.00. So the price wasn't too bad. I also ordered four sustainment pouches to go with the packs. I ordered those from eBay.
This whole business of preps is just getting more and more expensive. What started as a medic kit turned trauma kit that outgrew the medic backpack in short order. Soooo. I'm converting my Alice Medium pack to a trauma pack (I think. I start converting tomorrow). That will leave me with a large Alice pack. So I got the two Molle Packs for me and my wife and I'm making them BOBs.
I've listened to you guys brag on the Molle packs so I hope you're right and I like them. Like any other pack I'm sure they will have good and bad points. We'll see.
Worked in my garden. My peas are ready, so picked a bunch of those yesterday and had some with dinner last night. Here's a few pics of them!
Ya Better Buy A Mule To Haul all That Stuff,, :innocent:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
Nice !!! I like eating them Raw ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SurvivalSeedBnk
I worked in my garden today too! Got the compost bin moved. Turned the compost. Mulched Strawberries. I now have enough room for another raised bed.
I have a GPS that is smarter than I am. I purchased it a year ago and don't know how work half its functions. I worked with it more today and figured a few more things out. I have a camera the same way but the difference is it came with a two volume set of books explaining how it works. The GPS came with instructions that only tells you what it can do and no explaination of how. Fantastic gizmo though I just have to keep after it to be able to use its full potential.
Worked in the yard yesterday and this morning, cleaning brush and honeysuckle that I had let get away from me. Still have about a days work to finish up. ( it's about an acre of area) Started to rain so I put up my tools and cleaned up and went with my neighbor that was helping me with the yard, to a going out of business sale at a local_______dollar store. Bought about $500.00 worth of first aid supplies, ( band aids, gauze pads and rolls, tape and such That won't go out of date) for $25.00. 2 boxes ( 25 per box) of the bamboo tiki torches for ten cents a torch, got the citronella oil for them for twenty five cents a gallon. Also bought out the rest of their spices they had left, lemon pepper, chili powder, and such 10 for a dollar, generic bleach for twenty five cents a gallon, (bought 4 cases) and 10 cases of assorted cleaners like dish soap, liquid laundry soap, household cleaners like pinesol, for $3 a case. Would have bought more BUT we had already filled up my 4'X8' trailer.:innocent: Spent about 70.00 and got around $ 2,000 in stuff.
Manager was practically giving stuff away. Told my neighbor who is a friend that the sooner that the "crap" is all gone he gets to go home, and since when thats done he's out of a job so he didn't care what it sold for.