what did you do this week to prepare

[Rick]

Note to self...check under Karl's deck for hidden storage.

[crashdive123]

Second note to self...be on the alert for small leg traps around hidden storage.

[gryffynklm]

Hay, you gave away the trap secret. Besides its the deck thats hidden.

[Madrox]

Sighted in my newest addition, a Browning .270 Win. Love at first shot. Beautiful tight little three round group at 100 yards. Two out of three holes were touching.

Bought a new H&K fixed blade knife. Just the right size and weight for my purposes.

Went to three different Walgreens stores taking advantage of some clearance sale stuff. Picked up Arnica gel for $3, Hydrocortizone cream for $.87 a tube, hand sanitizer for $.50, and bandaids (can't recall how much).

Finished reading The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz. Excellent book. It's about a group of men escaping a Russian prison in northern Siberia and covering thousands of miles to get to freedom. I hate to borrow from book jackets, but it really was riveting. Highly recommended.

Started putting together a new hiking survival kit starting with a cookie tin that I picked up at Walgreens. Pics will follow when it's complete.

nice! I just got a 30-30 I need to site in. Is there a range you went to specifically in the Denver area? I'm near downtown but usually drive south to Dragon Mans as I like his range.

Looking forward to seeing the kit in the cookie tin too.

[endurance]

nice! I just got a 30-30 I need to site in. Is there a range you went to specifically in the Denver area? I'm near downtown but usually drive south to Dragon Mans as I like his range.

Looking forward to seeing the kit in the cookie tin too.

It's on Jewell about one block west of Wadsworth. It's new owners and a new name (used to be Foothills Guns), but I can't recall. It's a relatively non-descript grey building on the south side of Jewell with most of the parking in the back.

They have a 50' handgun range and a 100 yard indoor rifle range. Very nice facility for sighting in with benchrests at every station on the rifle side. It's not cheap, but you don't have to worry about wind and other conditions affecting your sighting in process when you're shooting inside. Bring plugs and muffs, it's very loud!

I'm almost done with the kit. Just trying to figure out how to get enough cordage into it without sacrificing something else I need.

[crashdive123]

I'm almost done with the kit. Just trying to figure out how to get enough cordage into it without sacrificing something else I need.

Rather than putting all of your cordage inside the tin, wrap the outside with it as well.

[Rick]

Planted seeds for 72 plants this morning. I have the seeds under plastic to help germinate. Quite a mix with tomatoes, bush beans, peppers, peas, Romansco broccoli, arugula, watermelon and butternut squash.

[Ken]

Quite a mix with tomatoes, bush beans......

These? You can grow 'em already CANNED???

[nell67]

These? You can grow 'em already CANNED???

Only in RIck's "fairy" world ,Ken!

[Revelation1412]

As bad as things are, sometimes we just need to remember that there are a lot of people out there who are having even a more difficult time than we are.

[crashdive123]

How bad are things? .....and yes, there are always people in a tougher spot than you - or your neighbor.

[Rick]

Revelation - That's sort of a philosophy of mine. That's why when someone asks me how I am, my response is excellent. Any problems I have are mere bumps in the road compared to what many many others have to contend with. I appreciate the gifts I've been granted and the current economy has nothing to do with it.

[Aurelius95]

... went to REI and looked at packs and sleeping bags to purchase. Didn't buy yet but getting ideas. Currently working on my wifes survival kits and creating a list of things to buy for our upcoming hiking trips this summer.

My wife and I each have "matching" sleeping bags from REI. One is a left side zip and the other right. You can then zip them together and it makes a decent double sleeping bag.

[Amazon]

Went to yard sales this past Saturday. I bought 2500 9" candle wick, 25lbs of wax and molds for 10 bucks. Found a bolt of muslim and paid $8 for it. When I got home I opened it up and it was 108" wide...score! DH picked up a camping stove for $5 complete with stand.

[Rick]

I picked up a 12 pak case of APack meals for the BOB. I got (4) Mora #780 knives, a canteen cup stove and a Vulcan stove. I also ordered a Marmot Twilight 2P tent and a body bag.

[crashdive123]

Body bag?????

[Rick]

I thought that might raise some eyebrows. Yep. I can get them wholesale. I have a sleeping bag cover I'm going to slide into it and see how it sleeps. My only concerns is going to be condensation. but if it works I should have a pretty rugged bag, an emergency carry because it has eight handles and if things are really bad, well I'll be half way there when they find me.

[Ken]

I picked up a 12 pak case of APack meals for the BOB. I got (4) Mora #780 knives, a canteen cup stove and a Vulcan stove. I also ordered a Marmot Twilight 2P tent and a body bag.

Uh, Sir? Can I zip that up for you? *Ken is now getting his metal strapping and banding gun from the basement*

[tennecedar]

The body bag is a good idea. When i was doing rescue we kept them in all the trucks. I've roped one between trees and slept like the dead on my improvised hammock! I had almost forgotten about it. Thanks. I'm ordering one today.

[endurance]

I was on vacation in Glenwood Springs and did some hiking and shopping. The surplus store had a good sale and I picked up a nice heavy wool blanket for $12, some utility knife blades, and a few pairs of safety glasses for $4 each.

I was tempted to pick up a new Garmin E-trex Vista HCX, but resisted the urge for now. I'm still sorting out some other big ticket items (like photovoltaic panels) and trying to stop with the gadget purchases for a while. It's killin' me, but will be good in the long run.