what did you do this week to prepare

[huntermj]

Orderd a generator from Cabellas. 3500 watt delivered to my door for 316.00.
Bought Peterson's "Medicinal Plants and Herbs" book. I'm looking forward to getting out in the field with it.

[Justin Case]

Busted out the Alice pack, Going to get it packed soon.

[Stargazer]

Picked up 4 Kerosene lanterns at a yard sale. I guess you can never have enough of them.

[Alaskan Survivalist]

I purchased another 14x30 stuff sack for my 3rd set of arctic gear. I still need a pair of rubberized, cleated mukluks to complete set. Spending time between downpours digging solar greenhouse. I pulled out fishing gear to stock up freezer this week, the first of 4 annual trips I make to put up food. I missed my first trip this year due to my Yukon River obligation.

[SurvivalSeedBnk]

Orderd a generator from Cabellas. 3500 watt delivered to my door for 316.00.
Bought Peterson's "Medicinal Plants and Herbs" book. I'm looking forward to getting out in the field with it.

Let us know how that generator works. Was thinking of getting a Troy Bilt one...

[Camp10]

This morning I put on eight different brands of medium sized band-aids, one on each finger to test their durability, sticking power, and comfort. Plastic, cloth, waterproof, etc. There are considerable differences.

Curad's extreme hold are the ones that I have found to be the best. They are fabric and come in all the weird shapes that I need for my fingers,etc. They are about the only ones that will stay on my hands all day when I am working with my 20kv gloves. What did you use and what were your findings?

[samigirl]

well as for me I bought 25 pds of rice and put it in mylar bag inside 5 gal bucket also same for oats and potato flakes so i stored 75 pds of food now also dehydrated 3 large pkgs of strawberries and 2 cherries. i've gotta get it buried so it will be safe in the future.also bought a nice neck knife 50 more feet of paracord not bad for 1 week I'd say

[Rick]

Um...sjj....Eight? One on each finger? Had a couple get away didn't you. It happens. They're like socks. Hard to keep a set.

[crashdive123]

Finished rotating all of my gasoline.

[SurvivalSeedBnk]

I did some planting in my garden for Fall harvest: radishes, carrots, kale, and cauliflower. Fortunately, it stays warm enough here that I can plant in mid-summer and still get plenty of crop throughout September and sometimes even in to October.

[Ken]

They're like socks. Hard to keep a set.

Missing socks? My ex-father-in-law owned an appliance repair service for over 30 years. He was of the opinion that washing machines are responsible for almost all missing socks. A pretty good percentage of his washer repair calls were because a sock got jammed in the washer discharge pump. He figured that well over 99% actually made their way through those pumps, never to be worn again.

[crashdive123]

Missing socks? My ex-father-in-law owned an appliance repair service for over 30 years. He was of the opinion that washing machines are responsible for almost all missing socks. A pretty good percentage of his washer repair calls were because a sock got jammed in the washer discharge pump. He figured that well over 99% actually made their way through those pumps, never to be worn again.

And here all this time we've been blaming the dryer.

[Rick]

And I've been hanging on to the unmatched socks thinking the other will show up. Looks like it's time to hold a singles only dance.

[Aurelius95]

I little bit different preparation this week-end. My wife and I attended a FamilyLife Marriage Getaway. It's called a Week-end to Remember. It gives you the chance to put aside life's distractions and focus on each other in a Christian setting.

Even after 36 years of marriage it's important to take the time to remind yourself of all the good things and reconfirm yourself as part of the team.

If you are newly married, I think it would be a GREAT retreat week-end with a lot of skills learning (negotiation, conflict management, how "they" think, etc.)

Not trying to make this a religious post but for many it is the most important planning you can do.

http://www.familylife.com/site/c.dnJ...conference.htm

I have not been to one of these types of retreats, but I've been to others. Weekends away, focusing on your marriage, is one of the best things you can do (IMHO). We also enjoy spending the weekend camping, just the two of us. 'nuff said.

[Aurelius95]

Received a very good looking sheath for my SOG field pup. I hated the standard one that came with it.

http://wilderness-survival.net/forum...ad.php?t=12745

[lennyjonn]

I live on the oregon coast. Lots of scare words around here about quakes and tsaunamis. My house has now become my haven because if the SHTF and we get a major quake, as some are predicting then there will be no where to go. Bridges down, no electric, no running water, obviously food stores closed. So I've started stocking up and plan to hunker down until things straighten out. Don't plan on having to ask the authorities for help. Certainly don't want them coming around and confiscating my weapons like New Orleans after Katrina. Canned food, dry food, stored H2O, candles, coleman fuel, some basic meds. Lots of sleeping bags and blankets. And food for the hounds. Someone posted about the use of charcoal, which I hadn't thought of. Good idea. If the quake doesn't rock my house of the foundation I can do this. Any ideas?

[crashdive123]

I live on the oregon coast. Lots of scare words around here about quakes and tsaunamis. My house has now become my haven because if the SHTF and we get a major quake, as some are predicting then there will be no where to go. Bridges down, no electric, no running water, obviously food stores closed. So I've started stocking up and plan to hunker down until things straighten out. Don't plan on having to ask the authorities for help. Certainly don't want them coming around and confiscating my weapons like New Orleans after Katrina. Canned food, dry food, stored H2O, candles, coleman fuel, some basic meds. Lots of sleeping bags and blankets. And food for the hounds. Someone posted about the use of charcoal, which I hadn't thought of. Good idea. If the quake doesn't rock my house of the foundation I can do this. Any ideas?

Ideas about what - using charcoal? Bugging in?

[mountain mama]

I did a lot of harvesting this week: currants, tomatoes, squash, & raspberries. As soon as I get back from taking the youngun' to college, I am going to store all these goodies (the ones that haven't already been prepared/eaten).

[lennyjonn]

I guess I wasn't clear about my situation. I basically live on a large island. Can't drive more than a couple miles north, south, or east without coming upon a bridge. There is no west to escape, just ocean. Experts say the bridges will go down, so there is no Bugging Out. Don't know what that means anyway, Bugging Out from what??? Alien spacecraft?, nuclear war?, the end of society as we know it?, inflation, recession, unemployment, What?
Any thing I read suggests staying in place. Here I have shelter, food storage, and security. What I was asking in my post was what did I overlook in my survival thinking. Would like intelligent responses. Not sarcasm.

[Winnie]

I don't think Crash was being sarcastic Lenny. Bugging in is simply staying at home instead of leaving(bugging out). Many of us here have planned to bug in rather than bug out. There are plenty of threads about it.
Tinned food, dehydrated food, dried food. Hygene items, water supply. There's lots of info about on the boards.