what did you do this week to prepare

[crashdive123]

Just got back from a few day visit. It was 80* F there. Not quite as warm here in the northern part of the state (77* F)

[dougz]

Put together a "ready" pack.

Went on a 3 mile field test in -22C..

Bought a Gerber Big Rock..

[cabingirl]

I bought 100 lbs. pinto beans, and rice. Then put mylar bags in 5 gallon buckets, sealed bags and put tops on buckets. Then cut mylar bag's into 4 pieces, took my iron and sealed the sides to make smaller mylar's. Put pop corn in some, oat meal in some and sealed the mylars, put into five gallon buckets.Stored 75 lbs. of sugar the same way.

[crashdive123]

Cabingirl - two questions for you. Where do you get your mylar bags? What setting do you put your iron on to seal them? Thanks.

[cabingirl]

I ordered the mylar bags from :
John Tucker
AAOOB Storable Foods
28632 Highway 435
Abita Springs La 70420-2720

They sell cheaper than any others I have found, I paid something like $1.89 for each bag. You can cut the bags into 1/4 if you like.Or order smaller bags, if you order the 1 gallon sized bags they will cost you one dollar each. They also sell the oxyen obsorbers that you will need to us.
You will need to set your iron on the wool setting, it needs to be hot. Rub about 1/2 of the edge with the hot iron slowly. It works great.

[crashdive123]

I ordered the mylar bags from :
John Tucker
AAOOB Storable Foods
28632 Highway 435
Abita Springs La 70420-2720

They sell cheaper than any others I have found, I paid something like $1.89 for each bag. You can cut the bags into 1/4 if you like.Or order smaller bags, if you order the 1 gallon sized bags they will cost you one dollar each. They also sell the oxyen obsorbers that you will need to us.
You will need to set your iron on the wool setting, it needs to be hot. Rub about 1/2 of the edge with the hot iron slowly. It works great.

Thank you.......

[tsitenha]

Rotated some of the food stock, made seasonal adjustment to gear, started to lighten the snow load (+2') on sheds, house, trailer.

[skunkkiller]

got my dimond fly out of the truck unrolled it to make sure knife axe and shovel were all sharp putin some more parched rice and dried beans coffee and sewed some hole up in my wool blaket I'm going to do a winter trek about the 1st of the year. working on my cross country skies right now to make sure they are in good working order.

[larmus]

brought the camping gear to the front of the shed and checked everything out to see if it was in working order, rotated food stock, checked tac. gear and weapons cleaned, practiced my knot tieing and did some survival reading on odds and ends...

[dolfan87]

Hey Larmus...where in southwest AZ you at?

[larmus]

down benson way, right off I-10... so probably not southwest as south east'r/west'r i think. everything is southwest'ern form me...lol.

[laughing beetle]

just got the propane and kerosene tanks topped off. bought a couple bags of used paperbacks for 10 bucks. Reading material is nice to have on hand for when the power is out. picked up more lamp oil and some extra wicks.

[chiye tanka]

Picked up a Kahr PM 40 for urban survival. It shoots great for as small as it is, and fits in my front pocket, you wouldn't even know it's there.

[DuncanM]

I've started planning my trip through europe, either for Summer this year, or January next year. I've started doing some training too, just some running and self discipline (gotta start waking up in the morning...). I've also started looking around for more info on surviving in the wild (this is my first post here!)

[Sourdough]

Bought a Super Wide Track for hauling water. I am to old to pull the 240 pound water sled, now that the snow is deep. (Up hill both ways) It is hard to pull a 240# sled on snowshoes, and downright dangerous on the down hill part.

[crashdive123]

You're becoming down right civilized there Hope.......don't worry, we'll keep your secret.

[wareagle69]

worked on skills with mrs eagle she is going down south for christams 5 hours south thru the snow belt and they have been getting hammered this year so we covered allot of hiway skills what to carry in the truck and what to do in different scenarios, she goes to the south several times a year, but the french river is my border won't cross it anymore

[nell67]

Borrowed a 22 rifle to take care of the neighbors dogs,who seem to believe that the chickens here are quite the delicacy,called the animal control officer,who had already picked up 8 that morning,and had no room for these dogs,so he said you know what you need to ddo,just make sure you do it on your own property.

[crashdive123]

Shoot the neighbors ---- dogs are just being dogs.

[nell67]

LMAO,thats a good idea,don't care much for them anyway,the animal control officer did FINALLY come this week and remove their horses,which every month around the 13th-15th were allowed to run loose in the area,can't tell you how many times I have almost hit them when they run out into the middle of the road.