2009 - What have you done to Prepare this week?

[Blue Tile Spook]

I like what someone wrote the other day...

"If it is time to bury your guns, it's time to use them."

Not making fun of you, just saying that if you have need of that weapon, you may not have the time or opportunity to get to it, and if you can't get to it then it does you no good.

 

[jamisan01]

how deep do you need to bury a rifle just in case some one with a metal detector was looking...

For some of the newer, high-tech detectors I'm guessing it would have to be unreasonably deep. Four feet or so. You also need to consider thermal imaging eqip. and so forth. Your best bet is to find some sheet lead and build cache boxes that will be 100% undetectable. I'm trying to find some more of it myself. I'll let everyone know if I find a good lead on some.

 

[jamisan01]

I like what someone wrote the other day...

"If it is time to bury your guns, it's time to use them."

Not making fun of you, just saying that if you have need of that weapon, you may not have the time or opportunity to get to it, and if you can't get to it then it does you no good.

I disagree with that to some extent, I get what you're saying but I think it's a very smart idea to have a few that are well hidden and not on your property in case you can't get to your normal armory. State parks are a great place, you never have to worry about them being dug up or excavated.

 

[Blue Tile Spook]

I disagree with that to some extent, I get what you're saying but I think it's a very smart idea to have a few that are well hidden and not on your property in case you can't get to your normal armory. State parks are a great place, you never have to worry about them being dug up or excavated.

I live inside town property limits, on a 1/8 acre lot so it's not feasible for me and that is what was coloring my response to Oldschoolmuscle.

I understand what both you and he are saying in your posts, I just have a habit of thinking worst-case scenario. The nearest State Park is a couple of miles away from me and I wonder, if things are bad enough that firearms are being confiscated, if I could get to a weapons cache. I am fearful that the situation would be near to having the town locked down so travel wouldn't be possible.

If it is feasible for you or OSM, I'll help you dig the hole for your cache!

 

[agentl074]

What did I do to prepare this week...

I ordered a CB radio, SWR meter, antenna, and copper wire.

 

[Blue Tile Spook]

21st Century Firearms took some more of that pesky money stuff out of my wallet for some stuff for my new rifle and they handed me some more ammo in return for the green stuff.

 

[bft131]

For learning more about canning pick up the "Ball Blue book" from the Ball jar co. I started canning last year (Dont try pickling beets your first time out with your wife home!!) and it covers everything!!

 

[smokingman]

For learning more about canning pick up the "Ball Blue book" from the Ball jar co. I started canning last year (Dont try pickling beets your first time out with your wife home!!) and it covers everything!!

You missed the INGO canning class ?Learned quite a bit.I may try to set up another one if there is enough interest.

 

[052.5GT]

What is used for long term storage of perishable items? Vacume sealed containers, etc? Does anyone know of a good way to bury weapons while keeping them in excellent working condition?

this came out in the last issue of Backwoods Home

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years by Charles Wood Issue #115

really good article.

 

[Dr Falken]

Ever think of burying your stuff in your septic tank? Wonder if that's a routine spot to check? Would be easy to pull out. I hava a friend and when we went hiking and had to leave the vehicles, he would pull out his valuables that weren't being taken along, dig a hole, put the stuff in, fill it in part way, then defecate on top as a deterent. This is out in the wilds, but I don't think that I'd dig there.

 

[Pamcake]

"What have you done to Prepare this week?" Scratch that...What have I done to prepare today? And I'm not even saying what my DH just ordered! I do the food, he does other stuff.

Item: IN FS G162 - Fettucini Noodles #10- 12
Item: IN FS P750 - SuperPail Instant Fortified Milk - 1
Item: IN FS P100 - SUPERPAILT Hard Red Wheat - 1
Item: IN FS P380 - SUPERPAILT Hard White Wheat - 1
Item: IN FS P110 - SUPERPAILT ABC Soup Base - 1
Item: IN FS P310 - SUPERPAILT Yellow Popcorn - 1
Item: IN FN P106 - PROVIDENT PANTRY® Freeze Dried Green Bell Peppers #10 - 6 - Item: IN FS C210 - Baking Soda #10 - 12
Item: IN FS S318 - Enchilada Seasoning - 1
Item: IN FS S306 - Mild Chili Powder - 1
Item: IN FS S308 - Montreal Seasonings - 1
Item: IN FS C200 - Baking Powder #10 - 6
Item: IN FN C098 - Freeze Dried Shredded Cheese Combo 6x#10- 1
Item: IN FS V140 - Potato Flakes #10 - 6

 

[rambone]

750 rds .40cal
250 rds .45cal
6 extra handgun mags
2 cases of MREs

Not enough.

 

[Richard]

Let's see, umm I put another shitload of miles on my treadmill & got even more trigger time in blasting small fast moving objects, other than that not awhole lot (I sense a theme emerging here).

 

[bwframe]

1. Yard and garden cleanup.
2. Fed and turned the compost.
3. Planted peas and garlic.
4. Ran down to the lake and found where the crappie are lurking.

 

[Pamcake]

I also planted my garlic!

XL Dawn
2 Fruit Fresh
Multiple bulk spices & spice mixes
Soap Bars, Toothpastes, Mouthwashes, Shampoos
plain bleaches, ammonias, vinegars, & peroxide
D batteries
bulk TP & napkins
Multivitamins
Med/Surg Supplies, TNTC
XL cooking oils
More PB & Tuna

 

[bft131]

200 rds of .40, 2000 rds of .22, 3 boxes of strike on box matches, toothpaste, lg hand sanitizer bottle, lg refill of hand soap, and a small personal bottle of hand sanitizer for the BoB......

 

[88E30M50]

I added 1100 rounds of 22 and a new Ruger 10/22 carbine

 

[bwframe]

Lost my mind for a moment...

...and went down to May's Greenhouse for some seed potatoes and onion plants. Terrible idea to go to that wonderful place with a fresh tilled garden waiting. 50 bucks later I'm flying home to beat the rain.

Planted onion plants, 2 varieties lettuce, spinach, carrots, radishes, beats, broccoli, cauliflower, a variety of hearty herbs and rolled the dice with some sacrificial beans. The seed potatoes didn't make it under the mulch, but there is still plenty of time for that.

 

[Richard]

Same as last week except less treadmill, that was replace by annual spring chores this last week.

Oh also started breaking ground for the garden, will probably start seed trays & clone some termater's here soon too (need to double check my planting guide first though).

 

[88E30M50]

Replaced the sights on the 10/22 and SKS with TechSights (TS100 on both) and sighted them in. Down to 400 rounds of 7.62x39 stored, but worth it for better sights. Need to pick up another 200 rounds to get back to my minimum.

Picked up the SAS Survival Guide (small edition) for the bug out bag.