What have you done this week to prep?

[churchmouse]

Might look into stopping into Harbor Freight and purchasing a Sun Shade...

Mesh Tarps - Harbor Freight Tools

Knew of the sun shades but un-aware Harbor freight had them. Thanks.

 

[longbow]

nothing..........

 

[Justin Case]

Made a trip to Bradis II and picked up 1,000 rds of .22LR and 250 rds of 12 ga ammo. Also ordered some additional magazines for the Ruger 77/22.

Watched a couple hours worth of Dave Canterbury's Pathfinder YouTube videos. Thinking about ordering the poncho/trail tarp from his website.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrmKx0f3tmY

 

[daddymikey1975]

Got another 100 rnds of 9mm ammo and some food/water to add to my preps.

Gonna keep buying ammo every payday. My wife wouldn't let me get any on Friday.. "didn't you just get 4 boxes this week already?"... "yeah honey, but that was on Tuesday and not on payday"

 

[teddy12b]

Ive been selling guns, gear and all kinds of other bs i had around the house to put towards things that we will actually need and use. Its actually kinda nice to thin the herd and buy things we really need.

 

[WETSU]

Maintained combat condition level, weights, running, ruck march.

1 dry fire session
1 Fight Nite, rolling, heavy bag, sparring, in fight weapons access
1 Range session, G19, AR, fundementals, small groups etc.

Rotated gasoline from cans, into vehicles. Topped up cans w/ fresh gas and stabil.

Started harvesting choice hardwoods from the storm, stocking my woodpile with red and white oak, maple, hickory. Mmmm.

Prepped gear and notes for teaching six shelter/survival workshops this weekend.

 

[Iroquois]

Helped the wife pick cucumbers for pickling...mmm. mmmmm

 

[halfmileharry]

I finished up the storm cellar last weekend and I figured I'd put everything through a good run through.
GEEZ! I used 3 times the fuel in the generators I'd figured on using to keep everything running.So much for estimated gas usage from the tags on the generators.
I have to store more gasoline than I figured now and have to re-evaluate my storage tanks for gas for vehicles and generators now.

 

[churchmouse]

I finished up the storm cellar last weekend and I figured I'd put everything through a good run through.
GEEZ! I used 3 times the fuel in the generators I'd figured on using to keep everything running.So much for estimated gas usage from the tags on the generators.
I have to store more gasoline than I figured now and have to re-evaluate my storage tanks for gas for vehicles and generators now.

Dry runs are useful. Real world stats. Fuel consumption on most genny's is not rated at or near full loads. Be reasonable with the power. Comfort should be last on the list.

 

[halfmileharry]

Dry runs are useful. Real world stats. Fuel consumption on most genny's is not rated at or near full loads. Be reasonable with the power. Comfort should be last on the list.

I'm preparing and setting up for comfort also in case all power goes down for any length of time. I want to run at 100% as needed for any situation. I'll just have to refigure my requirements and needs. It's what this practice run was for. Back to the drawing board for now.

 

[rn7554]

stocked on herbs seeds.

 

[modelflyer2003]

Bought 2 55 gallon drums for water storage. I got them from the Emergency Essentials website. I get the catalog every month. I also bought a few of the items that go along with them. I had bought 10 of the 2.5 gallon square, plastic water bottles from Wal-Mart. After about 8 months they started leaking and ruined some stuff in the basement. That's when I decided to buy the drums. It's been on my list for a while, but I just haven't wanted to kick the money in for them. I am sure that there are a butt load of places to get them cheaper, but that is where I bought mine.

 

[flagtag]

Rearranged my GOOD/Get Home bags and put some in the toolbox in the bed of my truck. (Non parishable items) I will have a bag with food/water in it when I go anywhere. Problem is - I won't be going anywhere in my truck for a while. It won't start. We think there is a short in it somewhere. (I've been having trouble starting it at times.) I think there might be a short in the ignition or its a bad ignition? Not sure.

Truck maintainence is the next prep issue.

 

[Kmcinnes]

The wife decided to add to the good preps ordering a years worth of food for 4 people (making it about 2 years worth prepped) purchased two 55 gal water barrels and my 9 yr old bought his first riffle!

 

[modelflyer2003]

...and my 9 yr old bought his first riffle!

Cool!

 

[Iroquois]

Started losing that 40 lbs I don't need to carry around...now if I can just finish losing it.

 

[nmcqueen469]

Put an offer in on a new home with a bunch of basement storage.

 

[Iroquois]

Bought the wife a vacuum sealer for the freezer. Bought myself a ladder rack for the truck
SoI can bring home the long pieces of steel I need to fix the windmill/aereator.

 

[churchmouse]

The wife decided to add to the good preps ordering a years worth of food for 4 people (making it about 2 years worth prepped) purchased two 55 gal water barrels and my 9 yr old bought his first riffle!

What did he get...pics and description please.

 

[Kmcinnes]

A Henry lever action 22, he wanted a golden boy but I told him he wasn't allowed to have one until I had one lol.