What have you done this week to prep?

[NathanJefferson]

Acquired two rain barrels and ordered more ammo cans for ammunition storage.

Good suggestion on where to order cans? I need quite a few more and would love to find a deal - going to look at the 1500 next week but last time the 50 cal cans were like 15$ each...

 

[flagtag]

Bought a new starter for my truck. Now, I just have to get my son to install it. He replaced a wire that goes from the ignition to the starter (or something like that). The wire wasn't secured correctly and laid on the hot engine and burned. I think my son is going to have to correct quite a few "repairs" made by the previous owner. (I bought the truck used)

 

[Wheeler78]

Added a case of water, 20 lbs of rice, and about 20 cans of beans, soup, and tuna to my small preps.. Takes a while to build up on my budget...

 

[aka-kesler]

picked up some ammo for 4 different weapons this last week and started designing a off grid power solution.

 

[churchmouse]

Topped of the shelf holding .45 ACP with a trip to Bradis II. Looking at doing the same for .223
Completed re-organizing the preps and making a list for shopping to fill the available space.

 

[Tbald14]

Got some more canned goods(Beans, corn, etc) some more cases of water and replaced some heavy BOB items with lighter solutions.

 

[longbow]

Purchased two hand crank meat grinders for $3 total. Both work and with a quick cleaning are ready to be used.

 

[Kedric]

Bought some ammo, lost another 3 pounds on the weight front, and ordered in more food and ammo cans for storage. Also built some shelving units for light weight storage and ordered some of the steel ones for heavier stuff to continue the organization of the storage areas.

 

[jeremy]

Moving soybeans....

 

[Justin Case]

FedEx just delivered the Kelly Kettle I ordered last weekend. Now the BOB is almost complete.


[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n9qjKwC7co&feature=related[/ame]

 

[Kmcinnes]

Started building an Implament Shed for some of my tractor implements along with garden tools and so on...so that we have more storage space in the work shop. Got it all framed except for the roof joist today, will try to get those done tomorrow.

 

[Iroquois]

Chopped all my lousy corn down....spread the manure on that plot. Maybe next year I'll try
sorgum ..buckwheat looks ok , blackeyed peas are drying out. Mama's garden winding down.
Oh yeah, put a two stage trigger in Mama's AR ....she likes it.

 

[churchmouse]

We chopped down the corn mid week. Got the seeds for a fall plot and am tilling that in tomorrow.

 

[jeremy]

FedEx just delivered the Kelly Kettle I ordered last weekend. Now the BOB is almost complete.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n9qjKwC7co&feature=related

Use it and let us know what you think of it!

 

[Justin Case]

Use it and let us know what you think of it!

The model I bought is the Trekker which is the smallest one they make. It's stainless steel so it's heavier than aluminum, but it's very well built and should last a lifetime. It's also hollow so you can store stuff inside of it when you put it in your backpack.

I used some dried grass and small twigs to make a fire. It brought a pint or water to a full boil in about 3 minutes. The only tricky part is remembering to pick it up by the handle with two hands so the handle stays at a 90 degree angle, otherwise you'll burn yourself.

What I like most about it is that it has multiple uses. I bought the kit that includes an adapter that goes on top of it to support a small pot or pan for cooking. It boils water quickly using whatever you have or can find for fuel. This of course provides water purification. It also provides heat and can be used to carry water. So, it's a water purifier, heat source, cook stove and water container all in one.

 

[churchmouse]

The model I bought is the Trekker which is the smallest one they make. It's stainless steel so it's heavier than aluminum, but it's very well built and should last a lifetime. It's also hollow so you can store stuff inside of it when you put it in your backpack.

I used some dried grass and small twigs to make a fire. It brought a pint or water to a full boil in about 3 minutes. The only tricky part is remembering to pick it up by the handle with two hands so the handle stays at a 90 degree angle, otherwise you'll burn yourself.

What I like most about it is that it has multiple uses. I bought the kit that includes an adapter that goes on top of it to support a small pot or pan for cooking. It boils water quickly using whatever you have or can find for fuel. This of course provides water purification. It also provides heat and can be used to carry water. So, it's a water purifier, heat source, cook stove and water conatiner all in one.

Sweet. Thanks for the info. Looking into this.

 

[aka-kesler]

Just finished some small tree plantings this weekend.. dwarfs for future fruit!!

 

[TaunTaun]

This weekend, the wife was looking at the next door neighbor's yard sale. In it was a Medium Alice pack (w/out frame) along with a web belt and shoulder rig. She knew I was looking for one and snagged it and layed it aside for me to look at when I got home from work.

All in all, $4 bucks spent on a medium alice pack in pretty good condition. I informed her that it just needed a frame built for it and it'd be good to go for making a bug-out bag.

 

[smokingman]

Learned the basics of our sawmill.Hauled in a few logs
The mill came with the property we purchased.It is simple to operate,probably difficult to master(getting the most out of a log). Looking forward to some practice with it.

 

[Bucky623]

Learned the basics of our sawmill.Hauled in a few logs
The mill came with the property we purchased.It is simple to operate,probably difficult to master(getting the most out of a log). Looking forward to some practice with it.

I would like to see some pictures of the mill if you get a chance.