Guliani, next to purchase, winter

Rudy Gulliani is now trying to paint himself as a moderate supporter of the 2nd Amendment. Read it here.
Remember the old saying about how Musolini made the trains run on time? Well, Giuliani did bring NYC crime levels down but at the expense of civil liberties. However, many New Yorkers didn’t care that people were being denied rights as long as it made the streets safer. My point is that Giuliani is probably a better choice than Obama and Hillary but he is no friend of your gun rights. Make no mistake, people – there is NO candidate running right now (except possibly Ron Paul) who can be considered ‘gun friendly’.

No matter who gets elected, they will not be your friend on the issue of guns. They’ll re-authorize magazine bans, assault weapon bans, etc, etc.

You’ve got approx. six months left to buy the things you need before everyone else reads the handwriting on the wall and prices skyrocket.

Here’s your shopping list: 10/22 mags, Glock mags, SIG mags, CZ mags, ParaOrd mags, HK mags, AR mags and receivers, .50 BMG ammo, .50 BMG guns, 8# kegs of powder, 5k pc. Sleeves of primers, etc.

Personally, I’ve done all I can – I’ve given you guys good deals on AR receivers and AR mags but the rest is up to you.
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So Im puttering around in the bunker and while I haven’t reached the perfect quantity on some things I have achieved a Very Comfortable Level on all of them. I don’t have as much ammo as Id like (hey, who does) but I have plenty for pretty much any situation…same for food. So once the guns and butter are done whats left? Well, sadly, the truly expensive stuff –
Backup power for the home
Reliable and durable dedicated vehicle
Secondary Location (i.e. A Chunk Of Nowhere)

Oh sure, I can always use another dozen Glock mags, another case of MRE’s, another package of Duracells, and that sort of thing…but realistically, Im OK on those things for now (actually, a bit beyond OK) so its time to focus on a few other necessities. Unfortunately, as I said, the cheap preps are pretty much done. All that’s left is the expensive ones.
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I’m taking the fuel cans that I am keeping to the local carwash this weekend. I figure I’ll dump a few bucks in quarters into the machine, grab the wand and soap up and wash out the fuel cans in case theres any residue of anything ungasolinelike. Once that’s done, I’ll let them dry thoroughly, rinse them out again with some gas, and then fill ‘em up. After that I’ll wipe down the exteriors with some WD40 and put ‘em away for that Rainy Day.
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Winter approacheth! The mornings and nights are getting cold so its going to be time to break out the uber awesome fabulous flectarn parka. Also time to put the Cold Weather module into my Everyday Bag. And, if the gods permit it, go hunting this season.

7 thoughts on “Guliani, next to purchase, winter

  1. really you should be able to set up a pretty good backup power supply for not to much money (figure the price of a ptr without accessories)

    figure 280$ for a 120v generator (you’ve said previously that all your really worried about keeping the refridgeration running)
    http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=55582

    get 4 deep cycle marine batteries at wal-mart for 60 a pop that 240$

    get some solar for lighting and communications 500$
    http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=90599
    (these are often on sale for 200 each)

    280+
    240+
    500+
    1020=

    and it can be built in stages.

    also, btw why dont you go with a bulk fuel storage tank in the 75 – 100 gallon range?

  2. “-Giuliani is probably a better choice than Obama and Hillary”

    Giuliani is just as bad as Hillary on gun control, but she’s far worse on any other topic. Thompson talks like he has a love-on for guns, but he’s still a US polititian…

  3. Stock up

    Thanks to this forum went to Mall Wart and picked up two of the 7 gal. ‘aquatainers’ for water storage at $8 each, seems like a sturdy item and about as much as I care to lift by myself. FYI–Walmart has 00 buck shot, 15 round box for about $9.50, might get a case next pay day.

  4. I’m in the same boat. Stocked up on all the easily affordables, and we’re pretty comfortable there. Now I’ve just got the big-ticket items left. Solar back-up is the next thing on my list.

  5. I live in town so Im fairly sure theres some sort of prohibition on large bulk fuel storage in town, however I havent actually checked.

    My plan is to select batteries, add them as money permits up to a limit of amp-hours (yet to be determined) and a simple tricklecharging system to run off of normal grid power for now. Then, as funds become available, install a couple panels on a dormer of the house to keep the batteries topped off.

    My needs are pretty simple: I want to run 12v LED lighting, 12v. radio equipment (scanners, transmitters) and recharge AA and D batts. All of which dont require an AC inverter, so theres some savings by avoiding the usual loss in converting DC->AC.

    My main concern is that I want to keep the batteries in my basement but my basement is home to gas-fired hot water heater and furnace. I want batteries that, when charging, won’t give off enough hydrogen to cause problems. Sealed gel-type are, I think, gonna be the way to go but I really need to do alot more research before I start drawing up plans.

  6. As far as worrying about blowing up your basement with hydrogen gas I wouldn’t really worry about it, though I do understand your concern. Charging 4-6 batteries with the limited amount of power usage that you’re talking about will probably burn up less than a cup of water over the course of a month. If you have any ventilation at all down there you’ll be plenty safe.

  7. Just wanted to add that plans are a good idea but that prices are going to start getting higher much quicker in the near future. You basically know what parts you need. You’ve got time to plan on how exactly you want to assemble them and where to put everything but the important part is getting the pieces on sight, especially the ones that would be difficult to pick up locally.

    This guy has the same solar setup as the one from harbor freight but is a little bit less expensive

    http://cgi.ebay.com/45-Watt-15W-x-3-Solar-Panel-Power-Lighting-System-Kit_W0QQitemZ110172771614QQihZ001QQcategoryZ3240QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    If you’ve got the money right now you might want to give this guy a try. It’s the least expensive dollar per watt price I’ve seen even after shipping. These are the same solar panels that I’m using only this package doesn’t have the charge controller or the mount.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/150Watt-15w-X-10pcs-solar-panel-charger-power-jack_W0QQitemZ300153020120QQihZ020QQcategoryZ41981QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    Being that these are imported and what is going on with the exchange rate they are only going to get more expensive.

    Whether you go with these panels or not your better off to go ahead and get your solar now and decide on batteries, charge controller and system design later but get the exotic stuff on sight while you can. If TSHTF you can use the battery out of your car if you had to (certainly not ideal but it would work) but without power generation ability you’re more or less dead in the water.

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