Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.

Quiet today. It dumped about 4-5″~ of snow last night so theres not alot of noise outside right now. Im wearing my Sorels (pac boots, 'pacs') since the snow comes up about halfway to my knees and wearing regular boots without gaiters would be a wet drippy mess. The felt liners in the Sorels, when worn by themselves, make the most outstanding household slippers Ive ever worn. I may have to get a few extra liners just for the purpose of wearing them as slippers.
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Little ditty on the news abouta  company developing solar power technology that is five times more efficient than what is currently used. The article says current efficiancy is around 6% and this new stuff is around 30%..and its off a material that also works on non-visible light like infra-red so you could actually generate electricity from heat sources. Coolness. I really, really, really need to immerse myself into a study of these sorts of things..esp. just the fundamentals (watts, amps, volts, line drop, AC, DC, batteries, etc..)
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Im also reminded that another glaring deficiency in my abilities is my utter lack of knowledge when it comes to things automotive. Limited slip? Differential? Transfer case? Lift kit? May as well be speaking ebonics. I have certain ideas about what I want in a vehicle, then its just a matter of putting such a rig together. In an ideal world I'd take the thing apart completely so id know how everything works and relates to each other. In fact, one of the LMI is involved in such a project..he has a trapezoid of welded steel he calls his 'jeep'. Its just the frame. He's building it from the frame up and I really think that would be the way to go. Realistically though, what I'd probably wind up doing is buying an older vehicle (Ford, Toyota Land C., etc) and tweak it out. Thats what I love about some of these older 4-wheel drive vehicles that have a cult following – the aftermarket parts abound. Dual tanks? No sweat. Removeable doors and windshield? We can do that. Gas can rack? Piece of cake. Winch? Of course.
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Having used up all the lumber from an earlier shelving project/disassembly, the shelving project in the bunker has come to a halt. Most everything now has a place, but I want some better organization. For example, right now alot of stuff simply sits on the shelves in milk crates with labels attached to them…not a bad way to store things, actually, but Id prefer a more protective ontainer system. Ammo cans in various sizes are almost perfect except for their weight. The gamma-sealed buckets work very very well except their round shape and limited size have their own drawbacks.
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Remember the radio relay station from earlier this year that me and the girlfriend were looking at? I wonder what its like up there now with all that snow.