It was pointed out to me today that closing college campuses will probably do more to stop the spread of Communism more than it will the spread of Covid.
Seems legit.
Author Archives: Commander Zero
Serendipity
Right place, right time:
Rem. 158 gr. JHP….2600 pieces at $0.06 ea.
I have a case of AA#2 powder, a five gallon bucket of fired .357 brass, and a Dillon Super RL1050….looks like its time to put my .357 needs to rest.
Winner winner chicken dinner
Beef is, supposedly, in a bit of a shortage right now but that’s fine with me. When it comes to animal protein my flesh of choice comes from chickens. So…when I was patrolling the meat counter at ALbertson’s I saw this:
Hmm. $1.69 a pound is pretty good for boneless skinless. So I ask the guy behind the counter how the stuff is packaged in bulk. The answer is this:
Forty pound box. Okay, hook a brother up.
Of course, once you get a box of forty pounds of chicken breast you have a job in front of you. See, in the box is a big plastic bag full of loose chicken and about two gallons of the most disgusting, slimy, chicken funk you can imagine. Can’t just leave it like that for the cryo nap…nope…gotta repackage.
So, out comes the trusty vacuum sealer. Took a while, but the freezer is now full of lotsa animal protein. Did I buy it because I think there’s going to be some sort of chicken shortage? Heck no..how does the world run out of chickens??? No, this is simply because while I believe there’s always going to be chicken to buy I don’t believe I’ll always have money to buy it. Never know what the future holds, and only an idiot would assume that they’ll always have a job and always have money.
So, a happy little day of food security. Go me!
Link – Descend Into Great Britain’s Network of Secret Nuclear Bunkers
Seems to be the season for bunker news………
As I understand it, there were quite a few of these ‘observation’ bunkers in England. Small one- or two-man concrete rooms no bigger than a bedroom buried to provide observers with some token protection. At least one was purchased privately for use as a ‘study room’. I suppose with a bunker that small it’s best function is as a bolt-hole for when you’re on the move and need to resupply or lay low for a few nights. Otherwise, it seems awfully small to live in for any length of time more than a few days.
On the bright side, a smallish bunker like that would be a pretty basic build project as opposed to something larger, I would think.
Article – Why so many Americans are buying up personal bunkers
Dude..who wouldn’t want to buy a bunker?
Someday I’ll have that nice little concrete cabin in the middle of nowhere. Just hoping it happens while Im still young enough to enjoy it.
Paratus approaches!!!
Man, it just seems like only a few weeks ago I was sending out Paratus gifts and cards. But…it’s seven weeks to Paratus…the holiday of, for, and by survivalists. This year is the fifth year of Paratus. If you’re new to this blog, I have a lovely little FAQ for you to tell you everything you need to know about the holiday that Hallmark still hasn’t made a card for.
I’ve got this years cards on order, and a few gifts lined up. How does the gift giving part work? Heck man, thats the best part of the whole darn holiday! Read the FAQ! Paratus is September 18th this year. Get your shopping done early! Ask your favorite gun, freeze dried, ammo, or gear vendor if they have any Paratus holiday sales! Remember kids, any idiot can just make up a holiday…..and any idiot actually did! It’s the holiday that says “Yeah, I’m a paranoid survivalist…so what?”
As always, I’ll be giving you a couple more headsup as the date approaches but let’s get out there and share the joyous news of Paratus!
Battery check day
Battery check day. I’ve got my list of items around the bunker that I keep batteries in at all times (things like flashlights, etc.) and today is one of the scheduled days to go inspect them all to make sure nothing is in the process of crapping the bed. Since I’ve instituted this program I have not found any batteries that have self-destructed or were in the process of self-destructing. But….it’s a half hour every few months, so why not check? It’s a heck of a lot cheaper to throw out a couple suspect D-batts than it is to buy a new LED MagLite.
Thus far, the biggest culprit in crapped-the-bed batteries has been Duracell batteries. I have yet to have any issued with lithium batteries, by the way. For absolutely critical gear, and gear that gets exposed to great temperature swings (like being left in a vehicle) the lithiums are the way to go.
Do it today, guys. Spend just a few minutes checking your flashlights and radios to make sure your batteries aren’t destroying your electronic geegaws.
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In admin matters, someone very generously sent me an Amazon gift card the other day and I’d like to take this moment to thank them. If you feel I provide high entertainment value (or even middlin’ entertainment value) please consider tossing a little something my way.
And one for my homies……….
You know, what with the magnitude of this crisis we are in regarding race-n-‘rona I really miss Friend Of The Blog(tm) Harry‘s website. I would really, really love to hear about how he’s fared through all of this. If there was anyone perfectly situated to ride this out, it was him.
Hey Harry…if you’re reading this, drop me a line and lemme know how it’s going.
Link – DIY Panzerfaust
Well, crap….there’s another project I’m going to have to pencil in some time for.
The potential seems…interesting.
Metal
I guess you have to kinda be living under a rock to not notice that gold hit an all-time high the other day. I don’t really keep more than a passing glance on gold prices, but I watch silver pretty closely. You know, it was only a few months ago that silver crapped the bed at around $12. Today its more than twice that. In other words, silver doubled within four months. I can’t think of the last time that happened. Maybe back when the Hunt brothers were working their mojo?
Where does it go from here? Beats me. But, to my uneducated way of thinking, people flocking to metals and driving up the prices is indicative of a belief that perhaps the economic outlook is not that great. If that’s true, I think you’d do well to spend some of that precious metals money on getting your debt knocked out, some food and ammo in the basement, and whatever else you need. If you’re so uncertain of the future that you’re buying precious metals, than that future is uncertain enough that you may wanna backstop with ammo and canned goods. Just sayin’.
But…if the market tanks, people are gong to need to raise cash in a hurry to cover their market losses. And that means selling their metals. And that means a big dump into the market which, as I understand it, depresses prices. Or does it? Seems like all the rules are off these days.
As I’ve said, whatever disposable income I have gets split into three different areas: silver in case things go really, really wrong; my Roth in case things go really, really well; and cash savings in case I’m not sure which way to go. That way I’m not totally caught flat-footed if the economy tanks or if it booms.
As much as I enjoy the sexy parts of survivalism, like guns and gun bunnies, the fact is that you’ll need fifty-dollar bills far more than you’ll need fifty BMG in most emergencies. I can’t recall the last time I had a personal-level TEOTWAWKI that was resolved by the judicious application of M193, but I can rattle off a half dozen where a pile o’ greenbacks turned out to be the multitool that fixed things.
By all means, buy some precious metals when you have the money…but not before you’ve got the really unsexy-but-more-likely-to-be-needed things taken care of.