A few posts back I mentioned that I was going to be looking at picking up an estate from a deceased survivalist. How’d that go, you ask? Well, you tell me……..the haul includes, but is not limited to, things like gas masks, filters, water purification, water filters, water barrels, water tanks, propane tanks, kerosene, propane heater, kerosene heater, knives, holsters, bear spray, speedloaders, gun rugs, tools, and a bunch of other stuff. Lets go to the pics…
Also picked up a Makita power drill as well…
There were several Buck and KaBar knives. The SOG Seal knife is a bit of a collectible.
Mostly Glock and K-frame holsters. The brand new DeSantis gun belts are only an inch lager than my normal belt size, so those should work nicely. The brown holster is for an L-frame Smith which is the same size as my GP-100 pistols. Same for the speedloaders.
Several of these with filters. All appear new and unopened.
These are one-gallon containers but there were some 5-gallon drums of kero as well.
A little bit of everything. The two tanks are 100-gallon.
I really only took pictures of the interesting stuff. There were also a dozen full barbecue bombs, which, of course, I snapped up.
A bunch of this stuff will wind up going to the Beta Site at some point soon. A lot of this stuff is actually redundant to things I have here in town…as it should be. Never know if youre gonna be stuck at home for the apocalypse or if youre gonna have time to beat feet to your alternate location.
Its always interesting to go through someone elses preps and see how they decided they wanted to prepare for the uncertain future. Im sure that a lot of cool stuff was picked over by relatives and friends before I got to it, but I am nonetheless pleased with what I got. There were a few good values in there and I have nothing to complain about.
90% of this stuff will wind up going into containers and set aside for when I get the conex up and secured. But, it crosses a lot of things off of my list of Things To Get For The Beta Site.
Looks like a good haul of decent stuff. Well done!
If you want to paint it see if you can get it painted before you move it to the site
A good painter can mask and paint pretty fast instead of you having to do something on site
It is indeed interesting to see how people prepped for an uncertain future. My grandfather was planning his retreat in the 1960’s. He had underground gas and diesel tanks, a variety of generators, heavy equipment and a machine shop. The hillside was terraced and he had a well feeding two large water tanks. Orchard and large vegetable garden, walk-in refrigerator, and a kitchen more suited for a restaurant. Each outer door had a rifle rack, with 2-3 rifles and ammunition. Grain storage was extensive.
Given that solar power wasn’t a thing back then, he didn’t do too bad. Unfortunately after he passed his sons got rid of most of it, there was very little left by the time they passed away. The biggest problem was that he set up his retreat in California. Oops.
Man, that’s a lot of nice stuff.
That Coleman dual fuel stove is a good product,
Coleman dual fuel stoves and lanterns are a good product that provide versatility. The Kero heaters/stoves I like better than the moisture producing propane, but I’ve huddled up to both when it’s been cold in a form over function sorta way. Nice haul!
Coleman also used to make parts to let you run those stoves on kerosene as well.
Look up how to ventilate the conex. Mildew and condensation are problematic unless ventilated correctly
I suspect that this will be the outcome for most of our preps as well. I often wonder who will be going through my gear after I’m gone.
You don’t have someone designated to do it? Not leaving it all to someone.
I have no family left to handle this. The three friends who offered to help with this have all passed. Two other close friends have no interest with this responsibility. My probate lawyer is too busy to be bothered and thinks it may be a conflict. At this point, I really don’t care and I’m tired of updating my trust. I’ll try to find a non 501 (c) 3 Christian church that will see this as an opportunity to help others, rather than a burden.
im sure you have thought of this but maybe join a club of one of your interests and befriend a younger Like minded person who would be happy to help out and eventually inherit your preps.
i wonder about my preps, i also have no kids family would have a yardsale and 500$ knives would go for 5$ i also have the LMI friends who will get my stuff if they out live me. but as i get older every year i start to think hmmm am i gonna fight the hoards or is it time to get rid of this stuff on my terms.
i have a dozen or so nephews and nieces ive told them all get your permit and ive got something for you and none have taken me up on the offer. best of luck
Sorry to hear about families not caring. I’m in my it’s and my 3 children and there spouses are all well prepped and understand it’s importance. They know what I have and where it is. Trusts and wills handle the rest.
It’s not just preps I’m concerned with, it’s everything I own. Thanks for the ideas, but I’m not a ‘joiner’. I have several churches in mind that I will vet this year.
Someone already mentioned moisture control inside that Conex.
I was looking at that arson fire that is still burning Spokane.
Please make sure that Conex full of nice stuff has a decent cleared area around it incase some fire incident occurs.
IIRC, major forest fires produce enough heat to sterilize the ground to a depth of ~18 inches. (no seed germination) I don’t recall the temps produced for this action. Might be useful to find out how much/type of insulation needed to protect the contents of your container and cabin. Maybe make like a miner and dig deep!
The Makita “power drill” looks suspiciously like a saws-all…….
Get the Makita dildo attachment and drill away. Your mom will love it.
Man did you score big. I have that same Omni 105, my Dad bought it back in the 80’s and it’s a beast. I’ve used that so many times to heat the downstairs it’s not funny. Sips fuel too. Only big screw up was when the gov’t put that red dye in it because idiots were putting gasoline in it and blowing themselves up. That took forever to get out of the tank
red dye is a tax thing not a safety thing