Pretty soon theyll be giving them away, assuming they have any left. They only had maybe a dozen or so packages left. Comes out to $4.25 ea. Ridiculous price….for that kinda money you should have spares on top of spares.
Tag Archives: bargains
Combat tent sale at Coleman’s Surplus
This caught my eye a few weeks ago so i ordered one up:
Condition was, apparently, new and unused. It might have been used at some point, I suppose, but it sure didnt look it. They say unused, the evidence seems to support it.
I like the idea of as light a pack as possible so my go-to for shelter is either a tarp or poncho shelter, or something ridiculously light like a Kifaru tarp.. But, sometimes you just want something you can zip yourself into and get away from those damn mosquitos.
Anyway…if youre looking for a tent and fly suitable for one person who doesnt mind 7# of weight, go check it out before it goes off sale.
LifeStraws…again
Was up at CostCo and the LifeStraws are now $20 for 4 (or $5 each if you’re mathematically challenged). Its worth having one in your vehicle console (“Glove compartment”), hunting bag, emergency kit, and off-site stash.
And…they may turn up as Paratus gifts at that price.
Right place, right time IV
Trolling through Craigslist and came across this little number, brand new and unused for….$25. Yes please.
It’s a very nice, very new Aladdin oil lamp. If youre going to do kerosene lamps for emergencies, this is the guy you want. I’ve been meaning to get a couple more but hese last few years these things have been quite difficult to find. Most places are always out of stock and the prices….well….$150-$200 for one of these isn’t unheard of. Fortunately, you can sometimes find these in junk shops or yard sales for significantly less. You can order up a lampshade and lampshade hanger to go with these, which makes them wonderful lighting for cold dark winters nights. And they even throw out a little heat.
Spare mantles, chimmenys, burners, wicks, and that sort of thing are always a good idea. I have one of these that I’ve carried around for the last forty years and it works just fine.
Since my ’emergency fuel’ of choice is kerosene (stoves, lamps, heaters), this lamp fits into my plans quite nicely.
The fact that I also got it gor about 1/8th the price of a new one is just icing on the cake.
Moral of the story: don’t discount Craigslist for getting the things you need to increase your resilience.
CostCo LifesStraw price reduction
Typical. I buy something and then after I buy it they reduce the price:
Guess I’ll buy another one of these because.
$7.50 for a LifeStraw is a no-brainer for something that you can leave in a pack, vehicle console (almost said ‘glove compartment’), truck box, emergency kit, or what have you. And, at that price, also make good gifts for your like-minded friends. (And, really, at this point in our societal devolution, if they aren’t llike-minded why do you have them as friends?)
LifeStraw at CostCo
It appears that CostCo has the LifeStraws back in stock. For a fire-and-forget solution , these are pretty good. Throw one in your hunting pack, BOB, etc, and be done with it.
These make excellent gifts (especially for Paratus) to the rest of your team, cadre, clan, cell, unit, stick, squad, group, tribe, wing, detail, or gang. (Dang if there aren’t a lot of metaphors for ‘small group’!)
As you can see in the picture, CostCo is also selling some Mountain House these days. As the summer season approaches it seems CostCo is getting in ‘camping supplies’. And, lets not dance around it, on a Venn diagram there’s a lot of overlap between ‘camping’ and ‘preparedness’ supplies.
Anyway, head off to CostCo and grab a pack of these so you don’t wind up like these guys.
Spec-Ops Gear mag pouch closeout
Okay, the deal with bargains is usually that once I get what I need, I tell you guys about it. Thats not being mean, that’s just looking our for Number One…or, I suppose, Number Zero.
Anyway, the folks at Spec-Ops Brand are having a closeout on .308 double mag pouches. Looks like that the only ones left are multicam but that works perfect for me. $8.75 ea and Made in ‘Murica. I’ve got something like a thousand G3 mags so…I picked up a bunch.
They apparently have a buncha stuff on sale, ending today. Warm up the credit card and gear up.
Wavian gas cans w/ free(ish) shipping
A very thoughtful reader emailed me about this deal:
https://www.roverparts.com/off-road-accessories/jerry-cans/GJC20K4/
Four pack of Wavian NATO cans at $180 ($45 ea). Free shipping kicks in at $199 so go pick up a nozzle or something to go with them.
Or, do like I did and just order eight cans.
Thanks to the reader who sent me the info.
Beretta mags
The Beretta mags I ordered last week, at a rather nice discount, arrived yesterday. They are, as I expected, brand-new factory mags just ready for that long Deep Sleep in an ammo can somewhere.
I am, first and foremost, a Glock guy. Is the Glock my favorite 9mm handgun? No. The Browning HiPower is my fave. But the Glock is the gun I would prefer to carry through Ragnarok.
However, mostly because of the US military’s use of them, I keep a couple Beretta 92FS laying around as well. A fine gun, by 1980’s standards, but the double/single action design, all metal construction, and overall size/bulk make it a design that is surpassed by more modern guns…esp. the polymer ones.
Anyway, if I’m going to keep a gun tucked away for the end of the world, I’m gonna need mags for it. And when you need spare mags for your blaster you usually want them as capacious as possible while still being somewhat practical. (Which is why Glock 17 happystick yes, Glock 17 drum no.)
So these will get wiped down and tucked away in an ammo can to await the next magazine ban (because I always buy extras for resale) or to await the end of the world. Whichever comes first.
Although theres a good chance they’ll both be the same event.
Regardless, I hope you took advantage and got yours while you could.
Black Friday – CheapAmmo.com
The notices of Black Friday (or Friday Of Color, for those of the woke persuasion) sales continue to land in my mailbox. Case in point from CheapAmmo.com:
Here’s a look at what we’ll have Friday morning: • 9mm Ammo – 500 rounds 115 Grain FMJ – $100 (.20/rd delivered) • 5.56 Ammo – 500 rounds 55 Grain FMJ – $160 ( .32/rd delivered) • 40 S&W Ammo – 1000 rounds 180 Grain TMJ – $270 (.27/rd delivered) • 45 ACP Ammo – 1000 rounds 230 Grain TMJ – $380 (.38/rd delivered) • 380 ACP Ammo – 1000 rounds 95 Grain FMJ – $270 (.27/rd delivered) • 22 LR Ammo – 3330 rounds 36 Grain CPHP – $200 (.06/rd delivered)It’s only Tuesday and the sales are trickling in already. Gonna be an expensive week!