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

So Im in REI yesterday and it was brought to my attention that there was a powdered egg mix in the foods section. Hmmmm. The usual preparedness breakfast meals keep quite well but, frankly, after a while oatmeal, grits and cornmeal much are gonna get pretty darn tiring. Eggs…mmmmm….that would be a nice change. Also, if youre gonna store all that wheat it might be nice to have some eggs to use for making bread, caked, etc.

Anyway……

The product was a 6 oz. foil package of “Wakefield Brand All Purpose Egg Mix” by Michael Foods Company. (This company is subject to a website urging them to be boycotted because of their factory farming process. I. Dont. Care. When the dust clears and the choice is between starvation and survival I really dont give a rats ass that the eggs Im eating came from a chicken that was ‘oppressed’.)

$2.50 for the 6 oz. package. According to the package, it is the equivalent of 10 eggs when you mix contents of package with 2 cups water. Or 2 tablespoons of product plus 1/4 cup water = one egg.

I opened the foil package and thought immediately that this stuff reminded me of the cheese powder you get with macaroni-n-cheese meals. It was kinda peach/orangey colored. I mixed it up in a bowl using a hand whisk and it looked highly unappetizing and smelled nothing like eggs. Poured the mess into a buttered frying pan and was still feeling skeptial. It cooked slower than ‘real’ eggs and the color was still bothering me. After about four minutes of high heat and stirring with a spatula, all that changed. Suddenly it started smelling like real eggs, started cooking like real eggs, and started looking like real eggs. Now I was intrigued. I continued cooking. (I like my scrambled eggs ‘dry’) and when done these things were absolutely indistinguishable from ‘real’ eggs. Tasted exactly the same. I mean ‘exactly’. I melted some cheese over them and they tasted no different than regular crack-em-open eggs. And all for $2.50!

So, I called Michael Foods (1-800-328-5474) and am trying to get ahold of their regional sales rep to see if I can get more of these at a discount and if its available in #10 cans. Theyre website doesnt mention the ‘Wakefield Brand’ at all but its a new product as far as I can tell. The info person at the 800 number sent me to someones voice mail about regional sales so I’ll try them and report back.

This is good stuff, I highly recommend it if you can find it.

So Im in REI yesterday and it was brought to my attention that there was a powdered egg mix in the foods section. Hmmmm. The usual preparedness breakfast meals keep quite well but, frankly, after a while oatmeal, grits and cornmeal much are gonna get pretty darn tiring. Eggs…mmmmm….that would be a nice change. Also, if youre gonna store all that wheat it might be nice to have some eggs to use for making bread, caked, etc.

Anyway……



The product was a 6 oz. foil package of “Wakefield Brand All Purpose Egg Mix” by Michael Foods Company. (This company is subject to a website urging them to be boycotted because of their factory farming process. I. Dont. Care. When the dust clears and the choice is between starvation and survival I really dont give a rats ass that the eggs Im eating came from a chicken that was ‘oppressed’.)

$2.50 for the 6 oz. package. According to the package, it is the equivalent of 10 eggs when you mix contents of package with 2 cups water. Or 2 tablespoons of product plus 1/4 cup water = one egg.

I opened the foil package and thought immediately that this stuff reminded me of the cheese powder you get with macaroni-n-cheese meals. It was kinda peach/orangey colored. I mixed it up in a bowl using a hand whisk and it looked highly unappetizing and smelled nothing like eggs. Poured the mess into a buttered frying pan and was still feeling skeptial. It cooked slower than ‘real’ eggs and the color was still bothering me. After about four minutes of high heat and stirring with a spatula, all that changed. Suddenly it started smelling like real eggs, started cooking like real eggs, and started looking like real eggs. Now I was intrigued. I continued cooking. (I like my scrambled eggs ‘dry’) and when done these things were absolutely indistinguishable from ‘real’ eggs. Tasted exactly the same. I mean ‘exactly’. I melted some cheese over them and they tasted no different than regular crack-em-open eggs. And all for $2.50!

So, I called Michael Foods (1-800-328-5474) and am trying to get ahold of their regional sales rep to see if I can get more of these at a discount and if its available in #10 cans. Theyre website doesnt mention the ‘Wakefield Brand’ at all but its a new product as far as I can tell. The info person at the 800 number sent me to someones voice mail about regional sales so I’ll try them and report back.

This is good stuff, I highly recommend it if you can find it.

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

A little commentary on three-day packs. Which, naturally, reminds me that I need to inspect mine and make sur everything is hunky-dory.

Went shooting yesterday. Im coming to like the Glock. With zippy hollowpoints its accurate enough for my needs and it really is pretty reliable and goof-proof.

Weather here is warming up so it’ll be time to head into the sticks for camping and hiking. And, since Ive a new mountain bike to beat to death, I think I’ll start spending some time cruising around the logging roads and whatnot. Good way to build up stamina, get exercise and see the country.

Im still practically guaranteeing that theres going to be some sort of (attempted) attack on the US right before the election. It worked in Spain so why wouldnt they try it here? Fortunately, Im about as far away from a major target area as I can be so my only concern is, so to speak, the fallout from the event….more Draconian laws and the like.

I think everything from September to December is going to be very interesting, in an Orange Alert sort of way.

A little commentary on three-day packs. Which, naturally, reminds me that I need to inspect mine and make sur everything is hunky-dory.

Went shooting yesterday. Im coming to like the Glock. With zippy hollowpoints its accurate enough for my needs and it really is pretty reliable and goof-proof.

Weather here is warming up so it’ll be time to head into the sticks for camping and hiking. And, since Ive a new mountain bike to beat to death, I think I’ll start spending some time cruising around the logging roads and whatnot. Good way to build up stamina, get exercise and see the country.

Im still practically guaranteeing that theres going to be some sort of (attempted) attack on the US right before the election. It worked in Spain so why wouldnt they try it here? Fortunately, Im about as far away from a major target area as I can be so my only concern is, so to speak, the fallout from the event….more Draconian laws and the like.

I think everything from September to December is going to be very interesting, in an Orange Alert sort of way.

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

Man, I gotta post more………

Acquisitions from the Butte gun show –

German rain poncho – Dang it, is there a single piece of US field gear that the West Germans cant beat???? Their poncho is heavier, has nicer snaps and folds neater. How the hell did these people lose World War Two? If it wasnt for their pornographic fascination with poop and puke films these guys would be the country to emulate.

Surplus Brit sleeping bags – On the other side of the coin, you get the Brits who cannot create good food, good cars or a good .223 weapon. However, the sleeping bags were of decent quality, roll up into their own pouch, and look like the may be pretty warm. They were purchased as ‘truck bags’ for that unexpected winter adventure when you get stuck in the snow and cold.

WaterGel – Never enough burn treatments.

And a few Glock 17 mags…although we have Glock 19’s, and the 17 mags stick out the bottom of the gun a bit, this allows us to use this magazine in any 9mm Glock whereas the 19 mag only fits 19’s and the miniguns.

Bunker maintenance….must. organize. bunker.

Man, I gotta post more………

Acquisitions from the Butte gun show –

German rain poncho – Dang it, is there a single piece of US field gear that the West Germans cant beat???? Their poncho is heavier, has nicer snaps and folds neater. How the hell did these people lose World War Two? If it was for their pornographic fascination with poop and puke films these guys would be the country to emulate.

Surplus Brit sleeping bags – On the other side of the coin, you get the Brits who cannot create good food, good cars or a good .223 weapon. However, the sleeping bags were of decent quality, roll up into their own pouch, and look like the may be pretty warm. They were purchased as ‘truck bags’ for that unexpected winter adventure when you get stuck in the snow and cold.

WaterGel – Never enough burn treatments.

And a few Glock 17 mags…although we have Glock 19’s, and the 17 mags stick out the bottom of the gun a bit, this allows us to use this magazine in any 9mm Glock whereas the 19 mag only fits 19’s and the miniguns.

Bunker maintenance….must. organize. bunker.

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

Theres really no excuse for..uhm..well..excuses.

I’ve been a very, very bad paranoid survivalist lately. I’ve completely neglected my duties as Commander Zero. Oh, sure, I could handle a couple months of chaos and everything just with whats sitting around the bunker at the moment, but, dang it, I should be better than that.

Simply put, I’ve been too busy. I get home in the evening, eat and by then its about 8 and I want to just relax for an hour or two and the next thing you know its bedtime.

Did manage to get a freezer alarm put in, so at least some things have been getting done.

Biggest thing I want to get done is to go down to the bunker and organize things a bit better. It would take at least a couple hours, so maybe if I just go home and skip a meal I can focus on it and maybe get things done. I’d feel a little better if I knew everything was neatly organized and arranged for immediate usage.

Theres really no excuse for..uhm..well..excuses.

I’ve been a very, very bad paranoid survivalist lately. I’ve completely neglected my duties as Commander Zero. Oh, sure, I could handle a couple months of chaos and everything just with whats sitting around the bunker at the moment, but, dang it, I should be better than that.

Simply put, I’ve been too busy. I get home in the evening, eat and by then its about 8 and I want to just relax for an hour or two and the next thing you know its bedtime.

Did manage to get a freezer alrm put in, so at least some things have been getting done.

Biggest thing I want to get done is to go down to the bunker and organize things a bit better. It would take at least a couple hours, so maybe if I just go home and skip a meal I can focus on it and maybe get things done. I’d feel a little better if I knew everything was neatly organized and arranged for immediate usage.

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

New toys arrived the other day. Tritium safety markers.

These are glow-in-the-dark elements like what are used in night sights. Theyre used for marking safe passageways through darkened areas…like in stairwells and that sort of thing. No batteries, no maintenance and reliable for at least ten years. $13 ea. I wanted to get a bunch to mark off the bunker so that in the dark I’d be able to find the doorways easily.

The company makes the Betalight. A handheld tritium lightsource that, unfortunately, is difficult to get ahold of in this country. They also make some severely cool ‘tactical’ stuff as well.

Anyway, I called the US distributor and asked about these things. Apparently they are a little fussy about who they sell them to. I told them I needed it for marking egress in a powder bunker where a stray electrical spark would be bad news. The guy said that sounded like a ‘legitimate end use’ to him and took my order. Like Im gonna crack a couple thousand of these things open and make my own nuclear bomb or something….

They are quite bright and since they have a screwhole on either side for mounting to a surface, I can simply slip a split ring on one end and affix it to my medic bag to make it easy to find in the dark.

Nice product.

And, found a place locally selling Glock knives for $30, brand new. Picked up a new one to add to my stash. Just happened to be desert tan in color, so I now have one in black, one in olive and one in desert, which also works for snow camo as well.

New toys arrived the other day. Tritium safety markers.

These are glow-in-the-dark elements like what are used in night sights. Theyre used for marking safe passageways through darkened areas…like in stairwells and that sort of thing. No batteries, no maintenance and reliable for at least ten years. $13 ea. I wanted to get a bunch to mark off the bunker so that in the dark I’d be able to find the doorways easily.

The company makes the Betalight. A handheld tritium lightsource that, unfortunately, is difficult to get ahold of in this country. They also make some severely cool ‘tactical’ stuff as well.

Anyway, I called the US distributor and asked about these things. Apparently they are a little fussy about who they sell them to. I told them I needed it for marking egress in a powder bunker where a stray electrical spark would be bad news. The guy said that sounded like a ‘legitimate end use’ to him and took my order. Like Im gonna crack a couple thousand of these things open and make my own nuclear bomb or something….

They are quite bright and since they have a screwhole on either side for mounting to a surface, I can simply slip a split ring on one end and affix it to my medic bag to make it easy to find in the dark.

Nice product.

And, found a place locally selling Glock knives for $30, brand new. Picked up a new one to add to my stash. Just happened to be desert tan in color, so I now have one in black, one in olive and one in desert, which also works for snow camo as well.