Fella I know, who is getting started in the realm of preparedness had his birthday earlier this month. I got him what I think is one of the best gifts you can get a fellow survivalist: a vacuum sealer. For … Continue reading
I saw this article, and thought “Cool. Canned water from preparedness companies is overpriced, maybe this stuff will be cheaper for stockpiling”. Then, I thought about it a while and realized that, IMHO, the evil plastic bottle is, in my … Continue reading
I was puttering around in the basement moving some stuff around and one of the things stacked in the corner with the ‘this pile is for the secondary location’ is a couple of Monovaults. I had done a lengthy post … Continue reading
BEND, Ore. (AP) – A man whose car was stranded in central Oregon snow for five days survived by eating taco sauce packets and starting the engine periodically to warm up. A snowmobiler found Jeremy Taylor, 36, of Sunriver, on … Continue reading
One of the ironies about winter is that when you are surrounded by snow and ice it doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re water issues are over. Once in a while someone asks me about how I keep water in a … Continue reading
A couple ridiculous sales on Amazon today…Pelican cases at really good prices including shipping, if you have Prime. These are the ‘trunk’-type cases. I use them for storing my winter survival vehicle gear, but they are also perfect for off-site … Continue reading
Reminder: A dozen 10/22 mags for $104 delivered. ===================================== Winter continues apace. A good time for indoor things like reloading, inventorying, re-arranging things, etc, etc. Got together with one of the LMI the other day. He was asking me about … Continue reading
A few posts back, I mentioned that I carry some spare clothes in the vehicle winter gear box. I vacuum pack them for two reasons – first, it keeps them clean and dry; second, it helps to compact items to … Continue reading
Just can’t pass ’em up when I sees ’em on Craigslist. A pair of Pelican 1650‘s without foam. $150 for the pair. Not a bad deal. They are an excellent size for keeping winter gear for the vehicle, stashing a … Continue reading
Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there. Oy. The botom fell out of the thermometer the other night. I believe it was around -5 that morning with not much improvement forecast through the day. … Continue reading
