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DBarry1973

DBarry1973

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Hello all,

I'm from just outside of Houston, TX. I'm a 15 year veteran of the volunteer fire service. I look back at a lot of different events that's happened and things I've done growing up a vital role in preparing for SHTF day. From hunting, fishing, games played as a kid to the jobs I've had. I'm stocking up with certain items and doing away with others. As far as building certain types of vehicles for bug out reasons etc, I'm looking towards heavy trucks and equipment. Heavy stuff the average person can't stop. Pack animals are a backup for obvious. Reasons.
 
howdy from a texan .... and welcome to the forum and family...there's quite a few knowledgeable folks here that'll gladly tell ya what you need to know,or at least point ya in the right direction and/or give ya a good idea or 2..and by all means jump right on in with any replies you have on a topic.and start new topics if/when needed.
 
Thanks and certainly. The only bad idea is the one unshared and not viewed from different aspects.
 
DBarry1973 said:
Hello all,

I'm from just outside of Houston, TX. I'm a 15 year veteran of the volunteer fire service. I look back at a lot of different events that's happened and things I've done growing up a vital role in preparing for SHTF day. From hunting, fishing, games played as a kid to the jobs I've had. I'm stocking up with certain items and doing away with others. As far as building certain types of vehicles for bug out reasons etc, I'm looking towards heavy trucks and equipment. Heavy stuff the average person can't stop. Pack animals are a backup for obvious. Reasons.
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Welcome aboard, have a great time in the forum. Look forward to the posts you might put about heavy trucks...been looking for a LMTV, but because I don't have a mechanical background, unsure whether it is the right investment. Right now relying on standard pickup and SUV's as modes to bugout.
 
DBarry1973 said:
Check out www.govliquidations.com you can get trucks cheap there. Diesel engines are actually pretty simple to figure out. Especially the older ones.
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You've been a volunteer fireman, you know you guys always got the hand-me down deuces and five tons for brushfire tankers. Take a pretty inventive guy to work and keep them going in the field. Replacement parts are far between on them and when the last one rolls of the assembly line parts begin to evaporate quite quickly. I've heard through a few that used the LMTV that is reminds you of the old diesel trucks of the 70's, where you can substitute parts without to much trouble. Me personally, I would be truly clueless, hence why I've been looking for an all around mechanic, sorta of like my late father in law, who use to put a screw driver to the motor and know the illness that affected the vehicle. Sorry to say, when it comes to vehicles, I am only good at changing oil and fluids, wiper blades, and fuses. You could say, I am a better parts runner.

Thanks for the tip on the site, still will not be able to buy one until I find a good mechanic that will advise me.

Hope all is well. See told you, your already bringing stuff. I'd recommend that you copy your site and add it to the vehicle forum.

Regards,
 
Look around. Those old trucks are everywhere. The Forestry Service has a junk yard full of them that they pull parts from for the rural fire department's. A mental note on its location would be handy.
 
Hi and welcome from Finland,volunteer firefighter,cool,my 2nd son was asked to join those guys,and when 16 can take part in the real deal
 
Welcome and thanks for joining! I'm sure you saw a lot as a firefighter and I would imagine that it helps you understand some of the emergency issues that folks DON'T KNOW to prepare for!
 
jontte said:
Hi and welcome from Finland,volunteer firefighter,cool,my 2nd son was asked to join those guys,and when 16 can take part in the real deal
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Thanks. I joined at 15 and trained like crazy until 18 then went all out with the fire service. It was a good life changing experience. I think he may love it. It's tougher mental than physically in a lot of ways but we'll worth doing.
 
Yeah it helps a great deal. It also helps with the mental aspects. We plan to lose no one if SHTF but in reality that won't be the case. Some friend's and even family may not get the funeral or even laid to rest as should be depending on the situation at hand. It may be a decision put on us to leave a wounded loved one behind to die rather loose more people to save a body. That's a very tough call that hopefully no one has to ever make
 
DBarry1973 said:
Yeah it helps a great deal. It also helps with the mental aspects. We plan to lose no one if SHTF but in reality that won't be the case. Some friend's and even family may not get the funeral or even laid to rest as should be depending on the situation at hand. It may be a decision put on us to leave a wounded loved one behind to die rather loose more people to save a body. That's a very tough call that hopefully no one has to ever make
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Hey, hope all is well. Saw the post, yes, unfortunately part of the trade off is that some will make it and some will not. Your right, most of it is all mental. It took me 8 years to build a pool in the back yard, bad experiences in my early years in military service training. I don't mind swimming, but the mere words of "pool" still don't sit well with me. Also it is really sad to come to grips that loved ones may not be buried, but with all unplanned events, you just have to make the call.

I tooled around the website you recommended. Interesting stuff. Thanks again for placing it out there.
 
DBarry1973 said:
Hello all,

I'm from just outside of Houston, TX. I'm a 15 year veteran of the volunteer fire service. I look back at a lot of different events that's happened and things I've done growing up a vital role in preparing for SHTF day. From hunting, fishing, games played as a kid to the jobs I've had. I'm stocking up with certain items and doing away with others. As far as building certain types of vehicles for bug out reasons etc, I'm looking towards heavy trucks and equipment. Heavy stuff the average person can't stop. Pack animals are a backup for obvious. Reasons.
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