This weeks preps check-in

[DrJenner]

Pyro tower?
You have my attention.
Could you provide a picture?

It's covered right now in the backyard, but this is the website. I bought this kit for my hubby for his bday/father's day
It's really amazing and fun, makes some delicious steaks.
https://www.proudpyro.com/collections/all/products/pyro-tower-complete-kit?variant=32767442630

 

[Mountain trapper]

How do you make that? That's a great idea.

I used to use fiber egg cartons, but they're messy and the wax leaks. The wife would throw a fit when I leaked wax all over her counter tops. Now I'm using old muffin pans. The discs are larger and will burn longer. I carry these wax discs in every vehicle, tractor, atv's and my grab and go bag. The egg carton size would burn for about 15 minutes or so. Long enough to warm up cold hands. The new one will probably burn 30 minutes at least, long enough to heat up a can of soup.

 

[DrJenner]

I used to use fiber egg cartons, but they're messy and the wax leaks. The wife would throw a fit when I leaked wax all over her counter tops. Now I'm using old muffin pans. The discs are larger and will burn longer. I carry these wax discs in every vehicle, tractor, atv's and my grab and go bag. The egg carton size would burn for about 15 minutes or so. Long enough to warm up cold hands. The new one will probably burn 30 minutes at least, long enough to heat up a can of soup.

Thanks for the info! We have a ton of egg cartons from our chickens, but muffin tins sound like a better idea. Hubs has a ton of sawdust from the shop workings.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Thanks for the info! We have a ton of egg cartons from our chickens, but muffin tins sound like a better idea. Hubs has a ton of sawdust from the shop workings.

When I can get it I like using cedar sawdust. I also mix dryer lint with the sawdust.

 

[DrJenner]

I'll have to stop throwing away my lint. Sounds like a good time.
Tomorrow my mom and I are going around to local farms to pick up some squash, apples and other items to can. My garden was in a sad state this year with big beautiful tomato bushes and no tomatoes! Squash didn't grow, but I got a ton of cukes.
I want to get one of those huge crocks to make pickles

 

[MOS0231]

The wife makes fire starters using spent candle wax, dryer lint, in cardboard egg cartons, she doubles the cartons to prevent leeks. Seems to start fires, last longer too.

 

[EastenerWesterner]

This came today, 12inch, 6qt:

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My wife ordered me one, but Lodge Canceled the order after 3 months. My aunt says she has one for me but I can’t find it in her stuff.

 

[GaRp58]

How do you make that? That's a great idea.

 

[DrJenner]

Super cool Thank you!

 

[tmttactical]

I am saving my empty pellet ammo tins. Mix the wax, sawdust / dryer lint into the empty tins and they don't leak.

 

[MOS0231]

My wife ordered me one, but Lodge Canceled the order after 3 months. My aunt says she has one for me but I can’t find it in her stuff.

Interesting.
I ordered it on 15SEP.

 

[MOS0231]

I am saving my empty pellet ammo tins. Mix the wax, sawdust / dryer lint into the empty tins and they don't leak.

To be sure I am understanding you correctly, you use the tins as forms, then pop the starter out of the tins?
Or light the starter inside the tin?

 

[tmttactical]

I light the starter inside the tins. Too lazy to transfer and I have a lot of empty tins, LOL. The tins are kept in zip lock bags just in case but so far no leakage. The lids screw down very tightly but I don't store them in my truck, during the summer months. Vaseline cotton balls are stored in the truck, inside zip lock bags. During the summer months, everything will meltdown inside stored in the tuck, even us humans. 120 degrees will take it's toll. LOL.

 

[Mountain trapper]

I'll have to stop throwing away my lint. Sounds like a good time.
Tomorrow my mom and I are going around to local farms to pick up some squash, apples and other items to can. My garden was in a sad state this year with big beautiful tomato bushes and no tomatoes! Squash didn't grow, but I got a ton of cukes.
I want to get one of those huge crocks to make pickles

The wife has 2 crocks for fermenting, 1 large and 1 medium size. So far I'm not too happy with the pickles that I made in them.

 

[EastenerWesterner]

Interesting.
I ordered it on 15SEP.

. I think they canceled it around Sept 1. Thanks for the info, I will tell her to try to reorder.

 

[Mountain trapper]

I decided to build a blacksmith shop. I figured it would be in big demand if there's ever a real SHTF. Plus there's a lot of stuff I can make for myself too.

 

[DrHenley]

I decided to build a blacksmith shop. I figured it would be in big demand if there's ever a real SHTF. Plus there's a lot of stuff I can make for myself too.

Need an apprentice?

 

[Mountain trapper]

Need an apprentice?

Heck yeah. That'd be fun.
I'm going to start cutting logs for the basic structure soon. Haven't decided if I want a cement floor or gravel yet.

 

[Acdoctor]

Cement for sure, easier too keep all the slag and waste cleaned up from.

 

[KateMTx]

I decided to build a blacksmith shop. I figured it would be in big demand if there's ever a real SHTF. Plus there's a lot of stuff I can make for myself too.

That sounds pretty awesome.

 

[Illini Warrior]

Heck yeah. That'd be fun.
I'm going to start cutting logs for the basic structure soon. Haven't decided if I want a cement floor or gravel yet.

if you're going to have actual equipment you'll want concrete under them ....

 

[Mountain trapper]

if you're going to have actual equipment you'll want concrete under them ....

That would be nice but the power requirements would be too much for my solar setup. Could run the equipment off a generator. It'll probably just be a low budget hammer operation.

 

[M0del_31]

My JD 1025r finally showed up with a 120r loader and 54" drive on auto connect belly mower. It took 2 months to get everything. Next up, look for some small implements to drag behind it.

 

[EastenerWesterner]

My JD 1025r finally showed up with a 120r loader and 54" drive on auto connect belly mower. It took 2 months to get everything. Next up, look for some small implements to drag behind it.

Toys are fun and attachments addicting.

 

[Rugergirl8]

The well is 1600 ft deep. No strategic targets for hundreds of miles. Nukes are too expensive to waste on forests.

1600?! I thought mine was deep at 300

 

[Illini Warrior]

That would be nice but the power requirements would be too much for my solar setup. Could run the equipment off a generator. It'll probably just be a low budget hammer operation.

got to do it the Mennonite way - all hydraulic power with a gas engine for the hydraulic pump

 

[DrHenley]

1600?! I thought mine was deep at 300

We had to go that deep to get positive pressure. We needed a constant flow of water during the dry season for a wetlands project.

 

[Mountain trapper]

got to do it the Mennonite way - all hydraulic power with a gas engine for the hydraulic pump

If I use a generator to run the setup I'd buy a power hammer. I've got plenty of generators around here.
That may come down the road but for now it would just be a forge, anvil and hammer.

 

[jimLE]

I finally bought a food saver and a dehydrator.been using the food saver quiet a bit.used some chicken to make chicken jerky,in the dehydrator.it turned out ok.

 

[user 7704]

Since it's rainy and wet here, I decided to do some inventory and organizing.
Decided to place my newer, covid related meds in their own place sobthw famiky can find them if they decide to trust me and use them.