This weeks preps check-in

[Kiwichick]

I've been working on starting a library... can't trust that the internet will be available when needed. Finances are tight (saving to buy a piece of land next year ) but I've budgeted to get a book each week. So far I have

• John Seymour's The new complete book of self-sufficiency
• A St John's first aid handbook
• An encyclopedia of herbal medicine
• A home handyman book
• And some knitting books because I'm learning how to knit

 

[Markcl]

I have an old turkey cooker that looks like that, I use it for melting lead for reloading so don’t want it for food.

 

[DrJenner]

I've been working on starting a library... can't trust that the internet will be available when needed. Finances are tight (saving to buy a piece of land next year ) but I've budgeted to get a book each week. So far I have

• John Seymour's The new complete book of self-sufficiency
• A St John's first aid handbook
• An encyclopedia of herbal medicine
• A home handyman book
• And some knitting books because I'm learning how to knit

There's a great book thread on here. Did you see it?

 

[Amish Heart]

I have that and the Camp Chef Oven. The oven works great

 

[Kiwichick]

There's a great book thread on here. Did you see it?

Not yet... off to check it out now

 

[user 7704]

Today I transplanted strawberries and mulched the beds. Also, split some wood for fireplace. It's only 1:16 so I'm feeling rather productive,

 

[Acdoctor]

Well another Productive day in the deer woods, I took a nice 9 pt buck out of the herd. He came out on the power line chasing a doe at about 200 yards, I almost missed him as he was hot after her this morning.

 

[DrHenley]

Nice buck!

 

[Acdoctor]

Love the avatar DR Henley. Lmao

 

[backandbeyond]

I spent part of the weekend catching up with my neighbors across the fences, they are decent people, normal people so I only discuss gardening and dogs and whatever subjects they are involved in. Good neighbors are worth cultivating.

 

[KateMTx]

I haven't been doing too much to work on my preps recently. All my spare money at the moment is going towards Christmas presents.

 

[Dave2001]

I haven't been doing too much to work on my preps recently. All my spare money at the moment is going towards Christmas presents.

I know the feeling but Christmas going to be really slack around here this year!!!SEEMS everything has gone up in price but my retirement check stays the same!!!

 

[Acdoctor]

Don’t feel bad about it Dave , seems to be the new normal under this administration, I don't look for it to any better till we regain control of all this wasteful democratic spending spree. T hey are trying to cripple the middle class and are doing a good job at it may I add.

 

[GeorgiaPeachie]

I know the feeling but Christmas going to be really slack around here this year!!!SEEMS everything has gone up in price but my retirement check stays the same!!!

Make Christmas more what is supposed to be about and you and yours will enjoy the holiday immensely!

 

[GeorgiaPeachie]

This looks like a very nice drying rack. Does anyone have one like this they’ve used? I picked up a smaller one years ago, for just in case, but this one would hold far more pieces of laundry.

 

[GaRp58]

Does anyone have one like this they’ve used?

We have a flat one with two wings left and right from the middle piece, she uses only half the electicity as before since she only gets the clothes warm in the dryer and then hangs them up to dry. In the summer, they are almost all outside in the garden on a clothes "spider net". Center pole, four foldable arms kinda like an umbrella and five sets of clothesline going around in square form around the whole thing.
Here a german language video...

 

[Dave2001]

Make Christmas more what is supposed to be about and you and yours will enjoy the holiday immensely!

LOTS of people have forgotten what Christmas is all about!!!! ITS NOT about giving and getting as much as possible, ITS about the birth of Jesus Christ!!! MORE people need to remember that and act accordingly!!! Im sorry if I am not POLITICALLY correct, But MY feelings are MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! AND ALL this POLITICALLY correct and WOKE crap can KIS my A__!!!!!!!!

 

[DrJenner]

We have a flat one with two wings left and right from the middle piece, she uses only half the electicity as before since she only gets the clothes warm in the dryer and then hangs them up to dry. In the summer, they are almost all outside in the garden on a clothes "spider net". Center pole, four foldable arms kinda like an umbrella and five sets of clothesline going around in square form around the whole thing.
Here a german language video...

I used to have this exact same thing at my house about 15 years ago. need to get another one. It was great!

 

[EastenerWesterner]

LOTS of people have forgotten what Christmas is all about!!!! ITS NOT about giving and getting as much as possible, ITS about the birth of Jesus Christ!!! MORE people need to remember that and act accordingly!!! Im sorry if I am not POLITICALLY correct, But MY feelings are MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! AND ALL this POLITICALLY correct and WOKE crap can KIS my A__!!!!!!!!

I live in a mixed religion family. We might do some small things for Christmas or Hanukkah. We surprise each other all year long with things we think the other would like. It may cost $5 or $1k. I bought a heated throw a month ago, because I thought my wife would like it.
That is the thought, and it doesn’t have to be to a particular time of year.

 

[Amish Heart]

I have a number of drying racks I use, one is like that. I saw one at an auction that was huge! Around where I live they are kept in the basement when it is too wet to hang clothes outside. Many woodburners are in the basement, so it gets real warm there.

 

[Mountain trapper]

We've had our Christmas shopping done for months now. We never buy the grandkids any cheap plastic junk, and never shop in Chinamart.

 

[DrHenley]

Thanksgiving is actually the most "Biblical" holiday, even though it is not necessarily a religious holiday. Taking a day off to have a feast with family or friends and taking time to just be thankful (whatever you are thankful for and whomever you are thankful to) is good for you psychologically whether you are Christian or Atheist or anything in between.

 

[GaRp58]

Im sorry if I am not POLITICALLY correct, But MY feelings are MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! AND ALL this POLITICALLY correct and WOKE crap can KIS my A__!!!!!!!!

DITTO!!!!

 

[KateMTx]

This looks like a very nice drying rack. Does anyone have one like this they’ve used? I picked up a smaller one years ago, for just in case, but this one would hold far more pieces of laundry.

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I have one similar to that but made of metal. It is quite nice for saving money on laundry and drying clothes that can't go in the dryer. I also tend to use it to air out clothes I want to wear more than once without having to wash again because I'm cheap (and lazy) like that.
The rack in the picture looks maybe a little taller (mine is flat on top) but otherwise about the same size.

 

[Oddcaliber]

My mom use to have one like that. It works.

 

[Amish Heart]

I don't have a dryer, so that's all we use. At the moment the washing machine is down (again) too

 

[SHTFPREPPER]

Finally got a long overdue payment from a client. Bought this as a backup to our large whole house Generac which needs an electrician to fix

 

[DrHenley]

Me, my daughter, and son in law are now the first to spend a night and cook a meal in the new cabin at the BOL. We had to prop the doors shut because there aren't any door knobs yet. And no interior doors so we had to put up a shower curtain in the doorway of the only bathroom with a toilet.
We turned on the power, then the gas, then the water pump.
Next we fired up all the gas appliances...furnace, water heater and stove. Got everything working finally.
No furniture yet, so we sat on what will be a raised hearth to eat. Dragged a couple of old matresses into bedrooms on the floor to sleep on.
Basically a giant tent at this stage...but habitable! Woo Hoo!
Toilets for the other bathrooms are way down the priority list. But they do have working showers, and the son in law took a shower...without a towel though (showers weren't part of the game plan LOL)

 

[jontte]

not much, just got a vacum sealer and some extra rolls to it,

 

[Dostoyevsky]

I bought a dumb phone so I can ditch the smart phone.