This weeks preps check-in
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I fry 1lb of hamburger, a med onion and drain. Fry some chopped cabbage in it and add a good bit of soy sauce, dump in the seasoning packet from a couple Raman noodle packs and stir in the boiled noodles. It's a ten minute dinner that I've had more compliments from than meals I've spent hours on! I call it the lazy mans beef lomain. Those little noodles are really flexible in lots of dishes. I wonder if anyone has ever made a Raman cookbook?
Just bought a recurve crossbow. Due to an arm injury I can't shoot a regular compound anymore. I picked up a Excalibur 355.
It's extremely accurate and as fast as the company claims. I like the fact I can change strings on it myself in the field if needed.
It's very user friendly. Now to stock up on a few strings and bolts (arrows). It's a great addition to my hunting gear and my preps!
It's extremely accurate and as fast as the company claims. I like the fact I can change strings on it myself in the field if needed.
It's very user friendly. Now to stock up on a few strings and bolts (arrows). It's a great addition to my hunting gear and my preps!
Send us a picture! I had posted that I just got a compound bow too, but due to a shoulder injury recently I got the medium pull one as I didn't want to stress the injury with the strongest one. Still haven't tried it but am excited to. I really like the idea of it being simple and repairable. Do you hunt or is this just for protection? Also, what is the bow made of?
Pumpkins are not comming along fast enough. If we are lucky we have 4 to 6 more frost free weeks. I dont think they are gonna b ripe till then. Lets hope the best.
I got about ten watermelons and 5 cantelope this year. None of the pumpkins survived. I did well with some things but it just wasn't a good year for melons. I have an are by the front creek that's low and moist, and would be a great area for them and other crops, but it's just too shady. If I drop any more trees my wife is going to drop me. Oh well, pick your battles. Maybey you could make some tents with clear plastic to give them a little more time?
Your story about Faith made me smile. I always enjoy reading your posts. They're informative and often entertaining.
I've come down to Florida this week. It's interesting trying to "Prep-pack" and pack for entertainment. I ended up bringing the computer so I could catch up at the end of the day. It's been a great trip so far. My brother and I went to the Hunting and Fishing/ Outdoors Expo. I bought a fiberglass knife and brought one of my pistols down with 100 rds or so of ammo. Maybe I'll go shooting. Maybe I'll just check it and fly back home...
I was reading a post from @QuietH3art about making a trip to Maryland for her dog and taking a GHB... It's interesting doing that. I drove down this time but am flying home, so there are some things I'll leave behind, but those were all calculated in the pack, of course.
I was reading a post from @QuietH3art about making a trip to Maryland for her dog and taking a GHB... It's interesting doing that. I drove down this time but am flying home, so there are some things I'll leave behind, but those were all calculated in the pack, of course.
I travel alot differently now days. I try to plan for as much as I can to handle any emergency to keep going. One time I was comming up 75 to N. Ga., pulling a trailer. I was going down a gentle grade and saw a tire rolling past me. My stomache dropped when I realized it was one of mine. Luckily it didn't hit anyone! The lugs had come loose and ground all the studs off. I took a stud off the other three wheels and made it to a repair shop twenty miles down the road. Luckily I had packed a decent tool kit. Life has a way of throwing things at you, so I prep for any emergency. I hope your trip is only eventful in positive ways! be safe.
i had that happen to me once as well..lucky for me,the trailer had 2 axles.so there was still 1 tire on the side that the other tire came off of..its starnge how a tire will bounce and roll futher then a person thinks it will..that tire must of gone 200/300 feet from the road if i remember right...
jalapenos, chili and cayenne pepper are doing good this year, I'm going to seed half the crop, with the jalapenos I am going to make chipotle, in all I have 11 pepper plants of various types.
Not really prepping related but im starting to use some of my "specialities" from the freezer to get it empty for the move.
Baby back ribs, smoked in hickory. Served with self made whole grain garlic butter bread.
I also smoked two filet sticks.
Wild turkey on the rocks in the glas!
Dayummmm!
Enjoy life while its good:
Two and a half hours later:
Oh yeah!
Baby back ribs, smoked in hickory. Served with self made whole grain garlic butter bread.
I also smoked two filet sticks.
Wild turkey on the rocks in the glas!
Dayummmm!
Enjoy life while its good:
Two and a half hours later:
Oh yeah!
I am so jealous of your peppers, Maverick. I have six huge pepper plants and I have gotten zero peppers off of them.
On the positive side, a month ago, I planted pinto bean sprouts because I didn't like the taste of the sprouts. But, I love pinto beans. I will be picking beans off of those plants within the week now. I can't believe how fast they grew.
On the positive side, a month ago, I planted pinto bean sprouts because I didn't like the taste of the sprouts. But, I love pinto beans. I will be picking beans off of those plants within the week now. I can't believe how fast they grew.
ok maverick,that did it...we're all coming over to eat while we're watching you move..lol
Guys, it's Marv that's moving, not Maverick - he's coming to the US from Germany soon and we are lucky to have him here.
Thanks for the kind words. I really appreciate it.
We indeed are moving to the states. For my wife it will be a move home to america, for me a whole new adventure. The next couple months are going to be crazy. Our container is already gone, my last semester college started, my last of four final exams will be two weeks before our move.
First final will be in the beginning of december, second a week later. Third at the end and the fourth (two day) exam will be mid of january. In the meantime im working fulltime as an hvac technician and have a toddler running around.
No time for laziness or boredom. Lol.
My peppers aren't always this full, the only difference this year is I used guano (bat shxt) as the fertilizer, I have about 20 bat houses, I don't get much from them so I purchase more from the local feed store, I'm not a 100% sure if it was the guano or the good weather maybe a combination of both never the less something worked for a change, I also changed from watering once a week to once every week and a half.
With a plate like that, who needs vegetables!
I planted two types of peppers, bell and Serrano. The bells are producing great, and the seranos are just starting to produce. I have allready gotten enough seeds from the bells for next year, and have flash frozen enough of them to cook with over the next year. The peppers, tomatoes and okra are all that's left of the summer plants. I tilled and replanted everything else. I haven't tried bat guano, but the rabbit pellets and chicken manure are great too. I am still a novice at gardening, but am truly having a ball learning, and eating from it.
My motto is if you ain't moving fowards, then you're moving backwards. What area are you moving to?
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Believe it or not yes, they do have a Raman noodle cookbook. I saw it while checking out at the grocery store a couple months back. I almost got it for one of the sons since he loves them so much.
My bell peppers didn't do as good this year out of 6 plants two produced keepable bell peppers generally it's the hot peppers I have a problem with though I'm not complaining
My Isis Candy Tomatoes, perhaps some of the best tasting tomatoes to grow, for better growth I always plant wild flowers in between my tomato plants!
I am an avid bowhunter and plan to hunt as much as life permits. Excalibur bows are a polymer stock and aluminum rail. It's a very solid design. Unless a limb breaks there isn't much that can go wrong with it. No cams to keep in tune. Much lighter as there is no supporting cables and pulleys. The string is supposed to last 1500 shots. So far I have been shooting out to 60 yards with great accuracy.
Darn, we missed our chance to become famous! I may actually buy it if I ever see one.
This is the first time I've ever grown any hot peppers, and it looks like I'll have the first ones in a week or so. Bells are pretty easy to grow here. I think I'm learning that it's not so much what I do as which plants are suited to my soil and conditions.
Someone at work was just telling me about a cocking assistance device. My crossbow is a bugger to pull back so I'll look into it. If I do decide to hunt I think I would use the crossbow over the compound as it's almost like shooting a gun. I'm still hesitant to hurt an animal and it run off to die, where the rifle tends to be quick and over in a second. I know there's a big difference between good at paper targets and a live animal. I'll practice a lot more before trying it. Great looking bow. I didn't know about the strings short lifespan. I guess I need to look into a replacement for mine. I've had it for several years anyway and time probably degrades it too.
Hope you bring a good jacket! Anyways, welcome, and I wish you a safe trip and exciting new adventure.
