This weeks preps check-in

[Mountain trapper]

We're sending another load of stuff out to our BOL, or what we call "our finial resting place". Its over 2,000 miles one way. My daughter and son-in-law and are driving this load out. Once our house sells we'll take the rest out in my gooseneck trailer and a semi truck/trailer. I hate moving, but I hope to have it all done by start of trapping season.

 

[jontte]

this week I finally got my new compass,a monocular,the latter went straight to my EDC,picked some raspberrys,lucky the grow wild here where I live.


otherwise it's training at that hospital,doing some schoolwork,not much spare time.

 

[Brent S]

this week I finally got my new compass,a monocular,the latter went straight to my EDC,picked some raspberrys,lucky the grow wild here where I live.


otherwise it's training at that hospital,doing some schoolwork,not much spare time.

I bought about 8 thornless raspberry plants a while back. They have grown great, and spread, only problem is they are blackberries! This year I got enough to make a 5gal batch of wine with them. It's almost done fermenting, but will still be a few weeks of clarifying/settling before bottling. I can't wait to try it! I have a lot of wild blackberries on the property, and am watering them to spread on the fence line, but they are 1/4 the size of the cultivated ones. Also it's hazardous to risk picking them with the thorns! What do you do with them? I haven't tried jelly or anything yet, but will next year.

 

[jontte]

some will be jelly,some I eat fresh with healthy pancakes and whippedcream
love it when I just have to go out to pick them...no one other seems to care that we have free raspberrys out sife this house,very strange.

 

[Brent S]

some will be jelly,some I eat fresh with healthy pancakes and whippedcream
love it when I just have to go out to pick them...no one other seems to care that we have free raspberrys out sife this house,very strange.

Most people here don't think there worthy the effort to pick. I get the feeling they'd rather go to mcdonalds!

 

[Marv.Schmitz87]

Most people here don't think there worthy the effort to pick. I get the feeling they'd rather go to mcdonalds!

True that. Its a messed up food system here. I stopped at a lil convenient store the other day because i forgot to bring water with me in my work truck. I had the choice between a 16oz water for 1.99$ or a 2liter pop for .99$. Are you kidding me??? No wonder diabetes and obesity are as high as they are over here...

 

[Brent S]

True that. Its a messed up food system here. I stopped at a lil convenient store the other day because i forgot to bring water with me in my work truck. I had the choice between a 16oz water for 1.99$ or a 2liter pop for .99$. Are you kidding me??? No wonder diabetes and obesity are as high as they are over here...

Fast food is what 80% of everyone eats now. I just saw where Starbucks is putting something new into its pumpkin spiced latte, some real pumpkin! Kind of ironic that it made world news because a company's decided to use the real thing vs fake flavorings. I eat junk food some, but it's a splurge once in a while. I have noticed that most times I eat out it blows thru me in less than an hour! (Sorry for the *************** ). But that should be telling me something. Even my stomache knows the stuff isn't good for you and tries to get rid of it quickly!

 

[Brent S]

I'm still not sure how relevant the porch is to prepping, but I'm making some progress on it! I'll start installing the lap siding next. I do think it's wise to try and do all the projects you want to accomplish now, or soon, as if the economy and inflation go where I think they will, things are going to be a lot harder to do after the fact.

 

[suid wes]

Good day every body.
I've been here for almost 2 years now following everybodies stories.
So i finally decided to tell and ask you guys something.
How would like it all you have to prep for is a plane ticket and perfect timing knowing when its time to leave the hot zone.
Well a have biuld 7 beep underground bunkers allready to costomers.
Its fully eqiuped with everythi g you need to survive 2 years underground. Fully plumbed,of the grid elecrticity. Everything you can think of. Also comes with weapons for self defence and hunting a d a 4x4 truck.

Please let me know what you think

 

[Silent Earth]

After TSHTF some reflective foil and a few mirrors strategically placed and you have a superb place for growing tomatoes, potatoes, carrots both into the extension AND on the roof.

I'm still not sure how relevant the porch is to prepping, but I'm making some progress on it! I'll start installing the lap siding next. I do think it's wise to try and do all the projects you want to accomplish now, or soon, as if the economy and inflation go where I think they will, things are going to be a lot harder to do after the fact.View attachment 4517

 

[Silent Earth]

Definitely not for me, Namibia is on another continent, and it happens to be on one where non Africans are usually the target of their terrorists, nationalists, fraudsters, dictators etc

Good day every body.
I've been here for almost 2 years now following everybodies stories.
So i finally decided to tell and ask you guys something.
How would like it all you have to prep for is a plane ticket and perfect timing knowing when its time to leave the hot zone.
Well a have biuld 7 beep underground bunkers allready to costomers.
Its fully eqiuped with everythi g you need to survive 2 years underground. Fully plumbed,of the grid elecrticity. Everything you can think of. Also comes with weapons for self defence and hunting a d a 4x4 truck.

Please let me know what you think

 

[lonewolf]

how much do they cost? are you the guy with the ex military silo, each apartment cost $1 million???bsflag

 

[Brent S]

how much do they cost? are you the guy with the ex military silo, each apartment cost $1 million???bsflag

No, it's free of course!

After TSHTF some reflective foil and a few mirrors strategically placed and you have a superb place for growing tomatoes, potatoes, carrots both into the extension AND on the roof.

ive allready bought some clay pots!

 

[Silent Earth]

No, it's free of course!

ive allready bought some clay pots!

Plastic ones are more resilient and unlikely to be damaged by frost and can also be used to store water as well.

Plus a couple of Aquarium grade glowlight bulbs will give your indoor plants that extra bit of good growing light they need

 

[Silent Earth]

Well this week I'm helping a fellow prepper design the cargo area conversion of his VW T 5 van into a stealth camper van, assisting another member reach out to a family of preppers who cropped up on TV, and for the live of me I'm trying to find out why there is a sudden surge in the number of South Afican and Rhodesian preppers surfacing lately.

 

[Brent S]

Plastic ones are more resilient and unlikely to be damaged by frost and can also be used to store water as well.

Plus a couple of Aquarium grade glowlight bulbs will give your indoor plants that extra bit of good growing light they need

I chose the clay pots as I learned about the zeer pot referigerator and decided I wanted some around just in case. Google it for the design.
Even regular fluorescent bulbs will help a plant grow, but the grow lights are better. One thing I noticed on the windows are they are low e, which is a reflective coating on the inside of the glass. That's not a plus for the plants. It blocks some of the suns rays. Oh well, they say the coating deteriorates in about ten years or so. At least I got a really good deal on them.

 

[Silent Earth]

What about adding a Sun Tunnel to porch roof?
http://www.sterlingbuild.co.uk/products/sun-tunnels

I chose the clay pots as I learned about the zeer pot referigerator and decided I wanted some around just in case. Google it for the design.
Even regular fluorescent bulbs will help a plant grow, but the grow lights are better. One thing I noticed on the windows are they are low e, which is a reflective coating on the inside of the glass. That's not a plus for the plants. It blocks some of the suns rays. Oh well, they say the coating deteriorates in about ten years or so. At least I got a really good deal on them.

 

[Brent S]

What about adding a Sun Tunnel to porch roof?
http://www.sterlingbuild.co.uk/products/sun-tunnels

I figure I'll just open the windows when it's not too cold or hot! Most of the preps I'm doing do involve the likelihood of not having electricity one day, and I like passive systems like that.

 

[suid wes]

Sorry for waiting my reply.
The bunkers are as follow

.40 feet deep under ground.
.Blast proof 4" concterte doors sandwitched with reinforced 2" thick solid steel pates on both sides. So total door thickness of 8"
.360square feet floor surface.
.24" solid reinforced concrete walls.
.50" solid concrete roof.
100,000 litres of fresh water. Also underground buildin
.1000 pounds of gas for heating and cooking
.Long shelf life food for 2 years for a family of six.
.Of the grid power for lights and small appliences
.A 4x4 truck
.Gun for self defence and hunting
.Fridge
.Bedding and jackets for winter
.A huge kickass firstaid kit
.Fully plumbed and seweraged
.Garbage insinerator
.All furniture supplied
.All toiletries(man&woman)
.Breathers and vent is hidden.
.Entrance bleds in with environment and undetetable
.Strictly no videos or photos allowed.
.Only me and client ever to know of location
.No paperwork to proof the existance of the bunker except proof of ownership
.Construction team consist of veteran preppers so no compromizing of the location.

Extras on customer demand

Price: US$ 3.7 million

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[suid wes]

So to put in perspective,,its your house just deep under ground and with much much much stronger walls and roof with an added pharmacy

 

[Brent S]

Well I can't compete with multi million dollar bunkers, but I did finish canning the last of this years apples, and even have a fresh apple pie about to come out of the oven now. I also did two jars of tomatoes in the canner load. I'll let you know how the apple pie was shortly! I found a receipe that called for a splash of brandy and will give it a try.

 

[Silent Earth]

Bloody colonial swine I'm craving home made apple pie now

 

[Brent S]

Bloody colonial swine I'm craving home made apple pie now

Drop on over, I'll share it with ya! . The splash of brandy was a really good noticeable difference, but honestly I've never had a bad apple pie!

 

[Silent Earth]

Y'know its very easy to go off someone I hope it gives you indigestion you better save me some.

Drop on over, I'll share it with ya! . The splash of brandy was a really good noticeable difference, but honestly I've never had a bad apple pie!

 

[Michael HM Murdock]

This week the plans have been finalised to create a super power source for the star fort. Our twelve foot radio tower has been completed an I'm looking to join the maritime reaction squadron for advanced training.

 

[jimLE]

got me some battery storage cases today.i dont have any c batteires seeing how i dont have any needs for them.so im using it for some extra AA batteries i have..plus it looks like that i might get lucky on getting tomatoes this year.my celyene aint growing so fast.but my jalapeno and habenaro's is growing fast..

 

[Brent S]

Y'know its very easy to go off someone I hope it gives you indigestion you better save me some.

So I guess I shouldn't mention the breaded pork chops, red beans and rice, and green beans I just finished for dinner .
I won't even bother telling you about the slice of pie afterwards, washed down with a ginger ale/sweet red wine cocktail. Life is good sometimes. My wife has been really sick for a while now, but she had the dinner ready for me when I got home tonight. I'm greatfull for the little things in life!

 

[Brent S]

Y'know its very easy to go off someone I hope it gives you indigestion you better save me some.

Hey speaking of pies, have you got a good sheppards pie receipe?

 

[Mountain trapper]

Picked up 3 bricks of .22 ammo today. Its still hard to find, but when I do I buy all I can.

 

[Michael HM Murdock]

What kind of Shepards pie? New Zealand, Welsh, British or South African.