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Bennies wrote:Me and the wife just started to prep.....

Just out of curiosity what are you all putting away in the area of gun mx? I want to buy spare parts for my AR and glocks. Also on my list is trying to buy alternative forms of lubrication in lue of using the name brands like hopps 9 ext. I figure normal CLP might be hard to find so I was going to stock up on a cheaper alternative that I can readily find in hardware/automotive stores. Any suggestions?

knotquiteawake wrote:Just gotta plug the "homebrewing" hobby. Its really great, you learn a lot about your favorite drinks (wine, mead, hard cider, beer...). If you don't count the setup costs, the price per batch of beer is a lot cheaper than the premium craft brews, and tastes as good or better. Its of course not as cheap as bud/miller/coors though.

Crossfire wrote:

MoJoeWrkn wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:One of the meds can probably be dispensed with by replacing it with something naturally grown, and that is pain control because of my back.

Is it legal to grow poppies for personal home medicinal use?
And, do you have any seeds you want to share?

03Lightningrocks wrote:On a serious note. I do think water will be the main issue in an EOW as we know it scenario. Some of the folks on the prepper show are not real impressive to me. I am not convinced all of them are going to make it.

FishInTx wrote:

Dave2 wrote:Sorry for the thread necro...

Between all the political unrest and storm season approaching, I'm thinking that it might be wise to should start stocking up on food a bit. Does anyone know a good place to get a large variety of canned soups? Kroger's selection is a bit too "narrow and deep", so to speak.

We don't eat much soup. Cream of mushroom to use in other recipes and a couple cans of chicken noodle for when someone gets sick. We do love clam chowda and have a case.... or so, of it. Not canned, Ramen noodle soups? Boxes and boxes of ramen noodles are stacked everywhere and stuffed under the bed. We shop at the regular grocery stores, Brookshires, HEB, wal-mart, Sam's and buy a couple extra cans/boxes every time we shop.

The Annoyed Man wrote:

Tallinthesaddle wrote:EMP vs. a motorcycle. I have read several stories about the effect of an EMP on a late model car/truck. How about a motorcycle? Especially a kick start only dirt bike/off road bike? I could get in the market for one of those.

It's not just the starter mechanism. If it has digital ignition instead of a mechanical distributor, it will be fried. Anything with a motherboard will be fried. It would have to be pretty much a pre-1980's vintage motorcycle to be EMP-proof. My brother's old 1982 R100RS BMW had digital ignition, on a two cylinder pushrod motor. And for sure any bike that has fuel injection will have an engine management computer that would be fried by an EMP.

RPB wrote:I just say I'm trying to be ready in case of a hurricane/flood/tornado/volcano/Democrat President in 2012 ... (select appropriate ones depending who asks)

cheezit wrote:I try to keep my fuel tank as full as possible too. that 120 gallons of diesel fuel That can get me between 1800-2200 miles

The Annoyed Man wrote:

Dave2 wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:I am also working on putting together bugout/bugin bags for each of us.

I know what a bugout bag is (I think), but what is a bugin bag?

You're at work, and your boss turns into a werewolf right in front of you and tries to eat you. You empty your 5 shot deeply concealed snubbie at him with no real effect, but it sets him back long enough that you shove a big heavy desk against him, pushing him through the floor to ceiling window 25 stories up. When you make it to the parking lot, it's full of zombies and you're out of ammo. Fortunately, these ones are newly made, and they're not very fast. You make it to your car, get your bugin bag out of the trunk, which contains everything you'll need to be able to survive the ride home to get get your family and then bugout with them.

Does that explain it?

The Annoyed Man wrote:I am also working on putting together bugout/bugin bags for each of us.