#168044 - 02/26/09 10:44 PM
help me spend $25 on Amazon.com
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INTERCEPTOR
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 07/15/02
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Loc: TX
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Okay gear junkies, I have a $25 gift card from amazon. What should I buy?
I don't need any flashlights, knives, water treaters, or murses.
I am interested in pistol-mounted lasers, holsters, emergency power sources, solar water pumps, hand tools, fire starters, emergency preparedness books, etc.
Thoughts?
-Blast
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#168046 - 02/26/09 10:54 PM
Re: help me spend $25 on Amazon.com
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Old Hand
Registered: 03/19/05
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Loc: Channeled Scablands
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Here is a book I am reading on long term survival (we are talking civilizations) the is very interesting with potential applications for today, and is just a good read too. http://www.amazon.com/Collapse-Societies...2413&sr=1-1
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#168049 - 02/26/09 11:21 PM
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Geezer
Registered: 06/02/06
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Loc: SOCAL
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#168054 - 02/27/09 12:34 AM
Re: help me spend $25 on Amazon.com
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Geezer
Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
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The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery.
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands by Brad Lancaster (2 of the 3 volumes are available, so far).
The NEW Create an Oasis with Greywater: Choosing, Building and Using Greywater Systems - Includes Branched Drains by Art Ludwig
Sue
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#168138 - 02/27/09 07:17 PM
Re: help me spend $25 on Amazon.com
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"Be Prepared"
Pooh-Bah
Registered: 06/26/04
Posts: 2211
Loc: NE Wisconsin
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Maybe buy a few ResQMe's and give them to your loved ones?
That's where I got mine.
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#168149 - 02/27/09 09:04 PM
Re: help me spend $25 on Amazon.com
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Bike guy
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Registered: 05/04/07
Posts: 151
Loc: Sacramento, CA, USA
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Hey Blast, I agree with Sue and Izzy's recommendations. A reference guide is always a fun way to discover new things or new ways of thinking. Matt Stien, the author of "when tech fails..." is a bit into mysticism but his engineering approach to survival problem solving is worth wading through the spiritual and political commentary. If you are set on buying gear though I would recommend bug head nets. Also useful for fishing and catching other edible critters. Especially in your neck of the woods Cheers, Logan.
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#168161 - 02/27/09 10:58 PM
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Geezer
Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
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When Technology Fails... has a lot of references in it that could be extremely use. I noticed two large gaps in his book, but I forget what they were.
Sue
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#168183 - 02/28/09 04:42 AM
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Registered: 03/24/08
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Loc: Phoenix, AZ
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Collapse is a great book, as is the author's other book, Guns ,Germs, and Steel.
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#168200 - 02/28/09 02:48 PM
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Bike guy
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Registered: 05/04/07
Posts: 151
Loc: Sacramento, CA, USA
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Hey Izzy, Out of all the homeopathy recommendations in "When tech fails" I could see how the whole "colloidal silver" could potentially have a beneficial effect. In some of our microbiology classes here on campus I learned a positive charge does provide a mild antimicrobial effect. Since silver is relatively benign it has been used in everything from tooth fillings to polyester clothing to help decrease microbial growth. I even read a while back of folks making counters with a positive charge to kill bacteria. Although taking it everyday seems excessive. We need a little exposure to bugs to adapt and retain our immunity. Don't want to get into a "bubble boy" scenario. ~Logan.
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