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#94606 - 05/14/07 02:08 PM Re: What I've done this week/month for Readiness [Re: wolf]
Themalemutekid Offline
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Registered: 11/17/06
Posts: 351
Loc: New Jersey
I went out all day saturday to garage/moving sales and bought a bunch of gear.I got 3 kerosene lanterns for five bucks, 1 coleman pack-away lantern for a dollar, two sleeping bags (one coleman one moonstone ultra-lite) for a dollar a piece & 1 six gallon jerry can for 3 bucks.

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#94611 - 05/14/07 02:28 PM Re: What I've done this week/month for Readiness [Re: Themalemutekid]
OldBaldGuy Offline
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Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 5695
Loc: Former AFB in CA, recouping fr...
Gotta love garage/yard sales. Ya done good!!!
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#94618 - 05/14/07 03:28 PM Re: What I've done this week/month for Readiness [Re: OldBaldGuy]
Themalemutekid Offline
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Registered: 11/17/06
Posts: 351
Loc: New Jersey
Originally Posted By: OldBaldGuy
Gotta love garage/yard sales. Ya done good!!!

Don't forget craigslist..you can get some pretty good deals there too.
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#94622 - 05/14/07 04:16 PM Re: What I've done this week/month for Readiness [Re: Themalemutekid]
teacher Offline
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Registered: 12/14/05
Posts: 988
Bravo... Ready and frugal. I higly reccomend bargin shopping to fill out a kit.

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#94640 - 05/14/07 07:22 PM Re: What I've done this week/month for Readiness [Re: Themalemutekid]
olddude Offline
journeyman

Registered: 08/29/05
Posts: 93
Loc: Lower Fla. Keys
Repacked and refilled my truck BOB. Updated the meds, refilled the FAK (amazing how quick that stuff gets used. I work with kids at an afterschool program and have no qualms breaking it out for the run of the mill minor injuries.)Just ordered and received a new CPR faceshield, Waterjel for burns, and a couple packs of Life Boat Rations. Changed out the spare batteries and inspected the radio and flash light battery compartments for corrosion. Picked up some pouches from Sal Army to replace the Ziploc bags various gear was stored in. I'm still not sure that is the best thing for while the pouches are sturdy the contents is not available for quick viewing when trying to find a certain piece of gear. Moved the First Aid gear into a small seperate pack. Again time will tell if this is a good move or not.
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#94688 - 05/15/07 06:38 AM Re: What I've done this week/month for Readiness [Re: wildman800]
Nicodemus Offline
Paranoid?
Veteran

Registered: 10/30/05
Posts: 1341
Loc: Virginia, US
A few friends and I finalized plans for a week long camping trip for late July during which we will be practicing primitive skills, survival skills, learning new skills and will be doing a "live" gear test as well.

I'll be taking my full BOB, small BOB and PSK to see how things work out under various conditions.

It should be fun, informative and interesting.
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#94694 - 05/15/07 12:31 PM Re: What I've done this week/month for Readiness [Re: Nicodemus]
Themalemutekid Offline
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Registered: 11/17/06
Posts: 351
Loc: New Jersey
That sounds like fun.Wish i had friends that liked to do things like that.
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#94716 - 05/15/07 04:00 PM Re: What I've done this week/month for Readiness [Re: Themalemutekid]
olddude Offline
journeyman

Registered: 08/29/05
Posts: 93
Loc: Lower Fla. Keys
Just had 5- extra 5 gallon jugs of water delivered for a total of 7. Maybe go paper goods shopping this afternoon.
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#94729 - 05/15/07 06:50 PM Re: What I've done this week/month for Readiness [Re: olddude]
kharrell Offline
Typical Survival Victim


Registered: 02/10/07
Posts: 51
Yesterday, I purchase (2) 55 gallon drums from Pepsi for $10 each. Rinsed them out last night. Will treat/store water in crawlspace. Hopefully never need to use.

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#94730 - 05/15/07 08:25 PM Re: What I've done this week/month for Readiness [Re: kharrell]
teacher Offline
Old Hand

Registered: 12/14/05
Posts: 988
Can you let us know how these work out for you? Its seems like a great solution to bulk water storage.

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