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- Mon Jan 18, 2021 5:27 pm
- Forum: Survival Experiences
- Topic: Don't lose your cool
- Replies: 4
- Views: 121
Re: Don't lose your cool
I had similar just a couple summers ago, tiny VW car cuts me off as they always do because little cars can't be behind a truck so they have to get in front. I hit the brakes and the pedal went to the floor and the brake light came on and the chime started dinging. I was able to downshift the transmi...
- Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:25 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Building a Bug Out Cart for fun and profit
- Replies: 46
- Views: 14764
Re: Building a Bug Out Cart for fun and profit
High center of gravity through. The Veit one on that page looks a little better.
- Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:02 pm
- Forum: Other Gear
- Topic: Minimalist Tool Kit
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9151
Re: Minimalist Tool Kit
I have a small minimalist toolkit that I use around the house for things now. Lets see if this works.


- Sat Dec 05, 2020 5:45 pm
- Forum: Bug Out Gear
- Topic: Good deal on 1/4 merino wool socks?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 231
Re: Good deal on 1/4 merino wool socks?
Yeah, the like I posted are a mid weight, not a thick/heavy weight. Wigman still has the light thin weight last I looked.
For cold weather I'd want longer than 1/4 length anyway.
For cold weather I'd want longer than 1/4 length anyway.
- Thu Nov 26, 2020 3:07 pm
- Forum: Bug Out Gear
- Topic: Good deal on 1/4 merino wool socks?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 231
Re: Good deal on 1/4 merino wool socks?
Wigwam seem to have discontinued their mid weight and only has light weight now.
I recently found these https://smile.amazon.com/s?me=A2JB1TK7Y ... PDKIKX0DER
they seem pretty good.
I recently found these https://smile.amazon.com/s?me=A2JB1TK7Y ... PDKIKX0DER
they seem pretty good.
- Thu Nov 12, 2020 3:29 pm
- Forum: General Firearms Discussion
- Topic: Anyone have a clever way to secure firearms cheaply?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1727
Re: Anyone have a clever way to secure firearms cheaply?
If I didn't already have a safe, I think I'd go with some of these https://www.snapsafe.com/specialty-safes/under-bed-safe and then get some nice thick heavy lumber and build a whole bed frame around it.
- Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:19 pm
- Forum: Bug Out Gear
- Topic: Lithium rechargeable aa's?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 923
Re: Lithium rechargeable aa's?
I dunno; lithium batteries supposedly can handle 1000 recharge cycles, while NiMh batteries like the Enloops apparently are only good for 500. So there's an argument that they're worth the price premium if you're prepping for the truly long term. I think you got that backwards. I've always seen Ene...
- Tue Oct 27, 2020 1:58 pm
- Forum: Bug Out Gear
- Topic: Lithium rechargeable aa's?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 923
Re: Lithium rechargeable aa's?
I dunno; lithium batteries supposedly can handle 1000 recharge cycles, while NiMh batteries like the Enloops apparently are only good for 500. So there's an argument that they're worth the price premium if you're prepping for the truly long term. I think you got that backwards. I've always seen Ene...
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 2:24 pm
- Forum: Bug Out Gear
- Topic: Most Underrated Items in your BOB/INCH/Get Home Bags
- Replies: 17
- Views: 970
Re: Most Underrated Items in your BOB/INCH/Get Home Bags
Hand sanitizer, mask, lip balm, sunblock.
- Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:45 pm
- Forum: Other Gear
- Topic: Charging Eneloop AA through USB
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1176
- Fri Aug 21, 2020 5:27 pm
- Forum: Urban Skillz
- Topic: What if Google went down for a week or two
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1019
Re: What if Google went down for a week or two
I run my own "cloud" server so I'm not affected.
- Mon May 11, 2020 10:51 am
- Forum: Self-Sufficient Living
- Topic: Repair Wins
- Replies: 46
- Views: 7545
Re: Repair Wins
$30 repair kit for our dryer so we didn't have to call someone or replace it. Took maybe two hours to disassemble and reassemble after replacing all the rollers and belt.
- Wed Apr 29, 2020 7:47 pm
- Forum: Self-Sufficient Living
- Topic: Repair Wins
- Replies: 46
- Views: 7545
Re: Repair Wins
Bought a pair of used bike wheels/tires matching my bike for cheap. They appear to have been left outside as they were quite rusty. Disassembling and putting the parts in my reloading brass tumbler cleaned them up to like new. New use of existing prep gear/tools to save some $ to have a spare wheel ...
- Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:22 pm
- Forum: Bug Out Gear
- Topic: Condor Pistol Magazine Pouch
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1475
Re: Condor Pistol Magazine Pouch
specops makes a nice double one
https://specops.us/double-mag-utility-p ... brown.html
https://specops.us/double-mag-utility-p ... brown.html
- Fri Oct 25, 2019 4:52 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: EMP car?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4662
Re: EMP car?
Modern electronic components have a lot of protection. Take an early transistor from the 70's, it was just a single transistor in the package. Buy a transistor today and inside the package the transistor is in the middle and around it are over voltage, short circuit, thermal, surge, etc protection. ...
- Mon Sep 30, 2019 1:58 pm
- Forum: Self-Sufficient Living
- Topic: Repair Wins
- Replies: 46
- Views: 7545
Re: Repair Wins
My most recent are my table saw, which had a bad bearing that I had to break/cut off but was able to find a replacement and push it on rather than buying a whole new motor. And my HP48SX calculator I was able to remove the face adhesive with IPA and then get the case open and replace the foam strip ...
- Wed Sep 04, 2019 7:24 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Building a BOBike
- Replies: 59
- Views: 19618
Re: Building a BOBike
I made it out last night, more testing of my gear and myself
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/4024605679
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/4024605679
- Sat Aug 03, 2019 5:38 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Building a BOBike
- Replies: 59
- Views: 19618
Re: Building a BOBike
So I could be in better shape. Been on the beginner trail 4x now
https://www.mtbproject.com/user/200537067/eugene-nine
Its pretty short so I'm working on going a little faster each time and then will move up to the intermediate trail.
https://www.mtbproject.com/user/200537067/eugene-nine
Its pretty short so I'm working on going a little faster each time and then will move up to the intermediate trail.
- Thu Aug 01, 2019 4:07 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Building a BOBike
- Replies: 59
- Views: 19618
Re: Building a BOBike
Been doing some summer riding to keep in shape and gear test
https://imgur.com/gallery/tKCnLPc
https://imgur.com/gallery/WWcm9mo
and a pic of the gear, Rockhopper, Camelbak Transformer
https://imgur.com/gallery/2ItvRKX
https://imgur.com/gallery/tKCnLPc
https://imgur.com/gallery/WWcm9mo
and a pic of the gear, Rockhopper, Camelbak Transformer
https://imgur.com/gallery/2ItvRKX
- Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:50 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Building a BOBike
- Replies: 59
- Views: 19618
Re: Building a BOBike
Then the opposite of the naysayer is the super optimist who hasn't ridden a bike in two decades yet will somehow be able to strap 100lbs of guns and ammo to a $99 wal-mart bike and ride 200 miles 

- Wed May 22, 2019 4:54 pm
- Forum: General Firearms Discussion
- Topic: Press therapy - reloading room *chat*
- Replies: 1208
- Views: 112125
Re: Press therapy - reloading room *chat*
So I was reading and researching about .357 and powders like unique and titegroup will give slower speed which isn't the best for a hunting round. From what I can tell is I want a good heavy bullet like 158 grain and as fast as possible which means I want to look at Magnum loads. Also I want to be a...
- Wed Jan 09, 2019 6:43 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: good starter tool set for home and auto use ?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4066
Re: good starter tool set for home and auto use ?
The difficulty you have for getting tools for both home and auto use it that most stuff around the home is inch and most auto stuff metric, so you really need two sets. I like many have a lot of Craftsman, I'd buy some here and there on sale. Truck has a set of basic screwdrivers, set of wrenches an...
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:18 pm
- Forum: General Firearms Discussion
- Topic: Press therapy - reloading room *chat*
- Replies: 1208
- Views: 112125
- Wed Nov 28, 2018 3:17 pm
- Forum: General Firearms Discussion
- Topic: What have you bought in the last 48 hours?(firearms related)
- Replies: 7691
- Views: 440895
Re: What have you bought in the last 48 hours?(firearms related)
I only have 9mm, .22lr and .357 so no big rifle calibers.