What's your family oriented prep project this week(end)? :)

[ladyluck]

doing laundy soap this weekend , also some more grain storage, found a great store in my area has gamma lids the cheapest iv seen..and i think they ship check it out www.lexingtoncontainercompany.com bought 2 cases this week heck of a deal

[JT_of_JFF]

doing laundy soap this weekend , also some more grain storage, found a great store in my area has gamma lids the cheapest iv seen..and i think they ship check it out http://www.lexingtoncontainercompany.com bought 2 cases this week heck of a deal

Thanks... they have some good selection and prices.


This week I order gamma lids (from another company) and zip lock mylars. I plan on using the zip lock mylars as a moisture/bug seal on the flours I got in the refrigerator.

[duodecima]

Canned 26 more pints of chili and white bean stew - this is my Xmas present to my brother. It's perfect because it gives him a healthy home-cooked microwavable meal for one when he gets home from his stressful job at any random hour, which he likes. It gives him at least some food stored in his place, since he's a little "just-in-time" about his grocery shopping, which makes the prepper in me happy as well.

Made a new shelf-stable stove top recipe (cheeseburger macaroni) which was delicious! (Should have been very be kid friendly, ironically the children declined to eat it... )

And got my own Xmas present from my mom, which was a trip to Sam's. The food storage increases...

[Jeriah]

I am spending close to 2 weeks with my family in the Anza Borrego Desert. I have been hiking every day, and dragging as many of them as I can along with me each time.

[Kathy in FL]

Just got back from our BOL and we did some needed maintenance. Took the lexan panels off the upstairs windows and cleaned them. Six years old and they are still nice with very little color change to inhibit visibility. Now that we are back at home it is time for the first of the year reinventory and to rotate out and bring in new supplies. Also time to clean out the freezers and can everything up o daughters and I started making a plan for that as well.

[Smü]

Doing area navigation with my daughter. At three and a half, I try to familiarize her with the area we live in and see if she knows the way home from where we are.

[Davo]

This past weekend was livestock maintenance - worming, hoof trimming, and harvesting one of the roosters that had been running the hens ragged.

[duodecima]

Elder daughter rolled and cooked (&ate) her own home-made tortilla. I made my first sourdough bread (got starter from relative for Xmas).

[Regular Guy]

I had some kids try to walk through my backyard to get to the other side of the community. My wife caught them, good thing I didn't. She told them to go around, as in all the damn way around.
So to avoid me losing my mind on some neighborhood kids I spent $45 on a Burford Holly and planted it right in the small gap between my Azelas and the neighbors fence. I reinforced the barrier by placing some paving stones in front of the bush and placed a "Private Property/No Tresspassing" sign. Yeah, that's gonna fix it.
Next level will be a couple pieces of fencing or more bushes.

Neighborhood kids, GET OFF MY LAWN.

[Davo]

Neighborhood kids, GET OFF MY LAWN.

I have a cane you can borrow to shake at them, if needed.

[maxfarrand]

I'm taking all the extras from my wife and I's medical kits and starting a "Home Hospital". We are putting all the extra stuff in a large plastic bin and adding a shopping list that includes larger quantities of saline, rubbing alcohol, OTC meds and stuff like that.

[Persistent Nomad]

My wife and I sealed up some white rice and various types of beans in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers. Also purchased a few 1lb propane tanks for our space heater.

[BLU88]

sealed 75 pounds of rice and 2+ cases of ramen with my daughter in mylar bags and 5 gallon buckets with oxygen absorbers.
Found out lowes is carrying bpa free food grade buckets.

[JT_of_JFF]

Found out lowes is carrying bpa free food grade buckets.

Good to know


Watched "Contagion" with my wife and discussed "Jakarta Pandemic", then talked about Rotterdam #5.

Reaffirmed our discussions about quarantine, home defense and food storage. Briefly discussed neighbors we would feed and ones we wouldn't.

FWIW... There's a scene(or three) in contagion, you'll know it when you see it, that will reaffirm any and all energy that you put into your preps to protect your family. If you're looking to validate prepping with a spouse, keep the pause button ready and be prepared to stop the move and make your point.

[zobmiedown]

Painting the Daughters room. We made her a deal that she could pick the color if she went through all her stuff and threw out what she no longer used and that we would rearange furniture for her. Bonus is that I get the old stuff for my garage to be shelves for organizing that better.

Have to clean the house as my in-laws are arriving monday which means I can get in some range time next week with her father. I have a new HOWA 270 I need to sight in at 100 yards (distance from my porch to my gate....lol)

Packing gear for the up coming Javalina hunt and camping trip with her family and thier friends which includes 25 people 10 of which have hunting tags and Javalina tags and we tend to do a lot of target shooting on that event as well. Oh that reminds me I need to pick up some more .22 so the daughter can do some more shooting while we are out on the trip. (I have my stores but always pick up more before a known family shooting trip so as not to deplete my stores)

[Readphnx]

Dug my raised bed out down to two feet deep. Broke all the clay up and added pete moss and some loose top soil and then put all the dirt back in.
Started picking out seeds and plants for the spring garden and teaching my wife how to do some of the garden work. She is a stay at home mom and decided that this summer she wants to do more of the garden work.
Started working on my 5 gallon 'bug out' buckets for some of the food stores.

[JT_of_JFF]

Spent sunday at the IDPA bay style range with my wife work on pistol/holster.

Went over fire alarms/fire extinguishers and evac plan with some of the kids.

Looking at a rainwater collection for the garden using two or three 275g IBC totes.

Expanding the garden from 7 4x4 raised beds. I think we're adding four more.

Setting up an old aquarium to act as a seed starting greenhouse.

[Laager]

My son bought his first Mosin Nagant Model 1891/30 (he already has two M38 and a M44) and we are stripping it down and cleaning it out. Then this weekend it is time to hit the range.

[Readphnx]

I'm making fruit leathers and dehydrated sweet corn tomorrow for my son. Then I'm building my grow lights and starting my seeds.

[flyboy207]

finally got my third backpack. one for the boss lady, one for my son, and mine. this week will be getting things together to put in them. will look at wally world for some items.

[bacpacjac]

My 8 year old and I are going Winter Camping with our Scout group this weekend. He's going to work on some skills - Fire, navigation, shelter building and signalling for sure!. We'll also build and sleep in a quinzee IF we get any snow. It's also a good chance for him to test out his survival kit. It contains:

-Broadstone daypack with bear bell and carabiner attached
-dry bag with change of clothes (incl. Blaze orange fleece hat, bandana, fleece top, pants, socks and gloves)
-FAK (bandaids, polysporin, gauze pads, maxi pad, tweezers, etc.)
-small folding knife
-Gerber Suspension multi-tool
-work gloves
-fire kit (Gerber BG fire steel with vaseline cotton balls, mini bic, strike anywhere matches, birthday candle, lip balm and tampons)
-mini cook kit (ss cup, small hobo stove, tea light and aluminum foil)
-snacks
-small deck of playing cards
-SS water bottle
-shelter (AMK bivvy, sportsman's thermal blanket with paracord tie-outs, paracord, contractor's bag, poncho, hand warmers)
-light (LED glow stick, chem light, crank flashlight, LED headlamp, keychain LED)
-signalling (whistle on lanyard, AMK mirror, bear bell, BG whistle, LED glowstick whistle and flo orange stuff)
-sunglasses
-he also has a compass, which he's learning to use

http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h351/backpackjac/IMG_0165.jpg

[NachoBorracho]

Going hiking with the kids and practicing using our pocket knives, binos, and plant and animal ID.

[KnightoftheRoc]

Having made a few supply runs this week, we're focusing on a thorough house cleaning. Probably be re-organizing the preps as well, at least on the food stocks. I also want to get my new EMT case set up. It's new to me, and I'm not an EMT, but it's ideal for the household first aid stuff, and blaze orange, so it's easy to find for anyone. The weather's been so mild, why wait for the calendar to get a spring cleaning started?

[teachermom44]

My DH is bringing buckets home from work every night. He leaves them on the carport and I bring them in to clean. They're food grade buckets with lids. He works at a DQ, so I think they will work with the dry goods I want to keep in them. So I guess that means that he's got a pinky toe on board with my prepping.