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  1. COLD WEATHER “minimum kit”

    I looked up you bag online and cut and pasted the technical data from their webpage. At 40 degrees you will survive, you won't be happy, but you will live. Nothing on their webpage gives different ratings for different layers. A bag rated @ -15 will keep you happy down to -5 f. Their tech...
  2. COLD WEATHER “minimum kit”

    Technical Information Patrol Bag - Designed to be used in temperatures down to 40 degrees Fahrenheit.. This isn’t a cold weather bag. At 40 degrees outside, you will survive and wish you’d bought a real sleeping bag. I would strongly advise against it. The military setup is rated to -50 f
  3. surprise water test adventure

    When I was looking at storing water. I was looking for a way to route municipal water through a storage vessel the into the house to prevent the water from not being fresh. None of that would solve the problem with water that needed to be boiled. Look into what it would cost for a well...
  4. COLD WEATHER “minimum kit”

    If you are going to play in the cold, the number one thing I am going to have handy is my down sleeping bag. A mummy bag, and I’m sure there are more modern insulation materials on the market now. Remember if the temperature rating on a sleeping bag is 30 degrees, at that temperature it will...
  5. Emergency Medical kit

    try Mexico. I lived in Tucson through most of the scamdemic and the pharmacies across the border will get most things without a script. I have purchased and carried back hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin. There are online places like https://medsmex.com.mx where you can buy online. The...
  6. Is There Such A Thing As A Viable Tool For Self Defense For A Minor College Student

    If you are going down the martial arts road. Check out aikido. If you can have a blade, a push knife is a great option. I like it because I can use both hands for control holds without having to drop the blade. As a bladed weapon, a simple punch can perforate an opponent A single slashing...
  7. SHTF questions

    staying put? or dragging all that crcp around with you?
  8. knife sharpeners

    probably not the best. But it is stupid simple to use and will put a wicked sharp edge on a dull blade in about a minute
  9. Military Surplus Stores

    …and the rest is either crap made in china or, almost boy scout quality BS. It used to be there was cheap crap, and then there was quality gear that tended to be expensive (places like REI tends to sell quality gear) true Milsurp gear guaranteed a minimum level of military ruggedness. The...
  10. Thoughts on this safe room build?

    What are commercial bank vaults made of? Wood? Actually, they pour individual slabs out of concrete reinforced with steel and have harder metals like used drill bits mixed in. The slabs are joined together so the joint cannot be isolated and attacked. It's one thing to make a storm shelter...
  11. Long term food storage

    Before spending a ton of money on “survival food”, Consider what food you currently consume and figure out what you can buy at the grocery store and how you can buy/store/rotate through what you are currently using. As a boy scout going hiking, we’d buy hamburger helper. Ditch he box and...
  12. Firequest 12 Gauge Flechette Shells

    It sounds like the perfect round to use when you just want to piss someone off without killing them. But what is the point in that? You are just as legally liable for shooting at someone with rock salt, as you are with a scoped .50 Barrett.
  13. Strategy for Preventing Water Filters from Being Damaged by Freezing

    If you are inside and need to prevent freezing. Simple is always better., a metal enclosure would help. When sleeping in a snow cave a single candle will keep you from freezing. 2 candles will get your snow cave too warm and melt your cave. Caution is required. The number of home fires...
  14. Strategy for Preventing Water Filters from Being Damaged by Freezing

    An old boy scout trick. A clean bag for your boots at the foot of your sleeping bag
  15. Strategy for Preventing Water Filters from Being Damaged by Freezing

    A Plane ride someplace warm like Cancun.
  16. Biggest and Most Common Blunders Made by Preppers

    The only option is pain meds, or pain meds and a pair of pliers
  17. Just pulled this out of the freezer, 11/06/20. Will I survive?

    pfft! What's the worst that could happen?
  18. Collapsible Baton

    Why? If you know anything about using a baton it is more effective as a thrusting weapon using the tip as the point of impact, than swinging it like a baseball bat. A collapsible baton. Yeah get some real training. A real baseball bat is probably a better choice if you are going to swing it...
  19. Quonset Hut Home

    Spray foam insulation! Fixed my house insulation https://www.theoutdoorstrader.com/threads/spray-foam-insulation.1732962/
  20. Mask Meltdowns

    the only reason I wear a mask is to play with peoples minds! I bought a 5 pack on Amazon. I meep the ‘evil clown’ in the car So I have a back-up
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