holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
I have seen these being used in Ukraine againts the BMPs.
Priorities? (prepping and what to buy next?)
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I have seen these being used in Ukraine againts the BMPs.
holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
Something cheap is chem lights , they will fuck up night vision , and can be used with rat traps and string for perimeter defense.
Chem=Lights are nice but DO have a shelf life and when they reach that date you might as well throw them away or use them right then because they won't work later.
spat
.950 JDJ
AC is a lot more difficult to use like this than DC.yes you would have to bypass the diodes to get AC from it .. but this was back in the 60's 120 DC may not be efficient but can work ..
120 volt AC house lamp can run on DC too ..
For DC you just need to control the voltage and supply enough amps. You can also easily run as many devices as you need to get the power.
For AC, in addition to controlling the volts, and supplying enough amps, you also need to control frequency (i.e. rpm of the alternator) and if you want to run multiple devices for additional power, they will need to have their phase synchronized too.
Try to run an AC motor off a source with the right voltage and sufficient amps but the wrong frequency and you'll likely fry it.
livingston
20×102mm Vulcan
The Supply Chain Crisis Is About to Get a Lot Worse
More than a million containers due to travel to Europe from China by train—on a route that goes through Russia—must now make their journey by sea as sanctions bite. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has also severed key supply lines for nickel, aluminum, wheat, and sunflower oil, causing commodity prices to skyrocket. Countries in the Middle East and Africa that rely on produce from Ukraine are likely to experience serious food shortages in the coming weeks and months. Some European automotive production lines have cut their output due to a shortage of wiring normally sourced from factories in Ukraine. If the pandemic, which triggered a surge in purchasing of goods, caused the global supply chain to buckle, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s continuing zero-Covid policy risk breaking it completely.
“We used to occasionally have black swan events,” says Richard Wilding, professor of supply chain strategy at Cranfield University in the UK, referring to rare and hard-to-predict occurrences that have major impacts. “The problem at the moment is we have a whole flock of black swans coming at us.” Wilding says managing a supply chain used to involve 80 percent dealing with predictability and 20 percent coping with surprises, numbers that have now flipped. And he says a growing number of companies are now using tools that provide greater visibility into the flow of goods, and which can sometimes predict potential choke points. “You effectively need to have continual monitoring,” he says. In an age when everything is connected, the global supply chain—a mess of transportation routes connecting commodities to manufacturers to buyers—has until recently remained alarmingly analog. That was manageable in the before-times, but the age of constant supply chain disruption is sending companies scrambling for more data.
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More than a million containers due to travel to Europe from China by train—on a route that goes through Russia—must now make their journey by sea as sanctions bite. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has also severed key supply lines for nickel, aluminum, wheat, and sunflower oil, causing commodity prices to skyrocket. Countries in the Middle East and Africa that rely on produce from Ukraine are likely to experience serious food shortages in the coming weeks and months. Some European automotive production lines have cut their output due to a shortage of wiring normally sourced from factories in Ukraine. If the pandemic, which triggered a surge in purchasing of goods, caused the global supply chain to buckle, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s continuing zero-Covid policy risk breaking it completely.
“We used to occasionally have black swan events,” says Richard Wilding, professor of supply chain strategy at Cranfield University in the UK, referring to rare and hard-to-predict occurrences that have major impacts. “The problem at the moment is we have a whole flock of black swans coming at us.” Wilding says managing a supply chain used to involve 80 percent dealing with predictability and 20 percent coping with surprises, numbers that have now flipped. And he says a growing number of companies are now using tools that provide greater visibility into the flow of goods, and which can sometimes predict potential choke points. “You effectively need to have continual monitoring,” he says. In an age when everything is connected, the global supply chain—a mess of transportation routes connecting commodities to manufacturers to buyers—has until recently remained alarmingly analog. That was manageable in the before-times, but the age of constant supply chain disruption is sending companies scrambling for more data.
The Supply Chain Crisis Is About to Get a Lot Worse
A seemingly endless supply chain crunch has fueled interest in tech that promises to track problems or predict where new ones might occur.
I'm finding ball quart jars in 12 packs for like 11.99 at Walmart.
I'm buying a 12 pack everytime I go from now on
Seeing this threaded reminds me that I should order a backup set of plates for my carrier. I'll probably just get some steel as the backup so I don't have to worry about lifespan.
MothMan
.338 Win Mag
Picked up 2lbs of iodized salt, 2lbs of pickling salt at Wally World today. Oh yeah a large jar of peanut butter, canned soup, 10lbs of sugar and a glass jar of Nescafé instant coffee, always in glass jar. IMO, a plastic jar will absorb moisture over time making a block of instant coffee. 
I did the same thing when there was a shortage a while back.
I bought near 100 jars of different sizes.
TEOTWAWKI inc.
.338 Win Mag
I hung a couple more cured pork loins to dry, maybe 9lbs total. I ate one of the bresaola's from a little while back. Very tasty, definitely going to make more after I build a drying chamber.
There are about 15 cases of canning jars sitting in my living room right now waiting for some shelf space elsewhere in the house.
I'm not really panic buying anything. Just stocking more obscure items than before. I found a some various nails/screws on clearance at HD. Bought at least 20lbs of them.
I really need some land. And a cannon.
There are about 15 cases of canning jars sitting in my living room right now waiting for some shelf space elsewhere in the house.
I'm not really panic buying anything. Just stocking more obscure items than before. I found a some various nails/screws on clearance at HD. Bought at least 20lbs of them.
I really need some land. And a cannon.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
Do tell on how you dry this pork. I’d like to do it.
livingston
20×102mm Vulcan
Here looks like a pretty good site . There seems to be many ways of doing this
TEOTWAWKI inc.
.338 Win Mag
Equilibrium cure, vacuum sealed in the fridge for a few weeks, then hang until ~35% loss in weight. Have to slow the moisture loss or it will case harden and potentially rot. I bought collagen sheets to wrap this batch.
I'll post some links I referenced later.
TEOTWAWKI inc.
.338 Win Mag
@Saltwater60
Good starting off point. YMMV
twoguysandacooler.com
tasteofartisan.com
Good starting off point. YMMV
Salumi/Whole Muscle – 2 Guys & A Cooler
twoguysandacooler.com
Lonzino (Cured Pork Loin) - Taste of Artisan
Lonzino is one of the easiest dry-cured meats to make at home, or so they say, but it took me years to get excellent results. The problem for me was the drying process - I could never get a perfect drying from edge to edge. That resulted in off-flavors, unappetizing color, and poor texture...
tasteofartisan.com
livingston
20×102mm Vulcan
Folks I have been buying more supplies this month than I have in a year. Just ordered a MSR wisperlight today
last week i purchased a firebox stove.
I have many other stoves however these can get thrown in a ruck sack without any problems.
This whisperlight stove will burn white gas and auto unleaded gas.
My sister said in one city in the Ukraine much of the population is living in the basements also cooking on wood fires there. . I am sure they wish they had either stove to cook on.
last week i purchased a firebox stove.
I have many other stoves however these can get thrown in a ruck sack without any problems.
This whisperlight stove will burn white gas and auto unleaded gas.
My sister said in one city in the Ukraine much of the population is living in the basements also cooking on wood fires there. . I am sure they wish they had either stove to cook on.
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
@livingston
i got a MSR stove like that but runs on the ISO butane tanks ... man does it put out a flame and heat .. awesome little stove
its like 15yrs old now or more .. used it to cook on when i went camping and rock climbing down in New Paltz ..
i got a MSR stove like that but runs on the ISO butane tanks ... man does it put out a flame and heat .. awesome little stove
its like 15yrs old now or more .. used it to cook on when i went camping and rock climbing down in New Paltz ..
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
put that under a big clay flower pot and now you have a heater to heat up a room .
Tintalieau
.40 S&W
I've been stocking whey protein powder as a back up protein source or at least as a stop gap.
Has anyone bought a solar generator setup yet? If so care to post a review?
fnfalguy
.308 Win
Dr. Evil
20×102mm Vulcan
I purchased a Bluetti AC200P plus 3 200W solar panels. BLUETTI AC200P Portable Power Station | 2000W 2000Wh
After researching for a couple of months I felt this was the best unit for our purposes. I wasn't looking to power the whole house. I just wanted a handful of things such as the fridge, mini freezer, television, laptop, phones, etc. to have juice. Fortunately we haven't had to use it but I feel we made a good investment.
The lifepo4 battery technology and battery longevity is very appealing
Have you tested it or played around yet? How do you like it?
Dr. Evil
20×102mm Vulcan
The only thing I've done is charge it. I should but haven't played around with it yet.
Do you keep it in a faraday cage?
Dr. Evil
20×102mm Vulcan
libertysnake
.338 Win Mag
Not sure how useful it is, but the cheapest place for butane fuel is Sams club. It's insanely lower than any place I've seen. It's $8.28 for 4 cans. Probably can get many hours of cooking on a lower BTU camping stove on each can. I know this cause I have a culinary torch mostly to add crust to sous vide steaks to finish, or Lemon Merengue Pies.
On a side note: I wonder how practical it is in SHTF to use a sous vide assuming you have enough power on hand (800-1000watt peaks I think). A totally flameless method of cooking your food, that releases no smell from the bag it's cooking in, requires nearly no attention, and is relatively low noise is probably tactically advantageous.
On a side note: I wonder how practical it is in SHTF to use a sous vide assuming you have enough power on hand (800-1000watt peaks I think). A totally flameless method of cooking your food, that releases no smell from the bag it's cooking in, requires nearly no attention, and is relatively low noise is probably tactically advantageous.
Blimey
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Agree about the stoves. I have a couple of super cheap stoves and enough alcohol for several weeks’ worth of cooking. A coke can and some metal duct tape makes a pretty good stove. $3 of isopropyl alcohol will let you cook a bunch of meals.
livingston
20×102mm Vulcan
This last weekend temp hit 17 at night furnace issues . used a buddy heater but it really went through the green canisters. 1 1/2-2 hours / canister. Did not raise room temp too much. used an electric type floor heater .. Not the best either. I am purchasing a couple of kerosene heaters . Folks here say propane is hard to find. so we will try kerosene . Both are 10,000 btu's. One in each room should handle it. We really should be adding to our food stocks but my thinking is we will see a shortage across the board on everything.