Ronald_55

I'd just call it AWESOME!

The 3 hours is not an issue to me driving. I made the Johnson City to Jackson run a bunch over several years. My issue relates to having the time to go there. Between work and family it is hard. Especially when the family is not supportive of this theme of thought.

I would love to go to a class like this but Crossville is almost 3 hours for me. Any one know of anyone that does them closer to Johnson City? @Highwalker do you run a website for your classes?

Ah d@mn... That was the reason I ordered and had Cabela's deliver when they did free shipping.

I read a book series a while back that was about a nationwide grid failure. One pair it followed was a Dad and 20ish Son. The Dad was all prepared, but got shot and killed by a random stranger trying to take over his house on the first day of the outage. Unfortunately, unforseen things can ruin all the best preparation. Looking into animals, I think chickens and goats provide the most options and best output per acre. Pigs come in a close second tier. Goats rank high for me due to size, milk production (cheese anyone?), and meat production. Cows are the first "livestock" lots of people think of, but it takes a lot of land and/or hay to keep them fed. Both my grandfathers had cows. You also have the issue of how to preserve a whole cow when you slaughter it if the power is off. Much easier to cure out a couple goats and leave the rest fresh on the hoof. Has anyone grown Jerusalem Artichokes? My Father-in-law does. Basically you just leave them in the ground year round until needed. Might be a good "wild" crop to put out. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_artichoke One thing that I lack locally is a group of trusted and close individuals with a similar mindset who could band together for shared workload and security. I think this would be a very important factor if you are looking at long term survival. Trying to piece a group together afterwards could be dicey. Right now most of my family just thinks I am paranoid. Well maybe I am. Lol

I am sorry. To be more specific that temp is what is needed (roughly based on a lot of variables) to freeze it before hitting the ground straight from the faucet so to speak. My mistake in not filling in the details.

Thought yes...decided I want my ugly mug on video...not yet... Plus it takes a lot to get noticed over all the other channels. Right now I am just fighting to get my site seen at all.

Anyone got any interesting items you edc or keep in your bag that does not make it onto the internet full of bug out bag lists?

I am not sure I could ever get used to having live grenades strapped to my chest........

There are few places with enough acreage and far enough from a major population center to keep everyone at bay. The few possible exceptions in the surrounding area would be something like the Smokeys or the National Forests. 5, 10, or 20 acres is not enough to isolate you. The problem there is that even if you get there first, you start from zero. Hauling enough supplies and materials there to get a decent start would be a miracle in itself. Then you are not very secure in a tent or RV while trying to build a fortification. You would need one or you might just have everything taken in an instant. Anyone that is a decent shot that can get within rifle range can drop you. Then just wait out anyone else there with you. Unfortunately, a fair amount of those that survive the chaos in the urban areas will not necessarily folks that have the best intentions. That makes them dangerous to begin with. Add in stress, sleep deprivation, and hunger next. That is a volatile mixture that even the most rural of us might have issues handling. Even if we could predict when and what type of $hitstorm would hit, few of us actually have the means to gather the supplies, a secure facility, and enough land to hold out in a long social collapse event like the grid being totally down indefinately. While that might be worst case but still survivable event , luckily the odds of a total worldwide grid crash are slim. I agree that nuclear war and a pandemic offer a very bleak chance. There are many more local or regional events that could easily happen. These are the ones we can plan and provision for. Food, water, guns, ammo, tools, and building supplies are good to stock. This way if your location is not compromised, you can hunker down and fortify somewhat if necessary. You know the lay of the land, who should be around and who should not be, and have more supplies than you could carry (hopefully) if you decided to run for the hills. Personally, if I had to pick an apocalypse, it would be something that drops the population by a huge percentage very quickly without destroying the infrastructure and supplies. This would give the survivors a fighting chance to make it in the long term. A slow withering of the population over weeks or months would destroy much of the supply store amid the ensuing chaos. My thoughts on the subject....

Better that the alternative if stepping in it.....

I think a cool idea on this would be to put 50 cal ammo cans on top at the back as drawer too. Do them the same way maybe 3 or 4 high.

You forget to mention that their gun selection will be cut to 10% if what it is now....I guess tgey will do away with the gun library.

To beat a dead joke... no this is a pelican...

I think the purchase finally went through and became official.

Reninds me of the guy that plays Punisher on Netflix. Lol

I'm thinking of unboxing my ammo but then vacuum seal using one of the kitchen vacuum sealer machines. Put it in single layers so I can stack inside the boxes. Just pull a pack to go to the range.

Do the cans come out individually? I looked at that, but stuff like shotgun shells or 30-06 just fills the small ones up so quick

I bet. I have a couple of these and they are all you want to carry when full. They are only 17.2" x 10.7" x 9.2”(H)

I have thought of buying some of the bigger ones like these. I just don't have the room at the moment.

The best option is if they say > "Glad to see you carrying your pistol...everywhere" Let's get back to this:

I really like that you can "lock" the drawers still like you do the cans. I really missed out, my Dad used to get all these huge shipping crates at work. I should have snagged a few. Not MilSurp, but would have made a great table.

This would be awesome... @hipower I have you a use for some of your ammo can purchase...lol

We were 3 degrees here this morning. Schools called out. I actually wore a jacket. This would be a great day to work the forge Wish I had one....

I keep a basic soft sided one in the cars and tossed an extra in my range bag. I am trying to get a minute to supplement that kit with some larger pads and meds. Burn cream, pain reliever, triple antibiotic cream, and tweezers are things I make sure to keep. If things are really bad, I always have duct tape and a couple clean rags in my bag. Lol Are you saying you looked for a Knox box to buy or to see if the gate had one already?