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Reply to: Are you new to preparedness? Ask whatever you want here! Posted March 10, 2021

hello! i spent all night reading the articles here and I feel a bit better knowing you guys are out there. we have safety bags in our vehicles, some weeks of bland but sustaining food saved in our pantry. my house is old, I believe it was built in 1840 so I have a shallow, dug well. soon after I bought the house last year, a messed up neighbor threw two cats inside. there was only some plywood over the top and I hadn’t gotten around to working on it. i installed lights and cameras soon after, as well as a UV bacteria filter, but I’ll never drink that water again. Is my best option to just buy a few gallons everytime I’m out? we are, not quite poor, but bottom-middle class, so I don’t know of an affordable way to source water that’s financially feasible and something I can do myself. I’m just very aware that without a generator, the pump won’t pull water up from the well and the UV filter certainly won’t do it’s thing. sorry if I wandered off a bit, my question is, how do people build a supply of water when there is no easy source? thank you kindly for all of the info on this site. it’s given me some much needed direction in what I need to work on to prepare.

Reply to: What preparedness items do you keep in your vehicle? Posted March 10, 2021

i have a 2001 chevy 2500hd. i have a topper with a roof rack on the bed, but the only things I consistently keep back there are ratchet straps, bungees, and two 5 gallon jerry cans of gasoline. the 26 gallon tank and the extra ten will get be about 500 miles… you do the math. i have a milk crate back there with things like wheel chocks, flares, heavy duty recovery straps for the poor souls stranded along i88 in their cars in snow storms. the truck has an extended cab and before I knew we were having a child, I removed the back seat and built a wooden platform for the dog and my tools. i have probably 5 gallons of oil back there because the truck burns oil badly sometimes.  the tool box is more of a chest, where the top opens and three drawers slide out. i keep various bulbs, electrical connectors, hose clamps, a set of metric wrenches in the top. the drawers have other mechanic specific tools, some from like the 40s, but they do their job when I’ve needed them. i have a basic med kit and water filter in one of the door pockets. 80% of the time I have my main contractor tool back back their as well, I’m sure my chisels would come in handy but I’m not sure about the sheet rock knives. i have a mummy sleeping bag, a hammock, and warm winter gear in a duffel that the dog mostly lies on. i have one of those back window gun mounts but I usually keep a pellet gun and an axe in it. I’m definitely not trying to get pulled over in NY with anything more so prominently displayed. also I find the decent pellet gun is enough for small game and I can find pellets at the store, 400 for $10 today. last time I found 6mm creedmoor they were about $2 a round. i have a headlamp and one of those home depot flashlights that shines a mile and could also be used as a club.  i have an older 1000w inverter under the platform, but it runs off my main (and only) battery so it’s not incredibly useful unless the truck is idling. I’d like to get a 3000w, and an auxiliary battery, but there’s too much else to be paid for. i put in a switch board, when I was single and had too much time, and I got some cheap amazon led pods and bars underneath aiming to the side, one in the engine bay, and back up lights. led strips light the bed too. with the exception of the marker lights I’ve installed, I’ve attempted to keep the rest of the lighting discreet. sorry if this is too long. i also have a truck camper with basic supplies but if we need to leave, I’m not messing around with backing in and loading it up. the baby should be here in April so that seat will have to go back in, and so many other changes.  i do think about finding a used utility bed and mounting the camper full time, gas mileage couldn’t possible get worse. 

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Reply to: Are you new to preparedness? Ask whatever you want here! Posted March 10, 2021

hello! i spent all night reading the articles here and I feel a bit better knowing you guys are out there. we have safety bags in our vehicles, some weeks of bland but sustaining food saved in our pantry. my house is old, I believe it was built in 1840 so I have a shallow, dug well. soon after I bought the house last year, a messed up neighbor threw two cats inside. there was only some plywood over the top and I hadn’t gotten around to working on it. i installed lights and cameras soon after, as well as a UV bacteria filter, but I’ll never drink that water again. Is my best option to just buy a few gallons everytime I’m out? we are, not quite poor, but bottom-middle class, so I don’t know of an affordable way to source water that’s financially feasible and something I can do myself. I’m just very aware that without a generator, the pump won’t pull water up from the well and the UV filter certainly won’t do it’s thing. sorry if I wandered off a bit, my question is, how do people build a supply of water when there is no easy source? thank you kindly for all of the info on this site. it’s given me some much needed direction in what I need to work on to prepare.

Reply to: What preparedness items do you keep in your vehicle? Posted March 10, 2021

i have a 2001 chevy 2500hd. i have a topper with a roof rack on the bed, but the only things I consistently keep back there are ratchet straps, bungees, and two 5 gallon jerry cans of gasoline. the 26 gallon tank and the extra ten will get be about 500 miles… you do the math. i have a milk crate back there with things like wheel chocks, flares, heavy duty recovery straps for the poor souls stranded along i88 in their cars in snow storms. the truck has an extended cab and before I knew we were having a child, I removed the back seat and built a wooden platform for the dog and my tools. i have probably 5 gallons of oil back there because the truck burns oil badly sometimes.  the tool box is more of a chest, where the top opens and three drawers slide out. i keep various bulbs, electrical connectors, hose clamps, a set of metric wrenches in the top. the drawers have other mechanic specific tools, some from like the 40s, but they do their job when I’ve needed them. i have a basic med kit and water filter in one of the door pockets. 80% of the time I have my main contractor tool back back their as well, I’m sure my chisels would come in handy but I’m not sure about the sheet rock knives. i have a mummy sleeping bag, a hammock, and warm winter gear in a duffel that the dog mostly lies on. i have one of those back window gun mounts but I usually keep a pellet gun and an axe in it. I’m definitely not trying to get pulled over in NY with anything more so prominently displayed. also I find the decent pellet gun is enough for small game and I can find pellets at the store, 400 for $10 today. last time I found 6mm creedmoor they were about $2 a round. i have a headlamp and one of those home depot flashlights that shines a mile and could also be used as a club.  i have an older 1000w inverter under the platform, but it runs off my main (and only) battery so it’s not incredibly useful unless the truck is idling. I’d like to get a 3000w, and an auxiliary battery, but there’s too much else to be paid for. i put in a switch board, when I was single and had too much time, and I got some cheap amazon led pods and bars underneath aiming to the side, one in the engine bay, and back up lights. led strips light the bed too. with the exception of the marker lights I’ve installed, I’ve attempted to keep the rest of the lighting discreet. sorry if this is too long. i also have a truck camper with basic supplies but if we need to leave, I’m not messing around with backing in and loading it up. the baby should be here in April so that seat will have to go back in, and so many other changes.  i do think about finding a used utility bed and mounting the camper full time, gas mileage couldn’t possible get worse.