What have you done to prep this week?

[ElevenBravo]

1) Sold my S&W bodyguard 380 with laser for cash, which ended up not staying in my pocket long, esp. since I just bout the M&P 40... sigh.
2) Traded my 20ga pump for a couple of M&P 40 mags at the LGS (same as which I bought the M&P from)
3) Just posted (tonight) my entire Sig P250 collection for "fast cash", need to take care of a few medical debts
4) Just bought 1K rnds of 40 once fired brass (no worries, Lee bulge buster on the way...)

Still planning on getting Lil'Bravo (daughter) an M&P 40, hope to have enough from above sales to do a lawaway at grabagun (LOVE these guys!).
Still sorting some plans for a second pantry
Researching a date stamp gun, similar to price labels we used to have before bar codes took over.


Thats all for THIS week..
EB

[helomech]

Don't worry about the bulged cases. They have no effect on anything.

[ElevenBravo]

Sold two P250's and one P250 conversion kit, tonight, to the same buyer! Cash money is in a sock for now, which... is a prep in it's self.

EB

[mitunnelrat]

Its not in your feminine hands?

[ElevenBravo]

damn you.... Dont twist my words!

[mitunnelrat]

Bwahaha!

[oif0709]

Slowly putting together a sustainment bag. My Eberlestock pack that I can have enough essentials to comfortably be out on my own. Keeping weight down while keeping the 2 is 1 and 1 is none idea.

I got my kifaru pullouts today, lightweight pouches to organize my pack for my stove, water purification, fire starters and so on.

The pack has a ton of organization and plenty of room, so it can get heavy quick.

I believe preparedness has much to do with proficiency in my equipment and how to get along without it.

[bacpacker]

Slowly putting together a sustainment bag. My Eberlestock pack that I can have enough essentials to comfortably be out on my own. Keeping weight down while keeping the 2 is 1 and 1 is none idea.

I got my kifaru pullouts today, lightweight pouches to organize my pack for my stove, water purification, fire starters and so on.

The pack has a ton of organization and plenty of room, so it can get heavy quick.

I believe preparedness has much to do with proficiency in my equipment and how to get along without it.

I like your idea of organizing with bags. Size wise you take one look and know whats in there. Makes things quick and easy, especially in the dark.

What type light do you go with? Headlight/flashlight? Also, what type of water filter? I saw you mentioned a Sterilite, but it sounded like you have a different primary. And your stove?

I get going on backcountry gear and have tried quite a bit of stuff over the years. Always got the eyes out for new good stuff.

[mitunnelrat]

I was a "kitchen sink" guy for a while. I am moving away from that slowly, but surely. I've posted some threads on this here and there. Specifically resources on how to lighten loads/ organize. It sounds liks you have this well in hand, but I can find and bump them up if you're interested.

[oif0709]

Absolutely. Thanks, mostly I'd like to keep my water purification stuff and a backup. Like for instance I'd keep my filter and just some iodine tablets. It's lighter than a filter and my steripen......which needs batteries.... which run out...... tablets aren't ideal but are light.

My fire rod is the size of a crayon. I just keep some dry tinder with it. I've got a fire piston and a few other tools but the rod is light and efficient.


The stove I got uses multiple fuels. Bulky but lighter and smaller than the biolite I was using. The pot I use, I downsized to a tiny quart size.

Any more tips would be appreciated. A few times a year I go out and field my stuff, note what I don't use or doesn't work out and I leave it home on the next time out. Things gradually get lighter and I get better with my gear.

I fortunately was a boy scout and learned how to make shelter from what us in the woods and nothing else.