What have you done this week to prep?

[churchmouse]

Ramrod is the man when it comes to this stuff.

We put in more water and can goods. Chunky soup by the case. Freeze dried soups and more peanut butter.

 

[woowoo2]

While everything is not final, it looks like both me and the wife have found full time employment.

 

[Iroquois]

maybe a veg oil could help prevent rust for moe cheaperish?

Fish oil is the old time rust stopper, or whale oil if you can find it. Banning whaling has side effects.

 

[Cozy439]

While everything is not final, it looks like both me and the wife have found full time employment.

Great news Congrats!!!!!

 

[Thor]

Well, THIS week got in another gallon of rechargeable desiccant to spread around between the 60gal drums of stores, gun safes and ammo cans. Also, chopped and split 6 wheelbarrows of firewood.

 

[churchmouse]

Well, THIS week got in another gallon of rechargeable desiccant to spread around between the 60gal drums of stores, gun safes and ammo cans. Also, chopped and split 6 wheelbarrows of firewood.

Crap....I need more wood.

 

[Thor]

Crap....I need more wood.

That's what I said day before yesterday...

 

[Car Ramrod]

Ramrod is the man when it comes to this stuff.

I like making lists.


Meijer has canned vegetables on sale. I'll probably pick some up over the next couple days.

 

[churchmouse]

I like making lists.


Meijer has canned vegetables on sale. I'll probably pick some up over the next couple days.

Wife brought some home from Miejers. We also buy canned veggies by the case at Sams. Easy to store.

 

[churchmouse]

That's what I said day before yesterday...

I am way past cutting and splitting wood. BIL has the woods. He and I used to do all the cutting/splitting/loading/stacking/equipment maint. Etc....free heat my butt.....

He is over it so he sold his tractor/spliter/saws. I found good wood at a fair price so now I just load and stack. At my age thats enough. Might sell one of my saws.

 

[Thor]

Yeah, by no means is it free heat; just reliable. Swinging an ax and splitter is good exercise though...or at least it's productive exercise.

 

[dusty88]

HI all. New to this forum.

This weekend, I'm working on preserving a it of our garden. I didn't do a good job with it this year. More specifically, I didn't fence out the Muscovies who discovered they love tomatoes (just the day before I was going to use hundreds of them to can salsa, spaghetti sauce, and chili.) Sigh. Next year, the garden will have a poultry netting for a while.

But for now I'm still going to freeze some pesto and can some peppers. Maybe can applesauce if I can find enough apples. Last year, the wild trees were loaded. This year, not so much.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

HI all. New to this forum.

This weekend, I'm working on preserving a it of our garden. I didn't do a good job with it this year. More specifically, I didn't fence out the Muscovies who discovered they love tomatoes (just the day before I was going to use hundreds of them to can salsa, spaghetti sauce, and chili.) Sigh. Next year, the garden will have a poultry netting for a while.

But for now I'm still going to freeze some pesto and can some peppers. Maybe can applesauce if I can find enough apples. Last year, the wild trees were loaded. This year, not so much.

Welcome to the forum.

I wouldn't think ducks would eat tomatoes, but live and learn, I guess. I had planted some white dent corn this year and I was surprised to see the blue-jays going after the ears, pecked a bunch of them up. My wife has canned a ton of apple sauce, apples, pears, pear sauce, along with the beans, tomatoes, and beets.

I also grew some quinoa this year, just as an experiment, and I had to cut the plants a little early and hang them in the breezeway to dry because the birds were going after that also.

 

[churchmouse]

bought more wise food / nitrogen packed, 25 year shelf life - better than 6 yr shelf life of MRE

I have not done the research but always wondered about using nitrogen to package things to increase shelf life. Totally inert and dry as the Sahara.

 

[Car Ramrod]

bought more wise food / nitrogen packed, 25 year shelf life - better than 6 yr shelf life of MRE

That is 6 years if stored in proper temperature. The hotter it is, the shorter they are "good". However, they are still edible after they "expire", just may not taste all that fantastic.

 

[churchmouse]

Yeah, by no means is it free heat; just reliable. Swinging an ax and splitter is good exercise though...or at least it's productive exercise.

Haha...yup, it is good for the soul. 1st year we did the wood thing I got a smoking deal on a very nice stove. Bought all the stainless triple wall required and installed it. Had 1 saw but 1 is never enough so I bought another. then we bought a 16" saw to trim with and I sold the older saw to ingo member IndyJohn. Then we bought splitting ax/chopping axes. Add in the fuel for the truck/saws and such it is anything but free....

 

[teddy12b]

My prep lately is to purge all my my unnecessary "stuff" from the man cave. Too many things have collected over the years and it's time for a purge.

 

[churchmouse]

My prep lately is to purge all my my unnecessary "stuff" from the man cave. Too many things have collected over the years and it's time for a purge.

We have (well, me) have been on the purge cycle for a while. Be careful not to get zealous and dispose of something that actually may be needed/used. I have done this.

 

[teddy12b]

We have (well, me) have been on the purge cycle for a while. Be careful not to get zealous and dispose of something that actually may be needed/used. I have done this.

Right now I'm on the fence about purging a rifle & a crossbow. With bow season soon to open up I doubt I'm going to get out there this year. I also know if I sell it I'll probably regret it next year if I did have time to get out.

 

[minny1990]

I stock up on food supplies and found away to Preserving Eggs