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by tom mac
Sat May 18, 2024 8:57 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: What have you done this week to forward your prepping goals 2024?
Replies: 15
Views: 61083

Re: What have you done this week to forward your prepping goals 2024?

I had been a subject of false ID use.... thru the credit agencies, I had a lock on any loans/credit for 7 yrs.... required a minimum of phone call to open credit.
by tom mac
Sat May 18, 2024 8:54 am
Forum: Defense
Topic: Survival Cache
Replies: 11
Views: 261

Re: Survival Cache

well if no other choice... you move of course. Could go east on LI past the 100 miles for the bonus of 18 miles :)
Prob won't make it thru the city tho :(
by tom mac
Fri May 17, 2024 9:12 am
Forum: Defense
Topic: Survival Cache
Replies: 11
Views: 261

Re: Survival Cache

Already fiq I couldn't bug out in my location.... have to go thru NYC.

Always planned to bug in... and with 2/3 neighbors that are well planned to bond as a group ( hopefully )
But I still never tell them my full supply stock.
by tom mac
Wed May 15, 2024 9:29 am
Forum: Defense
Topic: Survival Cache
Replies: 11
Views: 261

Re: Survival Cache

I have a 5 ft / 6" PVC pipe with rubber sealing end caps.... It was given to me but never used.
Would make a great cache tube except for the mention above :)
by tom mac
Wed May 01, 2024 8:07 am
Forum: Food
Topic: Humanitarian Daily Rations (MREs)
Replies: 9
Views: 2683

Re: Humanitarian Daily Rations (MREs)

Pop tarts + coffee = wakeup sugar rush in am :)
by tom mac
Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:42 am
Forum: Coffee House
Topic: Books: The One Second After-Series
Replies: 8
Views: 2018

Re: Books: The One Second After-Series

" My Amazon Fire tablet seems to be bright enough to read in daylight " I thought that too, till I tried someone else's kindle white. It works in FULL sun , wife takes it on cruises for that reason. Pluses; read in full sun, small and mostly water proof ( quick submersion ), USB C charge p...
by tom mac
Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:11 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: What have you done this week to forward your prepping goals 2024?
Replies: 15
Views: 61083

Re: What have you done this week to forward your prepping goals 2024?

worried about the frost here.... didn't happen tho got down to 38f, close.
Figs plants are fine.
Planting more next week.
by tom mac
Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:09 am
Forum: Coffee House
Topic: Books: The One Second After-Series
Replies: 8
Views: 2018

Re: Books: The One Second After-Series

My wife bought me a cheap $49 Amazon 7" screen tablet computer last year for Christmas which makes it pretty easy to carry around and read books on. You can also download and watch Netflix, Prime, MAX, Hulu, Disney etc shows and movies on as well. you can also buy Kindle books but why buy when...
by tom mac
Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: Coffee House
Topic: Books: The One Second After-Series
Replies: 8
Views: 2018

Re: Books: The One Second After-Series

I would think just a bit more vulnerable as so many less people relied on the cell phones/tablets/laptops back then....
who among us still have important info on paper ?

I even keep print-outs of mine/wifes wallet in the fire safe. ( along with a paper phone book of all contacts )
by tom mac
Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:55 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: What have you done this week to forward your prepping goals 2024?
Replies: 15
Views: 61083

Re: What have you done this week to forward your prepping goals 2024?

Prob not practical, but I was impress with one home owner in a mountain area that set up ( self designed ) a roof mounted sprinkler system working off home depot type equipment and his water storage system.... his idea was to be able to at least wet all down if a fire was in area. I'll see if I can ...