Deal Alert Thread

[Mac66]

hardtack. The cost is cheap, basically the cost of flour, salt, water and some low oven heat over a cold evening.

you have an easy recipe??... going to try and make some then seal up on canning jars with O2 depleters
I have a round cookie cutter that will fit jars well.

I was thinking the same thing....I found this recipe online. Pretty simple. All the recipes I found were basically the same.

https://breaddad.com/hardtack-recipe/

[Mac66]

BTW, my MREs/HMRs are supposed to be delivered today.

[David]

Mine arrived last night. Haven't had a chance to look them over yet. But good delivery time.

[bdcochran]

I realize that the membership is older and have a lot of experience in researching food. Over the years, I was surprised by what I learned and randomly, I pass some things on.

1. pound for pound, rice has fewer calories than wheat bread.
2. in WW2, Japanese soldiers were supposed to cook individually or in groups. this was in contrast to US troops with kitchens to the front or canned rations. surprisingly, to me, cooked rice can handled for days and not go bad. i saw this in SE Asia as well, many years ago.
3. hardtack was the ration of practicality for thousands of years. Napoleon initiated the movement to non hardtack rations with his contest for the public to come up with a way of preserving food safely. the US continued to issue hardtack through the Spanish-American War.
4. if shtf AND you are going to be static, have lots of water, lots of heat source to prepare food, no concerns about clean up or time, you can make bread. During the German-Austrian wars of the mid 19th century, the larger, more prepared German army had a big problem. it was issuing cooked bread to the troops, not hardtack or rice. The logistics involved were a tremendous problem.
5. there is no food item that is complete within itself. I bought into "year's supply of food" bit many years ago. In came the wheat berries. Now, figure out how to grind them, how to make bread, yatta yatta. I bought into the concept in my '30's. Now I am at the end of my 70's. Just go buy some cheap, refined flour, salt and a cookie cutter. Spend a few cold winter evenings with the gas stove going and make some hardtack. If shtf, heat up a cup of coffee, crumble the piece of hardtack into the same. Let your neighbor grind the wheat berries, bake bread and go out in the cold to hunt his deer.

[Mac66]

I received my MRE/HDR order from Amazon today. I opened it up but didn't taste it yet. Please feel free to add when/if you get and open yours up.

I posted an initial review of it in the Basic Necessities/food section

[Erich]

Kahr CT9 $198!!!

dahlonegaarmory.com/product/kahr-arms-ct9-double-9mm-3.6-71-black-polymer-grip-stainless-steel?gd

www.shootingillustrated.com/content/rev ... bon-fiber/

gunsmagazine.com/discover/kahrs-black-carbon-beauties/

I've had two (or three?) Kahrs and they all worked great, but just weren't perfect for me. But for $200?! I was thinking: this is basically the Glock 48 but with a slightly thinner gripframe, an 8-round magazine and a non-reversible magazine release. Oh, and a [s]better[/s] smoother/more-DA-feeling trigger.

It's a phenomenal deal for the right person.

[Mac66]

While searching for some tactical gear I ran across tacticon armament's 60% off spring sale. I don't know much about them but they sell on Amazon cheaper than on their website but the 60% off sale is way cheaper still.

I ended up buying a belt and some mag pouches to try out.

https://tacticon.com

[Mac66]

Just a heads up that the 30 cal plastic ammo cans are going on sale over the weekend starting Friday Apr 12-15 at HF for $2.96+tax each. Normally $6 ea. These are really good for a lot of things. I last posted these back in Feb of 2020 when they were going for $2.99. That may have been the last time I bought any.

I break down cases of ammo in them, which makes them lighter and easier to carry than those heavy 50 cal metal cans for grab and go.

I also use them as first aid kits, for Baofeng radios, tool kits etc etc. I have one or more in all my vehicles. Stackable, water tight and lockable.

Having just inventoried my ammo stash, I'm probably going to buy some more this weekend they are so handy.




BTW, that plastic can holds 133 12 ga shells

[Bmyers]

I will have to stop by there and pick up a few.

[Mac66]

I thought I put this up.

www.shoptaurus.com has it's usual holiday (memorial day) sale going on They've actually been running it in conjunction with the NRA show/meeting last week and continued it with the Memorial Day sale.

They have a Viridian weapons light with charger pack which seems to be a good deal @ 20% off. I ordered one last week. Some of their stuff is universal like lights, lazers, optics, some sights and other stuff. Enjoy