Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.
There is what is called a “Veterans Stand Down” this weekend here at the local Guard armory. The premise is that veterans, and their families, especially homeless vets, can come down to the armory for medical and dental screenings, counseling and outreach services, and free surplus gear. (Presumably gear that is conducive to being homeless…sleeping bags, packs, boots, parkas, etc.)
It is the last of those services that interests me. They had one of these over in the town forty miles down the road last month and I was told that a person could get a free 4-piece military sleep system. Well, Im not homeless and Im not a veteran but Im going to go down there anyway. I was told that as far as the surplus stuff goes theyre pretty relaxed about it going to veterans only and pretty much will give it to anyone who needs it. It starts at 8am tomorrow. I cannot imagine that any of the homeless people I normally see around this town will be awake or conscious at 8 in the morning. Heck, I’ll barely be awake. But a buddy of mine who is a veteran will be going with me and if theyre going to be a stickler about things then I’ll ask him to grab me one of the sleep systems..assuming they even have any. Be nice to get a few pairs of boots too, come to think of it.
On the other hand, if it turns out to be a crowd of homeless wretches and theres a limited supply of things then obviously I’ll defer getting anything at the expense of someone else who may have a more…pressing…need than I.
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Apparently when I purchased those Pelican cases from my vendor she must have realized Im a soft touch for a bargain. I’ve got a box fulla olive drab Glock knives, the non-sawteeth version, absolutely new, sitting here. Hmmm. One knife with scabbard will fit in a $5 Flat Rate Envelope. $30 + 5$ to ship if anyone is interested. Theyre fantastic knives for the money and darn near impossible to destroy. I’ve had mine for a buncha years now and its got nicks and scratches all over it but its still a solid performer that’ll open bottles, bust steel bands, gut deer, dig holes, pry boards apart and even cut stuff. Great value. I think Ive bragged on ‘em before.
Which reminds me…I’ve some of the Pelican #1010 cases left as well. These are the last of them. Those of you who ordered them earlier should have them by now and the rest of you should have them within a day or two.
I’m putting the Glock knives link at the tail end of the Pelican case post for convenience.
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It isn’t related to preparedness, but I just think its darn cool. Theres an outfit that is finally making modern copies of one of my favorite ancient revolvers – the Merwin & Hulbert. These things were way ahead of their time. Interchangeable barrels, auto-eject of empties, punch engraving, folding hammers, etc. Great old guns. Not sure their $1250 of greatness but they are an amazingly funky bit of Old West history.
