I suppose with the sunset of the AWB I might make a few minor changes here and there…I wouldnt mind having a folding stock on the AK.
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I received a book in the mail yesterday offa my Amazon wish list – “Conquer The Crash – You Can Survive And Thrive In A Deflationary Depression”. Im not so much a believer in a long-term crisis of Mad Max-type proportions. I believe those situations will happen on a short term basis (hurricanes, floods, etc). But the long-term crises that I do think will occur will be along the nature of something that drops the US into a Soviet-style economy with lines for toilet paper, meat and bread. Think Moscow. Think Argentina. The obvious solution is to have your lifestyle rigged in such a way that youre fairly immune from economic upheaval (not alot of debt [mortgage], tangible investments [gold], etc, etc. Anyway, this book was on my list so Im curious to see if its any good.
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Need to shop around a bit and acquire a good two-burner propane camp stove. I already have to one-burner stoves for backpacking that burn gasoline and camp fuel, but for indoor use I prefer propane. (Although in the winter I can cook on top of my kerosene heater) Additionally, I’ll pick up the necessary hardware to let it run off of 1# bottles or the ubiquitous 20# barbecue bombs. Fortunately, my household stove runs on gas and in the past has been completely unaffected by power outages. But, why take chances, y’know?
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The local Goodwill is having a sale on their military BDU’s so theres an opportunity to pick up some new pants and maybe a field jacket. BDU pants are the most comfortable pants around and are pretty durable. Lotsa room in the crotch and seat which makes ’em great for when youre running around over obstacles and stuff like that.
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And November creeps closer with all its ominous implications………..
Notes From The Bunker
Have you ever cooked on your camp stoves using gasoline? If so, does it affect the taste/safety of the food?
Coleman two burner propane stoves are pretty economical (about $55 from CampMor) and very effective. I do not, however, believe that they are particularly safe for indoor use.
The adapter to hook a 20# cylinder (or any other carryable bulk cylider) is also easily available for a moderate cost (about $20). Honestly, If you go that route, I would recommend getting the Coleman “tree” that allows you to put a propane lantern on the top, and hook two other units off the sides of the tree. 20# of propane lasts a long time with camp equipment.
When we had the ice storm here a couple years ago, we rolled up the garage door, set the stove up just outside of the mouth of the garage and cooked there. That worked out really well. Our neighbors were jealous because we had hot, fresh food, and they didnt. Stupid non-preparers 🙂
I do not, however, believe that they are particularly safe for indoor use.
Its a matter of safe-er. The camp fuel stoves (and lanterns for that matter) are just too noisy and smelly for indoor use, in my opinion. Propane should be a lot easier on the sensibilities…come to think of it, my buddy’s house is powered by propane and he has a propane cookstove so I would imagine that if you can use a 4-burner Magic Chef that runs on propane, a two burner Coleman should be fine. Regardless, the usuall caveats about ventilation are always in observance.
I would recommend getting the Coleman “tree” that allows you to put a propane lantern on the top, and hook two other units off the sides of the tree. 20# of propane lasts a long time with camp equipment.
Yeah, I saw a tree over at Sportsmans warehouse. Not sure if I needed one or not though. On the other hand, better to have/not need vs. not have/need, blah, blah, blah. I like the 20# prpane tanks…esp. since if worse comes to worse I can scrounge them offa various neighbors barbecues.
When we had the ice storm here a couple years ago, we rolled up the garage door, set the stove up just outside of the mouth of the garage and cooked there.
Exactly. I have a yard with a 6′ privacy fence around it…I could easily set up a nice kitchen out there or even on my front porch under the eaves.
Using camp fuel, yes, gas no. As long as the food your cooking is in a pot and your not roasting it on a stick over the burner I cant imagine thered be a transference of taste. Alot of people store their backpack stove inside their cooking pot and I think thats where the problems come from.
getting there
try installing a bivit on your toilet seat to save on toilet paper, make methane from your composting sewage for your cooking needs, and last Halloween is coming on November forth this year! Wildflower