Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.

Well, good to be back. Nothing better than being at home (or within 10 minutes of it) with all my gear and goodies. Unleash the North Koreans and let the Chinese do their thing…I’m ready.

Speaking of ready .. (and, really, arent we always speaking of being ready?)..a little gifty for the Commander showed up the other day: an OD Tactical Tailor backpack. (laughs merrily) I am soooooo looking forward to beating the crap out of this thing.

Hey, in other news…a huge greasy and beefy ‘w00t’ to my local SuperWalMart for carrying the packaged ground beef in the MRE type pouch. Me and K. were wandering through the S.WalMart and found this stuff on the shelf. Picked up a 10 oz. package of the ‘italian seasonings’ variety. I am looking forward to trying it out. Expiration date? March 2005! Thats pretty much a solid year! How utterly coo is that? If this stuff tastes any good I am going to be laying in a bunch. Storing meat in a convenient, room-temperature, shelf-stable, lightweight form is a major pain in the ass and this might just make it easier….if this stuff is any good. I’ll let you know.

Observations from long roadtrip:
CamelBak’s are always worth bringing. Makes drinking n’ driving alot easier than you’d think.
Newer GPS’s with street level maps are the way to go. Big time.

Other than that, since the trip went smoothly, there was no need to field test the ‘just in case’ gear.

Ammo cans on sale locally. .30 cal for $3, .50 cal for $4. Bought 20 of each. Never have too many of these things and they are highly useful. (Theyre great for making snowblocks to make igloos in the yard.)

Also got to visit with a Mormon family along the way. Pulled up and saw the shelves of canning jars and #10 cans in their garage and thought ‘Oh yeah, my kinda people.’ Reminds me that I need to network a local Mormon or two and see if I cant get to use their cannery some time. Maybe if I volunteer some time and/or cash. Be nice to fix my own #10 cans o’ goodies.

Posting has been infrequent lately because Ive been so bloody busy. Hopefully with expanded internet access at the bunker I’ll be able to post (and get pics up) more often. But dont hold your breath.