As someone in comments pointed out, PSA is having a sale on MP5 mags. It appears these are imported from MKE by Century so theyre going to be at least better than as if the drunken gunplumbers at Century made them themselves.
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I ordered ten. We’ll see what happens.
When it comes to a cheap-but-unkillable 9mm handgun that I’d feel comfortable trusting, I lean towards the discontinued Ruger P95 series of guns. I used to be able to pick them up off Gunbroker for around $200 if I was persistent. As of late, theyve gone up a tad but you can still find them in the mid-$200 range.
In another failed attempt by Ruger to get their polyguns into holsters everywhere, they came out with the Security-9…an affordable 9mm with the usual features. Turns out that Palmetto, makers of the JAKL that I’ve become enamored with, are closing them out for $230 which is about $70 cheaper than what they normally dealer out at. This is actually cheaper than the Palmetto Daggers that I’ve been buying lately.
In short, this looks like the cheapest way to get a truck/cabin/hideout/disposable 9mm that you can trust more than a HiPoint and for less than a Turkish 9mm. I’ll probably get a couple just to compare against the old P95’s, but I figured I’d pass it along.
Pretty soon theyll be giving them away, assuming they have any left. They only had maybe a dozen or so packages left. Comes out to $4.25 ea. Ridiculous price….for that kinda money you should have spares on top of spares.
This caught my eye a few weeks ago so i ordered one up:
Condition was, apparently, new and unused. It might have been used at some point, I suppose, but it sure didnt look it. They say unused, the evidence seems to support it.
I like the idea of as light a pack as possible so my go-to for shelter is either a tarp or poncho shelter, or something ridiculously light like a Kifaru tarp.. But, sometimes you just want something you can zip yourself into and get away from those damn mosquitos.
Anyway…if youre looking for a tent and fly suitable for one person who doesnt mind 7# of weight, go check it out before it goes off sale.
Was up at CostCo and the LifeStraws are now $20 for 4 (or $5 each if you’re mathematically challenged). Its worth having one in your vehicle console (“Glove compartment”), hunting bag, emergency kit, and off-site stash.
And…they may turn up as Paratus gifts at that price.
Trolling through Craigslist and came across this little number, brand new and unused for….$25. Yes please.
It’s a very nice, very new Aladdin oil lamp. If youre going to do kerosene lamps for emergencies, this is the guy you want. I’ve been meaning to get a couple more but hese last few years these things have been quite difficult to find. Most places are always out of stock and the prices….well….$150-$200 for one of these isn’t unheard of. Fortunately, you can sometimes find these in junk shops or yard sales for significantly less. You can order up a lampshade and lampshade hanger to go with these, which makes them wonderful lighting for cold dark winters nights. And they even throw out a little heat.
Spare mantles, chimmenys, burners, wicks, and that sort of thing are always a good idea. I have one of these that I’ve carried around for the last forty years and it works just fine.
Since my ’emergency fuel’ of choice is kerosene (stoves, lamps, heaters), this lamp fits into my plans quite nicely.
The fact that I also got it gor about 1/8th the price of a new one is just icing on the cake.
Moral of the story: don’t discount Craigslist for getting the things you need to increase your resilience.
Typical. I buy something and then after I buy it they reduce the price:
Guess I’ll buy another one of these because.
$7.50 for a LifeStraw is a no-brainer for something that you can leave in a pack, vehicle console (almost said ‘glove compartment’), truck box, emergency kit, or what have you. And, at that price, also make good gifts for your like-minded friends. (And, really, at this point in our societal devolution, if they aren’t llike-minded why do you have them as friends?)
It appears that CostCo has the LifeStraws back in stock. For a fire-and-forget solution , these are pretty good. Throw one in your hunting pack, BOB, etc, and be done with it.
These make excellent gifts (especially for Paratus) to the rest of your team, cadre, clan, cell, unit, stick, squad, group, tribe, wing, detail, or gang. (Dang if there aren’t a lot of metaphors for ‘small group’!)
As you can see in the picture, CostCo is also selling some Mountain House these days. As the summer season approaches it seems CostCo is getting in ‘camping supplies’. And, lets not dance around it, on a Venn diagram there’s a lot of overlap between ‘camping’ and ‘preparedness’ supplies.
Anyway, head off to CostCo and grab a pack of these so you don’t wind up like these guys.
Okay, the deal with bargains is usually that once I get what I need, I tell you guys about it. Thats not being mean, that’s just looking our for Number One…or, I suppose, Number Zero.
Anyway, the folks at Spec-Ops Brand are having a closeout on .308 double mag pouches. Looks like that the only ones left are multicam but that works perfect for me. $8.75 ea and Made in ‘Murica. I’ve got something like a thousand G3 mags so…I picked up a bunch.
They apparently have a buncha stuff on sale, ending today. Warm up the credit card and gear up.
A very thoughtful reader emailed me about this deal:
https://www.roverparts.com/off-road-accessories/jerry-cans/GJC20K4/
Four pack of Wavian NATO cans at $180 ($45 ea). Free shipping kicks in at $199 so go pick up a nozzle or something to go with them.
Or, do like I did and just order eight cans.
Thanks to the reader who sent me the info.
