tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post6912197125434755366..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: grape stompingJames M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-8657670249333457482018-04-25T15:35:10.592-07:002018-04-25T15:35:10.592-07:00I started using water because of hemmeroids. Help...I started using water because of hemmeroids. Helps save on Shout, also :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-65928389961790191622018-04-25T14:42:32.385-07:002018-04-25T14:42:32.385-07:00We have a wash board and an antique clothes wringe...We have a wash board and an antique clothes wringer.<br />Also a galvanized tub made for this purpose.Spudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689059709873763146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-66084949965155915582018-04-25T11:34:49.919-07:002018-04-25T11:34:49.919-07:00The see-saw update is pretty darn good.The see-saw update is pretty darn good.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-26077737928588615812018-04-25T10:20:22.758-07:002018-04-25T10:20:22.758-07:00I recall your mentioning the “Jim Washer” before, ...I recall your mentioning the “Jim Washer” before, and think that it was a clever idea. If you have kids, you could set a drum on its side, and balance it in the center of a teeter totter or a seesaw, and let them have at it. Use as little of soap as practical, so that you use less water to rinse.<br /><br />With regards to underwear, I phased them out 30 years ago, because I’ve always felt that they were damn uncomfortable, particularly in hot weather when they tend to climb up your butt crack. I also wear my pants more than one day. How do I do this in a sanitary fashion? Simple, I wash my butt crack after every #2 (Yes, I know, more details than anyone wanted, but a necessary detail). I also do this even in a low water situation, such as when I had to haul water to my waterless cabin in the woods. Performed correctly, it uses practically no water. <br /><br /><br />https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Fun-Home-Playground-Equipment/dp/B00HV8P1IU/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1524676287&sr=8-7&keywords=teeter+totterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-28953388418868937942018-04-25T09:34:27.345-07:002018-04-25T09:34:27.345-07:00Think about grass stains that kids grind into thei...Think about grass stains that kids grind into their clothes- does the washing machine ever actually get that stuff out? or does mom have to sit there and scrub it? (finding a way to scrub with foot power is a good idea IMHO). JJGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708302086326564665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-59400768973500376482018-04-25T06:18:42.564-07:002018-04-25T06:18:42.564-07:00GS-remember that joke where the Marine and Navy gu...GS-remember that joke where the Marine and Navy guy are in the restroom. The Marine pees and leaves without washing his hands. "In the Navy, we are taught to wash our hands after urinating" "In the Marine Corps we are taught how not to pee on our hands". To wear underwear for four days, just don't crap yourself! :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-61107109850138426002018-04-25T06:08:50.771-07:002018-04-25T06:08:50.771-07:00Fluoride. I wonder if that's what's wrong...Fluoride. I wonder if that's what's wrong with me?James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-84427510155333122652018-04-25T05:53:58.371-07:002018-04-25T05:53:58.371-07:00Steinbeck, Grapes Of Wraith.Steinbeck, Grapes Of Wraith.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-69906550067946668822018-04-25T05:52:53.980-07:002018-04-25T05:52:53.980-07:00Then you run out of silver. Better if they are sl...Then you run out of silver. Better if they are slaves or you practice polygamy. Come on, dude. Logistics!James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-91595957159070549252018-04-25T00:35:40.019-07:002018-04-25T00:35:40.019-07:00Collapse Laundry. Need to get me some girls to sc...Collapse Laundry. Need to get me some girls to scrub the underwear stains for junk silver coins. A shtf employment opportunity.<br />Demented guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17071191996716087797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-76724577473362527932018-04-24T23:38:04.615-07:002018-04-24T23:38:04.615-07:00i can't remember the novelist's name- he w...i can't remember the novelist's name- he wrote 'travels with charlie', but i think we were forced to read one of his books in high school.<br />in travels with charlie he rigged up a sealed bucket on a bouncy cord, secured it to something in his vehicle. the soap, water and clothes were sealed inside. the rigors of the road provided enough agitation to get the laundry clean. <br />in a secret lair situation this doesn't work but shows your rocking chair idea to be a probable success.deb harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110992898072146282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-48049797519632294092018-04-24T20:24:14.157-07:002018-04-24T20:24:14.157-07:00White (or, originally-white) clothes washed togeth...White (or, originally-white) clothes washed together avoid grabbing dye from other clothes, then soak in weak solution of bleach for a while, then rinse. I've recovered nasty kitchen grease-saturated cloths with high-concentration of soap + time/occasional agitation followed by rinse/hot water bleach/rinse. Stains fade after a few cycles of this, but the tacky grease feeling is gone in one cycle.<br /><br />No problem in 60" annual rain land, at the mouth of the Willamette River/Mighty Columbia. Water so cheap, it's a problem to be rid of it. Sewer bill 8x the water charge quarterly, but no-fluoride! <br /><br />pdxr13Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-15940473378836571922018-04-24T19:31:42.946-07:002018-04-24T19:31:42.946-07:00How to get 4 days out of 1 pair of underpants.
Day...How to get 4 days out of 1 pair of underpants.<br />Day 1: Put em on as normal.<br />Day 2: Put em on backwards.<br />Day 3: Turn em inside out.<br />Day 4: Put em on backwards again.<br />Day 5: Put on a brand new outfit and go find a new mate cause the old one left your stankin' ass on Day 3. hehghostsnipernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-31255164192703121152018-04-24T15:16:02.890-07:002018-04-24T15:16:02.890-07:00You might also need to hide your tighty whities as...You might also need to hide your tighty whities as they are on year seven and you simply can't get them back to white from grey or yellow or brown :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-23439472542616808332018-04-24T15:14:00.528-07:002018-04-24T15:14:00.528-07:00GS-I'm the same way, I keep reminding myself t...GS-I'm the same way, I keep reminding myself to wipe my fingers on the shirt, not the sweat pants ( shirt goes two to three days, the pants two to three weeks ). And I always lick my fingers first. Drives the NOL crazy, since I do it loudly. <br />Ave-good point. Skills increase, they don't deplete like "approved" prepper barter items.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-26413598555648904812018-04-24T14:21:09.101-07:002018-04-24T14:21:09.101-07:00Hand rub-scrub stains of most likely soiled-fouled...Hand rub-scrub stains of most likely soiled-fouled-exposed areas of garment article with your bar of zote/fels naptha/soapy water and small brushes. That will break up the major problem then use a combination of agitation for short period of time (1-2 minutes is all) followed by a soak period (5-10 minutes)to allow the detergent to break up your skin oils and funk and or any externally occured stains-soilage. 2 or 3 cycles of agitation by whatever method and soakings should suffice. Do other chores during the intermissions. Those plastic party tubs or old school galvanized tubs for outdoors or patio,garage external areas will free up a messy task from being done internally in house unless security considerations require you to launder your colorful lacy underwear in secret. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-80210105069563566572018-04-24T13:31:18.634-07:002018-04-24T13:31:18.634-07:00Yeah, good idea. I'd figure it out some way.
P...Yeah, good idea. I'd figure it out some way.<br />Point is to have alternatives.<br />Someone above reminded me of another way.<br />Put the garments and water/soap in a barrel and roll it down a hill. Overall, I try not to get my garments very dirty in the first place. In the summer I rarely wear a shirt here on the compound, I don't wipe dirty hands on my britches, etc. Lots of little things can add up to bigger things.ghostsnipernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-81359600287533104262018-04-24T12:41:55.549-07:002018-04-24T12:41:55.549-07:00After a certain age we will need somebody for some...After a certain age we will need somebody for some menial tasks anyway, collapse or not.<br /><br />So the question is : what can we trade for that ?<br />I guess something like teaching would do. Even if it's just teaching how to write & count.<br /><br />Don't dismiss this, folks, because writing and counting are not being taught successfully anymore, as can be witnessed daily (I'm a History teacher and we never had it that bad as now).<br /><br />So even if we do some menial teaching, that might pay for someone to wash your clothes.<br /><br />(That's a different perspective than to pay with cartridges or gold coin, isn't it ?)Avehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508223217305671728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-81510132976420674612018-04-24T09:00:02.038-07:002018-04-24T09:00:02.038-07:00My knees haven't gone, yet ( knock on wood ). ...My knees haven't gone, yet ( knock on wood ). So I'm guessing here. Could you sit on the tub, taking the weight off your knees, and still grape-stomp?James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-48180598286138059362018-04-24T08:40:54.377-07:002018-04-24T08:40:54.377-07:00If you're getting older or already are it'...If you're getting older or already are it's probably a good idea to have several options available. The grape stomp method would work for me for awhile but my knees ain't teenagers any more, and they're the only ones I got. There is a toilet plunger in both baths so they are an option as long as my shoulders and arms hold up. If you have an old metal and wood washboard that would be an option with the added benefit you could moonlight pretending you're in a rock band like Black Oak Arkansas. shikka-tikka-tikka-tikkaghostsnipernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-50547767850008958252018-04-24T08:33:29.093-07:002018-04-24T08:33:29.093-07:00Ah! I had no idea the washboard was for spot washi...Ah! I had no idea the washboard was for spot washing/stain removal. I wonder how few actually know this. Thanks!James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-56079350284113412142018-04-24T08:31:14.894-07:002018-04-24T08:31:14.894-07:00From what I understand a washboard and brush is ju...From what I understand a washboard and brush is just for ground in stuff or stains. Just like current washing machines tend not to get all the stains etc clean off clothes requiring 'prewash' and spot treatment so to does the wet, soap and agitate method of cleaning. With just spot cleaning you can keep outer clothes (shirts trousers jackets etc)clean enough to wear for several days in a row before having to wash more thoroughly - IF you don't sweat through the under layers. <br />Laundry IS an important part of ones hygiene preps. One that is often neglected and seldom practiced. Our current availability of dirt cheap clothes *vs historical norms* means that people far underestimate its importance for the future. JJGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708302086326564665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-12126922405563207202018-04-24T08:26:13.475-07:002018-04-24T08:26:13.475-07:00Steinbeck ( "My travels with Charlie" I ...Steinbeck ( "My travels with Charlie" I believe was the title ) wrote on this, but with a smaller buckets obviously.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-18480297396783209462018-04-24T07:58:31.165-07:002018-04-24T07:58:31.165-07:00I've read a couple times about a few folks out...I've read a couple times about a few folks out west who put their clothes and wash water in a 55 gallon drum with a sealable lid, lay it down in the back of their old beater pick-up and then make their weekly drive to town 50 miles away over bad roads. Of course you'd still have to rinse them when you got home.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com