tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post8803019208659330971..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: panic 1 of 3James M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-50436675484533023682018-01-30T05:46:36.460-08:002018-01-30T05:46:36.460-08:00Right, all this talk of being prepped or being a b...Right, all this talk of being prepped or being a better mechanic by doing X, it is just to keep us looking stupid running out on the side of the road. :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-84103896176666781992018-01-30T05:43:32.628-08:002018-01-30T05:43:32.628-08:00One second. Year after I think is the sequel. Wh...One second. Year after I think is the sequel. Which is terrible. The first half of "second" was one of the best PA books out there. The second half was just wretched militia porn crap. The two books following are worse than the second half of the first book. Kind of sad, since the same author did Lost Regiment <br />http://amzn.to/2DKcQel<br />Which was a darn fine doomer book in that the first few in the series were "world rebuilding". Actually, good reading all around, but they should be read for the bonus tips and tricks. I'm sure the later books don't do any of that. By book four or five I think there was one mention of creating an industry from scratch one time. Kind of like that series with the time traveler to Polish knights era. First three books were awesome for Building Industry and then they just got gay. Anyway, both series are on Kindle so you aren't paying high prices on rare paper books. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-23887704221359206612018-01-29T19:36:23.333-08:002018-01-29T19:36:23.333-08:00You should do regular Wheat Crop Analysis for your...You should do regular Wheat Crop Analysis for your minions <br /><br />But yeah, Just read "One Second after(or is it minute" if you're ever doubting the wisdom of buying grain. <br /><br />I've worked out based on Lord Bisons book that one bucket (that I use) = one months calories for an adult. One bucket requires one cup of diametrious earth. Easy math for those with average intelligence, well maybe not, I heard that average intelligence is 86 which when I look around me seems to be overstating it. Dingonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-13128417989061954812018-01-29T19:30:01.205-08:002018-01-29T19:30:01.205-08:00My understanding of fuel in cars.
1. It goes off ...My understanding of fuel in cars.<br /><br />1. It goes off / stale (source my parents had a car but also had company cars so theirs sat unused and it caused $2k damage to the engine)<br /><br />2. Condensation forms / can form inside the fuel tank in the empty space. This means water is getting in<br /><br />3. Gunk does accumulate in the bottom BUT only gets sucked up if you let your tank go down to far<br /><br />When I say I let it get down I'm talking 1/4 to 1/8.<br /><br />The keeping it half full or better really just buys us a bit of time should anything happen. Or it keeps us from looking stupid by running out. <br /><br />Lastly - it costs just as much to keep your fuel tank topped up as it costs to keep it perpetually empty. One's just smarter ;-)Dingonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-7660826363454303282018-01-29T19:23:04.265-08:002018-01-29T19:23:04.265-08:00“A ten year old kid can pretty much figure out on ...“A ten year old kid can pretty much figure out on his own ( or with a five minute talk with his dad ) what he needs to grab to go camping.”<br /><br /><br />You might be giving modern 10 year olds too much credit. He’d probably reach first for his ipad, Gameboy (or whatever the hell it is that the kids use instead these days) and battery packs to keep it all going. Left behind would be crucial items such as matches, lighters, ferrocerium rods, tents, sleeping bags, etc and so on. <br /><br />There used to be this fine organization called the boy scouts that taught such valuable outdoors skills. Now I think they call it the LGBTXQYZ ♀ scouts. The few remaining boys can hold the girls purses (Along with Tad and Sebastien's butt packs) :D <br /><br />I jest, but it truly is a sad state of affairs ☹Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-67384741889736438692018-01-29T18:36:00.353-08:002018-01-29T18:36:00.353-08:00I've heard of the injector issue, but even onl...I've heard of the injector issue, but even only to a quarter before filling gives a lot more dilution of the old.<br />*<br />I was going to Disney a heck of a lot as a kid so I never went back as an adult once I started fearing crowds ( near the start of High School ), except once but that was a charter bus in the evening with almost zero people there. I was okay going to Magic Mt. a few times before the kids were born, but that didn't have the claustrophobic feel ( and besides, I was smitten with bosoms on the Baby Mama and did as I was told, crowds or no ).James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-72717839981896012492018-01-29T18:30:36.987-08:002018-01-29T18:30:36.987-08:00I was an economics junkie for many years but gave ...I was an economics junkie for many years but gave up on it after the obvious disconnect between traditional signals and the new manipulated results. Out of practice so long I just ignore most of it. Not that anything is good news anymore :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-36013339390886954522018-01-29T18:28:42.821-08:002018-01-29T18:28:42.821-08:00You could probably just try out the sprouts as a v...You could probably just try out the sprouts as a veggie first. You want to do that anyway, for fresh veggies in your storage food. Perhaps as some claim it doesn't have that many vitamins, but your body will crave the enzymes. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-12939596039125412252018-01-29T18:23:43.843-08:002018-01-29T18:23:43.843-08:00Economic trouble...
Did you notice US bond yields ...Economic trouble...<br />Did you notice US bond yields just rose, making it more expensive for us to take on new debt? Also, immediately after the official start date of the Petro-Yuan on January 18th, the US credit rating was downgraded from A- to BBB+. Momentum is building.<br />Peace outAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-10267524387546036842018-01-29T17:40:51.248-08:002018-01-29T17:40:51.248-08:00I thought I was the only one that loathed crowds. ...I thought I was the only one that loathed crowds. I remember I had a friend that would go down to Pismo Beach every labor day. I remember thinking to myself why on earth would he do this? I’ve never been to Disney Land. That’s right. Not sure if I’ve ever met anyone that lived anywhere near Kalifornia that can say the same? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-17042229309186105492018-01-29T17:36:34.399-08:002018-01-29T17:36:34.399-08:00“Dingo-I like that idea of draining the fuel tank ...“Dingo-I like that idea of draining the fuel tank for extra special fresh. I'm fanatical about never going below half ( for the NOL's car ) and yet that never occurred to me-my bad!”<br /><br /><br />Be careful. I have heard that if you run some fuel injected cars out of fuel, that you can destroy the fuel injectors. I don’t know if this is entirely true, but since it’s someone else’s car, I wouldn’t take any chances. Alternatively, you could add a little fuel preservative every so often, or some of that Sea Foam. If the above were to be true, you really don’t even want to get a car down to a ¼ tank, because if you get on the side of a hill, you can still run out (I know this from personal experience). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-53315121784903291802018-01-29T15:40:23.722-08:002018-01-29T15:40:23.722-08:00gluten intolerant want to try the sprout/ dehydrat...gluten intolerant want to try the sprout/ dehydrate/ grind for flour trick. will see if daughter can help. thanks. love wheat bread but cannot digest. nothing better than a hot yeast roll with butter.deb harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110992898072146282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-43254500673634078272018-01-29T15:09:25.411-08:002018-01-29T15:09:25.411-08:00Wait, I think it was the Rolling Stones. I haven&...Wait, I think it was the Rolling Stones. I haven't cheated and looked it up-I'm trying to force my memory to work.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-71891010886257679132018-01-29T15:07:26.006-08:002018-01-29T15:07:26.006-08:0011:51- "All that can be done is done, deal wi...11:51- "All that can be done is done, deal with the rest as it comes". I like that, it rolls off the tongue.<br />*<br />Dingo-I like that idea of draining the fuel tank for extra special fresh. I'm fanatical about never going below half ( for the NOL's car ) and yet that never occurred to me-my bad! Fort Dingo-damn, I like that better than the BPOD. Whenever we go out to eat-rarely-it is an event planned out like a European invasion. The timing must be just right to minimize competition. Location is factored in. Sometimes the worst food is the most crowded, or the best food with worst ambiance is most crowded. All is considered and weighed. I can't enjoy eating if I'm in a trough with the other pigs. No wonder we eat out quarterly or less.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-9197025699961978682018-01-29T14:58:36.701-08:002018-01-29T14:58:36.701-08:00Was that the Beatles? ( hey, hey, you, you, get ou...Was that the Beatles? ( hey, hey, you, you, get out of my head ). Good idea commenting to Grn Mt. Dude here. I can understand why he doesn't allow comments, although I never could turn them off. You guys are the majority of my article ideas.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-45837901154711470082018-01-29T14:55:02.247-08:002018-01-29T14:55:02.247-08:00Notes on wheat:
We just had a bad harvest. In the ...Notes on wheat:<br />We just had a bad harvest. In the last decade the world reserves have shrunk some more, rust started in Africa and moved east, Afghanistan stopped growing as much in response to drought and opium production, Egypt stopped growing water heavy crops such as cotton and went to wheat but must still import half what it needs, and Saudi Arabia stopped growing any at all.<br />*<br />These are just off the top of my head. Many more global grain issues. Last chance to buy, really. Stock it deep.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-57164312784543492562018-01-29T14:30:10.488-08:002018-01-29T14:30:10.488-08:00Being able to buy clean, ready to eat or store gra...Being able to buy clean, ready to eat or store grain in virtually unlimited quantity is nothing short of a miracle.<br />This situation will disappear when the world money system and cheap energy implode.<br />James is right, take advantage of this situation now.<br />Convince relatives or anyone you will be aligned with to get some more grain socked away.<br />Sprouting and drying before grinding to flour also adds nutrition for those who don't have a gluten problem. Pre-soak and sprout to point that the grain has sent out just the nub of a white root 1/4" or less. Then stop process by drying in food dehydrater, sun, or maybe low temp oven. Can store until ready to grind or use immediately.<br /><br />S. In Fla.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-1880230927315488232018-01-29T13:18:43.567-08:002018-01-29T13:18:43.567-08:003. Another anecdote
At some community event I was...3. Another anecdote<br /><br />At some community event I was forced to attend (I loathe crowds). I said to my family. Let's grab dinner now. Err I'm not hungry just yet whined my family. I said "look at all these people. They all have the very same idea as we do, come here, enjoy the tunes, grab something to eat. Do you want to join _THAT_ line up?" <br /><br />We grabbed food, and not 15 minutes later the mob started. Within 45 minutes the food stalls had run out and there were a lot of angry people whose night was ruined. <br /><br />Get in early! Dingonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-64760369699090058092018-01-29T13:15:30.626-08:002018-01-29T13:15:30.626-08:002. When there was an impending flood I was already...2. When there was an impending flood I was already well stocked at Fort Dingo. But a few extra supplies never goes astray. So I thought I'd go to the shops and grab some beer, chips and enjoy the ride. Whoa nelly! The shops were chaos and people were on the cusp of losing it and start looting. I turned around and left. <br /><br />Shopping in those events is a contact sport. Don't do it. Panic todayDingonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-36767829579088335692018-01-29T13:12:19.412-08:002018-01-29T13:12:19.412-08:00When you look at an event with the right eyes
We...When you look at an event with the right eyes <br /><br />We just had a long weekend here in Dingoland. My commute home went from a normal 45 minute fun ride to an ecstatic 2hour 45 minute adventure. Thank Dogness for my podcasts and that I never let my fuel tank get below 1/2 way (well that's a lie, I intentionally run it down every month or so to ensure there's fresh fuel in the tank but I run it down over a days 4wd so it's not like I've got a low tank during the work week) Dingonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-39353543412123934552018-01-29T13:04:32.465-08:002018-01-29T13:04:32.465-08:00Get out of my head.
Just this weekend I was thin...Get out of my head. <br /><br />Just this weekend I was thinking about what new gun I wanted to buy but then I was thinking about how little stored wheat berries I have (3 months for immediate "living under my house right now" family... brothers, sisters & parents we're talking about significantly less... they all live 10 minutes drive away).<br /><br />Ammo is OK, only OK not Zombie Apoclypse level. But at levels that'd freak out the cops & see them confiscated even though there's no law about it)<br /><br />PS - I still read everyday (or there abouts) Keep up the great work.<br /><br />Green mountain dude - sorry I mocked you when you allowed comments. I was just teasingDingonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-693215450892059802018-01-29T11:51:41.592-08:002018-01-29T11:51:41.592-08:00Yep, right on Jim. Just pack the lastly items, gra...Yep, right on Jim. Just pack the lastly items, grab your grip, and walk off. If your provisioned in place, then lock it down, have a snack and relax. All that can be done is done, deal with the rest as it comes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-26552361197028469432018-01-29T10:30:08.262-08:002018-01-29T10:30:08.262-08:00With no running down to Wally! Anyone who thinks ...With no running down to Wally! Anyone who thinks about last minute shopping after SHTF will have their minion membership suspended!James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-7597728428057805062018-01-29T10:16:06.879-08:002018-01-29T10:16:06.879-08:00Stay on the path, heed the advice of Jim. I go abo...Stay on the path, heed the advice of Jim. I go about incrementally ratcheting up my preps, ignoring the rest of the tone deaf masses. It is wise to be as broadly prepped in as many different "departments" at similar levels. Not too much of one at the expense of others. I use my off time/vacations to rundown rehearsals or drills to hash out shortcomings. Minions should think about a normal morning that by end of day is full-on shtf. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com