tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post6750597234385556680..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: consuming to invest 33James M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-36324518185023050952015-06-16T14:12:11.934-07:002015-06-16T14:12:11.934-07:00That was the case in 'Nam supposedly, the '...That was the case in 'Nam supposedly, the 'cong could smell the US troops coming thanks to the odor of the GI provided soaps...JJGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708302086326564665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-84141844895994107592015-06-13T06:46:04.864-07:002015-06-13T06:46:04.864-07:00Another tribal marker, a certain soap?Another tribal marker, a certain soap?James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-29062286327064799512015-06-13T06:45:14.717-07:002015-06-13T06:45:14.717-07:00I think folks confuse the temporary welfare state ...I think folks confuse the temporary welfare state advantages as being permanent and hence mistake being white/male as no longer advantageous.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-13448185018365825792015-06-13T06:43:26.495-07:002015-06-13T06:43:26.495-07:00Actually, that sounds like a nifty marketing gimmi...Actually, that sounds like a nifty marketing gimmick "Roy's Grade One Bee Barf"James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-39753615768580662942015-06-13T06:42:10.938-07:002015-06-13T06:42:10.938-07:00Come on! Trying to be funny. Come on! Trying to be funny. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-81523999434326615922015-06-13T04:19:11.329-07:002015-06-13T04:19:11.329-07:00I thought as long as you stay away from brain, spn...I thought as long as you stay away from brain, spnial, cord, and excessive blood consumption, long pork doesn't have too many draw backs?<br /><br />~SumDude Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-44852687061049884072015-06-13T01:06:22.193-07:002015-06-13T01:06:22.193-07:00A sex-change operation is subject to buyers remors...A sex-change operation is subject to buyers remorse. If it's botched badly enough, the victim might just finish themselves off as they should have before demanding to waste the taxpayer money. <br /><br />I don't get why (to quote an old drag queen who worked at the antique mall I had a space at) someone would want to go from being a first-class citizen (white male) to anything else. <br /><br />pdxr13Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-88869898215438769582015-06-12T11:42:55.135-07:002015-06-12T11:42:55.135-07:00Never tried to make soap. But I am a hobby Chandel...Never tried to make soap. But I am a hobby Chandelier (Yes folks, it was, and in some cases, still is an actual occupation).<br /><br />I thought about trying my hand at making money at it, but soon determined that it was not possible. You cannot make and sell product as cheaply as Glade, Yankee Candles, and the others so easily, short of massive bulk purchases at wholesale prices.<br /><br />Now I had another idea that if I could procure some beehives (Another venture that is hard to make any money at, at least according to the beekeeping forums that I came across?) and with the free wax from the hives, I could do well. The biggest problem was that I would have needed lots of hives. Candles are also often made of soy these days. But the chemistry involved in the process of transforming the soy into soy wax, is unknown to me at this point in time.<br /><br />Both of these ventures attempted simultaneously just might provide an income.<br /><br />Post collapse, with barter being the norm. Candles and bee barf will be a much desired commodity. Just don't label your jars bee barf, and you will do okay :D<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-43147702753186761052015-06-12T09:12:48.255-07:002015-06-12T09:12:48.255-07:00I hadn't thought about the tactical aspects. O...I hadn't thought about the tactical aspects. Of course here on the wide prairie you are far more apt to see your opponent well before smelling them, but you never know.JJGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708302086326564665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-14332148001403326842015-06-12T05:45:27.488-07:002015-06-12T05:45:27.488-07:00Avoided like a sex change operation. Unless you a...Avoided like a sex change operation. Unless you are Bruce Jenner.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-9999108848579554382015-06-11T18:30:55.866-07:002015-06-11T18:30:55.866-07:00I'm going over 15mph AVERAGE through Portland ...I'm going over 15mph AVERAGE through Portland Oregon and hitting mid-30's down hills (up hill speed depends on load, hill grade, temp, dehydration/diet, tire air pressure, lube status, and length of climb). That's with a 40+ pound mid-1980's Cro-Mo Fuji Suncrest (26 inch wheels, expensive Schwalbe tires, bell-horn-rack-Kryptolock, 18 speeds but top 3 are used), I bought nearly-new in 1989. Bike all year unless actual ice on the ground. <br /><br />Comment on fat: FAT IS GOOD! I particularly like fancy organic butter, Yak butter if someone else is paying. Commercial chicken fat is mostly cat/possum bait, but free-range backyard chicken fat is hoarded in the freezer, along with good pork-beef-wild-critter parts. <br /><br />During the winter, I am a pig for fatty goodness from animal sources: but not soy, not corn, not rapeseed oil. GMO/glyphosate-contaminated alleged-food oil is to be avoided like a sex-change operation. Those bad oils burn GREAT in the OM616 during warm weather. Olive oil is all-over-the-place in quality, but it's worth looking for. Nuts/seeds toasted in olive oil are yummy. <br /><br />pdxr13Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-82404482378254591762015-06-11T13:46:37.194-07:002015-06-11T13:46:37.194-07:00I bike at 9 mph. And that is an old man shuffle s...I bike at 9 mph. And that is an old man shuffle speed. No sweating. Think about it, have your people get back with my people.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-26792185123682957492015-06-11T13:44:55.362-07:002015-06-11T13:44:55.362-07:00And don't forget the tactical advantage of bei...And don't forget the tactical advantage of being the only clean ones around. Smell death like substance? Shoot it.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-77123050840355935522015-06-11T13:43:40.826-07:002015-06-11T13:43:40.826-07:00No recipes, sorry. I hate doing tired retreads ev...No recipes, sorry. I hate doing tired retreads everyone else is doing. The Lamp Post List is long and varied. Lawyers, politicians, central bankers ( not the minimum wage drones at the teller window, the big muckeemucks ), ex-wives. You can't eat them, so they might as well be candle fat. I'd think twice about soap- you get that in your eye, you might get Mad Cow or something.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-59605967288106296122015-06-11T11:50:58.272-07:002015-06-11T11:50:58.272-07:00Damn! i thought we were going to get a new soap re...Damn! i thought we were going to get a new soap recipe... <br />...or maybe i got one and missed it. Are you saying we should make soap and candles out of the Middle Managers, come SHTF?<br /><br />-eviltwin<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-16352515364263057212015-06-11T10:59:54.338-07:002015-06-11T10:59:54.338-07:00I agree. Soap is so easy, there is no reason not t...I agree. Soap is so easy, there is no reason not to plan for- and practice- making your own. Fat and Lye. Lye from soaked wood ashes, and Fat from what ever source you have. <br />Using soap, clean hot water (filter and solar heat will work) will allow you and your family to maintain a level of hygenie close to the 20th century 1st world norm. A minimal investment now ( a couple hundred bucks at most ) to preserve your health in the face of all sorts of other issues in the future. JJGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708302086326564665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-41296053550407280672015-06-11T10:17:03.474-07:002015-06-11T10:17:03.474-07:00Regarding outside costs, I remember reading that i...Regarding outside costs, I remember reading that if you take the number of miles the average car is driven per year, and divide that by the sum of not just the time spent in traffic but also the time worked to pay for the car, gas, oil, etc., it works out to less than 10 miles per hour.<br /><br />I'll bet bicycles used for commuting compare very favorably with that calculation.John D. Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16203607452410210779noreply@blogger.com