This weeks preps check-in

[Helen Back]

I finally put up my motion sensors yesterday. 800' wireless range, 4 zones, with 16 total sensors. Cheap, and they work great. I've used them for years. When something moves in a zone, the unit tells you which one. Get these now, if you can. You can buy additional sensors for under $25 a piece. Make sure you get a lot of 9v batteries too.

https://www.amazon.com/Skylink-HA-3...skylink+motion+detector&qid=1584812150&sr=8-5

 

[tmttactical]

Finally completed my reloading system and will start reloading as soon as my last order arrives. I already had most of the components. Just needed the press (Lee Classic Turret Press), Powder Measure and a powder funnel. I did order a 9mm die set, already had the 6.5 Creedmoor and the 300 Win Mag dies. Once everything arrives, I will be able to reload 1,000 9mm rounds and 250 -- 6.5 Creedmoor rounds. I already had a full ammo can of 7.62 x 39 and 223. Those calibers are really to cheap to reload, unless they become too difficult to buy and then I will reload them. I already have 11 boxes of Blazer 9mm ammo, so I may sell some. Either way, I will at least have something productive to do, during my house arrest (wife is the warden). Due to my age and the COPD, the wife is not letting me out and about. When you are sleeping with the warden, it is tough to riot. LOL

 

[Brent S]

Finally completed my reloading system and will start reloading as soon as my last order arrives. I already had most of the components. Just needed the press (Lee Classic Turret Press), Powder Measure and a powder funnel. I did order a 9mm die set, already had the 6.5 Creedmoor and the 300 Win Mag dies. Once everything arrives, I will be able to reload 1,000 9mm rounds and 250 -- 6.5 Creedmoor rounds. I already had a full ammo can of 7.62 x 39 and 223. Those calibers are really to cheap to reload, unless they become too difficult to buy and then I will reload them. I already have 11 boxes of Blazer 9mm ammo, so I may sell some. Either way, I will at least have something productive to do, during my house arrest (wife is the warden). Due to my age and the COPD, the wife is not letting me out and about. When you are sleeping with the warden, it is tough to riot. LOL

With the uncertainty in the world right now selling any ammo would be the last thing on my list. Glad your wife is beating some sense into you!

 

[Arcticdude]

With the uncertainty in the world right now selling any ammo would be the last thing on my list. Glad your wife is beating some sense into you!

I know this may sound sacrilegious around here but during obamas ammo shortages there were times that all I could find were subsonic and standard velocity .22 ammo. I have several thousand rounds that I'm thinking about selling.

 

[KateMTx]

I got my new shotgun today. The outdoors store was crazy, and they were only letting a few people in at a time. I think some people here are taking this seriously, but then I saw a bunch of people at a park, kids and adults, all together playing on the swings (the big ones that multiple kids can pile together on at a time). It was probably 20 people all together.

 

[tmttactical]

With the uncertainty in the world right now selling any ammo would be the last thing on my list. Glad your wife is beating some sense into you!

Selling the ammo will be if things quiet down and semi return to normal. The wife is not going to let me out of the house until thing are under control. If this lasts too long, I will be a one man ammo factory. I did get a bit crazy today. I got an internet warning that 22lr. is running out and my not be replenished for a year or more. Since the next firearm on my list is a 22 rifle, I went and ordered 2,500 rounds. Now if I was buying a semi-auto 22, that would be a drop in the bucket but I will be buying a bolt action, so hopefully that will last until the 22lr ammo gets back into production again. I do expect the 22lr ammo to go up in price from about 3 to 5 cents a round to over 10 cents a round, just for the plinking ammo. Match grade or so they call it, will cost as much as some center fire ammo or very close to it. Folks may want to start looking at good quality air rifles.

 

[Brent S]

I need to pull out my rifles and make sure they are sited in well and then cleaned and lubed well. Just got added to my to do list.

 

[Brent S]

Well, with all this free time lately I’ve been doing much needed and neglected yard work. I pruned all the fruit trees and grape vines, got about a third of the blackberries weeded, mowed between the blueberries and just started weeding at the bases of them, got the greenhouse tilled and planted and mowed the main garden. This has been a weeks worth of fun so far. I still have two weeks worth of yard stuff planned. I had really let this place go... when this is over I’m going to hire somebody. Hopefully this will help with producing more this year, and hopefully I won’t have to rely on eating it to keep fed!

 

[GaRp58]

We only have a balcony since the borders are closed and we cannot make it to Hungary. We just planted potatoes, garlic, parsley, basil, snap beans, green beans, pinto beans and thyme in bigger boxes. They are on the south side and looking into the sun. Lets hope it is only for the fun and activity and not really for the need. GP

 

[tmttactical]

I need to pull out my rifles and make sure they are sited in well and then cleaned and lubed well. Just got added to my to do list.

I did that last week. All rifles are dead on at 100 yards. They have all been cleaned and oiled and ready for active duty, if called upon. As soon as the reloading press gets here, I will bolt it down and start the process of reloading more ammo.

 

[BillMasen]

I did that last week. All rifles are dead on at 100 yards. They have all been cleaned and oiled and ready for active duty, if called upon. As soon as the reloading press gets here, I will bolt it down and start the process of reloading more ammo.

You must be one helluva marksman if you are going to shoot all those corona virus germs

 

[DirtDiva]

Well, with all this free time lately I’ve been doing much needed and neglected yard work. I pruned all the fruit trees and grape vines, got about a third of the blackberries weeded, mowed between the blueberries and just started weeding at the bases of them, got the greenhouse tilled and planted and mowed the main garden. This has been a weeks worth of fun so far. I still have two weeks worth of yard stuff planned. I had really let this place go... when this is over I’m going to hire somebody. Hopefully this will help with producing more this year, and hopefully I won’t have to rely on eating it to keep fed!

My husband is grouching around that this whole lock down thing is hard work.

 

[Brent S]

We only have a balcony since the borders are closed and we cannot make it to Hungary. We just planted potatoes, garlic, parsley, basil, snap beans, green beans, pinto beans and thyme in bigger boxes. They are on the south side and looking into the sun. Lets hope it is only for the fun and activity and not really for the need. GP

It’s a good healthy hobby anyways. But there’s a very real chance it will be a lot more than that this year.

 

[DirtDiva]

For those of you that grow and use herbs you may want to stock up on seeds for your favorite herbs. Mountain Rose herbs which is where I get many of my teas and dried herbs has had to close filling orders to catch up. So I would suggest if you don't have them already to order some seeds to your favorite medicinal and culinary herbs. I topped off my seed stash with some fresh herb seeds and received them yesterday so many of the seed companies are still shipping. Those herbal teas are great and those dried herbs can make those bland food stores taste a whole lot better. I like to grow garlic. basil, chives, mint, lemon balm, echinacea, chamomile, catmint, dill and borage. Also the plantain is starting to sprout as the weather warms. I like to harvest that first growth of plantain as I think it is the strongest and best for plantain salve.

 

[Doreena]

For those of you that grow and use herbs you may want to stock up on seeds for your favorite herbs. Mountain Rose herbs which is where I get many of my teas and dried herbs has had to close filling orders to catch up. So I would suggest if you don't have them already to order some seeds to your favorite medicinal and culinary herbs. I topped off my seed stash with some fresh herb seeds and received them yesterday so many of the seed companies are still shipping. Those herbal teas are great and those dried herbs can make those bland food stores taste a whole lot better. I like to grow garlic. basil, chives, mint, lemon balm, echinacea, chamomile, catmint, dill and borage. Also the plantain is starting to sprout as the weather warms. I like to harvest that first growth of plantain as I think it is the strongest and best for plantain salve.

Southern exposure seed exchange is another good source of seeds for the south East. I ordered some but have more seed collections in my freezer. I seed store myself, plantain is right outside my door, but I didn’t know that the younger ones are more potent.


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[DirtDiva]

Southern exposure seed exchange is another good source of seeds for the south East. I ordered some but have more seed collections in my freezer. I seed store myself, plantain is right outside my door, but I didn’t know that the younger ones are more potent.


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I have never tried Southern Exposure. I will have to take a look at them. Thanks

 

[Arcticdude]

We're still a couple months away from being able to start on the garden. (I really need to get that greenhouse built this year). We've got enough seeds to last for years. The wife wants to get a couple grow lights and start some seeds inside the root cellar. Its unclear at this point when she'll be able to come home from work to help out around here.
We're starting to see some green grass popping up in some bare patches of ground now. The snow is melting fast and the pond is almost ice free in places.
I've got a load of hay on the trailer that I need to unload. The frost is going out of the ground now and it's too soft to drive to the barn, so I'm kind of stuck in the road right now. I'll probably just leave the trailer there and cover the hay with some tarps. Hopefully I can get my truck out and around the trailer.
With the snow melting off now I can start on fence repairs soon. Part of the west line is almost snow free. I may start there today.
I love spring time in the mountains. Our summer birds are starting to show back up to nest, the deer and elk will soon be making their way up here, the baby calves are running around playing and enjoying the warm sun. I think I have 4 more cows left to calve.
If I didn't turn the tv on, or read the postings on this site, I wouldn't know that there was a crisis going on in the world. From here everything looks normal.
Soon I'll start prepping for next winter. Life goes on.

 

[Doreena]

We're still a couple months away from being able to start on the garden. (I really need to get that greenhouse built this year). We've got enough seeds to last for years. The wife wants to get a couple grow lights and start some seeds inside the root cellar. Its unclear at this point when she'll be able to come home from work to help out around here.
We're starting to see some green grass popping up in some bare patches of ground now. The snow is melting fast and the pond is almost ice free in places.
I've got a load of hay on the trailer that I need to unload. The frost is going out of the ground now and it's too soft to drive to the barn, so I'm kind of stuck in the road right now. I'll probably just leave the trailer there and cover the hay with some tarps. Hopefully I can get my truck out and around the trailer.
With the snow melting off now I can start on fence repairs soon. Part of the west line is almost snow free. I may start there today.
I love spring time in the mountains. Our summer birds are starting to show back up to nest, the deer and elk will soon be making their way up here, the baby calves are running around playing and enjoying the warm sun. I think I have 4 more cows left to calve.
If I didn't turn the tv on, or read the postings on this site, I wouldn't know that there was a crisis going on in the world. From here everything looks normal.
Soon I'll start prepping for next winter. Life goes on.

I am glad for you to have that setting. Hope you all stay healthy. And build some sort of green house. I have seen some interesting ideas that are supposed to work up north that you don’t have to heat and take only led grow lights. I am sure you have already done some research, but just in case you haven’t started yet....


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[DirtDiva]

We're still a couple months away from being able to start on the garden. (I really need to get that greenhouse built this year). We've got enough seeds to last for years. The wife wants to get a couple grow lights and start some seeds inside the root cellar. Its unclear at this point when she'll be able to come home from work to help out around here.
We're starting to see some green grass popping up in some bare patches of ground now. The snow is melting fast and the pond is almost ice free in places.
I've got a load of hay on the trailer that I need to unload. The frost is going out of the ground now and it's too soft to drive to the barn, so I'm kind of stuck in the road right now. I'll probably just leave the trailer there and cover the hay with some tarps. Hopefully I can get my truck out and around the trailer.
With the snow melting off now I can start on fence repairs soon. Part of the west line is almost snow free. I may start there today.
I love spring time in the mountains. Our summer birds are starting to show back up to nest, the deer and elk will soon be making their way up here, the baby calves are running around playing and enjoying the warm sun. I think I have 4 more cows left to calve.
If I didn't turn the tv on, or read the postings on this site, I wouldn't know that there was a crisis going on in the world. From here everything looks normal.
Soon I'll start prepping for next winter. Life goes on.

Before you build your greenhouse If I may suggest some research material. Both tried and tested older publications by a well respected author that will help you get the most food production out of your greenhouse dollars. Especially in a Northern growing situation where extreme cold temp are the norm. Building, covering and heating a greenhouse can be a costly endeavor in the North.

Four Season Harvest: 1992 By Elliott Coleman

provides a simple and elegant way for gardeners in any climate to grow vegetables year-round using inexpensive techniques.


The Winter Harvest Handbook: 2009 By Elliott Coleman

Year Round Vegetable Production Using Deep-Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses
Book by Eliot Coleman

 

[tmttactical]

You must be one helluva marksman if you are going to shoot all those corona virus germs

Not the germs just the uninvited nasty carriers, bigger targets for my old tired eyes. I will disregard the old rule "Eat what you shoot".