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Post by Nighthawk on Dec 26, 2014 8:25:53 GMT 10
So who got prep-related stuff for Christmas? We had lunch with good friends who are moving toward a more off-grid, self-sufficient lifestyle and who share many of the same concerns and ideals that we do. We talked properties and looked at some rural properties on the net and Mrs Nighthawk made the quantum leap that she would deal with the extra driving to live in the kind of place we eventually want to get set up. So my Christmas gift (apart from my mate's .243 that I'm picking up next month) was approval from the Minister of War and Finance to actively pursue a property where we could be off-grid, grow much of our own food, and maybe even generate some income from the use of the land.  How about everyone else? |
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Post by Fractus on Dec 26, 2014 9:16:01 GMT 10
Got a lovely stainless big four pronged fork for vege garden. Going to dig up some spuds this morning.
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Post by Joey on Dec 26, 2014 10:07:05 GMT 10
I didn't get anything prep related, but I got high blood pressure and stress from dealing with the entire family at my sister and husbands house lol
Call me the grinch, but I hate Xmas.
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Post by Morgo on Dec 26, 2014 10:59:02 GMT 10
Semi relevant stuff would be From family Makita double battery charger plus 2x 3.0AH 18v batts Whisperlite International Hiking stove - nice backup to my XGK EX Eneloop pro batts - 8 pack Spyderco PM2 - Brown sprint run New gas stove, the common small portable type that run on the gas cylinders from super cheap auto etc. I love these for camping out of a car. I bought these Nitcore EAX Hammer - 2000 Lumen Dual led 8x AA torch. Hinderer XM-24 CF Scale Blue Ti standoffs Steyr L9-A1 9mm - still waiting on PTA  |
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Post by Paul on Dec 26, 2014 12:43:20 GMT 10
I brought the wife a new knife for her bug out bag, I also brought her a off grid solar system for the house.
She got me a new knife and also a Field guide to Australian trees. And I also got a few things for fishing,
Paul
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Post by Ammo9 on Dec 26, 2014 12:55:57 GMT 10
Silver eagles from the mrs
Kathmandu shorts and ultralight raincoat from the parents
From myself this year was 1000x.223 Remington UMC 55gr FMJ, 1000x9mm Geco 115gr JHP and 1000x.22 CCI Minimag
Still waiting on my order from LE Gear... maxpedition spatha laptop/pistol bag, fenix UC35 960lumen variable usb rechargeable torch and ASP 21in airweight baton.
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Post by Peter on Dec 26, 2014 18:02:55 GMT 10
I didn't get anything prep related, but I got high blood pressure and stress from dealing with the entire family at my sister and husbands house lol Call me the grinch, but I hate Xmas. I am so glad to see I'm not the only one. |
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Post by agriculturalprep on Dec 26, 2014 21:31:35 GMT 10
being 22, my folks came up alright i got,
new duo pot cook set for my hiking gear,
2 liter bladder which is needed,
1 liter nalgene bottle,
windup recharge lamp that is really high quality
and a cheap head lamp torch, i don't really like them but they can come in handy.
But they gave me money from 21st to get a custom recurve hunting bow made
i bought myself the crkt woods chogan tomahawk and the condor bushlore knife for bushcraft
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Post by shinester on Dec 27, 2014 2:14:48 GMT 10
3 books, not the electronic versions -------------------------------------------------- The Survival Medicine Handbook: A Guide for When Help is Not on the Way [and it's very good] Retreat Security and Small Unit Tactics Contact! A Tactical Manual for Post Collapse Survival |
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Post by Mandy on Dec 27, 2014 3:45:44 GMT 10
It isn't prep-related but it could be if you think about it.
I got my heart broken for Christmas.
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Post by Nighthawk on Dec 27, 2014 8:33:14 GMT 10
Oh Mandy, sorry to hear this. Does that mean the move to Oz is on hold?
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Post by Mandy on Dec 27, 2014 11:44:09 GMT 10
Oh Mandy, sorry to hear this. Does that mean the move to Oz is on hold? No. I was planning on moving before I met him. It would only be on hold if I don't get into any of the universities. |
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Post by Ammo9 on Dec 27, 2014 15:28:36 GMT 10
3 books, not the electronic versions -------------------------------------------------- The Survival Medicine Handbook: A Guide for When Help is Not on the Way [and it's very good] Retreat Security and Small Unit Tactics Contact! A Tactical Manual for Post Collapse Survival Let us know what you think of those books please |
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Post by shinester on Dec 27, 2014 17:33:13 GMT 10
3 books, not the electronic versions -------------------------------------------------- The Survival Medicine Handbook: A Guide for When Help is Not on the Way [and it's very good] Retreat Security and Small Unit Tactics Contact! A Tactical Manual for Post Collapse Survival Let us know what you think of those books please The survival medicine handbook isn't good it's 'excellent' from my 2 hour flick through. It's for preppers by a prepper doctor. He doesn't do the usual thing of ... 'seek medical help', which you learn in first aid classes [which is exactly what I would do if I could!], he includes a ton of information relating to what you might do if things were SHTF, alternative uses for over the counter medicines and so on. He's got a youtube channel HEREThe other two I haven't got into enough, though the first is by southernprepper1 [was originally part of 'practical preppers'], ex vet and makes some good vids on youtube. I figure he's got some basic knowledge and the right perspective. The other was from a Capt in the Paras who taught rifle training... he knows a lot more than me  I like to go by a little idea that I start with the source of the information I'm getting, do they have the experience to know what they're talking about? This is why I favor people like southernprepper1/mainprepper/Hibernian Son and so on in this area, and if they're writing [southernprepper1 - retreat security] or recommending them [Hibernian Son and others with contact!], I'll be reading. It's easy to get a pdf and see for yourself, though I'm a big fan of a physical book for obvious reasons. I'm sure the ranger and army manuals the USarmy puts out are similarly useful. I also HIGHLY recommend the SHTF school series [audiobooks], and reading his web page because he lived through a real life one. His observations and truth are frightening, yet highly enlightening to understand the reality of human behavior [For me even and I've been studying that for 20 years] and in so you don't remain in normalcy bias [thinking things haven't changed]. Speak of, the 299 days series is similar, [I'm 3/4 the way through the whole 10 books, in audio] in that whilst it is fictional and at times improbable, it has tons of great ideas strewn through it. The HOSSumc reviews are also helpful in demonstrating flaws and having his own. |
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Post by Mandy on Dec 28, 2014 12:54:55 GMT 10
Thanks Shinester I've been looking for new books to read/listen to.
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Post by Frank on Dec 28, 2014 19:50:27 GMT 10
Didn't do to badly, best prep-related item I received was a fold-up 40W solar panel kit from the Mrs. Also got a wheelbarrow from the folks which will come in handy
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Post by scoutmum on Dec 30, 2014 14:28:33 GMT 10
Had asked my husband for a dehydrator for Christmas, but decided it was too expensive... Then, wonder of wonders, the day after I've told him not to buy it, an ezidri ultra 1000FD pops up on the buy, swap and sell for $40: still in the box, with the original receipt, too! We've been drying up a storm. We had a lovely Christmas Day lunch with the extended family, too: between the families, we had our own ham, chicken and turkey. We're hoping next year to have all our own veggies! |
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Post by SA Hunter on Dec 30, 2014 16:35:03 GMT 10
Well, got a gift card from Supa Cheap Auto - so checked it out ( the store ) and saw a few water cans etc I could use for extra water storage.
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Post by Ammo9 on Dec 30, 2014 22:12:56 GMT 10
Post christmas sales at kathmandu today netted me..
Some 7x compact binoculars that seem pretty good for $20 that are going in my chest rig after testing.
A 4xAAA lantern that's quite compact and telescopes out so that emits quite a bit of light.
15L drybag.
And a backpack for the little woman.. she revealed to me that, and this is embarrassing, that she doesn't have a backpack.
Now we've just started small. Something that we can take hiking and she can throw some standard things in. But it's a start.
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Post by Christos on Dec 31, 2014 10:15:31 GMT 10
Hey Guys,
For Xmas got a new axe handle and an irrigation system as well as bunnings voucher to buy more preps from there.
Old folks gave me a box of my great grandfathers old tools, saws, hand planer, hammers, chisels, etc. By the time I restore them it will be added to my preps.
Cheers, Chris
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