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Post by Morgo on Nov 24, 2022 20:23:42 GMT 10
A .22 rifle and 50,000 rds of ammo would cost just over $6k and should be enough to last a lifetime. Small pistol primers are still available if you know where to look. I've bought several thousand over the last 2 months at $170 per thousand. Powder is a different story, but I got lucky there a year ago. That's about a 2 year supply for me at the rate I shoot .22, though mostly through handguns.
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Post by Morgo on Nov 24, 2022 20:19:39 GMT 10
What do we think? I feel like theres dubious value in trying to use a flintlock for home/personal defense, although perhaps there is some deterrent value - the process and time involved for an amateur user to reload seems to me to make it a bit unsuited for this. But for hunting game? Maybe? Or would a good bow be the better ultimate answer to ranged game hunting over a long period of SHTF? I think a bow, or even crossbow, would be a better choice though I wouldn't be against trying the BP route I just feel a bow would be more reliable than home made BP unless you really invest the time to learn how to make it.
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Post by Morgo on Nov 24, 2022 19:38:00 GMT 10
Owned a .44 cal BP revolver with shoulder stock for a few years.
Fun to shoot. The boom and cloud of smoke never gets old. The loading process isn't too bad but the cleaning gets old after awhile.
One day I'll get another .44 revolver but it will be a stainless steel model this time to make cleaning much easier.
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Post by Morgo on Nov 22, 2022 7:41:01 GMT 10
Interesting note: Reading the rules re farmers and weapons, if a registered Primary Producer, you have the right to open carry a rifle whilst on your property now. At least its a start anyway. Well that kinda applies to anyone shooting on private property, I mean you don't go hunting or shooting pest animals with the rifles still locked up in the car until you spot your target.
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Post by Morgo on Nov 21, 2022 15:32:42 GMT 10
Oh, and just to chuck a random thought out there ... Any feelings about a properly set up motorbike as a BOV? A big comfy road bike wouldn't do it imo, but something I would have called an 'ag bike' and that they now call 'adventure bikes', with saddlebags everywhere for your kit. Light, relatively simple devices, great on fuel even when loaded up, fast when you need them to be and will go pretty much anywhere even in places a tough 4WD would shy at. One of the older carby kawasaki klr650's would probably be a good choice. Low tec and they were known for being indestructible.
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Post by Morgo on Nov 20, 2022 10:55:19 GMT 10
After 5 days of no power last week I relied on my Pot Belly and butane cooker to cook and make a cuppa I think that I have not planned long term food cooking correctly. I had planned on cooking outside over a small cooking fire as a long term plan but I don't think this is always an option. I had plenty of butane cannisters for my cooker for the 5 days but realistically could I store enough cans for this to be an option in a shtf situation? How long do butane cans store for and how are they best stored if bought in bulk? Well it depends on how long the SHTF. I recently camped on an island with nothing so we were using these to cook with. For two people cooking all meals and boiling water, I'd say one lasts a day or so easily. How many do you want to store. I've also found that these do not store that well long term. We had quite a pile of unused older cans that didn't last as long as new ones, so even unused ones seems to leak a little over a few years. For storage, cool dry place not in the house. IMO a much better option is simply a 9kg gas bottle, or larger, with a small gas burner and a Weber Q. Small burner obviously for small things, boiling water etc, weber I've found is pretty gas efficient/versatile that can cook anything I want.
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Post by Morgo on Nov 3, 2022 16:40:55 GMT 10
You love your divers! Tried on the TAG Superdiver a month or two ago...that thing is a monster! Cant go past the value of the Tudor range at the moment either. And Rolex is money in the bank. Sure do. I grew up with a lot of water sports when I was young my father always had a divers watch, still does, all my watches were "sports" watches with decent depth ratings. I guess they just became the watches that interest me. I'll look at watches that cost similar to mine, or more, if they are not decently waterproof I immediately think they are a waste of money. Spent all last night looking at Tudor's Black Bay range.
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Post by Morgo on Nov 2, 2022 20:05:57 GMT 10
I do have some really nice time pieces, namely a Rolex Submariner, Tudor Pelagos, Omega Seamaster to name the key pieces sitting in the safe on auto winders. Worth a bunch and not getting used these days except for special occasions, so maybe a few times a year between them all. I don't even use them diving as the dive computer and backup console keep time. Some damn fine pieces in that collection... Thanks, I got right into them a few years back and now this thread has me thinking about that Tudor black bay bronze I wanted and the TAG Aquaracer and the Submariner "Hulk" version and the IWC ........... Must resist. Edit - Should have bought that Hulk model, at the time I could get one for 10k with the good AUD, now they look to be 40K AUD lol
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Post by Morgo on Nov 2, 2022 17:41:17 GMT 10
I mainly use my phone, I'm already carrying it anyway so I don't see the need for another item that gets in the way during my day to day work.
Usually now when I have something on my wrist its the fitbit which may get replaced for a Garmin model and worn a bit more often soon.
I do have some really nice time pieces, namely a Rolex Submariner, Tudor Pelagos, Omega Seamaster to name the key pieces sitting in the safe on auto winders. Worth a bunch and not getting used these days except for special occasions, so maybe a few times a year between them all. I don't even use them diving as the dive computer and backup console keep time.
There's an obvious difference between retirement and SHTF, while one may not need the time for retirement its IMO essential for SHTF situations.
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Post by Morgo on Nov 1, 2022 15:11:38 GMT 10
Hmm, yes I'm sure the climate alarmists thought people were being "arrogant" to ignore their dire predictions back in the 1950's, 60's, 70's, 80's ......... It's amusing how climate alarmists have continually, for decades, made such dire predictions and grand statements to only be proven wrong, time and time again. Yet they continue to proclaim themselves as being right and that everyone should listen to what they say and do what they tell them, if only there was a word to describe such an attitude........ And you don't think for a second that it's the alarmists that get the headlines? Believe the media do you? On practically any subject you can find people making idiotic, doomsday predictions. Gonna cancel your home insurance because despite hearing regular reports of crime, no burglars have shown up at your house? To not even concede the possibility that you may be wrong is arrogant and idiotic. Maybe it occurs, maybe not. I don't know. If there was even a 10% chance that human caused climate change was going to happen, that's justification enough to take some form of countermeasure. To not consider a widely known threat possibility and take countermeasures casts real doubt on to whether you are a prepper and why you are on this forum. Try not to get your panties in a twist mate. As far as "climate change" goes I simply do not believe the rhetoric being spouted, I put it in the same boat as those fools who spount on about their religion. Only fools believe what they are told by people who don't understand what they are talking about and as has been shown by the false doomsday predictions and a complete change of the "climate change" narrative over the decades, mankind simply does not understand all the mechanism of how the Earth works to be able to say with any certainty. Now as for taking countermeasures, I'm all for reducing pollution and cleaner energy supply (if it weren't for the same "activists" we would have had better cleaner energy supply decades ago) however I see much of what is happening today as a great rush, at the expense of the average person, to push this new agenda too far too soon before the systems are in place to support it which will catch many people out as has been evidenced all around the world.
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Post by Morgo on Oct 30, 2022 16:43:58 GMT 10
The context I wrote it in was that *some* of the predictions may prove be incorrect, but that overall it would be arrogant to ignore the rest. And it looks like my post was proven correct very quickly. Hmm, yes I'm sure the climate alarmists thought people were being "arrogant" to ignore their dire predictions back in the 1950's, 60's, 70's, 80's ......... It's amusing how climate alarmists have continually, for decades, made such dire predictions and grand statements to only be proven wrong, time and time again. Yet they continue to proclaim themselves as being right and that everyone should listen to what they say and do what they tell them, if only there was a word to describe such an attitude........
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Post by Morgo on Oct 30, 2022 10:40:06 GMT 10
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Post by Morgo on Oct 29, 2022 17:36:04 GMT 10
lol, understatement much. Quoting out of context. Nice. Haha, all the context needed is in your statement.
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Post by Morgo on Oct 29, 2022 14:10:15 GMT 10
Climate change deniers may eventually be shown to be right about some of the climate change predictions being inaccurate. lol, understatement much.
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Post by Morgo on May 24, 2022 17:48:28 GMT 10
I'm quite sure this will become the norm in no time at all. Given how much electronics are in modern cars and especially new electric cars it will happen.
Still, I'm sure people will come out with a bypass for it like a kill switch for the wifi/bluetooth/cellular adapter so the car can't be accessed remotely.
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Post by Morgo on May 23, 2022 21:32:10 GMT 10
Apart from the doom and gloom on the news etc things are mostly normal here.
Exceptions being that I've noticed,
Supply issues on some things but mostly industry related. No food or daily essential issues.
Shipping times still a bit hit and miss.
Fuel prices are higher than they used to be, I don't pay for it anyway.
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Post by Morgo on May 23, 2022 21:25:12 GMT 10
Literally on my person just about everyday - Good boots and socks, long pants/shirt, wallet with cards and backup cash, keys, sunglasses and phone (which is a very useful multi tool - light, compass, gps, maps, notes and I can call people, sometimes, too ) Considering I'm rarely away from home without one of my vehicles and when out I'm often not far from it. In the vehicle I usually have a GHB (with all the usual toys) plus water, spare clothes and some food. In/on the car there's also a battery, solar panel and fridge (Hilux at least, Jeep has a fridge sometimes). Also some tools, varying on vehicle, plus first aid kit. I don't see the need to carry much on my person when my vehicle would be close by and if by some slim chance I can't get to it and need to get home, I'll just walk and get supplies along the way if needed.
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Post by Morgo on Jan 19, 2022 20:59:54 GMT 10
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Post by Morgo on Jan 18, 2022 15:48:24 GMT 10
For about 200 years people in Australia have consumed water captured in many ways and I doubt whether you could find many records of them suffering from ingesting that water. 200 years ago the water in Australia was much cleaner though. Nowadays its not the viruses in the water you need to worry about, that is easily fixed by boiling the water like people have done for a long time but rather its the pesticides, heavy metals and other toxic human made contaminants that get into the water you need to worry about.
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Post by Morgo on Dec 13, 2021 16:01:28 GMT 10
lol, I had no idea what AdBlue was until today, none of our landcruisers need it or even the Audi, nor my Jeep (petrol ) Seriously though, just seems like everything china stops exporting we just need to start producing ourselves and be better off for it.
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