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Post by mud on May 28, 2012 19:56:16 GMT -7
Plywood nails screws re-bar sandbags cinder blocks/bricks/native stone fencing wire (electric fence wire is great for tin can alarms and obstacles) digging tools: shovels, post hole diggers, pick axe, maddox(sp?) cutting tools: axes, saws, hatchets, root busters metal pipe or angle iron cement/concrete/mortar hammers nail bar/pry bar old pallets
I am sure there is more so chime in!
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Post by huntinguy on May 28, 2012 20:52:38 GMT -7
There are some steps I'll be taking ( and a number I'm pleased to find already taken) at our new house to harden it against break-ins etc, but with the move I'll become a bug out instead of a bug in.
Granted they aren't things on hand everywhere, but if SHTF I'll go back to my BOL, where we'll harden with earth and a minimum 2 mile field of fire. On hand there is a trackhoe, backhoe, D6 Cat, and plenty of tractors and fuel to pull trains of dirt scrapers.
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Post by missasip on May 30, 2012 18:54:36 GMT -7
There are some steps I'll be taking ( and a number I'm pleased to find already taken) at our new house to harden it against break-ins etc, but with the move I'll become a bug out instead of a bug in. Granted they aren't things on hand everywhere, but if SHTF I'll go back to my BOL, where we'll harden with earth and a minimum 2 mile field of fire. On hand there is a trackhoe, backhoe, D6 Cat, and plenty of tractors and fuel to pull trains of dirt scrapers. That's what I'm talking about. Jimmy
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Post by solargeek1 on Jun 8, 2012 21:34:21 GMT -7
My DH is requesting a used Bobcat (not the animal) for work at the new place; is it worth it? Hoping it can dig, plow snow, carry cut tree lengths, clear land and more. Chime in here please?
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Post by swamprat1 on Jun 8, 2012 21:48:47 GMT -7
Those are some great little machines. Lots of attachments for them. If he doesn't know much about them he may want to find someone who can look it over. Tractors can get real expensive real quick if you get a lemon.
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Post by ccove on Jun 20, 2012 12:02:31 GMT -7
Spax screws! They are self drilling and give a great hold. A bit more expensive but worth it. Grip Rite is working on thier version but thay are not quite as good.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2012 12:21:55 GMT -7
My DH is requesting a used Bobcat (not the animal) for work at the new place; is it worth it? Hoping it can dig, plow snow, carry cut tree lengths, clear land and more. Chime in here please? Steven had a bobcat...hated it because he is a big man and he said it felt cramped inside (6'4" and 245#) so he traded it off for a skidsteer, same machine but bigger & a different brand. We use it for EVERYTHING!! All the stuff you mentioned, plus putting a homemade spike on the bucket for moving big round bales of hay for feeding and for loading/unloading them from the big trailers, switch from honey comb non-flattening tires to tracks so it can be used in any conditions, loading buckets of wood into the dumptruck for hauling home and cutting up later, dragging logs, moveing large creek stone/flagstone, using the auger attachment for easily digging post holes and lots more. Its not the best for removing stumps, unless you get the backhoe attachment for it and dig out around the stumps down deep and then you can wrap chains around the stump and root system and hope it pulls out...the only time we did this, someone had to get in teh hole and use a chainsaw to cut the taproot. It was a MONSTROUS 100+ year old sweetgum tree. If he is going to buy it, either get a new one or have someone who knows a lot about them go with him to pick one out...make sure the under carriage is better than 80%, also make sure the cylinders for the bucket don't leak off, among other VERY importqant things that are costly to fix and some dealers will burn you on if you don't know what you are looking for. He needs to run a couple of different ones, right now Steven has one that is foot peddle operated, but he is getting ready to trade it off for one with "joystick" controls. They are fun to run and operate once you start getting the hang of it...and they are actually fairly easy to learn to operate...when he gets it, you should have him teach YOU how to do it!! If I can do it, you can do it!!!
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Post by orly152 on Jun 24, 2012 4:21:41 GMT -7
Does beer bottle opener count ?
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Post by cowgirlup on Jun 24, 2012 5:19:00 GMT -7
We pre cut the plywood to the right size for some of our windows. Figured it would save time and energy later. If you're motivated enough to do that It might be worth it to pre drill the holes too.
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Post by missj on Jun 25, 2012 23:24:36 GMT -7
We pre cut the plywood to the right size for some of our windows. Figured it would save time and energy later. If you're motivated enough to do that It might be worth it to pre drill the holes too. my husband pretty much supports my preps, and its not just my hobby....he is into it too in his own different ways. When I suggested this to him (pre-cutting plywood for our windows and storing under beds) He scoffed at the idea. His comment was "We wouldn't want to live in that world. It would be so dark and depressing." So I abandoned the idea because I have a million projects I want to achieve and it is so much easier to achieve things as a team with dual enthusiasm! Part of me still feels it is a good idea though, I mean it would only cost probably less than $200 and the space is already unused (couldn't you just store it between the box spring and the frame?)
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Post by cowgirlup on Jun 26, 2012 5:34:48 GMT -7
Hmmm... For us the precutting made a lot of sense not just for an SHTF scenario. We can get hurricanes up here and also have a lot of trees that could fall. We don't have boards cut for every window but we got a jump on it.
Hopefully his will to live will kick in if anything dire happens!!!
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Post by ikean on Jun 30, 2012 17:52:53 GMT -7
we have precut plywood due to hurricanes.i think our bugging in will be rather hasty though.lots of wire and bricks though.hopefully we will be out of the city permantly(our goal) before anything happens. timing will not be my choice of course.so we will have to bug in with wifes 88 yo grandma.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2012 7:56:47 GMT -7
A small generater would make a nice addition to the list
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Post by orly152 on Jul 1, 2012 14:17:41 GMT -7
I have a lare gasoline generator that can power up the whole house but it burns about 10 gallons every 12 hours. We only use it during night time so we can at least sleep with ac. On top of that, we have a small generator as a back-up just in case the big generator takes a crap. We have several tanks for storing gas and that's including the gas in the cars. In a long term shtf scenario we only plan on using the small generator to preserve gas.
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Post by ikean on Jul 6, 2012 13:37:22 GMT -7
i think the sound of a generator and the lights in the darkness will bring unwanted attention.during the last hurricane we could hear them from two streets over.
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