Scorpio64

It's going to be a beautiful weather on Sat.. A perfect temperate spring day for a long drive in a hot rod. Just say'n.

absolutely. i assembled a first aid kit that takes up half a backpack and could serve a small trauma center. needless to say, i had to dial it back to a practical size..

Go bags are fun to put together. It's amazing how many essential items one needs for SHTF.

You brought up an interesting point. My first generator was rated at 1800r/2000p. Off that, after an ice storm, I was able to keep the furnace going, the fridge running, FiOS TV, Internet and telecom up, TV on and enough cfl bulbs going that we didn't break our necks at night. As long as the fridge compressor and the furnace did not kick on at the same time, 1800 Watts was enough to keep us in our house while 80% of my town was living in a gym or hotel room for two days. It was that storm that got me to buy the Kill-A-Watt analyzer so I could assess and prioritize power consumption.

Please keep this in mind. Deep cycle batteries do not like it when they are drained below 50%. If you have a 1000Ah bank then you only have 500Ah of practical capacity if you want those batteries to keep charging. Also, anyone running a gen set or an inverter should get a device (sold at HD) called a Kill-a-Watt line analyzer. It's a test device that gives you all kinds of useful info. In addition to power draw, it also gives info on power quality and line condition.

Lead follow or get out of the way. Nobody likes a douchebag.

In 1776, I'm pretty sure they had jobs and lives then too. Were it not for them taking the day to do something important (NOT the same as taking a casual day or time off), our jobs and lives would be very different today. We wouldn't be having this discussion because we'd have no 2A right to defend.

Well, again, good luck with that.

Good luck stealing mine. It's bolted down to a genny shed built on 4x4 pressure treated lumber.

Libtards get a tweet and they are out the door flocking to whatever cause du jour in the thousands within minutes. They are not concerned with permits and are ready to block traffic with signs and banners, have bullhorns and portable PA systems yada yada... They are the minutemen of the left. Their strategy works. Conservatives worry about permits, port-a-potties, who is going to speak, who's in charge, (pissing contests) and keeping everything orderly and peaceful. Definitely not Minutemen. Our strategy has been less effective. While I agree that the 4-14 rally was hastily planned by a wet behind the ears out of state group, we need to be more like minutemen. Prepared to grab and go to the fight wherever it is when called upon. As long as each NJ 2A org has a trustworthy "team leader" that can organize their group, then we should be ready to go when called upon. Pick a group to align yourself with ( I chose NJCFO) and follow the program.

Gasoline vs LNG or propane comes down to what property of each fuel is a benefit or liability. Gasoline is more efficient but you can only store so much for so long. To be prepped for a sandy scale event, you'd need 40 gallons of gasoline, minimum. Can you really store that much and keep it rotated? You can't count on natural gas like you used to. Sandy knocked out NG in my neck of the shore for 2 weeks. Gas stations were down and when they came back up on gennys the lines were over an hour long. Propane is grab and go. A tri fuel generator will cover all your bases and allow you to use whatever fuel you have access to. When the gasoline is used up, switch to NG, if NG is out of service, hook up the propane tanks, if that runs out, there's like a million bbq grills around. EDIT: Duh, I forgot to mention diesel. Diesel gennys are the most efficient and the fuel can be stored for up to 24 months (though I think longer if stored properly). If you have an oil fired furnace, you already have a 200 gallon or more fuel supply just sitting there waiting to be used and if you run out a big 'ol tanker truck can come by and deliver more.. The initial cost of diesel is much higher but they are more durable and crank out more torque.

The nice thing about propane is it doesn't go bad. If you are banking on that as a primary backup fuel, then look around on FB marketplace or other online sources for some 100# tanks.You can usually find them at excellent prices. Then get yourself a propane conversion kit for the genny. Water, food, shelter and basic creature comforts are your priorities in that order and of course, at the top, is physical security (aka, defense). Lastly, the key to a successful bug OUT is hitting the road before everyone else does. Don't wait for the poo to hit the fan, if it's in the air and heading that way, that's the time to split. Proactive vs reactive always works out better. The key to bugging IN is community. You literally have to evaluate your neighbors as assets or liabilities. Can you rely on them to cover your six or will they be knocking down your door because they don't have food or water. If bugging in is the plan, then you need to actually make a plan.

Sandy was not a simple winter storm. It was utter devastation for may areas.

Prepared for any eventuality. Good plan.

Oh, this has nothing to do with fitness. Peel is out to dominate. leather suits and cracking whips, know what I mean? We will know when she has truly turned to the dark side when she demands we all call her "mistress". It's all part of her evil plan to make everyone call pork roll, Taylor Ham.

I think Peel's true mo here is to see the men of njgf shirtless at the next shotgun shoot. Which is ironic really, because she probably won't be there.

That's not entirely true. If it's owner occupied, then the landlord has more say but it has to be in the lease. If not owner occupied, like a single family house, a quadplex or an apartment complex, then the landlord can go pound sand.

It's been a strange spring. Enough warm days for crabgrass to germinate, enough cold days to kill it off. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Because a universal background check system is one step closer to a gun registry and we all know what gun Registries lead to

But...but... but.... this new law shows they really really reeeeeealy mean it this time and criminals will comply.

Well, there actually are two places places where gun control worked but I doubt the Dems will want to use it as an example. It worked out great for Germany, not so much for the French and the Jews though.

Not a fence post light, but I got one of the motion sensor flood lights at HF three years ago and it's still working. I did have some trouble with t though. The connections (pretty much all of em) corrode very easily so when it stopped working, I took it apart, cleaned it up, fixed bad connections and sort of water proofed it. Has not given me a lick of trouble since.

Do it. I think a thread where we can organize ride sharing and whatnot would be a good idea. All you brah.

Or several smaller people, when combined, are as tall as a giant.

Youtube and some other websites were a great resource for me. After doing many things the hard way, I eventually learned to learn by other people's mistakes.