Posted on 10/20/2015 8:03:36 AM PDT by w1n1
Is 1,000 Rounds Enough or 10,000 Rounds?
Its a very common question posed by survivalists, preppers, and others preparing for the potential likelihood of a SHTF event. Among all the lists of plans for your survival, things to gather, store, gear to buy, and skills to acquire are the huge concerns of security, self and family protection, guarding your property, and just maybe staying alive.
Survivalists and preppers are gun people. They believe in acquiring a variety of firearms for defensive purposes as well as offensive tactics if things take a turn for the absolute worst. For these purposes a host of weaponry may be stocked and used regularly in preparation for whatever might come down the pike.
The big question often posed by survivalists and preppers is exactly how much ammunition to keep on hand. There are many factors to take under serious consideration as you build up your prepping strategies.
First, how many firearms do you have that you will have to feed? Most will have multiples of handguns, rifles of various kinds, and likely several shotguns, too. These are a lot of guns to stock ammo for, so choose wisely, and above all try to consolidate where possible.
Read the rest of the story here, so how much ammo are you all stocking for when the SHTF?
Ammo Chick asks, "Did one of you boys say you were low on ammo?" >
Possibly one of those rare instances of too much ammo. But she's not at all well-dressed for the desert sun, and she's not really my type.
My type:
Ping.
Spare barrels, and an asbestos glove.
There was a time I was commuting between Phoenix and Albuquerque on a fairly regular basis.
Whenever the flight attendant doing the preflight briefing said “In the event of a water landing...” the next words in my mind were “... someone’s horribly lost”.
Just keep buying!
Has there ever been a list of what drugs to have on hand?
Not talking about narcotics, but things like Rocephen (strong injectable antibiotic), Z-Packs, tetracycline, Aspirin, etc?
The beans need to be roasted at a high heat in the 460 - 530 degree range for 5 - 10 minutes. They need to be constantly agitated so that they roast evenly and do not scorch.
It can be done on a stove or grill in one of those old school Whirley Pop poppers like this.
I have one of them and a couple of ones like the one below for SHTF
I have been thinking about buying a drum roaster that roasts coffee on a BBQ grill. They sell them on eBay.
Air popcorn poppers work very well but some have a screen that can clog with chaff and I have heard they can catch fire. The Fresh Roast roaster are basically an air popcorn popper adapted to roasting coffee. They have a fitting on top that catches and retains the chaff while roasting which greatly simplifies what can be an otherwise messy task.
Important safety tip: Never ever let your attention wander from an operating coffee roaster.
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