What prep items did you get recently?

[Pinecone]

If you keep your house air conditioned the butter in a butter dish will be fine for a week or two.

Even without AC it will last quite a while.

I don't think I have ever had it go bad, I use the stick before it goes bad.

 

[Traveler]

You can quick test your eggs in cold water. If they float, throw them out. If they sink, eat them up.

 

[Harrys]

Everything I don't really need because they all will expire before the shit hits the fan.

 

[Alphabrew]

Just ordered some cordless hair clippers for $32. In stock late Aug, these have been hard to get for months.

https://www.amazon.com/Wahl-Clipper...&keywords=hair+clippers&qid=1596718497&sr=8-7

 

[XCheckR]

My FIL had a grocery store. For some 40 years, eggs came in unrefrigerated. And were stored in the stock room without refrigeration.

Then the health department decided they needed to be refrigerated. No reason, someone got a bright idea.

Other countries eggs are in non refrigerated section of stores.

 

[CharlieFoxtrot]

Mine doesn't turn moldy.

Typically the fat content is too high for mold to grow.

Growing up in England, which admittedly is a little more temperate than Maryland in the summer, we never refrigerated butter. Always left out on the counter in a butter dish.

 

[Alphabrew]

This is the kind of soap my wife uses (hence me as well), got 3x16 packs. Amazon has a $3 coupon for each 16 pack so it wound up being 30% less than Wegmans. I would think 48 bars is about a years supply for us, probably longer.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005HO0AR2?ref=ppx_pt2_mob_b_prod_image

 

[135sohc]

Bought one of these

Weirdest thing though.. The loophole I always hear about from the left and buying guns online I could not find it anyone got the link for next time ?

 

[Docster]

Other countries eggs are in non refrigerated section of stores.

My son raises chickens and quails. Eggs that are not washed (straight from the animal) will stay fresh for weeks unrefrigerated. I've eaten some of his after almost a month. Wash just before cracking the shell

 

[Alea Jacta Est]

Half dozen cans each...MH breakfast scramble and lasagna.

 

[TomisinMd]

My son raises chickens and quails. Eggs that are not washed (straight from the animal) will stay fresh for weeks unrefrigerated. I've eaten some of his after almost a month. Wash just before cracking the shell

I think a coating of mineral oil will do the trick to preserve them too.

 

[TAstro]

I think a coating of mineral oil will do the trick to preserve them too.

https://youtu.be/yUYgguMz1qI

Check this out

 

[Docster]

Cook set with utensils. A small butane stove will fit inside as well. $14

 

[Bob A]

Preserve eggs in water glass (sodium silicate) or lime solution:

https://vintagerecipesandcookery.com/preserve-eggs-slaked-lime-water-glass/

 

[Archeryrob]

I just put two videos on the canning thread on this. The second shows her cracking an 8 month old egg and comparing it to a fresh one.

 

[cantstop]

I bought a U-Bolt style bike lock (Abus) recently. Before I bought it I used my Google Fu to check how easy they are to pick, cut, break, etc. and hit the YouTube channel of lockpickinglawyer.

After watching a bunch of his videos, I am convinced that a simple lock picking set (bought or home-made) should be part of any bug out bag.

 

[pbharvey]

I bought a U-Bolt style bike lock (Abus) recently. Before I bought it I used my Google Fu to check how easy they are to pick, cut, break, etc. and hit the YouTube channel of lockpickinglawyer.

After watching a bunch of his videos, I am convinced that a simple lock picking set (bought or home-made) should be part of any bug out bag.

Dumb question but at what point do lock picking tools become burglary tools? Is that completely subjective if a police officer is somehow going through your stuff?
I keep bolt cutters in my bug-out bag (in case I need to escape from the FEMA camp!).

 

[Occam]

Got a bucket of Mountain House mixed meals ... but (wait for it!) ... Gluten Free! When the SHTF, I’ll be able to trade individual meals for those mid-2020-liberal-panic-bought firearms all day long. Actually have a family member who can’t eat wheat, so it was more of a gesture along those lines, really. But still. Freeze dried gold here inside the beltway!

 

[cantstop]

Dumb question but at what point do lock picking tools become burglary tools? Is that completely subjective if a police officer is somehow going through your stuff?
I keep bolt cutters in my bug-out bag (in case I need to escape from the FEMA camp!).

If you're bugging out, you probably have more important things to be concerned about.

Here is the legality by state.
https://subtledigs.com/blogs/resources/is-it-illegal-to-own-a-lock-pick-set

In most states, owning lock pick tools is only considered a crime if you use them illegally...

Owning a lock pick set is illegal in Nevada, Ohio, and Virginia...

In Mississippi, you can own a lock pick set, but concealment is considered prima facie evidence.

In Tennessee, the laws are vague, but it appears you can own lock pick tools if you're not using your skill for profit.

 

[cantstop]

Updated my previous response to pbharvey.

In most states the burden of proof (that they are being used as burglary tools) is on the state.

That doesn't mean you won't get arrested, have your pick set confiscated and have to go to court to get your case dismissed.