What prep items did you get recently?

[Norton]

I've been keeping a box of nitrile gloves in my car, along with a small bottle of hand sanitizer.

I've been taking and throwing a cap full or two of Lysol into a sandwich bag with a 1/2 paper towel. Cost effective wipes for the cart, them mopping down anything else that needs to be done when going back to the car.

 

[pbharvey]

I've been taking and throwing a cap full or two of Lysol into a sandwich bag with a 1/2 paper towel. Cost effective wipes for the cart, them mopping down anything else that needs to be done when going back to the car.

I know some people that are putting baby wipes in a baggie with some alcohol.
Are you making a fresh batch every time you go out or keeping some in the car? I read somewhere that the paper towels breakdown pretty fast.

 

[Alphabrew]

I ordered a bunch of food from therestaurantstore.com They have many stores across the country. You can either order online and pick it up, or have it shipped. The closest store is in District Heights there is also one in Baltimore. Playing with the shopping cart, I’ve found that if your order is large enough it will be shipped by truck, otherwise it will be shipped by fedex. My order was shipped from Lancaster Pa. Any refrigerated supplies is shipped on certain day’s of the week. I’m not sure how that is shipped because everything I got is shelf stable. I ordered on Thursday and it showed up on Saturday.

I ended up getting cans of vegetables and black beans that I was not able to get locally. I also got a 50 pound bag of rice and also pasta. The cans are big #10 size, so it is not somewhat not ideal. I also got a case of burrito wrappers.
I would like to try their frozen meats and vegetables next time when I have space in a freezer.

Good find!

 

[Norton]

I know some people that are putting baby wipes in a baggie with some alcohol.
Are you making a fresh batch every time you go out or keeping some in the car? I read somewhere that the paper towels breakdown pretty fast.

I just do one for every time I go out, then trash it.

I've left the yard exactly once in the last week. I predict I will do three run outs this week on three different days for a curbside pickup at the hardware store, grocery store and liquor store in that order.

 

[ground chuck]

Nice, im going to order fvck ton of bacon and hard salami

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[Alphabrew]

Nice, im going to order fvck ton of bacon and hard salami

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Sounds like a party

 

[Pinecone]

I spent several hours cutting up old BDUs and sewing them back together. I used this pattern from Kaiser Permanente:

I can see the gap on either side of your nose.

So very little protection for you. It will help prevent you from infecting others.

 

[Alphabrew]

I can see the gap on either side of your nose.

So very little protection for you. It will help prevent you from infecting others.

I believe that’s the idea, to protect others

 

[Pinecone]

I believe that’s the idea, to protect others

I doubt that in the US.

People are wearing them to protect themselves.

 

[sinzitu]

Picked up a Baofeng UV-5R, NA771 antenna, & cable to program it.

 

[ground chuck]

Emergen c, going to have to replace all quikclot packs in ifak and medical supplies.

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[Nay_sayer]

Emergen c, going to have to replace all quikclot packs in ifak and medical supplies.

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If you have an HSA or FSA account, the CARES Act removed the requirement to have a prescription in order to use it to purchase first aid supplies. I’m going through my medical supplies and purchasing replacements for anything expired/expiring and augmenting with new and better stuff. I may even get another STOMP kit and an AED.

I wish they would’ve removed the clause about first aid training classes being non-eligible expenses. I could always use more of those.

 

[ground chuck]

If you have an HSA or FSA account, the CARES Act removed the requirement to have a prescription in order to use it to purchase first aid supplies. I’m going through my medical supplies and purchasing replacements for anything expired/expiring and augmenting with new and better stuff. I may even get another STOMP kit and an AED.



I wish they would’ve removed the clause about first aid training classes being non-eligible expenses. I could always use more of those.

All mine was purchased with a FSA at my old job. Now i have an HSA, didnt know the care act changed that. Thanks for the info.

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[ground chuck]

If you have an HSA or FSA account, the CARES Act removed the requirement to have a prescription in order to use it to purchase first aid supplies. I’m going through my medical supplies and purchasing replacements for anything expired/expiring and augmenting with new and better stuff. I may even get another STOMP kit and an AED.



I wish they would’ve removed the clause about first aid training classes being non-eligible expenses. I could always use more of those.

Quick search says 5 OTC now eligible for hsa
NSAIDs
Cold/flu
Allergy products
Heartburn
Menstrual products.

Still restrictive on hsa.

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[-Mil-Surp-Phreak-]

For going to the gas station or even running into the store where I need to touch something I have been using a 1000 count doggie doody bags for single use and throw away contactless and prevents me from dragging the germs from place to place which is what happens when people leave their gloves on all day going about their business. The doody bags are already rolled up in 100 count sheets and are great. They are even available at the dollar store in smaller counts and get the job done just as well.

 

[randyho]

I predict I will do three run outs this week on three different days for a curbside pickup at the hardware store, grocery store and liquor store in that order.

Which h/w store's doing curb side?

 

[Nay_sayer]

Quick search says 5 OTC now eligible for hsa
NSAIDs
Cold/flu
Allergy products
Heartburn
Menstrual products.

Still restrictive on hsa.

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Damn internet. Thanks for the research. The article I had read said it was everything and added menstrual products for the first time.

Maybe Quikclot could be considered a menstrual product?

 

[ground chuck]

So i went to the fsa website i used to spend my fsa before I'd lose it. Went to chat session and they say i can use my hsa. So im going to order some stuff and see what happens.

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[BigT]

Emergen c, going to have to replace all quikclot packs in ifak and medical supplies.

I needed to update my Quikclot too and found these on ebay.. Great deal, for the entire kit! Basically everything you need for a little more than the price of a tourniquet. And I've been told that the Celox rapid is a very good product. I picked up 6 of them...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/FRESHEST-1...899356?hash=item2638df0d9c:g:tqsAAOSws~Ned0fk

 

[Alphabrew]

A case of Keystone Turkey. Tastes great. 9 ounces of actual meat per can once the broth is drained off.