This weeks preps check-in

[ban1985]

I also take good care of my gasoline lanterns, although they are not Coleman, they are something very similar from the Swiss Army. In a box there are two of them with spare parts and fuel, with one liter of gasoline you have around 200 watts of light for 8 hours and there is still nice heat. These lamp boxes are really very good and robust, except a little heavy, but if there is an emergency I have around 10 boxes to sell if I still have time for them.

 

[Oddcaliber]

Very nice ban! I'm on vacation this week so I have been dusting off my Coleman's. Looks close to a Petromax. What does it run on?

 

[ban1985]

The lamps run on gasoline 95, or here the variety is called unleaded 95 or 98.
But you can't run the lamps on diesel, actually you can, but the carburetors get clogged.
There were already conversions to Burning fuel, our neighbors in Germany run the lamps with petrol because you have panic before gasoline, but these Swiss lamps are suitable for gasoline.

 

[Oddcaliber]

Most interesting. I have some Coleman duel fuel lanterns and stoves that run on auto fuel as well as Coleman fuel.

 

[ban1985]

Petromax lamps have the advantage that you can dismantle and clean the carburetor, you can clean everything on the lamp and if you are a little technically gifted you can repair the lamps yourself. I have built up a spare parts store for the last 10 years, from which point I have enough parts and around 12 complete boxes of these lamps. If you have bad guys who want to catch you, you can also use such a burning lamp as a projectile, but then I don't want to be the one standing nearby.

 

[Oddcaliber]

Agreed. I have more than enough lanterns to light up a runway! Plus spare parts.

 

[Maverick]

I dont plan on ever buying from Cheeper Than Dirt again, They totally took advantage of the price gouging!!!

CTD been known to gouge people for years (since 2012), I haven't used them since 2012

Also..

 

[Maverick]

CTD reloaded ammunition

 

[Oddcaliber]

Are they silver bullets? LOL.

 

[ban1985]

I have to go to the one tomorrow Weapons Dealers of my trust go by and ask what he can recommend to me. I have the feeling that the future will not turn out well.

 

[Illini Warrior]

if you run the Colemans on vehicle fuel - best to use the ethanol blends as % high as possible - adding in some carburetor cleaner helps keep the generators from clogging - the cleaner can also help by soaking the generator and loosing up the build-up ....

 

[Oddcaliber]

You can find ethanol free gas. Just gotta know where it is. Some gas stations here do have it.

 

[tmttactical]

New PCP air rifle arrives tomorrow. I will test it out a little bit on Saturday, before the range opens to the public. The following week I will try and get some calibration and accuracy testing done, for each pellet weight. For now, it will just be good to get some trigger time in again. Save the bullets / ammo for when really needed.

 

[simpleman]

Been going thru ALL my preps, rearranging, arranging, making a list of what I have and checking it twice! Making a list of what I need, and want! Looking for a manual drill, or two, since mine apparently sprouted legs and walked away?

 

[Jayson]

CTD been known to gouge people for years (since 2012), I haven't used them since 2012

Also..

Many years ago I logged onto CTD to check out their ammo prices. Wow! Their company name is really false advertising. I have never bought from them because I can find much cheaper ammo elsewhere.

 

[simpleman]

Also attempting to wire up two old car alternators to charge up batteries using wind, water and bicycle power!

 

[Arcticdude]

CTD reloaded ammunition

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A thousand bucks for only 500 rounds of 9mm?? Except for 410 and 22 mag snake shot i haven't bought any ammo in many years.

 

[Maverick]

A thousand bucks for only 500 rounds of 9mm?? Except for 410 and 22 mag snake shot i haven't bought any ammo in many years.

Ya, I gone to the web site today on CTD and that was the price, it's a ridiculous price for 9mm!

 

[Acdoctor]

I saw where they have been court ordered to pay customers back all money that has been charged over pre pandemic price in Texas, hope they do it everywhere, put these people out of business for good. They do this every time we have a ammo supply shortage just because they can and people are stupid enough to pay it. I will never spend a cent with people that treat consumers like that.

 

[tmttactical]

CTD went off my shopping list the first time I caught them price gouging. I have enough ammo stocked for a small war, starting out at 1,000 yards and moving in to up close and personal range.