What have you done this week to prep? PART II

[dprimm]

Amazon sale:

Lifestraws, $10 per in a 2 pack: Amazon product ASIN B07C56LR6N

Thanks. Pulled trigger on 4 straws. Nice supplement to other options

 

[snapping turtle]

Been walking the fields after harvest. Collecting corn that was left.
Ill shuck it and shell it. Then grind it and add it to my sweet feed for the goats.

That used to work for me until the land changed rental farmers who farm the fields now. The new combine leaves not a half ear of corn anywhere. The old machine left a lot of ears. Last year they must have had trouble in loading or left a gate open cause there was a nice pile of shelled corn all in one spot.

I did find several seed packages for sale cheap and bought most of them. The radishes are the ones I love also.

 

[cbhausen]

I finally ordered a Big Berkey with 4 filters. $445, ouch! At least I got to spread the payments over 8 weeks no interest.

 

[teddy12b]

I finally ordered a Big Berkey with 4 filters. $445, ouch! At least I got to spread the payments over 8 weeks no interest.

That's a buy once, cry once thing, but you can also pass that along to your grandkids too.

 

[Goodfoot]

Anybody here switch their generators to natural gas (tri-fuel) carbs? I was looking into that.
Also swapped out my gas cans to refill for winter, added stabilizer. Was going to buy a water container but figured if things go south I'll wash and fill the trash cans and bath tubs with water. Also have 40gal of bottled water extra.

 

[longbow]

Tomorrow run the generator dry of fuel when doing some chores at the corner of the property.

 

[Leadeye]

Cut more firewood yesterday.

 

[flyingsquirrel]

Got a 6.5 Generac for my 91 year old Mothers house to run her house in case of electric outages this winter. Flip off the main at the house and plug it in down in the shed and she'll be good to go. Had to borrow a genny last winter but not any more.

 

[dprimm]

Anybody here switch their generators to natural gas (tri-fuel) carbs? I was looking into that.
Also swapped out my gas cans to refill for winter, added stabilizer. Was going to buy a water container but figured if things go south I'll wash and fill the trash cans and bath tubs with water. Also have 40gal of bottled water extra.

No ng to our house. Is in neighborhood but not to our house. Else would have gone that route

Trying to make gee today. Taking forever.

 

[efd1295]

Anybody here switch their generators to natural gas (tri-fuel) carbs? I was looking into that.

Yes, I’ve done two now. One for me and one for my dad. They work perfect. Mine is set to run off NG and my dad’s is set to run off propane. Same kit was used for both, just an adjustment on the regulator and you’re off and running.

This is the kit I used on both: https://motorsnorkel.com/conversion-kits/

 

[Goodfoot]

Yes I’ve done two now. One for me and one for my dad. They work perfect. Mine is set to run off NG and my dads is set to run off propane. Same kit was used for both, just an adjustment on the regulator and you’re off and running.

This is the kit I used on both: https://motorsnorkel.com/conversion-kits/

Thanks!

 

[jsx1043]

Tomorrow run the generator dry of fuel when doing some chores at the corner of the property.

I was always told that was a no-no? I’m not a mechanic by any stretch of the imagination...

Also, I probably need a mechanic to look at my generator...

 

[dudley0]

I think that only pertains to if you have dirt in the fuel tank.

But I am nowhere close to pretending to be a mechanic, or knowledgeable in anything.

 

[jkholmes]

Our work this week:
Working on new / upgraded chicken coop
Built new raised garden bed (x2) (one is 8ft x 4ft and the other is 12ft x 3ft)

Next week:
Continue work on new chicken coop
Finish new chicken run
Complete additional raised garden bed

 

[longbow]

Rotated my cans, Found some cans of green beans from 2010 (12 pack) some how I missed that box. Tossed them at the dumpster at my daughters place in Bloomington. Homeless picked it out by the time I left.
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[Ballstater98]

Ammo delivered. Had to buy 13 boxes to used the discount code. Still hard paying today's prices.

 

[Michigan Slim]

Put a deer in the freezer yesterday. Both generators filled and ran with REC90 gas. All propane tanks are filled now.

 

[longbow]

I was always told that was a no-no? I’m not a mechanic by any stretch of the imagination...

Also, I probably need a mechanic to look at my generator...

I did run it dry so I could put new non ethanol gas in it.

 

[bwframe]

I was down to three dozen eggs, so I bought ten dozen more. I eat a lot of eggs and they store a long time.

There didn't seem to be any egg, meat, dairy shortage at the Kroger Gucci, but I keep hearing stories in the news?

I don't make regular scheduled grocery trips, so it made sense to pick up a few qt's of cream and blocks of cheese. These dairy products have weeks/months out expiration dates. Carefully rotated the stock in the backup fridge.

Also picked up a couple of on sale pork loins. Not my favorite cut, but like I tell the daughter; You gotta learn how to like the under $2 a pound meat.

 

[Snapdragon]

Also picked up a couple of on sale pork loins. Not my favorite cut, but like I tell the daughter; You gotta learn how to like the under $2 a pound meat.

I cut chops from pork loins. A little bit of sage/onion or barbecue sauce covers a multitude of sins.