Any fellow survivalists utilize their truck?

I was thinking since i use up the 10 gals in the truck before filling up eventaully i can treat the gas i have stored up.. correct? those additives are good for gas and other fuels?

 

Probably all you would need to do is to re-grease the pump with food grade grease or silicone.

A lot of things are now "non-approved" which didn't do most of us any harm. I think much if this is because companies have to be super-safe in today's litigious society on the off chance that one person with a severely compromised system will react adversely. In an emergency situation you can get by.

In the Army we had sort-of filters that would clean swamp water until you could barely see the brown then added sodium hypochlorite to the Lister bag to sterilize it. The resulting water was sort of like drinking from a swimming pool but it kept you alive and didn't kill you.

 

[/QUOTE]I keep my spare fuel in the garage. I don't have a truck cap on mine, so I don't want to keep an extra 10 gallons of fuel out there where any jackass can wander off with it. I generally try to keep a spare 25 gallons of gasoline on hand, and rotate it out every few months. I figure even if I'm not driving, my coleman stove and lantern are both dual fuel and can run on gasoline. I usually keep 10 gallons of diesel (for the tractor) on hand as well, but that stuff stores forever and the tractor's a real fuel sipper, so it's easier.
Before they switched to ethanol gas I had a 50 gallon drum with a hand pump that I used, but the ethanol stuff doesn't store long enough for me to bother keeping that much on hand any more.[/QUOTE]

I installed two d ring loops, set the cans in, and run a chain trough them to keep douchebags from stealing them. Granted someone could cut the chain but if I had a topper they could also break a window.

I'll post pics later.

Also I bolted a 50cal ammo box to the factory rails for a toolbox.

 

Exactly what I did. I bought new leathers for it, boiled them, and greased them with food grade silicone grease.
Only downside is that since it's just a backup I tear it down whenever I do use it and regrease the leathers to make sure they don't dry out by the time I need the pump again. I've got a couple of spare sets as a just-in-case, but I'd rather not have to use them up faster than I have to.

 

Well, decided against the land as the realtor could'nt get me any answers that I needed. The right place will come up eventually.

 

Sorry to hear that. You're right, though. Eventually the right place will show up.
I can't even count how many places we looked at when we were shopping for a house or land to build one on. Patience is key; I've got a couple of friends who are stuck with problems because they didn't do the research before they signed on the dotted line.

 

Thanks for the support. I mean that. I had it in my mind that if the land doesn't convince that thats where I need to be than I would listen.

 

I have build in flame thrower in the bed the my truck!

 

Hopefully your flamethrower building skills exceed your sentence building skills.

 

LMAO i was asking for that ONE! Well I burred myself with it and lost one eye and can hardly see out of one eye!

 

Smart move--- get your technicians license than get your general license and you're good to go KD0JXB---Jim

 

Not sure if it has been covered yet, but in a pinch, the rubber bed mat could be used for shelter creation.

 

This thread is why I joined TW. Just starting this mission. Like you OP, not an end of the world prepper, just a guy who would like to be a little more self sufficient than the rest. I am going to borrow some of your ideas and be sure I have better emergency provisions. Any suggestions for someone, just starting? What would you ensure you had first?

 

I've got MREs, heat blankets, fire starters, medical supplies, machete, ammo, saws, axe, knives, water, and an emergency tool kit in my truck.
Edit: Also installed a CB in my truck for when cell service goes down.

 

so what's involved with getting a ham license and what it cost to get a basic ham radio setup?

 

Study the test which is published online for free and then make arrangements with your local amateur radio club to arrive during their testing day with your small fee - $15.00USD - and take it.

You will find that many times those same local clubs have "loaner" gear to get you started or some have even used their collective buying power to assemble starter kits that will cost you less. Lots of great technical advice as well as help setting up and troubleshooting a base station or mobile radio will be available too.

You can easily do this for under a hundred dollars and build from there if you have the inclination. My wife and I are both licensed operators and she actually uses it more than I do.

 

Good info, thanks. I just started thinking about getting my license.

 

I thought this was a pretty funny read. http://www.deathvalleymag.com/2014/10/26/the-post-apocalyptic-world-sucks-balls/

 

Pretty funny.

 

Nice! I'm looking at signing up for one soon as well.