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Predestination

300mag — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:52:31 GMT

Sometimes I just aint sure about this one..Imo

My Hope would be if it was correct some one Predestinated :upsidedown:to a bad place

Might read this and avoid it....Not sure if thats possible?

Not sure if the Doctrine is even correct?

Thoughts?

Howdy from Tennessee

redneckdave — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:47:52 GMT

howdy y'all. happy to be here. hope to gather some good information from this board.
37 male from east tn.

Windows 7 Install tip

hedley — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:38:33 GMT

I was just reading on how to install win 7 into a single partition negating the need for a separate 'reserved' partition on C which is what it does by default.
Basically it goes like this:
Allow it to create both the reserved and your intended C space, and then use the advanced options to delete what would be C. Then all you have to do is extend the reserved portion to whatever you want or make it the entire disc using what you just deleted.
Win 7 will then use that single partition (preferably the whole drive) for everything.
The reserved partition is usually a 100 MB partition at the very beginning of the disc with it's own drive letter and is rather useless all by itself truth be told.
I'm almost tempted to reinstall but don't want to have to tweak it all over again as, of course, it works only with a clean installation. You can then remove the 'reserved space' label.

Windows 7 Install tip

hedley — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:36:36 GMT

double post please delete

Eight Bells...Who's up for Midrats

labotomi — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:08:11 GMT

Beanie wienies or raviolis tonight?

New from Ontario

Aura — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:46:16 GMT

Hello all,
I'm pretty new to this. I found the boards through some research I was doing about homesteading. At the moment I'm a poor apartment dweller and my homestead garden consists of some sprouting treys on the kitchen counter but we're working on it.

I've started putting together bug out bags for myself and my bf but since Northern Ontario is blessedly free of many of the natural disasters that can occur I'm working more at getting things into shape for a "bug in" at home.

The long term plan is to have a homestead that can be self sufficient if necessary. (Still some debate about this as the man insists on being within 20 min drive of an electronics shop)

Glad to have found a place where I can learn and hopefully contribute as I gain some experience.

The Deer Hunter

TxHills — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:44:16 GMT

I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it.

The first step in this adventure was getting a deer. I figured that, since they congregate at my cattle feeder and do not seem to have much fear of me when we are there (a bold one will sometimes come right up and sniff at the bags of feed while I am in the back of the truck not 4 feet away), it should not be difficult to rope one, get up to it and toss a bag over its head (to calm it down) then hog tie it and transport it home.

I filled the cattle feeder then hid down at the end with my rope.

The cattle, having seen the roping thing before, stayed well back. They were not having any of it.

After about 20 minutes, my deer showed up -- 3 of them. I picked out a likely looking one, stepped out from the end of the feeder, and threw my rope. The deer just stood there and stared at me. I wrapped the rope around my waist and twisted the end so I would have a good hold. The deer still just stood and stared at me, but you could tell it was mildly concerned about the whole rope situation.

I took a step towards it...it took a step away. I put a little tension on the rope and then received an education.

The first thing that I learned is that, while a deer may just stand there looking at you funny while you rope it; they are spurred to action when you start pulling on that rope.

That deer EXPLODED.

The second thing I learned is that pound for pound, a deer is a LOT stronger than a cow or a colt. A cow or a colt in that weight range I could fight down with a rope and with some dignity.

A deer -- no chance.

That thing ran and bucked and twisted and pulled. There was no controlling it and certainly no getting close to it. As it jerked me off my feet and started dragging me across the ground, it occurred to me that having a deer on a rope was not nearly as good an idea as I had originally imagined.

The only upside is that they do not have as much stamina as many other animals.

A brief 10 minutes later, it was tired and not nearly as quick to jerk me off my feet and drag me when I managed to get up. It took me a few minutes to realize this, since I was mostly blinded by the blood flowing out of the big gash in my head. At that point, I had lost my taste for corn-fed venison. I just wanted to get that devil creature off the end of that rope.

I figured if I just let it go with the rope hanging around its neck, it would likely die slow and painfully somewhere.

At the time, there was no love at all between me and that deer. At that moment, I hated the thing, and I would venture a guess that the feeling was mutual.

Despite the gash in my head and the several large knots where I had cleverly arrested the deer's momentum by bracing my head against various large rocks as it dragged me across the ground, I could still think clearly enough to recognize that there was a small chance that I shared some tiny amount of responsibility for the situation we were in, so I didn't want the deer to have to suffer a slow death, so I managed to get it lined back up in between my truck and the feeder - a little trap I had set before hand...kind of like a squeeze chute.

I got it to back in there and I started moving up so I could get my rope back.

Did you know that deer bite? They do! I never in a million years would have thought that a deer would bite somebody, so I was very surprised when I reached up there to grab that rope and the deer grabbed hold of my wrist.

Now, when a deer bites you, it is not like being bit by a horse where they just bite you and then let go. A deer bites you and shakes its head --almost like a pit bull. They bite HARD and it hurts.

The proper thing to do when a deer bites you is probably to freeze and draw back slowly. I tried screaming and shaking instead. My method was ineffective.

It seems like the deer was biting and shaking for several minutes, but it was likely only several seconds.

I, being smarter than a deer (though you may be questioning that claim by now) tricked it. While I kept it busy tearing at my right arm, I reached up with my left hand and pulled that rope loose. That was when I got my final lesson in deer behavior for the day.

Deer will strike at you with their front feet. They rear right up on their back feet and strike right about head and shoulder level, and their hooves are surprisingly sharp.

I learned a long time ago that, when an animal -- like a horse --strikes at you with their hooves and you can't get away easily, the best thing to do is try to make a loud noise and make an aggressive move towards the animal. This will usually cause them to back down a bit so you can escape.

This was not a horse. This was a deer, so obviously, such trickery would not work. In the course of a millisecond, I devised a different strategy. I screamed like a woman and tried to turn and run.

The reason I had always been told NOT to try to turn and run from a horse that paws at you is that there is a good chance that it will hit you in the back of the head. Deer may not be so different from horses after all, besides being twice as strong and 3 times as evil, because the second I turned to run, it hit me right in the back of the head and knocked me down.

Now, when a deer paws at you and knocks you down, it does not immediately leave. I suspect it does not recognize that the danger has passed. What they do instead is paw your back and jump up and down on you while you are laying there crying like a little girl and covering your head.

I finally managed to crawl under the truck and the deer went away.

So now I know why when people go deer hunting they bring a rifle with a scope so that they can be somewhat equal to the Prey

the little things we often forget

burningredphoenix — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:35:22 GMT

heres a list of some things we might tend to forget while in a survival situation...little things like these always add up. Feel free to add more if i miss anything...

don't chew your food too much, swallow it in small chunks...chewing expends energy and using as little energy as possible will allow u to stay alive longer.

if you plan on eating some plant you found, make sure it actually contains enough carbs so that it is worth eating; did you know that the energy you spend eating celery is actually greater than the energy it gives you? this means that you are wasting enrgy no matter how much celery you are eating.

vasoconstriction helps keep you warm, so smoke a ciggarette or drink some tea that contains caffeine...

you lose many calories when you sleep in cold as opposed to sleeping in warmth, so spend the time to make a shelter that will keep you as warm as possible...not just a half assed structure with a roof on top; chances are its not going to rain lol.

the earth is cold, get ur ass off of it when sleeping...

ashes keep animals away...they dont like the smell of fire...so make sure u dont set ur traps while u got campfire ashes all over you..

meditation isnt just for monks, it conserves alot of energy and relieves your stress...meditate for hours while you wait for your traps to yield something; or you can go to sleep while waiting, but meditation also keeps you mind at ease...most people need to tame their minds in a survival situation.

dont kick an animal or smack an animal that wanders into ur sleeping spot..just talk to it; you'll be surprised how many people get sprayed by skunks because they startle it...talking to it will let it know that you are there and it will run away...if you kick it or jump, it knows where u are at and will defend itself; talking usually doesnt give away ur position so much as if u were to hit the creature. Chances are that it doesnt know you are there or it wouldnt be there in the first place; just let it know you are there..."how you doin mr skunk" is my favorite line that ive used 3 times already.

if you are on the verge of death, start a forest fire; although this is a last resort...it will most likely get someone attention and dramatically increases your chance of rescue.

please feel free to add anything i may have missed

Newbie

funk #49 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:35:16 GMT

Just starting to get involved in preps. looking forward to learning from everybody here

Financial Apathy

Mr Nice Guy — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:17:18 GMT

I see a general theme on this financial forum with a bunch of chicken littles saying, "the sky is falling." If you believe it, it may come true. Me, i had an epiphany while taking a break from this forum. I got back in school (i dont care what you say, best money i spent), getting my finances nice and tidy, cut frivolous spending, and getting ready to invest, to make more money. You wont succeed with a negative attitude. Anybody else have a positive outlook for the future?

Award Worthy Thread

SgtBooker44 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:03:24 GMT

Check out the following thread:

http://www.survivalistboards.com/sho...d.php?t=121211

It looks to me like member n1nj4d3wd put a boatload of time into this infromative thread. Both the first and second posts by n1nj4d3wd have a great deal of infromation not only for the newbie prepper, but it's good stuff for us all.

I think it's worthy of an award for an informative and helpful thread.

What say ye all?

A few thoughts for new shooters and CCW

TodaysSurvival — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:42:40 GMT

Many of you who send me emails are new shooters. That makes me smile, because you're obviously open minded and willing to learn and you're taking advantage of decent podcasts and forums geared towards shooting and self defense. So I like it when a new shooter contacts me. So I thought I would put together a few thoughts for you to consider, because just like you, I was a new handgun shooter less than 6 years ago. So here's how it all started for me.

I was (and still am) primarily in the business of home security and home automation. So needless to say, home invasions and burglaries were at the top of my list of worries. So this was a natural thing for me to be concerned about, so that’s what I wanted to improve upon first. So my choice of starting with home security seemed to make the most sense area in which I live, is part of the 8th largest metropolitan area in America! So the scenario of living in the large city where I live (Dallas/Ft. Worth) got me motivated. Now, what I’m about to tell you right now, I’ve said quite a few times in previous shows, but I continually get emails about this. That’s OK, because few people listen to every show I do. So this is what I did, because this is what the home security industry has taught me. I began by inspecting and performing routine maintenance on the locks of both my doors and windows. My home has an alarm system, so I called my monitoring company and tested my system about 5 different ways to make sure it worked like I wanted it too. I also check into how the system actually functioned. Then, I started thinking that Like most alarm systems it simply sends a signal along the phone line, making it easy enough for a burglar to either cut the phone line or knock out power and enter more easily. So I spent the money on a cellular GSM back up system and a larger battery back up system. After that, I bought some extra noise making sensors and installed them on the doors and a few select windows. I also purchased a couple of glass break sensors. Now, this is kind of low tech, but it work and usually affordable. I also changed out all of the locking hardware to heavy duty hardware and used 3 inch screws so that they went all the way into the 2X4 door frame, making it much harder for the doors to be kicked in. I also added security motion lights on both sides and the back of my home. While the system isn't foolproof it is much more secure than it was before I started and all with relatively minimal effort.

Now for the gun stuff...

In addition to preparing my house for the break-in or home invasion scenario I also recognized I might need something more than a rusty old 20 gauge shotgun which was all I owned at that time. So I obtained my first handgun, a Sig P226 9mm. I kept that gun on the nightstand in a push button safe bolted to the top of the nightstand. In the house we lived in at that time, we had a HUGE walk in closet and it was easy for me and my wife and my son to hole up in there if necessary. I also purchased 200 rounds of 9mm ammo and another 50 rounds of 00Buck shotgun shells. Enough to get by until I could afford more so I could start practicing more.

I also recognized that having guns didn't mean I knew how to use them, and so I signed up for an IDPA defensive pistol match and a new shooter instruction course before the match started. I also bartered with the shooting instructor for some private lessons because I couldn't afford to pay his fee. He didn’t have a home alarm system, so guess what? We made a trade. See…bartering works very well ---even these days. From that I learned some basic gun handling skills, enough to get me through a few pistol competition matches. It was IDPA, so it taught me good basic guns skill, but the class taught me about moving and shooting, shooting indoors including tactical movement, and shooting from different positions like the driver's position in a vehicle, kneeling, sitting, etc. The cost of each match was only $15 and that was something I could afford at that point. It gave me my first boost of confidence that I could actually use the gun to protect myself and my family if I had too. With one scenario off the list I could already sleep better at night, and despite the distance still to go on my road to preparedness, the first step was done.

Then I had to build my confidence, so my next step was a Defensive Pistol Course by Suarez International. This introduced me to the combatives and the more realistic self defense scenarios.

The more I got into self defense with a gun, the more I realized that my mind was also going to play a huge role in my ability to use my gun. So I did something stupid...I bought another gun. Yeah, it was stupid, I should have used that money to take another course and buy more ammo, but I didn't. Anyway, the Kimber 1911 I bought at that time was FUN. So, I connected with the FUN side of shooting again. And new shoooters, please keep this fun! Don't take it too seriously. What I mean is practice hard, train hard and become a student but remember to have fun along the way or you'll quit doing it.

Then I added another expensive Kimber to the collection, then an AK, then another shotgun, then a mousegun, then....I don't even want to talk about the rest. Cheesy

Now I've come full circle, buying guns is not as important to me anymore as it once was, now I'm committed to training my mind, and using the gun as effectively as I can if I need too.

And that brings up my next point...I don't ever WANT to use it.

So for you new shooters out there, get enrolled in your first course as soon as you can, stock up on ammo, don't buy another gun...please! Listen to my shows on survival and on guns and turn your ipod or .mp3 player into a portable classroom. Frequent forums like this one and turn your computer into a College Level Survival Education. Also set up a "range schedule." That's a schedule where you carve time out of your life to go the "range." Book a date with the shooting range and don't stand them up. Get out there and shoot!

Hope this helps some of you just getting started.
Shoot straight and shoot safe,

Bob Mayne

Hello from San Jose, CA

aquaman1973 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:38:52 GMT

Hello to all. I have found a place to learn and pass on ideas to my wife and son. I cant believe it took me so long to find a place and hopefully friends to share what little i know and learn so much more from. (Sorry ya'll for being so selfish). Look forward to hearing from all soon.

AQUAMAN:D:

show currently on History International

rebone — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:36:19 GMT

It's called After Armageddon. It's has covered some pretty decent topics and scenarios of what life might be like after a major pandemic or similar disaster.

Design and print your own targets

2.0Dogs — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:05:07 GMT

http://www.mindflow.com.au/targets/

Distillation for Water Treatment

14DFASniper — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:54:05 GMT

Water is one of the most valuable resources after an initial catastrophe. Chemical treatments, filtration, and boiling are more common methods of purification prior to drinking.

However, in some instances ions (salt water, nitrates, sulfate, sulfite, heavy metals like iron, lead etc)and other chemicals might reduce the quality of the drinking water. Chemical treatments, boiling, and most filtration does not remove these. (unless you have a reverse osmosis filter)

You may be forced to try and extract water from vegetation (IE -cactus) in order to survive where the traditional techniques will probably not work either. Yeah, you can do the solar still, but if you can heat it up with fire your recovery time will be a lot faster and allow you higher capacity to produce extra water.

A simple stopper for your water container and 6 ft coil of narrow gauge tubing (copper or plastic) might make a simple distillation column that will get you through.

In addition to water, you could distill off ethanol if you needed to make a small lot of liquid fuel or antiseptic if you ended up out there longer term. The coil of tubing can have multiple other uses as well so I think it might be something worth considering.

Thinking about adding something like this to my own kit. Anyone else have something like that in your BOB? I'd be interested in knowing a little about your setup. :D:

Ole The Farmer

TxHills — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:49:15 GMT

Ole is a farmer in Montana . He is in need of a new milk cow and hears about a nice one for sale over in Nordakota (that would be North Dakota for you non-Scandahoovians out there).

He drives to Nordakota, finds the farm and looks at the cow. He reaches under to see if the cow gives milk. When he grabs a teat and pulls...the cow farts. Surprised, Ole looks at the farmer who's selling the cow, then reaches under to try again.

He grabs another teat, pulls, and the cow farts again. Milk does come out however, so after some discussion with the cow's current owner, Ole decides to buy the cow.

When he gets back to Montana , he calls over his neighbor, Sven, and says, 'Hey, Sven, come and look at dis ere new cow I yust bought. Pull her teat, and see vat happens.'

Sven reaches under, pulls the teat...the cow farts.

Sven looks at Ole and says, 'You bought dis here cow over in Nordakota, didn't yah?'

Ole is very surprised since he hadn't told Sven about his trip. Ole replies, 'Yarrrr, dats right. But how did yah know?'

Sven says,................ 'My wife........ she from Nordakota too.'

This isn't racist

name — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:39:00 GMT

Awesome Bug Out Vehicle!

SIXPACK — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:26:40 GMT

If it's possible I may just try to import a few of these, and if that's the case I'll be changing my bug out vehicle to this the Panhard BVL. A light armored 4x4 that's fast, capable, amphibious and available in both short (96") and long (106") wheelbases! Of course I'd want the long wheelbase.

YouTube- Military Vehicles [France]: Panhard VBL...

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Survival Tykes Board

MaKettle — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:00:15 GMT

http://www.survivalistboards.com/sho...d.php?t=121197

It seems like us family people are the newcomers to the survivalist era. The photos are all of grizzly and rugged men toting military style bags with machetes at their sides and jerky dangling from their lips. What a mental image!

Enter stage right - the FAMILY PREPPERS!

We're prepping for whole families and need to prepare for children. (Some of us MANY children!) So our needs are slightly different than some of the standard survivalist preps. Can we start a SURVIVAL TYKES forum for family preppers to discuss specific things pertaining to children? Would anyone else be INTERESTED in a SURVIVAL TYKES forum?

Potential topics...

Children BoB's - what kind? what to put in them? where to keep them?
bol for children - how to get there? specific children's supplies?
shtf training - how much do you tell them? how do you teach them? practice? when and where to practice? ask them to keep secrets?
guns - ages? training?
education - plans for providing it after shtf? school supplies in the bol?
food - will they eat the shtf food provided? special considerations (infant formula)? and storage of infant food?

A Few New Products...

russtang — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:41:34 GMT

We have a few new products in stock.

Speedhook Survival Fishing Kit
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Survival Playing Cards
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Military Firestarter Kit
http://www.uniquetitanium.com/Milita...it-_p_280.html

Thanks for looking!

Food: Been busy lately.

OldCootHillbilly — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:32:53 GMT

Been busy round here lately. Dehydratin some stuff an vac sealin it in jars.

Top row: Old Fashioned Oats, a feller I work with get's me these fer free quite often, next: Dried Beans, #3: Dehydrated green beans.

Bottom row: Maze flour, #2: Dehydrated carrots, #3: Dehydrated corn.

These items er gonna help out our food stocks. Nice thing bout the corn, can be used as corn er ground inta corn meal.

We also did some spaghetti sauce which were watchin ta see how it stores. Put that in vac bags. Will be doin some tomatoe sauce real soon.

The jar attachement fer vac sealin the mason jars works really well. Good investment.

what's the "intimidation factor" in a shotty

sniper.22cal — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:30:48 GMT

I made a comment in another thread that the biggest "intimidation factor" in a HD shotgun is when you rack a shell. If I was the scum,unlawfully entering and attempting to get away with whatever,and in thinking I was being sneaky,suddenly heard the rack of a shotgun,i would prolly wet myself. I don't know as I would be further inclined to press my luck further.

put yourself in the role of the intruder,and give us your opinions just for giggles.

Hello

A.A.B.L. — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:26:52 GMT

Hey fellas/gals. Just joined up recently and I figured I better introduce myself. Located in Minnesota, former Marine and a small business owner. Like all things outdoors and pretty much anything gun related. Well, there is more but I will keep it short so thanks for letting me join and look forward to chatting. Out.

Hello to all!

Doober — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:21:00 GMT

New to the sight, just thought Id say hello from hot/humid South Carolina.