Cargo Container Extras

   I found a few extra photos of the cargo container. If I had realized this would be so popular I would have been more diligent in taking the pictures of the way it had progressed. Sorry! I am going to be purchasing another one for an upcoming project and will FULLY cover it from the delivery through completion.

You can see the original paint color and the old 5th Wheel in the background

   These shots today include some of our utility system as it was getting setup inside the container. It isn’t real pretty and wasn’t much fun either. I have gotten a good handle on working with all the different types of PVC and other related conduits.  It’s amazing the amount of different fittings, fixtures and configurations that you can a collect and achieve with this stuff! As only a prepper would, I tried to buy at least of few more of everything as I worked on my projects, thus the large-scale disorganization I keep finding myself in with my storage areas. I LOVE logistics so its all fun but I find myself having to buy that one missing piece to complete something, only to later find that I already had a stockpile of the exact item one box beyond where I had stopped looking before running to the hardware store.

 

 

 

High security lock set to make sure the doors stay closed while I'm away!

    Off topic but small country hardware stores are AWESOME. It reminds me of going into an old mans workshop. Dusty bins made from whatever was at hand, gotta love the resourcefulness of it! We have a long time chain in the Seattle area, McClendon’s Hardware, it was opened probably 100 years ago. Slowly they grew and all the new stores were modern but they left the flagship store alone for the longest time. You could always find that strange tool, bit, mismatched hardware or whatever you needed by taking a drive to the home store. As you walked through the store they had old black and white pictures of the original owners and employees hanging throughout the place. They still had the customer service counters from the 40’s and 50’s. You know the kind that had the ashtrays built right into em! Now, I gave up smoking along time ago but when I see bits and pieces of what a free nation looked like back in my Grandfathers day or even in large part my fathers day? I swore I wouldn’t cry while writing the blog anymore after the “Deep, Dark Hole” post… Seriously, I have a strong desire for the way things used to be. I feel like not only have we been ripped off but a better way of life is gone forever… “Sorry kids, we just couldn’t keep the progressives from robbing us blind, good luck to you. Here take my mint condition Mauser and this box of cartridges and see if you can get it back?”

 

 

 

Peek a boo view of the utility area for the well...

    I digress, I was saying that I’ll do a better job in the future of attempting to get every angle and more of the step by step down as I go through my chores. Thanks for sticking with me as I get this all down to a science.

    I have literally a dozen projects that are coming and I’d really like to tell you all what they’re going to be… Unfortunately, I know a few of you would assume that this implied a verbal contract and then I’d be legally obligated to get my stuff done. I’ll get these to you as the budget allows and the weather cooperates. Be assured there is some cool stuff coming up!

    Thanks again for all the additional feedback that has been coming in via email and the comments section. I know I have many things to work on. I’ve changed the text color and style a little to try to get better readability. I had several comments that it was hard to read. I have exceptional sight and so maybe I was a bit slow to catch on that it was to small and dark? I’ll try to make it easy on you but you’ll have to let me know what you would like to see improved.

 

 

 

Where the conduit and water pipe comes through the floor.

     Additional side note, “ERnurse” and a few others have indicated that they are also in the greater Pacific Northwest area. If there are other folks in the neighborhood, too please speak up! Maybe we can all get together for an afternoon and talk shop? I’m very aware of OPSEC and we could do this on a “FIRST NAME basis only” as we all have alot to lose but also to share. Just a thought, but I would be happy to know that more and more folks are waking up and getting stuff done. I’d be glad to shake anyone’s hand that fits that category.

     Please help me spread the word if you like what we’re doing here. The more the merrier as they say. As one that was a shameless lurker for many, many years without getting involved, I thank all the folks that have corresponded. I do understand most people don’t like to and that’s just fine. If you each would tell a couple buddies about “Prepper Nation”, the better chances I have of finding a few folks that do like to chime in! No guilt what so ever for the silent masses but I really would like to have other contributors giving their unique point of view and sharing their skill sets with us… So tell a friend and we’ll just keep getting better and better!

    Enjoy what I was able to get you on a Sunday morning before church and I’ll bring you something exciting tomorrow. At least it’ll be exciting to me, as usual I can only hope you like it.

 

Prepper