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Tag Archives: prepper
Texas Sales Tax Prep Weekend Snuck Up On Me This Year
Today is the last day: These emergency preparation supplies qualify for tax exemption if purchased for a sales price: Less than $3000 Portable generators Less than $300 Emergency ladders Hurricane shutters Less than $75 Axes Batteries, single or multipack (AAA … Continue reading
Followup on a Water/Gas Valve Shutoff Tool
Here’s another followup to my cheap prepper post. I did not have the Orbit 26097 Gas And Water Emergency Shut Off Tool when I wrote that post, but I already had it on order. Now that I have it it … Continue reading
Followup on Kerasal Foot Cream
In my cheap prepper piece, I noted that I was using Eucerin Intensive Repair Foot Creme for foot pain brought about by the cold, but that I had Kerasal Intensive Foot Repair on order for the same issue. Well, I’ve … Continue reading
Prepper Paul Martin’s After Action Report on the Texas Winter Storm
Paul Martin, a much more serious prepper than I, has an after action report on what went right and wrong in his own disaster preparations. Following winterization checklists and having good gear on hand were among the successes. On the … Continue reading
The Cheap Prepper’s Guide for Cold Weather And Other Disasters
The recent Texas ice storm and power outage crisis once again emphasized how important it is to prepare for such events. There are some people who put significant time, effort and money into preparing. I am not one of them. … Continue reading
Olive Garden is a Bad Prepping Strategy
The day after the clown car update is bad for deep insights, so instead let me set this strawman blazing. The Olive Garden is offering a lifetime endless pasta bowl pass for $500. (Or rather, they’re offering 50 of these, … Continue reading
The Math Behind Prepping
If you think that all this talk of violent revolution or civil war in the United States is nonsense, this piece, from a flood hydrologist, makes a compelling mathematical case that you should think again. While we don’t have any … Continue reading
Texas Emergency Prep Supplies Sales Tax Holiday
This weekend is the Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday the Texas legislature passed last year. The following items qualify: Less than $3000 Portable generators Less than $300 Hurricane shutters Emergency ladders Less than $75 Batteries, single or multipack (AAA … Continue reading
Hunting/Emergency Prep Sales Tax Bills Currently in Texas Legislature
There are at least two bills establishing sales tax holidays for firearms, hunting supplies (“ammunition, archery equipment, hunting blinds and stands, hunting decoys, firearm cleaning supplies, gun cases and gun safes, hunting optics, and hunting safety equipment”) and emergency preparation … Continue reading
Posted in Guns, Texas
Tagged Guns, Paul Martin, prepper, Texas, Texas 84th Legislative Session
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Cheap Prep/Survivalist Update
Over the last several years, I’ve been build it up some disaster preparedness on the cheap. Like, $50 a year cheap. I can spend a bit more now, but I’m still in the “hey, flashlights and extra water are a … Continue reading