I Attended an auction today for a recently passed Vietnam vet that i consider very well prepared. I heard that he was mostly a loner and don't know if he was planning for more than one individual or not. He was definately ready for the zombie/yuppie hoards. here is a partial list of items that i saw: Guns: AR15 w/ 30+ mags bolt .223 rifle multiple 30-06 rifles multiple 30-30 rifles multiple .22 rifles 2 12 ga pumps black powder pistol and rifle crossbow w/bolts blowgun Ammo: 15k .22Lr 10k .223 5k 30-06 1k 30-30 2k 12 ga buck/slug/flechette couple hundred bird shot 12ga associated items: axes,knives,machetes chem suits gas masks (expired finnish and us gear) goggles,gloves,boots (warm and cold) camo,ghillie suits, rain gear, cold weather gear tents/tarps/rope/cables. 1000 ft razor wire (dam i missed the bidding on that) multiple night vision scopes/binos (i got me some) 2 geiger counter (radiation detectors) Food: (dated and looks like he was practicing rotation .. very important) 100+ #10 cans mountain house freezedried 100 lbs beans 100 lbs rice 200+ large cans of prepared meals like beefstew/chili/ravioli (3-4 serv/can) 250+ single serving pasta in a bowl meals cant even begin to estimate how many pkgs of pasta and glass jars of sauces , canned fruits and veggies, veggie oils, herbs/spices were there. maybe a pickup truck bed load. cases of MRE's, hi calorie bars, Water, looks like he had around 250 gallons stored in the basement in 2.5 and 5 gal containers. 3 water filters (stainless steel drip type and one katydyne pump style) portable thick mil foldable 5 gallon water jugs water purification drops and tablets fuel maybe 25 gas cans ranging from 1 gal to 6 2 55 gal drums of gas with barrel pump couple of kerosene cans 5gallon power: 1kw solar array 8 12v deep cycle golf cart batteries couple 12 v circuits in house 3000w invertor 2 generators 2.5 and 5.0 KW small wind turbine 400w or something like it. DC lighting and small DC? fridge 3 portable jumpstart / safety light combo thingies pkgs of aa,aaa,d,9v others. lithium,alkaline and rechargible heat/light/cooking 10 face cord wood wood furnace in basement of 1 bed /1bath house oil lanterns untold cases of 24hr candles trioxide heaters for folding survival stoves 3 folding survival stoves 6 100lb propane tanks 1 portable propane stove 2 burner big BTU cast iron beast 1 propane cook stove small portable 1 propane wall heater 2 colman stoves maybe 20 gallons of colman fuel cast iron cooking gear medical/trauma lots of standard kits 10? large bottles of asprin/tylenol/ibuprofen lots of isopropyl alcohol. iodine, benzo something-something or another antiseptics 4 large burn trauma kits 4 large wound kits 5 large blood stopper kits (pads) 2 bloodstopper powder 2 coloidal silver spray bottles 1 looked like surgical kit had sutures,scalpel,gauze and antiseptics in a nylon padded case multiple silver mylar emergency blankets 2 wool blankets general hand and electrical tools for everything from wood to steel. pull behind truck trailers with tarps (full size tires) electrical wire (house wire, general, bell) spools of horse fence wire spools of sm diameter cable spools of nylon rope nails screws and bolts canoe fishing gear trapping gear 100's of books 100's of DVDs 2 portable DVD players Anyway, i was there for 8 hours and ran out of money. and they were only 2/3rd done. I am sorry that a fellow prepper has passed but at least i was able to see what he felt was necessary for himself, what my kit might be lacking, and possibly purchase a few items to help out my family and his family that was left behind. Just thought i'd share my day's experience with you all.
Wow! Hope I don't up and go over to the "other" side too soon! My kids would have a field day selling off my gear!
we thought this was just a normal estate. but after about 10 seconds i knew we had found a prepper stash. I am so fortunate, my wife was excited too. she bought everything cast iron or camping related she could. i am pretty sure that my kids wouldn't sell off my stuff. My son (10) said he was going to make sure that he would be a prepper too. Now that makes this ol' man proud. He gets it! I thought he might not be listening.
I have a list of "Who Gets What". I do hope that the dissemination does not happen for a long while. I do not think that a lot will get sold, at least I hope not. Be well.
Wow he did a great job prepping. Sorry about his loss of life and for the family. I agree, looks like his family would want to keep his stuff and his values.
i picked up a NV scope with AR Mount, some ammo, hand tools, containers and a trailer. Wife got almost all of the cast iron cookware and camping equipment. got out of there for 500 bucks. scope alone retail was 675. so we did good.
