Wow one of the roll backs I heard about on the gun forum was Wal Mart lowering its 12 Gauge clay \ bird shot to $18.00 per 100 round box. I didn't believe it, but it was true. They also rolled back the 45 ACP to 17.97 like it was before the price increase a few months back. Great bargains.
A case of 12 Gauge clay shot for $45? Seriously where are you going to beat that price. Ok I know you have to buy 3 boxes of 100 to exceed that case but still $54 plus tax for more than a case of 12 Gauge Federal or Winchester ammo? This was the best deal in the house.
If SHTF are You Ready?
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Pudding
It taste good. It can be combined with a crust to make a pie. It takes 3 cups of milk for the $1.05 container to make 4 decent servings of pudding. The milk could be a hard thing to produce unless you stock up on some dried \ powder milk which I do and to which Wal Mart has a decent price on compared to say Costco. The calorie content of those 4 servings with whole milk would be helpful if you are trying to make sure you get the extra calories.
Also I bought another $2.98 box of very small granola type bars created for the generic Wal Mart brand. Man these are small - 18 though in a package. 18 more minimal servings to help out if needed and at less than 20 cents each. I'm all about the "most" for the "least" amount of money.
Also I bought another $2.98 box of very small granola type bars created for the generic Wal Mart brand. Man these are small - 18 though in a package. 18 more minimal servings to help out if needed and at less than 20 cents each. I'm all about the "most" for the "least" amount of money.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
A Problem worth Noting
The news today out there is ugly. Headlines about the stock market collapse, world economy issues, recession looming and all. A saw a lot of hype on some web sites, but then I visited Home Depot (not Wal Mart) today. The shelves were full, and employees were as helpful as always. The prices were good, and many discounts were available. I commented: "Its about like last year."
Now that isn't what I wanted to write about though since my last trip to Wal Mart presented an "issue" that was worth noting. Or as Problem as I said in the heading. The expiration dates on many of the goods I picked up at Wal Mar this past week were very very short lived. The gallon of milk barely had 10 days to go and they usually have 3 weeks. A few meat items I got were two weeks out max, and that just isn't the norm. Take from it what you will, but there was a big difference in this past trip. I noticed the same at Costco, and had to put a few items back due to their bulk and expiration dates (only a few weeks away).
Be careful what you buy.
Now that isn't what I wanted to write about though since my last trip to Wal Mart presented an "issue" that was worth noting. Or as Problem as I said in the heading. The expiration dates on many of the goods I picked up at Wal Mar this past week were very very short lived. The gallon of milk barely had 10 days to go and they usually have 3 weeks. A few meat items I got were two weeks out max, and that just isn't the norm. Take from it what you will, but there was a big difference in this past trip. I noticed the same at Costco, and had to put a few items back due to their bulk and expiration dates (only a few weeks away).
Be careful what you buy.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Guns and Wal Mart
Well I know a blog goes across the California State line, and that more readers are outside of California in it, but that is all I have to go on. Anyone with a Wal Mart or similar store in their neck of the woods please chime in. All I can comment on is California's Wal Mart stores that I shop in. I have only visited 3 different one's.
My stores do not sell guns. My stores do sell ammunition, and I enjoy getting a few ammunition variants at my Wal Mart store. The two leading candidates for my money are 100 rounds of bird shot 12 gauge for $22.97. This is basically clay or practice rounds, but its good for Dove and other small birds. It would also work on Rattle Snakes and a variety of critters that are quite edible. Most of the gun shops I frequent online and in real can't match this price. Most of them want to sell 250 round cases which is a far greater investment then I want to spend every few weeks. This is why I like this package at Wal Mart. 100 rounds does not break my budget. I've added it to my purchase group before just because - meaning jsut because it was there and I had the money available.
Now recently Wal Mart increased the price of Federal 45 Ammo 230 GR FMJ ammunition from 16.97 to 18.xx and I want to say its 18.97. In terms of buying a 1,000 rounds it means $380 plus tax and it use to be $340 plus tax. There are numerous places online you can buy a 1,000 rounds for $350/$375 delivered and the tax is significant. California is likely to change the tax rules on us quite soon anyway. They hate losing a dollar to an out of state Sale. Once that change is made its likely the Wal Mart price on 45 ACP ammo of this nature will remain good. I saw a Winchester Box of 100 rounds for $32.97 at my Wal Mart this past week.
The Wal Marts I have visited also carry 22 LR ammunition, 9mm, 223, 357, 44 magnum, and a variety of others. Their selection is good. The 22 LR typically comes in bricks of 500 to 555 rounds for less then $20.00. Again this isn't bad. There is a retailer out there selling a case of CCI 22 LR ammunition for $159. That is a better deal, but again you must spend the extra at one time.
PrepperMart as I like to call this is about spending a little at a time and still saving. Wal Mart is making that possible for me. I'd like to spend $159 on a case of CCI but that is all I am going to spend for groceries in two weeks. I'd rather spend $20 on a brick at Wal Mart with the groceries and not go for two weeks without new food purchases.
My stores do not sell guns. My stores do sell ammunition, and I enjoy getting a few ammunition variants at my Wal Mart store. The two leading candidates for my money are 100 rounds of bird shot 12 gauge for $22.97. This is basically clay or practice rounds, but its good for Dove and other small birds. It would also work on Rattle Snakes and a variety of critters that are quite edible. Most of the gun shops I frequent online and in real can't match this price. Most of them want to sell 250 round cases which is a far greater investment then I want to spend every few weeks. This is why I like this package at Wal Mart. 100 rounds does not break my budget. I've added it to my purchase group before just because - meaning jsut because it was there and I had the money available.
Now recently Wal Mart increased the price of Federal 45 Ammo 230 GR FMJ ammunition from 16.97 to 18.xx and I want to say its 18.97. In terms of buying a 1,000 rounds it means $380 plus tax and it use to be $340 plus tax. There are numerous places online you can buy a 1,000 rounds for $350/$375 delivered and the tax is significant. California is likely to change the tax rules on us quite soon anyway. They hate losing a dollar to an out of state Sale. Once that change is made its likely the Wal Mart price on 45 ACP ammo of this nature will remain good. I saw a Winchester Box of 100 rounds for $32.97 at my Wal Mart this past week.
The Wal Marts I have visited also carry 22 LR ammunition, 9mm, 223, 357, 44 magnum, and a variety of others. Their selection is good. The 22 LR typically comes in bricks of 500 to 555 rounds for less then $20.00. Again this isn't bad. There is a retailer out there selling a case of CCI 22 LR ammunition for $159. That is a better deal, but again you must spend the extra at one time.
PrepperMart as I like to call this is about spending a little at a time and still saving. Wal Mart is making that possible for me. I'd like to spend $159 on a case of CCI but that is all I am going to spend for groceries in two weeks. I'd rather spend $20 on a brick at Wal Mart with the groceries and not go for two weeks without new food purchases.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Get in and Out
For what ever the reason I wanted to be quick today at Wal Mart. It wasn't like a practice run for SHTF or anything but I wanted to know how long it'd take me to stock up on the normal supplies I get. It still took me 21 minutes.
There was a little inflation today. Fresh salad was up, and some of the meat seemed a little higher (I only buy chicken and frozen stuff at Wal Mart).
My storage container, the 18 gallon piece, was up from 4.88 to $5.67. Oh well.
There was a little inflation today. Fresh salad was up, and some of the meat seemed a little higher (I only buy chicken and frozen stuff at Wal Mart).
My storage container, the 18 gallon piece, was up from 4.88 to $5.67. Oh well.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
When's your last Calorie Count?
If we suffered a "SHTF" devastating blow to our nation and had to depend on what we have in the hampers - how long would you survive? I honestly thought I survived a lot longer. In several posts below I've noted how some items have decent calorie counts and others not so much. To survive you will need 1200/1500 calories a day and more if you are going to be working hard. If you must trek to a water source (like I would), garden, hunt, and stay awake more hours to stand guard then 2,000 calories a day makes sense.
So have you added up all the calories in your hamper? When I started this I felt like there was 45 to 60 days worth of food in my cupboards but its not so. When I started adding calories I would be rationing 1200 calories a day for just 30 days at most. As I previously posted I'm working up to 90 days and really want to reach 115 because I figure it will take that long to grow some replacements.
So have you added up all the calories in your hamper? When I started this I felt like there was 45 to 60 days worth of food in my cupboards but its not so. When I started adding calories I would be rationing 1200 calories a day for just 30 days at most. As I previously posted I'm working up to 90 days and really want to reach 115 because I figure it will take that long to grow some replacements.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Another $90 Spree
Today was time for my routine travel to Wal Mart. We had a small family outing over the last weekend which prevented an earlier trip. My trip costs $90 and the only two non food items I got was TP and one of my storage containers that I've raved about in previous posts. Together those were less then $18 so clearly I was stocking up on food.
A new item I was happy to find was powdered milk. Its a staple for any good survival preparation and I had none. Its not something I've wanted to put away and thought it was always over priced. Well today I read the details on a package at Wal Mart and bought it for $6.98. It was one of their "off brand" packages (meaning cheap) and was good for 10 quarts. That is 2.5 gallons of milk for $7. This is roughly $2.80 a gallon for milk and I paid $2.90 for a gallon from the cooler. That savings would not be worth switching to powdered milk for me, but as a staple to set aside in preparation I have found what I wanted. This item compared to a product at Costco is most favorable. The Costco product has a longer shelf life, but is 250 servings or cups. This is 40 cups at 1/10th the cost. The same amount of money would be 400 cups vs the Costco product at 250.
I stock up on really basic energy bars. To me the less expensive in this category the better. A new item I found was an 18 pack for $2.98. Less then $.17 per bar and each is roughly 80 calories. This is far better then the brand pieces I had been buying at $2.38 for 8.
Later this week I'll post an update about three survival staples. Beans, Rice and Pasta. These don't work for Wal Mart - at least not for me.
A new item I was happy to find was powdered milk. Its a staple for any good survival preparation and I had none. Its not something I've wanted to put away and thought it was always over priced. Well today I read the details on a package at Wal Mart and bought it for $6.98. It was one of their "off brand" packages (meaning cheap) and was good for 10 quarts. That is 2.5 gallons of milk for $7. This is roughly $2.80 a gallon for milk and I paid $2.90 for a gallon from the cooler. That savings would not be worth switching to powdered milk for me, but as a staple to set aside in preparation I have found what I wanted. This item compared to a product at Costco is most favorable. The Costco product has a longer shelf life, but is 250 servings or cups. This is 40 cups at 1/10th the cost. The same amount of money would be 400 cups vs the Costco product at 250.
I stock up on really basic energy bars. To me the less expensive in this category the better. A new item I found was an 18 pack for $2.98. Less then $.17 per bar and each is roughly 80 calories. This is far better then the brand pieces I had been buying at $2.38 for 8.
Later this week I'll post an update about three survival staples. Beans, Rice and Pasta. These don't work for Wal Mart - at least not for me.
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