https://www.alpharomeo15.org/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:53:33 +0000 MyBB https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-What-s-your-food-storage-plan Sat, 22 Nov 2025 12:43:04 +0000 specops56]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-What-s-your-food-storage-plan
Level 1 - Short term: Grocery store canned and dry goods.
Level 2 - Short term turns into mid term: MREs.
Level 3 - Mid term turns into long term: Commercial freeze dried & dehydrated food + home dehydrated food.
Level 4 - Permanent TEOTWAKI: Beef jerky, garden seeds, the fish pond 1/4 mile from my house in the neighborhood and the local deer, rabbits, possums, squirrels & raccoons I’ve been feeding in my backyard for the last 20 years.

As for water: There is a creek that runs through the woods behind my house as well as aforementioned fish pond, buckets for rain and multiple water filters.

Terry]]>
Level 1 - Short term: Grocery store canned and dry goods.
Level 2 - Short term turns into mid term: MREs.
Level 3 - Mid term turns into long term: Commercial freeze dried & dehydrated food + home dehydrated food.
Level 4 - Permanent TEOTWAKI: Beef jerky, garden seeds, the fish pond 1/4 mile from my house in the neighborhood and the local deer, rabbits, possums, squirrels & raccoons I’ve been feeding in my backyard for the last 20 years.

As for water: There is a creek that runs through the woods behind my house as well as aforementioned fish pond, buckets for rain and multiple water filters.

Terry]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-Survival-Food-Review-Beleon-Goods-For-Life-Emergency-Food-Ration-Chocolate Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:12:00 +0000 specops56]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-Survival-Food-Review-Beleon-Goods-For-Life-Emergency-Food-Ration-Chocolate


Bottom line: Smells like Nestles Quick chocolate milk powder. Lightly sweet with a mild chocolate flaver and a hint of graham cracker. No chemical aftertaste. 4 Thumbs up!

Terry]]>


Bottom line: Smells like Nestles Quick chocolate milk powder. Lightly sweet with a mild chocolate flaver and a hint of graham cracker. No chemical aftertaste. 4 Thumbs up!

Terry]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-Survival-Food-Review-Viter-Energy-40mg-Caffeine-Mints-Variety-5-Pack Wed, 27 Aug 2025 17:56:51 +0000 specops56]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-Survival-Food-Review-Viter-Energy-40mg-Caffeine-Mints-Variety-5-Pack


Bottom line: We tried the Peppermint and Chocolate mints. They were easy to chew. The peppermint was strong and tasted like an Altoids mint only stronger. The chocolate mint did have a chocolate flavor but was overpowered by the peppermint we had just before it.  4 Thumbs up!

Terry]]>


Bottom line: We tried the Peppermint and Chocolate mints. They were easy to chew. The peppermint was strong and tasted like an Altoids mint only stronger. The chocolate mint did have a chocolate flavor but was overpowered by the peppermint we had just before it.  4 Thumbs up!

Terry]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-Renewed-my-membership Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:57:02 +0000 tommag]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-Renewed-my-membership I still carry but I consider a handgun to be almost useless, at least in my hands, I really suck with them. My Mossberg is always loaded with #4 buck but I'm much more comfortable with a carbine. When was the last time I checked my zero on one, 2 years?  Yesterday I dusted off a suitable upper, actually dusted it off as it was on there thick. Today I'll do a real clean and lube as well as put together a range bag. Then I'll dig out my notes and load a couple hundred 52gr Berger hps. I've got quite a few 60gr gold dots but they're a bit robust for use in town.
Anyway, a carbine I'm not confident with is just more clutter and it's time to de-clutter a bit.]]> I still carry but I consider a handgun to be almost useless, at least in my hands, I really suck with them. My Mossberg is always loaded with #4 buck but I'm much more comfortable with a carbine. When was the last time I checked my zero on one, 2 years?  Yesterday I dusted off a suitable upper, actually dusted it off as it was on there thick. Today I'll do a real clean and lube as well as put together a range bag. Then I'll dig out my notes and load a couple hundred 52gr Berger hps. I've got quite a few 60gr gold dots but they're a bit robust for use in town.
Anyway, a carbine I'm not confident with is just more clutter and it's time to de-clutter a bit.]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-Survival-Food-Review-First-Strike-Nutritious-Energy-Bar-Chocolate Thu, 22 May 2025 22:56:58 +0000 specops56]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-Survival-Food-Review-First-Strike-Nutritious-Energy-Bar-Chocolate


Bottom line: The bar is very flexible. Dark chocolate on the nose. Slightly chewy with a slight crunchy texture. The sweetness level is similar to a dark chocolate bar. No trace of any  chemical or artificial flavor. 4 Thumbs up!

Terry]]>


Bottom line: The bar is very flexible. Dark chocolate on the nose. Slightly chewy with a slight crunchy texture. The sweetness level is similar to a dark chocolate bar. No trace of any  chemical or artificial flavor. 4 Thumbs up!

Terry]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-Survival-Food-Review-1998-MRE-Case-Part-3-Menu-11-Pasta-Vegetables Mon, 12 May 2025 14:41:20 +0000 specops56]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-Survival-Food-Review-1998-MRE-Case-Part-3-Menu-11-Pasta-Vegetables


Bottom Line: The main looked worse than it was. In an emergency the pasta, crackers, peanut butter, granola bar were edible but the rest was not.

Terry]]>


Bottom Line: The main looked worse than it was. In an emergency the pasta, crackers, peanut butter, granola bar were edible but the rest was not.

Terry]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-From-the-latest-Imprimis Sat, 10 May 2025 17:36:33 +0000 tommag]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-From-the-latest-Imprimis
https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/new-think...l-defense/]]>
https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/new-think...l-defense/]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-Finland-s-bomb-shelters Sat, 05 Apr 2025 03:13:29 +0000 tommag]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-Finland-s-bomb-shelters https://www.yahoo.com/news/finlands-colo...55618.html]]> https://www.yahoo.com/news/finlands-colo...55618.html]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-Where-to-put-this Thu, 13 Feb 2025 09:24:57 +0000 tommag]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-Where-to-put-this I just got my America's first freedom magazine (no clue who to vote for in the NRA) but it has an interesing article on the ultimate home defense gun. Myself, I've always considered a pump shotgun to be the best followed by a carbine with a large magazine. One guys opinion in the article makes a good argument for a handgun because it frees up your week hand and was easier to resist being disarmed. I find that to be a compelling argument even if you don't have the firepower of a shotgun or a carbine.
I have a g17 with a light on it here and my bedside gun is a 44 bulldog with lazer grips. Of course, there's a Mossberg 500 loaded with #4 buck within reach.
What do you guys think?]]> I just got my America's first freedom magazine (no clue who to vote for in the NRA) but it has an interesing article on the ultimate home defense gun. Myself, I've always considered a pump shotgun to be the best followed by a carbine with a large magazine. One guys opinion in the article makes a good argument for a handgun because it frees up your week hand and was easier to resist being disarmed. I find that to be a compelling argument even if you don't have the firepower of a shotgun or a carbine.
I have a g17 with a light on it here and my bedside gun is a 44 bulldog with lazer grips. Of course, there's a Mossberg 500 loaded with #4 buck within reach.
What do you guys think?]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-Survival-Food-Review-1998-MRE-Case-Part-2-Menu-8-Chicken-Rice Sun, 24 Nov 2024 21:47:09 +0000 specops56]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-Survival-Food-Review-1998-MRE-Case-Part-2-Menu-8-Chicken-Rice


Bottom Line: Failure! Everthing but the beverage powder, coffee and Chicklets gum was bad.

Terry]]>


Bottom Line: Failure! Everthing but the beverage powder, coffee and Chicklets gum was bad.

Terry]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-Survival-Food-Review-1998-MRE-Case-Part-1-Unboxing-Meal-Selection Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:57:51 +0000 specops56]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-Survival-Food-Review-1998-MRE-Case-Part-1-Unboxing-Meal-Selection


Terry]]>


Terry]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-BOHICA-Florida Tue, 08 Oct 2024 11:46:05 +0000 tommag]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-BOHICA-Florida https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-fema-stops-aid Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:33:32 +0000 tommag]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-fema-stops-aid https://x.com/ryantyre/status/1841583311782568064]]> https://x.com/ryantyre/status/1841583311782568064]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-hurricane-helene Wed, 02 Oct 2024 05:11:15 +0000 tommag]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-hurricane-helene I'm pretty well insulated from events where I live, hurricanes aren't a thing in the Northwest.  Wildfires are an issue, but an 80,000 acre fire doesn't cover the whole area. Windstorms with sustained 40, gusting to 75 happen here but they don't leave us devastated. I'm aways from subduction zones so earthquakes might happen but not very likely. Every decade or so we get major snowfall but roads are usually cleared in a day or so. I only keep 2 buckets of freeze dried chow on hand but I think a 40 day supply is more than adequate.]]> I'm pretty well insulated from events where I live, hurricanes aren't a thing in the Northwest.  Wildfires are an issue, but an 80,000 acre fire doesn't cover the whole area. Windstorms with sustained 40, gusting to 75 happen here but they don't leave us devastated. I'm aways from subduction zones so earthquakes might happen but not very likely. Every decade or so we get major snowfall but roads are usually cleared in a day or so. I only keep 2 buckets of freeze dried chow on hand but I think a 40 day supply is more than adequate.]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-ham-radio-emergency-nets Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:24:15 +0000 tommag]]> https://www.alpharomeo15.org/Thread-ham-radio-emergency-nets https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/43107
The guys are providing a valuable service on the w4htp repeater.]]> https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/43107
The guys are providing a valuable service on the w4htp repeater.]]>