Taking Advantage Of Folly

A couple years back, large, cheap pools came on the market of most mega stores. I even considered one myself for water storage but finally decided it would not survive long. This year, you find them on the curb side during clean up events on mass as the short lived junk that they are. Their costly loss is your gain. Hopefully by now you have learned that those big plastic blue or orange tarps are next to useless. They leak, shred and then keep moisture in . A recycled pool, on the other hand, is a large, 100 percent waterproof, heavy duty, storm proof...Tarp! 3 tarps actually but Im getting ahead of myself.

I bring this up today because this Saturday a work party will be helping move a couple years firewood into the barn to add to the couple years worth of firewood already there. My goal is a five year surplus to be rotated and drawn appon as I age or get injured or just need a break from cutting firewood. In a SHTF situation, I may not want to advertise that I have gas buy using the chain saw and once the gas is gone and I can only use a bow saw...well, I cant guarantee I can cut enough to get through a winter, as I suspect I will be quite busy. Some people invest in gold or guns. Ive invested in HEAT. My investment has a 100% chance of being used. Ah, two posts in one. I suppose it can also be used to barricade sliding glass doors and a few other barricading options. Logs and a little cement....Ok. 3 posts. Multi tasking....Its raining at the moment. Good thing I covered the entire wood pile with a pool. Well, almost all the pile...so I just put another pool on it. I think you get my point. Its my fourth pool and I don't plan on stopping picking up any I find on the side of the road any time soon. The first came conveniently cut up and made some nice waterproof ground sheets. The second, I cut into 1 big circular tarp from the bottom and 2 long thin tarps, from the sides, that conveniently cover the top of a single row of firewood. Keeping it whole is a nice convenient shape for covering a hay pile for animal food if you don't have a barn ( pack that on a few layers of pallets for air circulation to prevent mold). 4...4 posts. Ha Ha Ha, says the Count. Im saving myself so much time instead of multiple posts, tonight.

Here is some other uses. Covering a leaky tent, or a car. dealing with a leaky RV or storm destroyed roof. A roof or walls of a back woods shelter. Keeping grass down where you don't want it. Mobile rain water collection. COVERING AN UN USED GARDEN SO IT DOESNT GROW BACK. Rain poncho. Turning your canoe into a kayak...or just building an improvised one. Frost covering plants. Making a chain link fence un see through......Use your imagination. Go wild.

Take advantage of waist. You're willing to scavenge in the wasteland, aren't you? Avoid the post apocalyptic rush and do it now. Its a skill set that must be practiced. There is a learning curve to it. One mans garbage...is a preppers gold.