Having to stop in the middle of a project to go to the hardware store for something is extremely annoying to me. For one it wastes time; two it is an insulting indication that I have a hole in my preps. Post-TEOTWAWKI, going to the hardware store, or any other store for something you forgot will probably not be an option. Having stuff on hand in my stores for any project is important to me as a gauge for my level of preparedness. Recently, while building stalls and pens inside my barn, I was enlightened to another annoying lesson, that quality is sometimes much better than quantity.
I’m no stranger to prepping, nor am I a stranger to the value of a quality item. I’m well aware of the sayings “buy once, cry once” and “one is none and two is one”. When making prepper purchases, there is almost always a compromise between quality and price. For example, say you wanted to put away 200 cans of soup. Progresso soup, which might taste better than your local store brand will cost more but your local store brand is may not taste as good as Progresso but is probably cheaper, thus the comprise on quality allows you to get quantity and stay within your budget. We all do this, it might be subconsciously, but we do it, unless you are making a seven-figure income.
There are probably things we all won’t consider compromising on, such as firearms and knives or other items that our lives may depend on. But what about common consumable items such as sandpaper, paintbrushes, blue tarps, wire brushes, and driver bits? Over the years, I’ve come accustomed to buying many of my consumables at Harbor Freight. Do I really need to spend $10 on a paint brush to slap paint on a storage shed? So, buying items at stores like Harbor Freight allows me to buy quantities of items at a reasonable price. That theory works with paint brushes but perhaps not everything.Continue reading“Quality Products for Prepping, by 3AD Scout”
