BatFastard95

Are you positive that theyre installing winter tires along with new wheels? Typically you go in, they take your summer tires (just the rubber bits) off of the wheels (metal bits), then install new winter tires onto the same wheels. Then, if you're saving those summer tires for next year, you would just be given the rubber tires back, with no heavy metal wheel in the center. Much lighter. Then in the spring you go back with your summer tires, pay a small "mount and balance" fee, and theyll switch them again. Unless you've specifically ordered and paid for new wheels, i'm guessing this is the situation you'll have.

I'm working on phasing out all my red dots anyway because I have astigmatism and they're becoming incredibly difficult to use.

Ahhhh i wasnt even thinking of using them to warm it up and make starting easier! See these are the genius kinds of prepping hacks that make forums like this so helpful!

I did not know hothands made carburetors for 5000w generators. Learn something new every day

For sure. Simpler, cheaper, and doesnt need fed. You just cant eat a mower in a pinch. Just throwing out an idea, not saying the mower is a bad idea.

Well i'll be damned. Color me woefully underprepped in this department.

Get a goat. Does the same thing, and in a pinch you can eat the goat. Depending where you live of course

Do you also store hundreds of gallons of gasoline? Genuinely curious how one preps to have fuel on hand for any amount of time in a SHTF situation

Tell him he wont have to rob you, you'll just give him some stuff for free. Specifically, he can have as much ammo as he can catch, but he's gonna have to be awful quick.