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Jan. 9, 1995 - Bill Cooper
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Winter Equipment with Tim
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The End I'm Pete Lesprance, and I'm Tim.
you are listening to the hour of the time i'm pete lesprince and i'm tim good evening folks to the hour of the time we have some good information for you tonight uh I have a pen and paper with you, and we'll get on with it in a few minutes.
Thank you.
I'm going to be the one who's in the world.
I'm going to be the one who's in the world.
Ladies and gentlemen, I have some good news for a lot of you folks that have been calling in, asking some questions.
I'm going to try and answer a few of them tonight.
First of all on life storage of MREs, meals ready to eat, that the military is currently using.
I've been asked many, many times, what's the life expectancy on these?
And I'm going to give you some information right now.
The following storage life chart was provided by one of the main assemblers of the MRE ration.
The storage life projections are those of the U.S.
Army.
Natural Life Laboratories, and do not reflect a manufacturer's or vendor's guarantee.
OK.
At 120 degrees, now the months of storage would be the second one I show you, but degrees, 120 degrees, storage life one month.
110 degrees, five months.
100 degrees, 22 months.
90 degrees, 55 months.
degrees five months 100 degrees 22 months 90 degrees 55 months 80 degrees 76 months seven degree temperature 100 months 60 degrees 130 months below below 60 degrees
not enough data has been collected the recommended storage on these folks if you can is keeping in a cool dark place and that you have an even temperature and Now if you have a storage room that does go up in temperature with the heat and the temperature outside and then declines later on in the evening, that's fine.
That isn't too drastic of a fluctuation.
But where they're in a tin shed, and they are exposed to direct sunlight, you're creating more heat.
Try and keep them in a place that's kind of insulated from direct sunlight or direct freezing cold.
So that was the information on MRE storage life.
Also, I'd like to talk about snowshoes.
In the wintertime, when we go out hiking and camping, right now on the market we have magnesium snowshoes being released by the military.
We find them on the surplus market.
They'll range in price from about $69.95 to $89.
And that should be with the white nylon bindings.
It's a very good question.
These are made in Canada for the United States Army and we tried some over this past weekend and some friends of mine were up in the snow country and the ways these are designed are for a total weight of approximately 250 pounds.
But we found that you can go in excess of that and still be mobile in the snow.
About three feet of snow we were in and we were carrying packs and all and it did work out and we had a lot of fun.
So you might want to think about snowshoes.
The good wooden ones are still out there.
I've handled them before with the latex webbing and stuff in them, and they are a good shoe, but now that the magnesium are out there, it's a far better value.
For those in the snowy country, you'll find that the magnesium are lightweight, they're very durable, the webbing is made out of aircraft strength wire and it's really knitted together real well and they're a good value for what you have there.
Also we're going to talk about tents.
I want to let you know what's available on the market, what type of tent you should be getting.
Also there's the potbelly stoves that the military uses in these tents.
They're wood burning or coal.
And if you have that type of stove, make sure that you put in the bottom some sand.
And that will help prevent burning out on the bottom.
And these are very good stoves.
They come complete with a spark arrestor.
Five sections of pipe.
You should have a shovel and a poker with them.
And they've been a good value.
And you'll see those around from $99 to $100.
That's for new ones.
There are some used ones floating around in the California area.
Also, they make a Yukon stove that the military used, and it's a rectangular type stove, and those are about the same price.
Most of those are in used condition.
The ones I've seen have been pretty well used.
Now the tents that we've been working on are a small hexagon tent, a lightweight M1950.
It's a lightweight tent.
It's not made out of canvas.
It's made out of a lighter material that is wind and water resistant.
They're lightweight.
One person can carry this particular tent.
I will be giving you the dimensions here in a minute.
It's a six-sided tent.
It's approximately eight foot six inches high.
It has two foot sidewalls on it.
And the tent across the middle is thirteen feet three inches.
13 feet 3 inches.
Excuse me.
I've had a lot of these tents pass by my store.
And I've got another one in today that we're going to be using in the cold weather along with the pot deli stove to see how well it works in the cold weather.
We'll have some data on that if you call in later this week.
This here type of tent also comes with a liner.
When you put this type of tent up, it also has a snow and water shield on the bottom And you lay the, after you set your tent up in the hexagon position, you have flaps on the bottom and you let these lay flat on the ground.
And that way you don't have any rain or snow runoff.
It goes away from the tent and prevents any water to come back in.
Military tents do not have any floors in them.
So it's just bare ground.
If you want to use the floor, Use some extra canvas or shelter hats that you might have laying around, or the common blue plastic tarps available.
And this tent is approximately 48 pounds of weight with the liner in it, and the poles and pins weigh another 8 pounds.
What makes this tent so convenient, folks, is that it only has one single pole in the You don't have to carry a bunch of side poles with you and extra things like that because it just goes one pole in the center.
Your ropes on the side will pull up to the sides of your tent, much like a carnival tent.
And it's real convenient for carrying around.
One person could, in fact, put it up.
But Jim and I, we put one up today.
In approximately 30 minutes.
We're a little slow on our time.
Last summer we were putting them up in about 17 minutes.
It's good portable type shelter.
And they're very durable.
Also, there's another type tent out called the Arctic Tin Man Tent.
It's the same as the Hex that I was talking about.
The dimensions on it are 8 foot 6 inches.
but seventeen six across the middle with two and a half foot sidewalls on it and there is a lot of room in there folks and it has a couple of ventilators in it that will take out any of the condensation so you don't have any ice build up on the inside and that way you have
No froth coming in and you don't get any drips on the inside.
The liners, both of these tents come with liners and the pole is extra.
You can either get aluminum extending pole, telescopic, or you can get the two section oak and steel pole.
And I think they're a good value.
I've sold several of these tents.
I've seen others use them around in different areas.
And they're a good portable shelter and they can be easily carried rather than having some of the older GP smalls.
And your 16 by 32s and such, which are made out of heavy canvas.
Also, the two tents I talked about can be shipped UPS.
Your heavier canvas tents usually are shipped by truck and they have pulse, heavy pulse sets with them.
And it just causes a lot of bulk where you don't need to have the bulk.
Amen.
Also available are in your camel nylon tents, a three man and a two man pup tent style.
They're pretty good tents.
They're pretty durable.
We have never used one in winter, but we've been using the bigger ones.
instead because there's just more of us coming together.
Also on these lightweight tents, folks, we've been using Thompson's Water Seal to help retard and make them more water resistant.
And it helps also when you're putting them away on the mildew so they don't get all green and smelly.
And it really does help.
There's a multitude of tents out there, folks.
If you buy a tent, buy a good one.
One that'll last. - Yes.
You have probably seen in the old western movies, or the old miner's movies, the white tent with a hip roof on it.
It's called a miner's tent.
They're out there, and they make them anywhere from an 8x10 all the way to a 16x18.
They run in price from approximately $228 to $648 and you can find that ad in your different hunting and fishing magazines from this company.
The one that I have here is out of Grove Beck, Texas.
B&B Gun Sales, Route 2.
P.O.
to P.O. Box 244, Groves, Texas, seven, six, six, four, two.
Their phone number is 817-729-2631 and they can give you more information on that type of attempt.
The military style that I refer to will run you from about $325 to $450 depending on what size you have with your pole.
Shipping would be extra and they do come out of California.
Your small 3-man dome tent, they run about $89.95.
The 2-man tent, they run $39.95.
Your 3-man hexagon tent weighs approximately 7 1⁄2 pounds, and that's with your poles with it and your stakes.
hexagon tent weighs approximately seven and a half pounds and that's with your pole your poles with it and your stakes your two-man tent in nylon at 39.95 it weighs approximately four pounds right before the program
I took a GI pup tent shelter half with the three poles the rope and the five states that go with that half and it weighed four and a half pounds in In the military, you have two shelter halves, you have two soldiers, and they buddy up together, and they put one tent together, and then they have it.
That's the way they work on the military.
There's GP Medium tents out there.
16' x 32' with the stovepipe hole.
They run approximately $460 plus shipping with a pole set at $175.
They have a large 18' x 52' which would be pretty big for most situations.
And they even have the old kitchen tents for you guys that remember the old mess all days.
They run about $470.
So when you go looking for a tent, make sure that you find something that's real durable and it really works out well.
And these here are lightweight tents.
They can be sewn.
I have a sewn kit with you.
And also they do make a patch kit.
If you take some of the same type of material, you can get some bonding glue for an instant bond.
And they work out real well too.
The space heaters that are made, which is the Potbelly Stove, they also make some that run on diesel fuel.
And it's the same Potbelly Stove, and it's a good one.
Also, there's a few immersion heaters out there.
An immersion heater is a heater that goes into a 30 gallon barrel.
Or a 55 gallon barrel with the top cut off that you can put water in.
You put this immersion heater in there.
It's approximately 3 foot tall and has a big donut shaped thing on the bottom.
It's equipped with 4 flues of pipe and a gas tank.
When you light it with drip gas, the gas drips down into this big donut in the bottom.
And it creates a swirling fire down there and the exhaust comes out the flue and it heats your water and you can heat a 30 gallon drum of water in approximately 15 minutes with it turned up on high.
A lot of scout troops use these at their campsites for heating up water to wash with, to clean with and they come in very handy.
In the military they're used in the mess halls and In the medical field and for cleaning out your mess kits, washing them, and sanitizing them.
So, you might want to think about what's called an immersion heater.
If you have any questions on any of this equipment that I've been talking about tonight, folks, just give me a call at Surplus and Stuff at area code 602-337-2975 and I'll be glad to Answer any questions you might have pertaining to what I've been talking about.
And you folks out there that would like some information pertaining to the intelligence service.
If you want to drop a self addressed number ten size envelope with a dollar to the intelligence service.
Peel box one four two zero.
Show Arizona at eight five nine zero one.
And we'll give you a send you back a packet in return mail.
And also, if you have any questions on food storage, dehydrated food storage supplies, drop us a line and we'll send you back an information packet on it as well.
And you can also call the Research Center in the daytime, Wednesday through Sunday at 602-337-4000.
2562 and he here would be glad to try and answer any questions you might have also so after the break we're going to open up to some phone calls about equipment tonight and if you have any questions i'll try to answer what i can for you
i hope some of you have been out there working with your camping supplies doing a little hiking now that we're into january in the In some parts of the country, the weather is going to get a little worse than other parts.
But when you can, get out and start exercising, hiking, getting used to carry a pack when you're ready to go out in the field.
And we'll have a good hiking and camping season coming up.
And I'd like everybody to be safe when they're doing this and think safety as you're Hiking and walking around, get good shoes and break yourself into carrying a pack of 40 or 50 pounds and just start doing a little bit at a time.
10 or 20 pounds and walk a few miles every day keeping shape.
I try to as much as I can.
Being in business, it's a little bit hard.
We put a lot of hours in over here.
But we do get out, and we are having a lot of fun, a lot of enjoyment out of it, and I can't wait to get back up in the mountains this weekend to do some more snowshoeing.
It is a lot of fun.
I know a lot of people like skiing and everything, but I never did, but getting into snowshoeing with a few friends of mine, we're just having a lot of fun with it and really enjoy it.
Let's see here.
Also, I wanted to let you know that Bill has Anthony Hilder's tapes on Millennium 2000.
Lucifer The Millennium 2000 tape is $30.
and the Crisis Creation.
The Millennium 2000 tape is $30.
Lucifer 2000 and Crisis Creation are $20.
And that's post-tape, folks.
And make your checks out to Annie.
A-N-N-I-E. and And send it to the Intelligence Service, Post Office Box 1420, Show Low, Arizona, 85901.
And we'll get these right out to you.
And don't forget to get Bill's book, Behold the Pale Horse.
It's a real interesting book.
And April 15th.
It is a very good book too.
Read me on it.
I'm in my ninth chapter and There's a lot of information in there folks.
So don't forget these things Also, don't forget on sleeping bags what you want to look for are double layered for your cold temperatures whether it's hollow fill 2 or quali fill and They're usually the best value there's Like I say, there's a lot out there.
Just look and see what you get for your money.
Rectangular bag, mummy bag, it all depends on the individual and what they like.
Myself, I don't like a mummy bag.
I just get a closed in feeling on it.
I like the rectangular bag that I can zip two together and it makes it more convenient when the wife and I are out.
If you have any questions, just give me a call.
At 602-337-2975.
If you'd like one of our catalogs, they'll cost $2, and send it to us at Surplus and Stuff, Post Office Box 3300, St.
Johns, Arizona, 85936.
And we'll be happy to get one out to you.
We're packaging up some of the catalogs from the last couple of weeks of mail, and we'll be getting them out this week.
And I hope everybody finds them interesting when they go through the catalog.
And don't forget folks that here at the Hour of Time, Bill is really doing a job to help you folks.
And he does a lot of traveling and puts a lot of work into the computers and getting information so he can help everybody out there.
We all try and help each other and that's the way it is over here.
And another thing you might want to look at, folks, on your dehydrated foods is stay away from anything that's too on your dehydrated foods is stay away from anything that's too peppery or too And because you'll use the moisture.
More water, and when you're packing out in the field, you're not going to be carrying a whole lot of water with you.
A couple of quarts, two or three probably, four.
And there's a lot of weight to the water, so watch what you're going to be taking in, in your dehydrated foods.
Jerky is good, as long as it's not too peppered or salty, like I say.
And also there's a new style military canteen out there.
It's called the Arctic Canteen.
And I've had one laying out at night trying to freeze water in it and it's been getting down right about 10 degrees here in Arizona where we live in.
And I haven't had any frozen water yet.
And they hold one quart.
They come with a cover and a canteen cup.
The whole thing comes in as a unit.
And they're all brand new.
It's just something that's been slowly being released out on the market in the last year, 18 months.
And it works out real well.
We took a couple of them with us snowshoeing and we didn't have any frozen water either.
So they seem to work pretty well.
We try and do Or we try to use everything that I advise you of here on the radio, and that way we know for sure.
I don't like to take anybody's word for anything.
We go out and try it.
It works.
What's recommended by the manufacturer or the military as they release this stuff, we go out and try it anyway.
And if it works fine, if it don't, well, we tried it and it didn't work out too well.
But the snowshoe recommendation of 250 pound individual, that soldier and pack, those worked out real well.
So we're going to be using them for quite a while.
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I've said this in the past and he has.
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Backpacks, tents, hiking shoes and such.
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small hatch tent in the 10 man Arctic.
The floor space on the 5 man hex is 113.2 square feet on it and the square foot on the 10 man arctic the floor space is 198.9 square feet.
The material, the tent is made out of 8.5 ounce olive drab wind resistant sateen cloth which is water resistant also.
The liner is a fire resistant liner made of 5.2 ounce premium cotton sheeting and is provided to insulate the tent and prevent frost from falling onto occupants.
The liner is held into place by metal toggles that are inside which gives you Approximately an inch and a half vapor barrier between the tent itself and the liner.
This here does give you an insulating factor.
Two years ago, around Christmas time, Jim and I were in one of our tents and we burned some wood in it and it held 74 degrees for five hours.
We used approximately 12 pieces of 2x4 in the Potbelly tent.
Uh, but now we're going to get some more, uh, stats this weekend.
Uh, we are expecting a storm coming in, uh, from what the weather says.
And, uh, if it does, we're going to be out there in it.
And that way, if you call in, we can give you more information.
And if you want to call in and ask any questions on anything I've, uh, spoke on tonight, you can call in at 602-337-2524.
And the phone lines will be open.
And if you have any questions pertaining to subject matter of the evening, we'll be glad to help and discuss it or pass the information along like we usually do when I'm on, because we just trade the information back and forth, and this is what we need to do.
So, if I can help, please call in at 602-337-2524, and the phone lines are open.
and the phone lines are open.
Good evening, you're on the air.
Hello?
Hello?
Yes.
You're on the air.
Oh, okay.
How are you doing?
Just fine.
How can we help you?
I ran into a curiosity.
Are you familiar with Cyalume glow sticks?
The little plastic sticks and you snap them and they glow in the dark?
Yes.
I found out, and actually my kids are the ones that told me about this, and I've tried it out and it worked, but you put those fire aluminum glow sticks after you snap them and they start glowing, if you put them in your freezer they will quit glowing and you can take them out again several months later and they'll start glowing again once they come back to room temperature.
How long will they glow for?
Usually some of them are 4 to 8 hours, some are 12 hours.
They kind of like doing the suspended animation.
So if you snap it and let it glow, say you've got a 12 hour glow stick, and usually they glow for several more hours than what they're rated for.
So a 12 hour stick you might get 16 or 18 hours out of.
That's good to know in case you're out in the That's correct.
If you're using one of those for a little light inside of your tent, you could pack it into snow then, and it would still be working the following evening.
That's correct.
However, what I was wondering is if you had to depend upon one of those for your life source in sub-zero temperatures, how in the heck would you deal with that?
Because they cease operations in below-zero temperatures.
Well, if it gets below zero when we're out there in our tents this weekend and snowshoeing, we'll find out and I'll let you know.
Sounds good.
I thank you.
Okay, thank you for calling.
Good night.
Good night.
The phone number is 602-337-2524.
If you have any questions on material that we've talked about this evening, tents or hiking equipment and such, Just call in and we'll try and help you out with any questions you might have.
And again, the phone number is 602-337-2524.
Good evening, your Amir.
Hey, Tim.
How you doing?
This is Mike from New York.
Yes, how you doing, Mike?
I'm doing well.
I hear you got a cold, huh?
Yeah, I've been really fighting it.
I'm getting a sore throat and it's swelling up on me.
Hang in there.
I'm calling to ask about It seems like a lot of equipment to try and get together to kind of put everything on your back and just kind of get everything straight with that.
I found a company in Virginia Beach called Ecocat Systems, and they make a lot of stuff for the military.
Are you familiar with them, or?
No, I'm not.
Okay, they make something that looks pretty good on paper.
I haven't seen one.
And it's an all-in-one shelter, and you put it on similar to a poncho.
And it could be put out, set up like a one-man tent.
It could also be worn as a long coat or a short coat.
Now, it's just shelter.
And it looks like it's really handy.
Let me give you their number over the air.
804-340-0866.
And they were real nice over there to talk to.
They sent me a whole bunch of information.
Okay.
Give them a call and see what they've got and see what that looks like.
Sure, naturally when you're carrying a lot of equipment, it's going to get heavy.
This is where you have to think ahead.
If you're going to have a main camp, it's where you'd have a lot of your heavy equipment and you just take the lighter survival gear with you if you're going to be leaving that area.
It's hard to carry everything.
I understand that.
I've done it myself.
They advertise this thing the way, let's see, I'm looking through the paperwork now.
It looks like three and a half pounds.
Three and a half pounds would be a good weight.
Most tents that we've checked out run anywhere from three and a half to eight pounds.
And that's for your better tents.
Yeah, this looks like they advertise it as a modern pup tent.
They do a lot of military supplies.
Okay, I'll check into that.
Thank you, Mike.
No problem.
Have a good night.
Alright, thank you.
Well, that was some good information.
We'll check into that.
Folks, you won't believe it.
Bill just walked in and he's making me laugh.
We have another caller, folks.
Good evening.
You're on the air.
Yes, I have a question.
When you're setting up your tent in the snow, do you have a problem if there's a lot of snow on the ground and you have to set your tent on top of the snow?
Do you have problems with the snow melting under your tent?
Well, you're going to have some of that.
I try...
I try and clean an area away.
Get into where some trees are.
No drifts.
If you do, you have your poncho with you.
It's water resistant.
You can put your sleeping bag on top and create a little barrier there.
And it does help.
OK, thank you.
Also, folks, I want to let you know, too, that we're starting to find a flow of insulated GI blow-up mattresses out there.
And they're just coming on the market again.
And that type of mattress does have a barrier in it to prevent the cold from coming up through the air mattress.
And they're real useful, and they're going for $29.95.
Good evening, you're on the air.
Yeah, you were talking about tents earlier.
Yes.
In Skeena, Georgia, by the way.
I have an old tent.
It's like, you know, one of the Sears Rubbuck Specials from the 60s, you know, one of the Ken Williams editions or whatever, that had a lot of zippers in it.
And it had a, you know, a real, you know, a hearty material.
Once the zippers start going, is there any way you can Well, it depends on how long the zippers are.
There's some sleeping bag zippers out there that people have implemented and used in a long span.
A mummy bag replacement zipper is approximately 72 inches.
Is it what, 6 feet?
Yes.
And they'll just use those.
kind of uh sew them off at the end where they won't open them any further but those could be used as a temporary or depends on how good a person you have sewing well you know i like this tent because number one it has a floor and it's like 12 by 14 and it's heavy material and you could go out in the winter with this thing probably and uh not die a frostbite you know what i'm saying yeah that's well they made a lot of stuff
uh in those days that were really made well you You might find some zipper supplies in the bigger cities.
I don't know how you'd look it under in the phone book, but I'm sure there's replacement zipper companies out there and you can find them.
All right.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Phone number folks is 602-337-2524.
If you have any questions, we'd be glad to try and help you out.
Just give us a call.
A lot of things you might have to research if things are getting wore out.
There's replacement parts on the market.
Just seek them out in the phone book, let your fingers do the walking, and I'm sure you'll find what you'll need.
Good evening, you're on the air.
I had a question about your black clutter shelf.
I've got a .50 caliber rifle here and I wanted to know if I could get a, suppose I could deliver a .20 or .30 caliber bullet so that I could like squirrel hunt with a .50 caliber.
I haven't seen anything out there on the market.
Hornady is the one that has the Savitz.
That's one brand that's out there, but I don't know any that will reduce from a .50 caliber on down to a light caliber, no.
Okay, one other question.
Do you supply MREs through your company?
There's MREs out there.
I don't know what quantities are available at this time.
I'm always checking for stuff.
If you want to give me a call, I can help you out there.
Okay.
And what was the address for your company one last time?
All right.
The address for the company is Post Office Box 3300 St.
Johns, Arizona 85936 602-337-2975.
Good deal.
St. John's, Arizona, 85936-602-337-2975.
Good deal.
Thank you.
Thank you for calling.
602-337-2524 folks.
If you have any questions I can help you out with, I'd be glad to if I can.
Or just pass information along about winter camping and hiking out there.
One thing you want to do if you're out there hiking and you don't have snowshoes or whatever, get you some good insulated boots.
Thinsulate and Gore-Tex.
And that's a good combination boot.
Matterhorn, Danner, they all make good boots.
What do you mean, you're on your own?
Um, yeah, I'm going to be one of those people you laugh at, but I'm wondering, uh, how far out are we supposed to go?
I'm real new at all this, obviously.
It depends on your area and what it calls for at the time, ma'am.
Okay, um, so just like a tent that you buy at the store would do?
Yes, just make sure it's a good quality tent.
Something that's going to last you depending on how much camping and hiking you're going to be doing.
Okay.
Alright, well thank you Mark.
Yes ma'am.
Bye bye.
Thank you for calling.
Alright, when you're buying boots Matterhorn makes a good one like I just said.
Look for good Thinsulate and Gore-Tex insulation and waterproofing when you're in the snow.
And make sure you carry a couple extra pairs of socks with you.
Good evening, you're on the air.
Yes, I was wondering if you could talk a little bit about your water purification filter systems that they have on the market and your experience with them.
Why?
Well, the one that we seem to use around here is the Katadyn water system.
To me, I've tried it.
There's no chemicals.
It's a ceramic micro screen.
It does a real good job.
The mini filter will filter out approximately 2,000 gallons of water before you change the filter.
The pocket filter, which is a little bit larger, which I carry, goes up to 13,000 gallons.
Some people say they are a little expensive, but anything that does the job will cost you a little extra, and I don't like to use chemicals.
And what pressure angle are you talking about when you say expensive?
The mini filter is 150.
And the pocket filter is $2.50.
Okay, thank you very much.
And that's the Katadyn manufacturer.
Okay.
Thank you for calling.
You're welcome.
Yes, the Katadyn filter is a good one, folks, if you want to use it for streams, and we use it in stock tanks and stuff out here, and it does clean up the water pretty well.
Good evening, we're on the air.
Yeah, how are you doing?
Hi, you want to turn off your radio, please?
You caught me.
You caught me.
Okay.
I understand you're coming down with a cold.
I thought I'd help you.
Alright, what's that sir?
Have you ever tried an onion?
As to what?
Okay, let me just briefly tell you how to use it.
Take a regular sized onion.
Peel it.
Cut it in half.
Put it on a flat saucer next to your nightstand as you go to bed.
Tomorrow morning you'll feel a lot better.
This is the remedy that's used in homeopathy, and this is what, Aloe Sepa.
It's called Aloe Sepa, and it's made from the red onion.
But you can use any yellow, white, red onion.
It doesn't matter which.
Just do what I told you, and you'll feel a lot better tomorrow.
Well, thank you very kindly.
I appreciate that.
All right.
Bye-bye.
Bye.
Well, I'll try that for sore throat and see what happens tonight.
The phone number, folks, is 602-337-2524.
Good evening, I'm here.
Yeah, hi Ken.
This is Ken on California.
Yes.
Good.
You were talking about tents and a lady was talking about go buy a tent and most people think of going down to Kmart or Walmart and buying you know a $50 or $100 El Cheapo tent.
And what they've got to look for is like at least around $200, maybe some wears up to $300 for a season tent like North Face or like some L.L.
Bean sales or U.S.
Calvary where it's good quality four seasons, and it's going to last.
And it's made out of nylon with some heavy dura flora in the floor of the tent and stuff.
Same with the sleeping bags.
Because, you know, you can buy an $80 sleeping bag, but it's not going to last you like two, three years or something like that.
It's only going to last maybe like six months and fall apart a young year.
Well, this is why I suggest when you're out looking for equipment that you're going to be using by good quality equipment, I I don't like to buy the cheap stuff because I know what's going to happen ahead of time.
I've done that myself in my younger days and it just didn't work out and I just learned through life to buy things of good quality and usually you get what you pay for.
Yes.
And research it and you'll find good material out there.
Yeah, I think you have to go to your better mountaineering and backpacking and camping stores to get the better quality stuff.
Yes, good quality is the best thing that you can invest in, folks, just like gold and silver.
McKinley and some of these other expeditions.
Yes, that's what I handle at my place.
Yes.
Okay, thank you.
You have a very nice evening.
Okay, thank you very kindly.
Yes, good quality is the best thing that you can invest in, folks, just like gold, silver.
You want to buy good quality.
So, excuse me.
So, as the show goes on tonight, folks, I want to thank you for speaking with you.
Bill will be here tomorrow night, and he probably has a whole parcel of news for you.
So I'd like to say goodnight and thank you.
And God bless everyone.
And God save our republic.
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