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  1. Welcome to My Survival Forum

    My Survival Forum is a community of like minded people who are here to learn from each other. Our forum is designed to be a hub of information on a variety of survivalist skills, information, stories, and ideas. Please don't be shy, if you want to contribute to our community knowledge please do.

  2. Forum Rules and Info For New Members

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  3. Private Areas

    Members Only. You must register to view and post in these forums.

  4. General Discussions

    General discussions and new member introductions. Great place to get your feet wet.

    1. New Member Introduction

      New Here? Come on in and say hi.

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      Latest: Read this first. TexDanm, Jun 10, 2018
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    2. General Q&A

      If you have a basic question and you would like it answered come post here. Fast and simple.
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      Latest: Is A Lie Just A Lie? TexDanm, Jun 15, 2018 at 8:59 PM
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    3. Suggestions and Requests

      Share with me some suggestions and feature requests. I will be glad to try and implement them. Lets build this together.
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      Latest: A Must Have Survival Item TexDanm, Jun 17, 2018 at 4:02 PM
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    4. Survival Stories

      Tell your story here.
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      Latest: How To Make A Water Filtering System In The Forest melvin west, Jun 16, 2018 at 12:26 PM
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    5. The Hangout

      Members can come here and just hangout. Can talk about any topic and just get to know each other. Non Survivalist topics allowed.
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      The Hangout

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      1. Jokes and Humor

        1. What is the worst thing you have ever ate?

      2. What do you believe? Predictions?

      3. Religion, Religious Views, and Life After Death

      4. Sci-Fi, Space Travel, and Future Technologies

      5. Sports, Athletics, Workouts, and Physical Exercise

      6. Movies

      7. Other Hobbies, Jobs, or Pastime

      Latest: How Stupid Are People? watcherchris, Jun 17, 2018 at 8:29 PM
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    6. Newbie Corner

      This is a great hangout for first timers. If your just getting starting or just curious come over here and post.
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      Newbie Corner

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      1. First Time Preppers and Survivalists

      2. Weekend Campers

      3. Beginner First Aid and Safety

      Latest: My Top 5 Online Resources For Learning Survival Stuff(besides This Fourm) SurvivalMike, Jun 3, 2018
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    7. Reference Material

      A place for experts to come and share their best reference material. Especially important to share good offline resources .
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      Reference Material

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      1. Books

      2. Other Reference Material

      Latest: YouTube Channels arctic bill, Jun 7, 2018

    8. Financial Planning

      Discuss ways to save money, how much survivalist gear costs, and anything else pertaining to money.
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      Latest: What Do You Do When The Bills Are Out Of Your Control? Old Geezer, May 14, 2018
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    9. News, Current Events, and Politics

      A place to discuss things currently in the news, world events, and politics.
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      Latest: What Country Would Be The Safest If There Was A Third World War watcherchris, May 30, 2018
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    10. Ladies Section

      A place for female specific topics.
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      Latest: Keeping Life Normal Tom Williams, Feb 17, 2018
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  5. Basic Survival Skills

    Covers some basic and some very serious survival skills. Bring anything to the table here.

    1. First Aid and Medicine

      Will help you survive and function with injuries. Knowing how to do first aid in the wilderness or other away from civilization scenarios can save your life.
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      First Aid and Medicine

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      1. First Aid Kit

      2. Natural Medicine and Home Remedies

      3. First Aid Skills

      4. Emergency Treatment

      Latest: Curing Muscle Pain Caused By Prilosec or Omeprazole Tumbleweed, Jun 16, 2018 at 5:16 PM
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    2. Natural, Temporary, and Permanent Shelter

      A shelter can be a made made object such as a house or tent or a natural place to find refuge such as a cave or fallen tree.
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      Natural, Temporary, and Permanent Shelter

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      1. Permanent Shelters

      2. Primitive Shelter

      3. Tent, camper, RV, or other man made shelters.

      4. Converting Your House Into A Survival Shelter

      Latest: Long Term Survival lonewolf, May 19, 2018
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    3. All Resources About Fire

      Making and maintaining fire will greatly increase your chance of survival. Fire not only allows you to stay warm but you can also cook, scare away predators, boil water, etc.
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      Latest: Flint, Steel & Tinderbox Fire Lighting. lonewolf, May 18, 2018
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    4. Finding, Purifying, and Storing Water

      An average human being can survive 3 to 5 days without water. Finding a water source is your key to survival.
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      Latest: Urine Therapy? Is It Viable To Drink Urinr As Last Resort? Xcalibr8, May 6, 2018
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    5. Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Food

      Finding edible food that we can digest is a must. Remember ever plant isn't edible. Some will kill you. Learn your basics. All food resources can go here.
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      Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Food

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      1. Finding Edible Animals and Bugs

      2. Trail Food

      3. Edible Plants, Berries, and Roots

      Latest: Foraging For Edible Greens. TexDanm, May 25, 2018
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    6. Safety

      Safety briefs, experience, and safe survivalist practices.
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      Latest: Safe Sex In Post Apocalyptic World lonewolf, May 23, 2018
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  6. Homesteading

    Everything to do with manufacturing clothing, animal husbandry, plants and herbs, and the butchering of animals.

    1. Animal Husbandry

      The management of animals for our use in either farming or for meat.
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      Latest: Getting Rich From A Pair Of Chickens TexDanm, May 1, 2018
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    2. Herbalism - Medicinal, Practical, and other Uses

      Using plants and herbs for medicine and other uses.
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      Herbalism - Medicinal, Practical, and other Uses

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      1. Medicinal Plants

      2. Emergency Plants

      Latest: The Main Causes For Which Chickens Do Not Make Eggs In The Winter TexDanm, Nov 16, 2017
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    3. Gardening, Plant Propegation, & Farming

      Creating new plants for a variety of sources such as seeds, cuttings, bulbs and other. Everything to do with gardening.
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      Gardening, Plant Propegation, & Farming

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      1. Farming

      2. Gardening

      Latest: Easiest edible food to grow indoors? Old Geezer, May 27, 2018
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    4. Community Sharing CSA Ideas

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      Latest: Community post SHTF. lonewolf, Sep 10, 2017
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    5. Food Storage - Canning/Freezing/Butchering/Prep

      In here we discuss different ways to prep and prepare our food, how to make it last as long as possible, and unique ideas on long term storage.
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      Latest: Anyone Own An All-american Pressure Canner? Jim B, Jun 9, 2018
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    6. Other Homesteading

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      Latest: Home Brewing? TexDanm, Mar 7, 2018
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  7. Advanced Survival Skills

    After you learn the basics it's time to learn some more long term survival techniques. Who said after you meet the basics you couldn't improve your quality of life?

    1. Mental Preparedness

      Being mentally prepared for the survivalist lifestyle is one that most often gets overlooked. What are some scenarios that could happen? How do you handle being alone? How do you keep your family together?
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      Latest: Dealing With Anxiety SurvivalMike, Jun 3, 2018
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    2. Navigation

      Using maps, the stars, marking trails, and other natural forms of navigation.
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      Latest: Land Nav Practice: How Often? Tom Williams, Feb 1, 2018
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    3. Hunting / Fishing / Trapping

      Everything from primitive hunting to modern day strategies and uses for weapons.
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      Hunting / Fishing / Trapping

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      1. Hunting

      2. Fishing

      3. Trapping

      Latest: The Good Old Rod And Reel TexDanm, Jun 15, 2018 at 10:11 PM
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    4. Cooking and Cooking Utensils

      Cooking outdoors, equipment preparation, making utensils and equipment. Modern and primitive.
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      Cooking and Cooking Utensils

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      1. Modern Cooking

      2. Primitive Cooking

      Latest: Easiest Way Of Cooking TexDanm, Jun 11, 2018
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    5. Going Off The Grid

      Finding water, living arrangement, heat and cold, natural energy, and self-sufficient living. Share your setups, how far off the grid you are, and techniques to help others get there.
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      Going Off The Grid

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      1. Creating and Using Electricity

      Latest: Solar Power System Old Geezer, Apr 8, 2018
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    6. Other Advanced Survival Skills

      Advanced survival skills that don't fit into any other categories.
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      Latest: A Coworker Trying To Get His Ham License And Learn The Radio watcherchris, Jun 3, 2018
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  8. Weapons and Other Useful Objects

    Weapons and gear reviews, tell us about your guns and knives, show off survival gear, how to make useful stuff, buy or build?, what do you consider essential items, etc.

    1. Guns, Knives, Tools, Etc.

      Essential weapons, high end guns and knives, home made tools, and anything else related.
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      Guns, Knives, Tools, Etc.

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      1. Guns

        1. Show Off Your Guns

        2. Gun building, Maintenance, and Care.

        3. Ammo - Types, Usage, Reloading, ETC.

        4. Gun Comparisons

      2. Knives

      Latest: What Gun Is Best If You Only Get To Have One watcherchris, Jun 17, 2018 at 8:44 PM
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    2. Essential Items

      What are the absolute most important things you need?
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      Latest: The Other Things You Need TexDanm, Jun 3, 2018
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    3. Survival Gear

      Backpacks, tents, boots, and more, all about survival gear.
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      Latest: Distress Flag/signal Keith H., Apr 20, 2018
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    4. Other Useful Objects

      Anything else useful that doesn't fit in a category.
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      Other Useful Objects

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      Latest: Estes Model Rocket Engines Tom Williams, Mar 1, 2018
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  9. All Things Primitive

    Anything pre-1900s

    1. Primitive Tools and Weapons

      Building and using primitive tools and weapons.
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      Primitive Tools and Weapons

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      1. Primitive Tools

      2. Primitive Weapons

      3. Pre-1900s Guns and Ammo

      4. Primitive Fishing

      5. Hunting With Primitive Tools

      Latest: Powder Horns & Gunpowder Bags. Keith H., Mar 1, 2018
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    2. Packs, Bags, and Other Craftsmanship

      Discussion about handmade bags, pouches, clothing, and other equipment.
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      Latest: Securing The Joints On My Drag Cart With Raw Hide. Keith H., Apr 15, 2018
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  10. Survival Situations

    This covers different scenarios. Some more likely than others but we take them all very seriously. Bring some options and ideas over on how these might go.

    1. Earthquake

      Earthquake survival preparedness.
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      Latest: Hawaii Volcano Could Trigger Underwater Landslide, Tsunami TexDanm, May 18, 2018
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    2. Climate Change

      Climate change, global warming, long term and short term preparedness and discussions.
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      Latest: What Are Your Views? watcherchris, Dec 28, 2017
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    3. Wilderness

      Wilderness survival skills and strategies.
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      Wilderness

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      1. Long Term Wilderness Living Skills

      Latest: Exotic Dishes With Cassava TexDanm, Jun 15, 2018 at 10:29 PM
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    4. The Apocalypse

      If society happened to end, what would it take to survive?
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      The Apocalypse

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      1. Nuclear War

      2. Zombie Apocalypse

        1. Living In A Zombie Post Apocalypse

      3. Alien Invasion

      Latest: Facing Facts. What Will It Take? lonewolf, May 30, 2018
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    5. Urban Survival

      If disaster strikes in the city, how would you survive?
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      Latest: Radio Communications Xcalibr8, May 6, 2018
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    6. Other Not Listed Situations

      Any other survival situation not listed, popular topics will move to the front page.
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      Other Not Listed Situations

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      1. Jungle Survival

      2. Desert Survival

      3. Arctic Survival

      4. Hurricane Survival

      Latest: Surviving Floods And Being Stupid! TexDanm, May 22, 2018
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  11. DIY - Do It Yourself

    Build your own survival kits or maybe turn your house in to a survival shelter. Know how to make things from scratch.

    1. Survival Kits

      General information about what kinds of things people are putting in kits and reviews for premade kits.
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      Latest: How Do You Plan A Multi-terain/ Multi-climate Bug Out Bag? arctic bill, May 11, 2018
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    2. Farming and Gardening

      Farming and gardening for the self sustaining prepper.
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      Farming and Gardening

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      1. Growing Your Own Food

      Latest: Essentials to a Successful Garden or Farm TexDanm, Jun 15, 2018 at 9:01 PM
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    3. Recrafting and Modifying

      Turning something you have now into something else. Modifying an existing item so that it is upgraded or has a new improved use.
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      Latest: Long Distance Hiking Trolley Or Trekking Trolley. Diy. Keith H., Feb 28, 2018
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    4. Woodworking

      Building things from wood. Plans, strategies, types of wood, preparation, tools, etc.
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      Latest: Woodworking Kootenay prepper, Dec 4, 2017
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    5. Efficient Living

      Improve modern devices with custom homemade version. Better ways to heat your home, more efficient car fuel, efficient cooling, improve tools, save money, build comfort items from scratch, etc.
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      Latest: The Good Life TexDanm, Sep 24, 2017
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    6. Other DIY

      The Do It Yourselfer's Corner - Bring some of your self made ideas to the table.
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      Latest: Do you have a workshop? TexDanm, Feb 3, 2018
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  12. Local Boards

    Need information specific to where you live? Visit our local forum and find people and resources for your specific area.

    1. US States

      We will be expanding this to a list of all states. For now you can just post your info.
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      US States

      Sub-Forums

      3. Arizona

      6. Colorado

      8. Delaware

      9. Florida

      10. Georgia

      18. Louisiana

      31. New Mexico

      32. New York

      33. North Carolina

      35. Ohio

      36. Oklahoma

      38. Pennsylvania

      40. South Carolina

      42. Tennessee

      46. Virginia

      47. Washington

      Latest: Florida Members Liz Randeo, Apr 29, 2018
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    2. International Countries

      We will be expanding to a list of countries. For now you can just post your location.
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      International Countries

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      1. Europe

      2. Asia

      3. Australia

      5. North America

        1. Canada

      6. Africa

      Latest: UK lonewolf, Jun 16, 2018 at 5:41 AM
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  13. Our Marketplace - Barter Corner

    Buy, Sell, and Trade.

    1. For Sale

      List any items you have for sale. Either items you make or commercial items are allowed.
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      Latest: K-bar TexDanm, May 19, 2018
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    2. Wanting to Buy

      If you're looking for something post it here.
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      Latest: Wanted: Books! Tumbleweed, May 24, 2018
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