Gary Reeder
A little more wisdom for you
Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 21:10

to add to last nights bit of "wisdom". If you have several
calibers of ammo and have it scattered all over the house, pick up a few of the "milk crates" or whatever they call them these days. make sure they don't belong to any store or business, and if they do and you are a normal customer they will normally give you a crate or two at no extra charge. By the way let me know what they actually call these plastic crates or cartons or whatever.)They are the plastic see thru things that every alley has a few lying about. Pick up a few, clean them up and line the inside walls and bottom with freezer paper and put a label on the top and keep all your shotshells or other ammo in them. Then tape a strip across the top and label them what they are.
Then if the balloon goes up it is easier to grab a crate or two and keep it near a door or window.

If you don't have enough to fill up one of these crates then you need to take advantage of all these end of year sales going on at the big box stores. If you buy enough ammo to fill up one of these crates the big box store will normally give you the crate at no extra charge. You may have to have your wife sweet talk the store owner for a crate or two. Also if you don't have enough shotshells to fill up a crate take a piece of strong cardboard and fit it inside the crate longways, tape up the sides to help it be stronger and then run a strip of masking tape across the top labeling what caliber is in the crate. This way you can store several calibers of ammo in one crate. These crates fit in a safe real well too. And if you have a free spot in your basement you can stack these crates. Whichever way you fly you can keep track of how much ammo you actually have and how much you need to buy to fill up the crate.
If you go with the basement make sure and tape some freezer paper in the bottom of the crate to keep it moisture free. If you have nosey neighbors run a wide strip across the top and down the sides and mark them "pinto beans", or sour kraut, or really screw with them and mark the crate "Condoms, extra large". But if you go with the labeling the crate "Condoms, extra large", you may attract some of the neighbor ladies which your wife may not like.
More tidbits coming.