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by DustyDog
Sat Jan 24, 2026 5:01 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 308
Views: 433102

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13

I'm really hoping that the government pulls their fingers out over the whole balcony solar systems which are legal all over Europe apparently IKEA is piling on the pressure as they want to sell the systems in the UK What are these balcony solar systems? Never heard of them before. Does anyone have ...
by DustyDog
Sat Dec 07, 2024 11:29 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Off grid refrigerator
Replies: 14
Views: 12277

Re: Off grid refrigerator

I bought a vitrifrigo 12v compressor fridge when I built my camper, not cheap at all, £600 a few years back but wow, it was good, cold, quiet and took very little power. I’d recommend but yes, not cheap.
by DustyDog
Sat Dec 07, 2024 11:17 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 691
Views: 359820

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11

Just ordered the final battery expansion pack for my Jackery. 12 kwatts in total. (pics when it arrives) And here we are: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54183098241_77cdd9e3da_c.jpg 12 Kilowatts of home backup and 1.2 Kw of portable power for travel and camping That’s a lot of Jackery. 😂 You p...
by DustyDog
Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:04 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: NRG-5 rations or freeze dried rations?
Replies: 31
Views: 14121

Re: NRG-5 rations or freeze dried rations?

As others have said these freeze dried foods have their place, I’m thinking of getting some of the MREs that are about 800 calories each to chuck in my edc rucksack and back of the car for emergencies, having to abandon my car with the snow in Ambleside and Windermere last weekend showed me how fast...
by DustyDog
Thu Dec 07, 2023 11:57 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
Replies: 1426
Views: 425876

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10

Big shop coming up, trying to pursuade the SO to get a big sack of spuds 🥔 and big sack of flour, I’ve heard there’s been some bad crops this season, not sure if spuds or flour is part of that but defo heard olive 🫒 oil could be going up a fair bit in price with the bad harvest also finally got my s...
by DustyDog
Sat Oct 21, 2023 12:00 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
Replies: 1426
Views: 425876

Re: Battery lantern.

Nice .... I better not Mrs A discovered this stashed in a cupboard and we'll wasn't overly impressed with "another bloody lantern!" Screenshot_20231018-215011.png But it was down to £8 in B&M few I got already were £12 noticed this one has a £15 price tag on it so guessing they are go...
by DustyDog
Wed Oct 18, 2023 10:42 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
Replies: 1426
Views: 425876

Re: Battery lantern.

Not sure if this should be in another topic but hey ho. As some have said, “you can never have too many torches”, with that in mind, I bought a battery lantern, cannot recommend it enough, Sofirn LT1, not the cheapest piece of kit, at about £85-90 odd quid, very well made, a solid bit of lantern, u...
by DustyDog
Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:41 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Disproportionate storage
Replies: 17
Views: 6222

Re: Disproportionate storage

Yes seems about right. Some foods could be priced out of the ability for people to afford, supply/demand springs to mind, as a rule I tend to store the staples with sauces etc to suit, I have to sneak extra stuff in the pantry when the two girls not looking. 😂😂
by DustyDog
Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:30 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
Replies: 1426
Views: 425876

Battery lantern.

Not sure if this should be in another topic but hey ho. As some have said, “you can never have too many torches”, with that in mind, I bought a battery lantern, cannot recommend it enough, Sofirn LT1, not the cheapest piece of kit, at about £85-90 odd quid, very well made, a solid bit of lantern, us...
by DustyDog
Wed Aug 30, 2023 9:26 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
Replies: 1426
Views: 425876

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10

A new Olight Arkfeld torch. Can't have enough torches. :ugeek: Just had a look at that, nice piece of kit, I like my Fenix torches, very bright and well made and yes, you can never have too many torches. 😂 Step away from the torches :lol: :lol: :lol: Sorted most of my battery powered lanterns out l...