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by peejay
Mon Oct 04, 2021 4:11 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Tesla Car Batteries
Replies: 3
Views: 571

Re: Tesla Car Batteries

Yeah, 18650's are a bit of a thing - all sorts of videos etc. on building your own power wall (the Tesla PowerWall is built from the same batteries) or just power banks. Just about all battery drills etc. are populated with them these days.
by peejay
Wed Sep 15, 2021 9:52 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Checking your bags
Replies: 6
Views: 1048

Re: Checking your bags

Good shout on the dry bags - I have a few spare & mould is something that's put me off packing a hospital bag so far (detached bungalow is bloody riddled with it in winter)
by peejay
Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:26 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 8.
Replies: 984
Views: 98520

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 8.

I have a few packs of body wipes for emergency washing if needed though to be truthful I'm not actually sure exactly where I've stashed them right now so definitely worth me refreshing my memory... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clinell-CBC60-Bath-Body-Wipes/dp/B011RKA9Q6/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=...
by peejay
Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:56 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 8.
Replies: 984
Views: 98520

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 8.

Oh good thinking Jansman I forgot about cat food. Beeglie would not be amused. Well she seldom is, really.. :mrgreen: I don't know if you've heard of "Grumpy Cat" going viral for a few years (sadly now passed) but your Beeglie looks like she could be a dead-ringer for taking over the reig...
by peejay
Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:37 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: New Forest preppy
Replies: 3
Views: 431

Re: New Forest preppy

Welcome aboard. One of the tenets of prepping is to be wary of who knows about your preps - i.e. if all your neighbours know that you have a "stash" - then if it hits the fan, you know who's going to be turning up on YOUR doorstep to look for the stuff they couldn't be bothered keeping. Fo...
by peejay
Tue Jul 20, 2021 10:29 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 8.
Replies: 984
Views: 98520

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 8.

diamond lil wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 8:39 am Hot dry weather is bad news for slugs.
Yay! :lol: :lol: :lol:
by peejay
Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:50 pm
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Novel use of a crisp packet!
Replies: 6
Views: 1083

Novel use of a crisp packet!

Better than nowt I guess but still surprised it was actually useful.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-57885400
by peejay
Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:53 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 8.
Replies: 984
Views: 98520

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 8.

Annoyed this evening - I've realised that my two best "chilli" plants are not chillies at all but appear to be tomatoes!!!! I have loads of bloody tomato plants almost ready for planting out/potting up already, I don't need any more, but I WAS looking forward to my chillies! No idea how th...
by peejay
Mon May 24, 2021 2:51 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 8.
Replies: 984
Views: 98520

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 8.

I've just realised - I replaced the side door & windows in our garage recently as they were rotten and I never had a key for the door anyway, so only had the electric up & over door which would have been useless for access in a power-down situation. Now that I have a "manual" door ...
by peejay
Sun May 23, 2021 8:45 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 8.
Replies: 984
Views: 98520

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 8.

Have sown some new lettuce seeds today - last year those in the ground were virtually untouched but this year they've just getting cut off at the base, presumably slugs. No idea why so different but might be due to a different bed this year (with different compost in the current bed).