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by metatron
Wed Apr 25, 2018 7:32 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Prepping for the next finacial crash?
Replies: 86
Views: 30493

Re: Prepping for the next finacial crash?

Safest bet for a financial crash and the inevitable loss of repetitive job by automation, is to reskill. Electrical/Mechanical engineering, 3 year undergrad, plus masters, will likely cost you around 40k, but no matter how bad things get you will always have a job. Mature students are also unlikely ...
by metatron
Sun Apr 01, 2018 8:36 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Aldi next week (5th April 2018)
Replies: 3
Views: 2102

Re: Aldi next week (5th April 2018)

Aldi do some great stuff, but for anyone looking for CCTV systems it's often easier and cheaper to buy one or a few of the many cheap IP cams on the market, the app's they have are fairly solid and support 20 cameras for remote viewing, cameras also feature motion trigger, pan/tilt and record onto m...
by metatron
Sat Mar 31, 2018 10:06 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Vandal Proof Site Office
Replies: 8
Views: 4980

Re: Vandal Proof Site Office

They are one of the more cost effective ways to put a livable space on any piece of land, the used ones are super cheap and they are prewired and insulated fairly well, at least the ones I've been in. They do bathroom ones too, fitted with showers, urinals and toilets. Most the ones I've seen can be...
by metatron
Sat Mar 31, 2018 10:00 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: "universal" hard hat
Replies: 3
Views: 1625

Re: "universal" hard hat

It's not a bad deal, I'm not really down with the health and safety police, common sense wins out and often having too many protective layers breeds inattention. If people are in an earthquake zone hard hats aren't a bad idea when aftershocks are an issue.
by metatron
Sat Mar 31, 2018 4:24 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: How About This?
Replies: 8
Views: 3886

Re: How About This?

Issue with a lot of these areas is the job market or lack there off. It would be great to get a place like this, but even the internet speeds would be too slow to run a small modern business.
by metatron
Thu Mar 29, 2018 4:53 pm
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: How would you get home if SHTF?
Replies: 26
Views: 14971

Re: How would you get home if SHTF?

I get scared every time I see this thread :lol: Sod's law dictates the worst case scenario would probably happen, I hadn't considered water as a means of getting closer to home probably because I rarely leave Devon and I used to get as sick as a dog on the water, but the "old school" elem...
by metatron
Thu Mar 29, 2018 4:33 pm
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: Boats/sailing
Replies: 18
Views: 11283

Re: Boats/sailing

I took around 20 sailing sessions, starting off on a little 9ft fiberglass thing in a lake and working up a 35ft yacht at sea. To be fair boats are fairly cheap used, its the fees that get you, unless its sitting on your driveway (trailer/props). Loads are just left to rot or abandoned due to no rea...
by metatron
Tue Mar 27, 2018 2:00 pm
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: How would you get home if SHTF?
Replies: 26
Views: 14971

Re: How would you get home if SHTF?

I work away a lot, if my cars working I'd drive back, although I work in Ireland, Jersey and Isle of Man a lot, so I'm reliant on flights. I've never come across weather I could not drive in, or ways to get around obstacles. If the cars not an option walk, even if it takes a few weeks. I took some s...
by metatron
Wed Mar 21, 2018 11:01 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Door
Replies: 12
Views: 6273

Re: Door

I'd imagine you would get it cut with a waterjet or CNC plasma cutter as laser cutting is expensive/hard to get on thinker steels. Steelcore doors and steel frames are sold commercially and may fit people's needs, they aren't cheap, but cheaper then making your own, if you use good hardware, you cou...
by metatron
Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:32 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: EDC knife
Replies: 38
Views: 16929

Re: EDC knife

Gear best has some crazy deals on quality EDC knifes. If you are looking for a hard working knife, if you search for D2 knife, thats an extremely solid steel for a working blade. If you just want something for food prep, cutting boxes, ect and don't mind sharpening the knife every so often, there ar...