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by Mick104
Sat Nov 03, 2018 10:21 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: New from Berkshire
Replies: 13
Views: 3740

Re: New from Berkshire

Hi Mick,
I’d be interested to speak to any other Christian Preppers in this forum. Are there any?
Had my early days in an Evangelical Church, but I am happy Agnostic nowadays .
by Mick104
Sat Nov 03, 2018 1:34 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: New from Berkshire
Replies: 13
Views: 3740

Re: New from Berkshire

Welcome to the forum , great handle :) .
by Mick104
Fri Aug 17, 2018 11:47 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: got me an allotment!!
Replies: 29
Views: 6937

Re: got me an allotment!!

Yorkshire Andy wrote: Thu Aug 16, 2018 7:35 pm So there's as few rows of carrots, lettuce, and 3 rows of late potatoes (Maris peer, Charlotte, some thing else ;)
Looking good already .
by Mick104
Tue Jul 31, 2018 11:24 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: got me an allotment!!
Replies: 29
Views: 6937

Re: got me an allotment!!

I'm planting a cover crop of winter bean that I will chop off and dig in, in the spring using the greenery to out compete weeds and allow the nitrogen fixing property's to help enrich the soil with the root fibre What type and variety of bean will you use ? , I have never used green manures its alw...
by Mick104
Mon Jul 23, 2018 9:21 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 5.
Replies: 796
Views: 196106

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 5.

Extending my veg plot, by 35 x 20 ft, On last Wednesday I had 20 ton of top soil delivered, dumped on my front drive . About an hour after, I fell whilst shifting a boulder (much too big for even this man) I now have bruised ribs, a box of Solpadol and two thirds of the top soil is still on the dri...
by Mick104
Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:25 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: got me an allotment!!
Replies: 29
Views: 6937

Re: got me an allotment!!

Congrads with the allotment . Last chance to get some spuds in , I have just planted my last for this year, in containers . Best varieties would be 2nd earlies . You will need to check the super markets for organically grown potatoes for your seed . I have planted Lady Balfour, Valor, Navan (all mai...
by Mick104
Sun Apr 22, 2018 2:57 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 5.
Replies: 796
Views: 196106

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 5.

Extending my veg plot, by 35 x 20 ft, On last Wednesday I had 20 ton of top soil delivered, dumped on my front drive . About an hour after, I fell whilst shifting a boulder (much too big for even this man) I now have bruised ribs, a box of Solpadol and two thirds of the top soil is still on the driv...
by Mick104
Tue Apr 03, 2018 9:02 am
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: Boats/sailing
Replies: 18
Views: 11309

Re: Boats/sailing

Still if evacuation was the only real possibility then boats would have to play quite a large role and the idea is generally sound. I was on the water early last Sunday morning, wind 3/4, air temp was about 2 / 3 degrees with a bitting easterly wind and this post came in to my mind. In a smallish b...
by Mick104
Thu Mar 29, 2018 11:31 am
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: Boats/sailing
Replies: 18
Views: 11309

Re: Boats/sailing

My own prepping is based on staying at home rather the running / sailing off in to the unknown.
But if I had to go I would borrow this baby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2boayPZ3GbE .
Go in style :lol: .
by Mick104
Wed Mar 28, 2018 11:42 pm
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: Boats/sailing
Replies: 18
Views: 11309

Re: Boats/sailing

but big enough to be good to France or Ireland, or rough seas. I'd be tempted by the Scottish islands I am interested to know what type of SHTF scenario would have you looking at Ireland or France for refuge . If the UK goes down big time Ireland & France go with her . I'am a keen sailor and I ...