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Honestly only about 2-3 weeks worth, 2026 is definitely going to be a year of stocking up

Could make it a weekly challenge through Jan, "just-in-case January" with different topics each week

so first draft is split into items that are one per kit and then one per person. I've included costs, with anything that doesn't end .00 is an actual price from tesco or home bargains. One per box 15.00 - Power bank + charging cables 3.99 - LED lantern 3.00 - Roll of bin bags 5.00 - Disposable plate...

Yorkshire Andy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 03, 2026 10:13 pm If they drive I hope you included a car adapter for topping up the power bank

Ruh roh

Made up a blackout box a few weeks ago for a relative with a powerbank, charger cables, LED lantern, windup radio/torch, headlamp, batteries and a small camping kettle for the stove. Not perfect, but a lot better than nothing.

Hey all, as an comparison to the attitudes here in the UK, the Swedish government has published a 32 page pamphlet that illustrates the basic steps people should take to prepare their households for a crisis or war that seems like a decent introduction. Nothing revolutionary but definitely seems lik...

If small domestic turbines are much worse value than domestic solar, then why would the same not be true for massive installations. I.e why is the country littered with big windmills but fewer big solar farms? Is it that Wind power works ok at larger scale. or is it because of subsidies? There's qu...

Arzosah wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:16 pm Quill, what a great article! NB one of the first items shown, the "foment can" was made in Sefton or Southport (Kenworthy, the maker, had a hydropathic hotel at Southport, apparently).

That website in general is fab, really interesting perspective. Oh neat!

Low-tech magazine just released an interesting article about using hot water bottles to bring down energy usage - https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2022/01 ... ottle.html

Is grating the potatoes with a coarse grater to get flakes then blanching that worth trying? You'd have a lot of surface area and because they'd be so thin they'd be quick to blanch. Sorry if this just prattle, the great potato saga is currently my favourite thing to read on this site lol.