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- Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:59 am
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
- Replies: 277
- Views: 18028
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Added 40kg of Basmati Rice,20kg of mixed pastas to the long term store. Got a trailer load of Ash from a friend that’s been cut and split to length and is all tucked away to season,I know some say that you can burn Ash from cut but it’s still wet wood and will cause creosote build up. Rotated stuff ...
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 11:57 am
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: Snow.......
- Replies: 8
- Views: 883
Re: Snow.......
So three feet of snow! Well I would just bug in at home. Judging by the way we can’t cope with light dustings these days I would suspect the roads would be gridlocked with abandoned vehicles ,doesn’t matter if you have snow tyres and chains a 4x4 etc if the roads are jammed with vehicles your not ge...
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 2:04 pm
- Forum: New Members Start Here
- Topic: I am back for a while
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1482
Re: I am back for a while
Good to have you back Jansman
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- Wed Nov 01, 2023 7:54 pm
- Forum: Logistics and Transport
- Topic: Using old Diesel
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2520
Re: Using old Diesel
So my 240ltrs of Diesel and 120 of Petrol is naughty
All in proper metal Jerry cans away from any ignition sources and house.
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All in proper metal Jerry cans away from any ignition sources and house.
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- Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:32 pm
- Forum: Logistics and Transport
- Topic: Using old Diesel
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2520
Re: Using old Diesel
A 50/50 mix with redex as Andy says should be ok but I would be tempted to decant it to check for water.In theory the water should sink to the bottom so don’t shake it and empty slowly.
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- Mon Oct 09, 2023 1:15 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
- Replies: 1426
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Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
Put a weekly repeat event in my Calendar to check the two outdoor lights. I did it a month or so ago, but once a year's not much use. I'll also ask my lodger who smokes occasionally to keep an eye on them. I've done all my AAAs and water. Need to check powerbanks and 18650s. AAs are rotated regular...
- Sat May 06, 2023 4:19 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Where do you store your food?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 974
Re: Where do you store your food?
Honestly anywhere I can. I’m in a old house with a walk in cupboard/pantry.I have taken over the built in cupboards in the spare room for food/medical storage.I have food stored in a section of garage which is separate from the rest and insulated and I also have a large lined and insulated shed wher...
- Wed Apr 26, 2023 9:40 am
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Frost warning!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 676
- Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:48 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Frost warning!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 676
Re: Frost warning!
Been sleety and hail here on and off today forecast of a low of -3 overnight.
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- Mon Apr 24, 2023 2:49 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Frost warning!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 676
Re: Frost warning!
We’ve had frost most morning all last week up here.Forecast down to -3 tonight.All my plants are tucked away.Don’t normally plant anything till at least May here.
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