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- Tue May 14, 2024 7:20 am
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: Waste Management
- Replies: 6
- Views: 82
Re: Waste Management
Not really thought about it. I've thought about a bug in situation with no power or water, and the sewers blocked. How to deal with that kind of waste. For the bins, like you say, paper can be burned. Some could go in a compost heap. I've stopped composting, but still have the bin, can go back to us...
- Mon May 13, 2024 5:25 am
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
- Replies: 340
- Views: 21515
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
I . I used 12p worth of gas yesterday, including a shower! Less than the standing charge. It got me thinking. It's not right that someone using almost none pays the same standing charge as someone using loads. I used my new power drill as a screwdriver. It was OK for the London Bar, but kept slippi...
- Sun May 12, 2024 8:50 am
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
- Replies: 340
- Views: 21515
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
I got an email about air source heat pumps from my energy supplier. They had it on offer, with government grants, but it was still £6-7,000. I'm still paying for my new gas boiler. That cost me about £2,400 but it comes with a 10 year fixed all inclusive care plan for £13 a month. Also I've had mega...
- Sat May 11, 2024 5:37 am
- Forum: New Members Start Here
- Topic: New to UK Prepping - Have some experience elsewhere
- Replies: 11
- Views: 337
Re: New to UK Prepping - Have some experience elsewhere
Greetings from Manchester. Most people on this forum seem to be adamant that they would never bug out. Personally I have a bugout bag that includes a bit of lightweight camping gear. There are several reasons you might need to bug out. 1. Authorities order evacuation of your area due to radiologica...
- Fri May 10, 2024 6:00 pm
- Forum: Books and Educational Materials
- Topic: Field Handbook for GB Wild Plants
- Replies: 7
- Views: 922
Re: Field Handbook for GB Wild Plants
Found some research on ID apps https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/garden-scoop/2022-01-21-how-accurate-are-photo-based-plant-identification-apps extract: " What does the research say? Each phone app makes suggestions, often several, for species-level identification of the plant picture in que...
- Fri May 10, 2024 5:54 pm
- Forum: New Members Start Here
- Topic: New to UK Prepping - Have some experience elsewhere
- Replies: 11
- Views: 337
Re: New to UK Prepping - Have some experience elsewhere
Greetings from Manchester. Most people on this forum seem to be adamant that they would never bug out. Personally I have a bugout bag that includes a bit of lightweight camping gear. There are several reasons you might need to bug out. 1. Authorities order evacuation of your area due to radiological...
- Fri May 10, 2024 2:13 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
- Replies: 340
- Views: 21515
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Fixed two kitchen windows, well, joiner did. Put up a no-drill venetian blind in my room, in front of new window. Was a struggle, but got there in the end. It clamps into the rebate, not the window rubber type. Will see how that goes, I still have old curtains as well, but they are ready for the tip...
- Tue May 07, 2024 1:31 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
- Replies: 340
- Views: 21515
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Definitely not replacing the hinges, the screws are buried under 150 years of paint. But I could fit those bolts. Do you hammer the bolt in or screw it in?
For the back door, I might just put a couple of bars across. Ugly, but secure.
For the back door, I might just put a couple of bars across. Ugly, but secure.
- Sun May 05, 2024 5:37 am
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
- Replies: 340
- Views: 21515
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
about CCTV so I might not bother, but I'm getting a quote anyway. Do it yourself some of the battery powered rechargeable units last months between charges hold images on the devices internal memory and come with 12 months free subscription to a cloud not that you have to use it Charge up Screw up ...
- Sat May 04, 2024 3:36 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
- Replies: 340
- Views: 21515
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Ordered something called a London Bar from Kickstop.co.uk. Seems legit, I did see a similar site with a different address. This bar screws to the door frame to beef it up. The London style has a bit to go round a Yale lock. It is also recommended to put longer screws in the metal plates that the bol...