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by Haplo2481
Fri Oct 16, 2015 9:25 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.
Replies: 1232
Views: 282531

Re: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.

Half of my wood stores are made from pallets. One for the base, three for the walls and one as the roof with some plastic sheeting to keep the rain off. All nailed together. They are surprisingly stable - I have moved them about a bit to find the most sheltered location in my garden. I have about tw...
by Haplo2481
Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:46 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What's the use of prepping when...
Replies: 16
Views: 5050

Re: What's the use of prepping when...

I always lock the doors when I'm in - a couple of years ago a house across the road got robbed while the owners were in the back room. They had left the front door open. They lost the tv and dvd player which were carted away in their own car, the keys hanging up in the hall! Having said that, I've c...
by Haplo2481
Sat Jul 18, 2015 10:44 pm
Forum: Finance
Topic: Troy oz silver coins
Replies: 21
Views: 10956

Re: Troy oz silver coins

I would recommend being careful buying silver off ebay. If the seller doesn't post a picture of the coin depicting the currency value its probably fake. They get a smaller jail sentence for counterfitting if they don't put the Yaun symbol on.
by Haplo2481
Sat Jul 18, 2015 10:37 pm
Forum: Books and Educational Materials
Topic: Alas Babylon
Replies: 2
Views: 2148

Re: Alas Babylon

This is one of my favourite books. It highlights the mistakes people make with regaurds to stockpiling as well as being a fantastic read.
by Haplo2481
Sat May 23, 2015 6:56 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.
Replies: 1232
Views: 282531

Re: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.

I put my chainsaw to a proper test today. The manager at work asked if I wanted a couple of trees that he needed out of the way. I hadn't felled a tree before so I offered to share them with a colleague who has. He got some wood and I got some one to watch over me and offer advice. We got over a wee...
by Haplo2481
Mon Apr 20, 2015 7:35 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: VERMIN!
Replies: 3
Views: 980

Re: VERMIN!

I found mice in my garden last week - they were living in one of my unused planters and came out when I moved it! I did wonder what kept setting the security lights off. I've put traps down and got two (out of the four I saw) so far. I tried using peanut butter but they licked it off without setting...
by Haplo2481
Sun Aug 10, 2014 1:42 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: What is everyone growing this year?
Replies: 58
Views: 10078

Re: What is everyone growing this year?

cheers Jansman. How long do I leave them before picking and storing for next year?
by Haplo2481
Sat Aug 09, 2014 7:06 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: What is everyone growing this year?
Replies: 58
Views: 10078

Re: What is everyone growing this year?

I planted runner beans and what I expected to be dwarf bean bushes, which I expected to reach two foot high. I now have twenty feet of six foot high and four foot wide bean hedges :o They have gone mental! I have been eating beans for six weeks and I have enough frozen to last until christmas :P Mak...
by Haplo2481
Sat Jul 19, 2014 11:45 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Pallets.
Replies: 35
Views: 7397

Re: Pallets.

I keep a small hand saw in the boot for cutting pallets down to fit in. I've got quite proficient at reducing pallets down. I also used to put four or five on the roof rack - I'm six foot so I could easily reach :D