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by CynicalSurvival
Sun Sep 06, 2015 7:58 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello from Germany
Replies: 7
Views: 1102

Re: Hello from Germany

Belated hello and welcome. Hope you find something useful on here :)
by CynicalSurvival
Sun Sep 06, 2015 7:55 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: The paracetamol challenge
Replies: 7
Views: 3234

Re: The paracetamol challenge

The expression 'Darwin Awards' springs to mind 8-)
by CynicalSurvival
Sat Sep 05, 2015 10:41 pm
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: any of you on prescribed meds?
Replies: 54
Views: 15957

Re: any of you on prescribed meds?

Yes, I am, pretty serious condition but well-managed. As others have suggested, I have built up a stock (currently 6 months) by ordering every 6 weeks or so even though I get 8 weeks supply. Regarding the previous discussion, I would say as a psychologist that there is quite a difference between the...
by CynicalSurvival
Sat Sep 05, 2015 8:52 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Pound shop led head torches.
Replies: 6
Views: 1573

Re: Pound shop led head torches.

Sounds pretty good. I just bought a petzl one for £10! I'm pretty happy with it, but hopefully it will be worth 10x the price, lol. At least it came with batteries supplied.
by CynicalSurvival
Sat Sep 05, 2015 8:43 pm
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: The return of rail
Replies: 5
Views: 4623

Re: The return of rail

Sure... fantastic that the area has their railway back. So many places lost theirs. As we move towards the end of oil, it will become increasingly necessary.
by CynicalSurvival
Fri Sep 04, 2015 9:32 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Faraday cage
Replies: 20
Views: 4394

Re: Faraday cage

No expert, but I do recall someone saying on another thread that a microwave is essentially a Faraday cage. Perhaps an old microwave in the garage etc would be handy makeshift store for hard drives etc until ppl have something more permanent rigged up. If the point about earthing is correct, well, i...
by CynicalSurvival
Fri Sep 04, 2015 2:17 pm
Forum: Books and Educational Materials
Topic: Best foraging books
Replies: 10
Views: 4832

Re: Best foraging books

'The Thrifty Forager' looks great as do her gardening books - cheers :)
by CynicalSurvival
Fri Aug 28, 2015 7:05 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Sanitation
Replies: 17
Views: 6853

Re: Sanitation

It seems a shame to have toilets and not use them (assuming a bug-in scenario). What about this (assuming 2+ toilets in house): disconnect toilets from main waste flow pipe and seal that pipe. Connect one toilet to a composting box in garden like the setup BaseOne explained, and connect its cistern ...
by CynicalSurvival
Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:43 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: hello
Replies: 6
Views: 1100

Re: hello

Hi and welcome!
Sounds like you have a good reason to be prepared and a specific scenario to plan for, which always helps! Hope you find some useful advice on here. There are some very experienced people who can help with a range of issues.
by CynicalSurvival
Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:38 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Toilet paper substitute
Replies: 34
Views: 6247

Re: Toilet paper substitute

It's funny... used cloth nappies with my kids, including at times cloth wipes, but never fancied using them on myself!! :lol: TP is cheap and easy to get for now, but still, if stocks ran out I'd have no trouble managing without, as humans have done for 1000s of years! It'd be the least of my worrie...