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by grenfell
Wed Aug 15, 2018 6:42 pm
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: Diy 6x6 pickup build
Replies: 14
Views: 10883

Re: Diy 6x6 pickup build

What are your thoughts if you could build anything your imagination lets you? also leaning more towards petrol as fuel... I suppose if I could let my imagination run then I'd like either a fully tracked or half track type of truck. However , leaving my fantasies aside and returning to reality then ...
by grenfell
Sun Aug 12, 2018 12:05 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: I'm new here, and a new prepper too!
Replies: 20
Views: 3768

Re: I'm new here, and a new prepper too!

Hello and welcome. Some time ago I worked at a large house in the cortswolds and it had a rope ladder on the top (. 3rd) floor. It was bolted to one of those old cast iron radiators so seemed pretty secure although I'd be reticent about doing that with a modern rad . It was deemed unnecessary and we...
by grenfell
Tue Aug 07, 2018 7:59 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: FLEAS!
Replies: 22
Views: 12779

Re: FLEAS!

Arwen Thebard wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 5:07 pm

Antone seen an increase in ticks?
Not personally but I did see a piece on the local news saying something about increased numbers. I was only half watching it but hot weather was the cause I think.
by grenfell
Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:24 pm
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: Running a car on firewood! Russian Style
Replies: 10
Views: 10281

Re: Running a car on firewood! Russian Style

But but .. in the Mad Max films they just used big gas guzzling petrol engines? Think I'll just steer clear of the roads :D
by grenfell
Sat Aug 04, 2018 6:08 pm
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: Running a car on firewood! Russian Style
Replies: 10
Views: 10281

Re: Running a car on firewood! Russian Style

It's made me do a google and to be honest I didn't find a definite answer as such . Plenty of comments and one that came up a couple of times is that such a vehicle would more than likely be uninsurable and as such wouldn't be legal on our roads . With the likelyhood that a gasifier would be homemad...
by grenfell
Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:42 am
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: Running a car on firewood! Russian Style
Replies: 10
Views: 10281

Re: Running a car on firewood! Russian Style

Very common during the war , https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=132&t=162087 somewhere in that thread I'm sure there's some pictures of tanks used for training with wood gas generators . As to trying to run one at the moment I would think that while the practicalities are simple enoug...
by grenfell
Wed Aug 01, 2018 6:26 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: BBC News link - 10,000 sq ft bunker
Replies: 12
Views: 4741

Re: BBC News link - 10,000 sq ft bunker

. If i remember correctly he used school buses as they have to withstand a rollover crash without the roof collapsing. Didn't know that but makes sense I guess. Adds something else to the equation I'm unqualified to calculate :D Peejay does make a good point , they might be rusty , damp , cold and ...
by grenfell
Wed Aug 01, 2018 11:42 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: BBC News link - 10,000 sq ft bunker
Replies: 12
Views: 4741

Re: BBC News link - 10,000 sq ft bunker

I remember seeing it too and I always wondered what the difference is between burying a bus and burying a shipping container , neither seem designed to bear much weight on their roofs. That aside I couldn't really see how he had sealed one bus to another with any degree of efffectiveness. Not an en...
by grenfell
Tue Jul 31, 2018 5:28 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Ration packs
Replies: 21
Views: 5333

Re: Ration packs

If you do go down the ration pack route this site , http://www.mreinfo.com/forums/index.php has a ton of reviews of various rations . It is an american site but covers meals produc d world wide. Those guys do tend to eat them for a hobby more than anything else but makes for interesting reading. If ...
by grenfell
Tue Jul 31, 2018 5:21 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: BBC News link - 10,000 sq ft bunker
Replies: 12
Views: 4741

Re: BBC News link - 10,000 sq ft bunker

I remember seeing it too and I always wondered what the difference is between burying a bus and burying a shipping container , neither seem designed to bear much weight on their roofs. That aside I couldn't really see how he had sealed one bus to another with any degree of efffectiveness.