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by Deeps
Fri Sep 25, 2015 9:04 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: greetings from the west midlands
Replies: 11
Views: 1575

Re: greetings from the west midlands

itsybitsy wrote:
bruce-cambell wrote:We are preparing for the worst possible crisis, if you are ready for the dead to rise and eat humanity, you are ready for anything?
What? :?
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by Deeps
Fri Sep 25, 2015 8:45 pm
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Strength and fitness
Replies: 22
Views: 6022

Re: Strength and fitness

I think I'd describe myself as 'robust but chunky'. I often wonder if being on the slightly portly side would help in a genuine emergency involving food shortages. Certainly, my personal fuel tank would keep me going for quite a bit longer than others'... People quite often confuse 'Ripped' with Fi...
by Deeps
Wed Sep 23, 2015 7:23 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: How to raise money for a home/retreat
Replies: 12
Views: 4128

Re: How to raise money for a home/retreat

Probably not what you want to hear but mortgages are a lot trickier now, its not just how much you earn. A friend of my missus was putting down a stupidly huge deposit (like 75%) and she still had to jump through hoops and they changed the goal posts at the last minute (she got the property). I've ...
by Deeps
Wed Sep 23, 2015 12:31 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Lifeboat Rations for GHB/Car Bag
Replies: 7
Views: 1552

Re: Lifeboat Rations for GHB/Car Bag

dazthechippy wrote:sounds like the right sort of approach, leave the heavy stuff in the car and react accordingly to distance to travel.

Deeps - you're a carbon copy of me and my car plan for my OH...
Is it great minds think alike or fools seldom differ ? :lol:
by Deeps
Tue Sep 22, 2015 8:38 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Lifeboat Rations for GHB/Car Bag
Replies: 7
Views: 1552

Re: Lifeboat Rations for GHB/Car Bag

Hi Folks, just looking at some things to fine tune my car bag for the winter - I picked it up and its HEAVY... Trying to cut the weight down it's clear that the 24 hour ration pack and hexy cooker weigh a fair bit, so looking to swap them out for lifeboat ration type food. I don't need the bulk of ...
by Deeps
Mon Sep 21, 2015 7:31 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: The age old question
Replies: 32
Views: 7663

Re: The age old question

I had an interesting chat with Her Maj's pal who was round last night, she has a pretty good idea that we have galloons of food (this prompted the conversation) and she's one of these people who has empty cupboards/fridge and buys stuff in as and when. She probably has a grasp on some of the other s...
by Deeps
Sat Sep 19, 2015 9:26 am
Forum: EDCs, BOBs, GHBs
Topic: my BOB contents
Replies: 14
Views: 8389

Re: my BOB contents

pseudonym wrote:
featherstick wrote: 26,000 house fires in the UK last year, 0 zombie apocalypses.
We're overdue an apocalypse then. :mrgreen:
This shows how 'data' can be interpreted differently I suppose. :lol:
by Deeps
Fri Sep 18, 2015 7:25 pm
Forum: EDCs, BOBs, GHBs
Topic: The Humble HOB.
Replies: 11
Views: 3234

Re: The Humble HOB.

I've not got a BOB or anything like that, I've probably got all the stuff on the lists people like to compile. To my shame I've still not (well got Her Maj to) got all the copies of our documents and that scanned and saved on flash drives etc. I do see your HOB (like it) as more useful than a bag fu...
by Deeps
Fri Sep 18, 2015 6:56 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: freeze dried foods
Replies: 30
Views: 5844

Re: freeze dried foods

Aldi are good for somethings and not so good for others, their tinned stuff is as good as any and dried not bad, i try and do a bit of both if i can, i.e, aldi and tesco, can't go wrong. Where else could you go in for a tin of beans and come out with a inflatable canoe, log splitter and a portable ...
by Deeps
Fri Sep 18, 2015 10:08 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: freeze dried foods
Replies: 30
Views: 5844

Re: freeze dried foods

Haha I never noticed that! I've never actually been to an Aldi before :oops: maybe I should take a look Get yourself down there, Aldi's and Lidl's do some really good stuff, fresh veg is good, they don't do EVERYTHING like Tesco's/Asda but we've gone from doing our 'big shop' in Tesco and a wee spi...