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by Yorkshire Andy
Mon Mar 13, 2017 7:42 am
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: Thoughts on an old banger for SHTF?
Replies: 22
Views: 9830

Re: Thoughts on an old banger for SHTF?

Think the type of car will be largely irrelevant after a couple of months post shtf all fuel will have been bought or plundered. A small city car might be more viable due to better fuel consumption... Say a fiat panda 4x4 It does 45- 50mpg.. Its small ( can squeeze through bollards) And can take a b...
by Yorkshire Andy
Sat Mar 11, 2017 9:47 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Emergency home lighting
Replies: 20
Views: 11141

Re: Emergency home lighting

Squirrelcatcher wrote:D'Oh!! Didn't properly open first link. But if anyone has any other suggestions.

I have had that panel about 3 years and its still working fine :-)

Went with them after seeing plenty of positive feedback on caravan forums they also sell on Amazon :)
by Yorkshire Andy
Sat Mar 11, 2017 8:44 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Emergency home lighting
Replies: 20
Views: 11141

Re: Emergency home lighting

Or more discrete http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-10W-LED-Eagle-Eye-Daytime-Running-DRL-Tail-Light-Backup-Lamp-Car-Motorcycle-/302079048523?var=&hash=item4655507b4b%3Am%3AmbsQGw8QOhKB3aqH0gWZVhw&_trkparms=pageci%253A5dc38f08-0635-11e7-8c4c-74dbd1805d09%257Cparentrq%253Abc800eaf15a0a787308334edfff...
by Yorkshire Andy
Fri Mar 10, 2017 8:20 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Emergency home lighting
Replies: 20
Views: 11141

Re: Emergency home lighting

Depends on what you want to do if on roof why not a 60w solar charger with charge regulator... My 30w just copes with my shed in winter... Its all in a kit bar mounting brackets https://www.photonicuniverse.com/en/catalog/full/141-30W-polycrystalline-solar-panel-with-5m-cable-for-motorhome-caravan-o...
by Yorkshire Andy
Wed Mar 08, 2017 9:41 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Compact veg garden
Replies: 46
Views: 12905

Re: Compact veg garden

Just had a count up I've got 24 x 1ft squares and a bit extra due to shape of the bed left back against fence a bit over a ft so can put tomatoes there (growbag width but thinking 3 x plants in buckets ( with over half the bottom cut out (with a tank cutter) to give height to reduce shading on the 2...
by Yorkshire Andy
Wed Mar 08, 2017 8:42 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Compact veg garden
Replies: 46
Views: 12905

Re: Compact veg garden

And we are off ;) Got rough lath square foot markings glued and screwed together.. Got: Peppers, tomato's, sprouts & chilli seeds potted and on the go on the window sill, Got direct planted 2 lots of carrots (2x16) 1 lot of reddish planted (1x16) 3 lots of Stuttgart onions going (3x 9) Got some ...
by Yorkshire Andy
Mon Mar 06, 2017 10:14 pm
Forum: EDCs, BOBs, GHBs
Topic: Car kit
Replies: 69
Views: 31834

Re: Car kit

It always ends up a £10 shop... But then home bargains opened next door... Most of the stuff in the £1 shop is 89p in there :D
by Yorkshire Andy
Mon Mar 06, 2017 10:00 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Compact veg garden
Replies: 46
Views: 12905

Re: Compact veg garden

We have cress going so she's looking forward to egg and cress sandwiches. ;)

She spent most of summer every time we visited mums raiding the veg patch , scrumping apples and digging so want to keep her interest
by Yorkshire Andy
Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:46 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Compact veg garden
Replies: 46
Views: 12905

Re: Compact veg garden

Think I paid 99p for 60! If I was doing it myself I'd tap out of plastic pots or yogurt pots but I'm trying to get the little un involved.... But she has inspected the pepper pots about 5 times in 2 hours before bed :lol: think she is expecting about 50 peppers to erupt from the pots ;) Got one of t...