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by preparedsurrey
Sat Mar 24, 2018 10:44 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Water tight storage
Replies: 11
Views: 3330

Re: Water tight storage

Is the 3.5m water depth with the containers in the bottom of your bunker? Could you reduce the pressure on them by storing them at ceiling height? I have had solvent products in 20l metal tins with a lid and clamp around it, they have held internal pressure after being left in the sun. I'm sure I ha...
by preparedsurrey
Sat Mar 24, 2018 9:30 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Door
Replies: 12
Views: 6275

Re: Door

I think you may be better making it harder to spot as a door. It would be relatively simple to weld up an angle iron frame with some bracing then skin it with a steel sheet but unless you are going for incredibly thick and heavy plate it would only be a matter of time until somebody determined got t...
by preparedsurrey
Sat Mar 24, 2018 9:02 pm
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: puncture.........
Replies: 10
Views: 8111

Re: puncture.........

The best thing to do with locking wheel nuts is bin them and fit proper ones in their place...thieves can get them off easily enough that they aren't a deterrent anymore. Sidewall punctures can be legally repaired by a place that does proper vulcanisation repairs, happens regularly with lorries and ...
by preparedsurrey
Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:59 pm
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Cream for burns?
Replies: 11
Views: 4861

Cream for burns?

I need to pick the collective memories here. About 30 years ago I happened to pick up a piece of metal that had just been cut with a welding torch, needless to say I dropped it instantly and my hand went into a bucket of water, in the meantime my dad produced a tube of cream that he had been given y...
by preparedsurrey
Sun Nov 26, 2017 6:43 pm
Forum: Finance
Topic: Swapping bank accounts for profit
Replies: 7
Views: 6958

Re: Swapping bank accounts for profit

If you have the (mis)fortune to live in the London area then Metro bank are excellent in terms of being open and having good customer service.
by preparedsurrey
Sat Nov 11, 2017 9:11 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: My gear so far --->>
Replies: 11
Views: 4666

Re: My gear so far --->>

Just a quick comment, 200l of water is 200kg, that's a lot of load in one spot of an attic floor unless it's set over a supporting wall.
Look forward to the rest of the list.
by preparedsurrey
Thu Nov 09, 2017 5:45 pm
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: OOD medication "safety"
Replies: 9
Views: 4087

Re: OOD medication "safety"

I think it will also depend on the conditions it's been stored in cool and dark would be better than fluctuating hot and cold I would assume.
by preparedsurrey
Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:38 pm
Forum: Finance
Topic: Mining as a part of prepping
Replies: 44
Views: 34877

Re: Mining as a part of prepping

No idea about currency but there used to be a couple of exposed coal seams in old railway cuttings near me, they were fairly extensively dug during the miners strike, from experience when I was cold and didn't have money to spare for coal it's hard and heavy work and requires motorised transport to ...
by preparedsurrey
Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:42 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Track records for different vehicles/years
Replies: 11
Views: 4053

Re: Track records for different vehicles/years

Over here in the UK the square type jeep Cherokees had a reputation for rotting and breaking rear diffs/ axles. On the plus side the 6 cylinder 4.0 engine is good, the diesels were a bit poor IMO, an LPG conversion makes for an affordable sensible daily drive if you live close to a filling station t...
by preparedsurrey
Sat Sep 16, 2017 9:59 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Found A tunnel
Replies: 17
Views: 9338

Re: Found A tunnel

Wow, I'm jealous would love to discover something like that on my property, I haven't seen anything interesting turn up in the building sites I've been on for a couple if years now and even then it was just the walls of the original house that was bombed in the war.