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by Plymtom
Wed Aug 29, 2012 1:43 pm
Forum: Books and Educational Materials
Topic: Foxfire 1-5
Replies: 2
Views: 1080

Re: Foxfire 1-5

Looks like lots of useful stuff for an archive on an e reader.
by Plymtom
Wed Aug 29, 2012 1:32 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week
Replies: 5086
Views: 617043

Re: What Preps are you doing this week

As ever it's overstocking from the shops, Aldi and Lidl today in my neiboorhood they're 600 yards apart on the same street, Bacon Grill 300g £1.39 a folding saw £3.99 gaffa tape 3M stuff 50mm x50M 2 for £4, and generally need 1 buy 2 or three on stuff which keeps. Thats shopping for the family, the ...
by Plymtom
Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:13 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: preserving eggs
Replies: 12
Views: 2107

Re: preserving eggs

Yes I saw that too, beats the hell out of de-hydrated egg, for almost a year anyway in terms of taste.
by Plymtom
Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:22 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Pepper spray
Replies: 12
Views: 7372

Re: Pepper spray

Having the knowledge along with the materials is the way I reckon, we have stocks of herbs and spices so chilli and cayenne pepper will be around for cooking, as will water pistols for playing, I didn't know that pepper spray was illegal here until I read this thread, (like many of us American TV pr...
by Plymtom
Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:38 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello from Plymouth
Replies: 16
Views: 2268

Re: Hello from Plymouth

Cheers all, yes the American preppers are a laugh, there’s one prepping for earth crust displacement, has lots of food preserved in glass jars all sat on head height and above shelving, with nothing to stop it flying off onto the floor in such earthquake inducing circumstances, they also think they ...
by Plymtom
Mon Aug 27, 2012 4:54 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Making my own Biltong at home
Replies: 17
Views: 1918

Re: Making my own Biltong at home

I like jerky, I made some in the oven ( on low with the door slightly open) rump steak and even Venison once, we have a proper de-hydrator now, trouble is food has gone up so much since those nasty Tories got in that we cant afford the meat to dehydrate, though we do see the odd offer which is worth...
by Plymtom
Mon Aug 27, 2012 3:49 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What are you prepping for?
Replies: 89
Views: 15764

Re: What are you prepping for?

What are we prepping for? Well asides from all the eotwawki stuff we watch and research the likelihood of which has had us doing a little of it for years, in the way of survival/camping equipment, since my wife became disabled and I inherited the shopping/cooking etc. side of things, I continued the...
by Plymtom
Mon Aug 27, 2012 3:36 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello from DONCASTER
Replies: 12
Views: 1454

Re: Hello from DONCASTER

Well I'm from Sheffield originally, been here in the westcountry most of my life though, many family still up there though and a bottle of Henderson's relish in the kitchen ;) and I can make seasoned pud, I don't know the hand shake though :lol: I hope you make many friends here, they seem a great b...
by Plymtom
Mon Aug 27, 2012 3:25 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello from Plymouth
Replies: 16
Views: 2268

Hello from Plymouth

Hi I'm a 51 year old bloke from Plymouth former electrician now a carer for my wife who has CFS, we've been prepping in various ways for many years, given that life can often be a series of minor or not so minor disasters, i knew there were forums for people like us, though being pagan should have t...