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by hobo
Mon Feb 07, 2022 7:28 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello everyone
Replies: 16
Views: 1215

Re: Hello everyone

Hi Red. Long time.
by hobo
Mon Dec 13, 2021 1:45 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 8.
Replies: 984
Views: 99564

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 8.

jennyjj01 wrote: Mon Dec 13, 2021 12:57 pm If you do come up with any sneaky recipes to get family to scoff them, please share. This is where it's essential that we try to integrate what we stash into regular meal plans. It doesn't come naturally.
We like this one https://www.planetveggie.co.uk/spaghett ... ato-sauce/
by hobo
Sun Dec 05, 2021 5:32 pm
Forum: Finance
Topic: How is everyone dealing with rising prices?
Replies: 202
Views: 16719

Re: How is everyone dealing with rising prices?

+1 for meal plans, Lil!
by hobo
Sat Dec 04, 2021 7:05 pm
Forum: Finance
Topic: How is everyone dealing with rising prices?
Replies: 202
Views: 16719

Re: How is everyone dealing with rising prices?

Food and fuel about to go up as my kids are coming back from Uni soon! For now we base our meals on what we get in the weekly Lidl veg box (£1.50), the community fridge bag (free), whatever Sainsbugs have on offer plus basics. That shouldn’t change too much when they land. Fuel is scavenged wood for...
by hobo
Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:00 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Lessons from a 100 hour power outage
Replies: 49
Views: 4346

Re: Lessons from a 100 hour power outage

Nurseandy or anybody else - where do you get the 9 hour tealights for the lanterns? Lil, Uco are 3.5” candles and are pretty expensive at around £2 a candle. I have some molds that I’m going to use one day to make some! Cheapest tea lights I’ve seen are on eBay at £7.99 per 100 with free postage.
by hobo
Tue Oct 12, 2021 1:57 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Portable Power Stations
Replies: 80
Views: 5216

Re: Portable Power Stations

by hobo
Mon Sep 20, 2021 6:50 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Freeze dried foods
Replies: 13
Views: 1814

Re: Freeze dried foods

Looked at Convar but think I’ll stick to dried in Mylar. Their ready meals don’t look all that healthy…
Don’t forget No. 6 on your list - grow your own!
by hobo
Mon Sep 20, 2021 1:58 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 8.
Replies: 984
Views: 99564

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 8.

Thanks Ara, similar here, though we’ve no deer to scrump the apples :D Also, thought the tomatoes would never ripen but they’re finally making it, albeit very small. Silly amount of squash…having to be adventurous as we’re already fed up with soup! Over the weekend, OH and I considered our fruit and...
by hobo
Thu Sep 02, 2021 7:22 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: BOBs and important paperwork
Replies: 8
Views: 775

Re: BOBs and important paperwork

Yep, everything in fireproof/waterproof safe and on the cloud and multiple USBs kept on our persons :)
by hobo
Mon Aug 30, 2021 11:56 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello from Surrey
Replies: 4
Views: 483

Re: Hello from Surrey

Welcome!