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by Arzosah
Sat Jul 09, 2016 1:48 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello from the New Girl
Replies: 4
Views: 1149

Re: Hello from the New Girl

Welcome :) PAW fiction. It's fun, in an abysmal sort of way. But very few of the protagonists ever seem to have family at a distance, they're all conveniently dead etc, and have never started families of their own. There are a few honourable exceptions, of course, and anyway I'm thinking more of the...
by Arzosah
Tue Jul 05, 2016 9:09 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Blacks sale.
Replies: 12
Views: 3742

Re: Blacks sale.

Deeps! Thats amazing! It certainly looks top end to me :mrgreen: Right, that gives me a baseline to work from, which is brilliant. I'd love to bring the panel I already own into play, but something like this is probably best right now for a noob like me. I'm going to have fun looking through those q...
by Arzosah
Tue Jul 05, 2016 5:00 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: New member in Southport
Replies: 8
Views: 1917

Re: New member in Southport

Welcome Dashwood! Sadly, I'd be really surprised if there were many preppers in Southport - I grew up near there, though I live way down south now. Do you ever go seashore foraging? Not many rock pools, of course, with all that sand, but storms throw up lots of lovely seaweed to nourish the garden :)
by Arzosah
Tue Jul 05, 2016 4:55 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Blacks sale.
Replies: 12
Views: 3742

Re: Blacks sale.

I use an Anker 14W solar panel which folds down nicely and I've a few standard AA/AAA chargers as well as one of these. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00Y28NB3O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 So, that charges AA and AAA batteries ... but, what from? Where does the power come ...
by Arzosah
Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:07 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Blacks sale.
Replies: 12
Views: 3742

Re: Blacks sale.

Thanks for that, Deeps, do you mean like this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/PortaPow-Battery-Charger-Power-Bank/dp/B00HCBDV10 - although that says a kindle won't get much charge from it. This thing was advertised on the page where I found the above: https://www.amazon.co.uk/PortaPow-10200mAh-Battery...
by Arzosah
Mon Jul 04, 2016 10:06 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Blacks sale.
Replies: 12
Views: 3742

Re: Blacks sale.

I'd use it for charging phone and kindle, maybe a light or two, maybe even the dehydrator, which runs at 75w (i.e. less than an old lightbulb) ... "Inverter" actually meant "'leccy gadget that completely mystifies me". I never seem to devote enough time to understanding it all .....
by Arzosah
Mon Jul 04, 2016 6:13 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Blacks sale.
Replies: 12
Views: 3742

Re: Blacks sale.

Thanks for this! I'm trying to get together a solar power setup. I have a 13W solar panel (which calls itself a solar generator on the box!). I know there's an inverter needed, and a battery, but I'm wondering if this: https://m.blacks.co.uk/product/powertraveller-spidermonkey-usb-charging-hub/12466...
by Arzosah
Mon Jul 04, 2016 9:03 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: The new allotment
Replies: 77
Views: 17312

Re: The new allotment

That's a great crop already! Congratulations :)
by Arzosah
Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:55 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: London based newbie. Any prepper groups in London?
Replies: 23
Views: 4580

Re: London based newbie. Any prepper groups in London?

Welcome :) Especially with a baby, I think bugging out is a second rate option: if there's a gas leak, or an unexploded WWII bomb or something, it may be necessary, but "sheltering in place" is usually preferable - you've got *all* your stuff, you've got walls around you not a tent or some...
by Arzosah
Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:45 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What preps are you doing this week? Part 3.
Replies: 903
Views: 240586

Re: What preps are you doing this week? Part 3.

Cheers. Yes have thought about re-usable nappies, if only as a prep. Think it will be a combination of them both. Sometimes far easier to use disposable. I agree, if you're down with a lurgy or something, disposable could be a godsend, whereas you'd want to use reusable normally. Regards prepping b...