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by Deeps
Sun Jul 26, 2015 7:14 pm
Forum: Water
Topic: 3 sources of water.
Replies: 38
Views: 15968

Re: 3 sources of water.

[quote="Deeps] a wee trick I learned from this site, put the frozen bottles in the fridge to keep it cold while there's a loss of lecky. We've not had one since I've prepped for it (damn you lecky board, I wanted to test it !!!!). I've tested it for you, it really does work. I once managed to ...
by Deeps
Sat Jul 25, 2015 10:21 pm
Forum: Water
Topic: 3 sources of water.
Replies: 38
Views: 15968

Re: 3 sources of water.

Good post! I have stored water ... about 30 litres (just for me). I have a mini Katadyn filter. I have purification tabs. I have sand, charcoal and cloth to set up 2 expedient filters from empty supermarket water bottles. And there's a stream very close to me that I need to think/learn how to get t...
by Deeps
Sat Jul 25, 2015 12:00 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: using what food comes your way.
Replies: 9
Views: 2228

Re: using what food comes your way.

Thanks Fapplan, will try that out. I get a lot of free fish, can't remember when I last bought fresh fish and we eat a lot of fish, only need to buy tinned tuna. I get from a few sources, one from a hobby fisherman - who doesn't eat fish! Was given 4 rainbow trout just yesterday, wonder how much th...
by Deeps
Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:57 pm
Forum: Water
Topic: 3 sources of water.
Replies: 38
Views: 15968

Re: 3 sources of water.

Like Jansman I've got some 25 Ltr containers (4) and also other water bottles taking it up to about 150 ltr's in the house. Secondary source would be the pond, it's a reasonable size (I should know, I dug it. :lol: ) but would require to either go through the sawyer or puritabs, I don't have a ready...
by Deeps
Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:03 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Charging a phone from a candle
Replies: 5
Views: 981

Re: Charging a phone from a candle

This looks.....fascinating, I'd be lying if I said I knew how it works but that could be said for a lot of things. :lol:

I'm quite interested in the solar route but open to new ideas, especially as I stay in Scotland, not the Sahara.
by Deeps
Fri Jul 17, 2015 8:59 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: New member
Replies: 9
Views: 1857

Re: New member

Hello everyone, I am just wanting to do some winter food storage as i am unable to get out much in the bad weather, nothing too drastic, i have a lot of shelving a small freezer and am planning to add another bigger one soon, kitchen not a bad size. so it is just some 6 months or so i am looking fo...
by Deeps
Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:55 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: A couple of recommended power preps
Replies: 8
Views: 1996

Re: A couple of recommended power preps

Thanks for the reviews mate, I've got several of those wee torches, I've also just bought another 3 of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00RCUZ2CC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00 They take either 3 AAA or a single rechargeable 18650. I've invested in some of these...
by Deeps
Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:54 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Solar panels on East-West roof.
Replies: 21
Views: 8516

Re: Solar panels on East-West roof.

I just got my first quarters worth of lecky money, £268 lovely smackeroonies and that's in sunny Fife. :shock: I'll have to see after a year but as a rough guide, if that's a spring quarter, autumn will be roughly similar and using this as a baseline, I'm thinking roughly a grand a year subsidy for ...
by Deeps
Fri Jul 17, 2015 9:36 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: A couple of recommended power preps
Replies: 8
Views: 1996

Re: A couple of recommended power preps

Thanks for the reviews mate, I've got several of those wee torches, I've also just bought another 3 of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00RCUZ2CC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00 They take either 3 AAA or a single rechargeable 18650. I've invested in some of these ...
by Deeps
Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:37 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Financial investment
Replies: 25
Views: 5575

Re: Financial investment

Been doing the same the last few weeks, around £10 worth of extra tins/packets and the same in bottled water . The wife's ill health and a possible redundancy on the cards for myself our finances will be taking a beating, personally I would rather have a fridge/freezer/cupboard and larder full of f...