What Preps are you doing this week

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Decaff
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Brilliant! Something else to add to my list :P this could also be used to show the way out in a fire, a strip on a key cabinet and relevant door/window keys with a strip on.

Waiting for delivery of jam jars, lids and kilner metal sealing lids. Received 6 of those vacuum bags to make more room for stocks in the wardrobes, summer clothes going in along with spare pillows, duvets and blankets.
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I went for the High grip stuff (think emery paper anti slip stair case stuff)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PHOTOLUMINESC ... 2a468f25fa

(item no 181572412922)

there is lots of glow in the dark safety stuff available ranging from fire exit signs to little dots to mark escape routes

see here:

http://www.jalite.co.uk/





with the possibility of power issues ive bolstered my lighting preps with 2 more led lanterns...Image

Image £5each in Tesco
(carabina not included) ;)
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Yorkshire Andy wrote:I went for the High grip stuff (think emery paper anti slip stair case stuff)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PHOTOLUMINESC ... 2a468f25fa

(item no 181572412922)

there is lots of glow in the dark safety stuff available ranging from fire exit signs to little dots to mark escape routes

see here:

http://www.jalite.co.uk/
Ordered! If there's any left I'll put a little square next to all the button LED lights I have dotted around the house for easy finding :D
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Decaff wrote:Brilliant! Something else to add to my list :P this could also be used to show the way out in a fire, a strip on a key cabinet and relevant door/window keys with a strip on.

Waiting for delivery of jam jars, lids and kilner metal sealing lids. Received 6 of those vacuum bags to make more room for stocks in the wardrobes, summer clothes going in along with spare pillows, duvets and blankets.

Do you think those kilner lids would fit on other jars or are they for your kilner jars?


I found a great cheap way to vacuum pack clothes and bedding (always found the real vacuum packs failed after a short time)
Get some normal rubbish sacks ( any cheap ones will do) put what you want to store inside it, then vacuum the air out and tie it as tight as you can. pop it into another bag and tie that tight as well. even if air gets into it it cannot swell back up as it has nowhere to grow, Works great! Those you buy go back to their normal size once air gets into them.
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ukpreppergrrl wrote:
Yorkshire Andy wrote:I went for the High grip stuff (think emery paper anti slip stair case stuff)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PHOTOLUMINESC ... 2a468f25fa

(item no 181572412922)

there is lots of glow in the dark safety stuff available ranging from fire exit signs to little dots to mark escape routes

see here:

http://www.jalite.co.uk/
Ordered! If there's any left I'll put a little square next to all the button LED lights I have dotted around the house for easy finding :D

Just be aware once its stuck its err stuck it grips very strongly and is a one shot type thing when you apply it they advocate using a decorators roller to press it down i just laid a magazine over it and smoothed it down with my hand

put a square under my pillow last night at about 11pm it was still glowing slightly at 7am when i woke up
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Yorkshire Andy wrote:I went for the High grip stuff (think emery paper anti slip stair case stuff)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PHOTOLUMINESC ... 2a468f25fa
That's great stuff that Andy, could be quite handy when camping and waking up in the night scrambling around trying to find a torch or drink bottle in the dark. Would a strong LED torch activate that tape or is it a uv light kind of deal?
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kizzie wrote:
Decaff wrote:Brilliant! Something else to add to my list :P this could also be used to show the way out in a fire, a strip on a key cabinet and relevant door/window keys with a strip on.

Waiting for delivery of jam jars, lids and kilner metal sealing lids. Received 6 of those vacuum bags to make more room for stocks in the wardrobes, summer clothes going in along with spare pillows, duvets and blankets.

Do you think those kilner lids would fit on other jars or are they for your kilner jars?

That's an idea I hadn't thought of!! If the screwbands fit on tight with the discs I dont see why not! 8-)


I found a great cheap way to vacuum pack clothes and bedding (always found the real vacuum packs failed after a short time)
Get some normal rubbish sacks ( any cheap ones will do) put what you want to store inside it, then vacuum the air out and tie it as tight as you can. pop it into another bag and tie that tight as well. even if air gets into it it cannot swell back up as it has nowhere to grow, Works great! Those you buy go back to their normal size once air gets into them.
Got scented ones and needed stuff to be flat, I've used black bags before but can't get them flat enough :(
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Ahh Right I just needed things to be smaller. these were like little round balls. A whole airing cupboard full of stuff went down to a few small balls on the bottom shelve :D
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StashCache wrote:
Yorkshire Andy wrote:I went for the High grip stuff (think emery paper anti slip stair case stuff)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PHOTOLUMINESC ... 2a468f25fa
That's great stuff that Andy, could be quite handy when camping and waking up in the night scrambling around trying to find a torch or drink bottle in the dark. Would a strong LED torch activate that tape or is it a uv light kind of deal?
It charges from any light its a "health and safety product" designed for business/ industrial use it charges fine off natural light/ normal building lighting or a torch
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i bought a UMAREX H&K MP5K 6mm bb Co2 Airsoft gun to try hunting with at my local Private forest. ( i have permission from the land owner. )
its shooting around about 430 - 500 Feet Per Second with the standard .2g airsoft bb. i have ordered some Steel bb's to see what it shoots at with them, they are .6g i believe. i got the gun for £67 and spent another £20 on co2 cartriges and some extra mags to qualify for free shipping. i can provide the link should anybody require it.

i have also ordered a second bottle of the fire dragon gel, that stuff is great! & have a new BOL underway.. Pics to follow soon. other things i have done are stock up on water and tinned food.