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by sledge
Sat Jan 12, 2013 11:09 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Rats
Replies: 27
Views: 4600

Re: Rats

The answer to any queasy feelings about eating anything - curry powder, I always keep 25kg of it in my bergen. Oh and a knife :-)
by sledge
Sat Jan 05, 2013 5:32 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Rats
Replies: 27
Views: 4600

Re: Rats

I don't want to detract from the chikkenz, but instead of rat traps, get some humane rat trap cages. Rats are afterall a nice tastey free source of food and really easy to prepare :-)
by sledge
Fri Jan 04, 2013 1:20 pm
Forum: Water
Topic: Water Filters
Replies: 35
Views: 16131

Re: Water Filters

I'd recommend the Lifesaver 4000, we used them out in Afghan, 4000 litres of purified water, that's over a years supply! A simple solar still would supply any other water you'd ever need (let's not forget that we live in the temperate zone). I was reading in the forums about the problems of storage;...
by sledge
Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:20 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hi from Norfolk (2)
Replies: 9
Views: 1170

Re: Hi from Norfolk (2)

Thanks for the warm welcome :-) My personal advice about crossbows would be look realistically at air rifles instead ( I appreciate it's covered in another topic ). I always prefer British or European, but there are some good cheap imports now. My advice would be to go for a spring powered legal pow...
by sledge
Thu Jan 03, 2013 5:22 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: dirt cheap fuel
Replies: 23
Views: 13033

Re: dirt cheap fuel

I'd advise against using acetone, although the energy release is approx the same, acetone is hugely dangerous due to it's very low flash point and the fact that it is such a good solvent and will dissolve most plastics and synthetic fibres. If you spill meths on something, it generally evaporates, i...
by sledge
Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:48 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hi from Norfolk (2)
Replies: 9
Views: 1170

Hi from Norfolk (2)

Hi everyone, I'm from West Norfolk, and I'd suppose have always been a survivalist. I was brought up on the southern edge of Birmingham, and spent most of my childhood routing around in the fields and woods. I started hunting and making little lean-to 'dens' when I was ten with some Polish friends. ...