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- Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:04 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: Prepper -'lite' or full on survivalist
- Replies: 39
- Views: 4388
Re: Prepper -'lite' or full on survivalist
Pepper ish. I'm aiming to provide a reasonably comfortable living for myself and my descendants in the event of long economic decline. If I can also help my local community that's a bonus.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:57 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
- Replies: 340
- Views: 21179
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Over the last year or two, as a bit of a techie, I've done a lot of research into protecting low voltage DC (such as solar setups) and mains AC kit from power surges and spikes arising from EMP, CME, RFI and lightning. I would be happy to discuss this and share my experience, for what it might be w...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 11:21 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Gas canisters
- Replies: 11
- Views: 392
Re: Gas canisters
If anyone is looking for a really effective rust protecter then Lanolin thinned with white spirit works really well. Even if there is already a bit of surface rust, the lanolin will get right into it, drive the water out, and seal it well.
- Sat Feb 26, 2022 7:54 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Rodenticide
- Replies: 10
- Views: 893
Re: Rodenticide
I can't use poisons, we have too many cats, dogs, chickens, ducks, pigs and visiting raptors. So, I shoot the rats at every opportunity, gas them with the exhaust from my little tractor, and recently have been dropping bangers from crow scarer ropes down their holes. I don't think the bangers are ef...
- Sat Jun 19, 2021 10:45 am
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Painted stones
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1216
Re: Painted stones
The advantage of the red painted stones is that they are easier to find after you've thrown them at the birds
- Fri Dec 04, 2020 7:15 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: What do you value most?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 7023
Re: What do you value most?
Fruit N Nut chocolate.
- Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:27 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Whetstones
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3531
Re: Whetstones
I have a few Mora craftlines, nice sharp knives, good shape, excellent plastic sheath. Recently I bought two Mora Heavies, very similar to the originals, but a bit, errr, heavier.
I bought stainless and carbon, if buying again I'd just get the stainless.
I bought stainless and carbon, if buying again I'd just get the stainless.
- Tue Oct 13, 2020 6:39 pm
- Forum: Homes and Retreats
- Topic: Tiny house
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3472
Re: Tiny house
This house was built without permission years ago, the council ordered it demolished, owner refused, public outcry and it is still there, now for sale - but I'd bet it still has a demolition order. http://www.thesmallholdingcentre.co.uk/site/go/particularsPDF?propertyID=554838 Apparently it was spot...
- Tue Oct 13, 2020 3:34 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: So,have your preps been useful?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 12705
Re: So,have your preps been useful?
Our preps have saved us much trouble. We haven't actually suffered at all so far, and will probably weather another lockdown just as well. As Covid gathered pace in early 2020 we made the trip to B&Q and spent nearly £400 on paints, the next two months we completely decorated our holiday cottage...
- Tue Oct 13, 2020 3:01 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 7.
- Replies: 1083
- Views: 173921
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 7.
I'll be topping up my petrol containers soon. I have run them down through summer, via the lawnmower, strimmer and chainsaw, so now they need filling for potential generator use.