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by tco-lincs
Wed Apr 29, 2026 7:16 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: New to uk-preppers.co.uk
Replies: 5
Views: 1879

Re: New to uk-preppers.co.uk

Welcome, see Chippy to me made me think fish & chips :lol:
by tco-lincs
Mon Apr 27, 2026 8:24 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 492
Views: 547502

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13

Bit of a mixed weekend..... start off with the good. My solar backup plug is now working so should there be a power outage I now have a 20kw battery that I can feed to the most vital of appliances. My main gate is now usable again as I have braced it as a temporary fix. Finally slowly adding more wa...
by tco-lincs
Thu Apr 23, 2026 9:14 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 492
Views: 547502

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13

Am trying a free calorie counting app for now, Chronometer. Still using Calorie Counter as well, til it expires. Will see how I go. Wasn't quite ready to lurch into the unknown and not track calories. Obviously there's a slight learning curve, but I've added all today's nosh, and it's within 60 cal...
by tco-lincs
Thu Apr 23, 2026 8:24 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 492
Views: 547502

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13

Am trying a free calorie counting app for now, Chronometer. Still using Calorie Counter as well, til it expires. Will see how I go. Wasn't quite ready to lurch into the unknown and not track calories. Obviously there's a slight learning curve, but I've added all today's nosh, and it's within 60 cal...
by tco-lincs
Wed Apr 22, 2026 1:29 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 492
Views: 547502

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13

If you don't already have an oximeter I would recommend adding one which can link to a smartphone for continuous monitoring/reporting. Not just useful for covid but can also help monitor sleep apnoea and anything else heart/lung related which would result in poor oxygen levels. Yeah i have a pulse ...
by tco-lincs
Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:07 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 492
Views: 547502

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13

I've been slowly adding to my at home health checks.

Next im adding a lung capacity & flow test to check monthly along with blood pressure.
Just had full bloods done and bowel checks.

Want to add grip strength next as thats linked to longevity.
by tco-lincs
Mon Mar 30, 2026 2:14 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Prepping - Strength in Numbers / Community
Replies: 16
Views: 6857

Re: Prepping - Strength in Numbers / Community

My biggest issues with communities in that sense are they can quickly expand beyond the people you know and trust. So lets say you have a good friend but at the time of SHTF that good friend also has cousins or other distant friends who once hear about his prepping, now before you know it instead th...
by tco-lincs
Mon Mar 30, 2026 10:40 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 492
Views: 547502

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13

Health preps for me this past week.

I've done my prostate and have my general bloods at home kits.
Today i ordered at home bowel screening.

I have all of these scheduled for annual checks

Solar PV is increasing so i have reduce my night time battery charge to 40% now rather than a full 100%.
by tco-lincs
Thu Mar 19, 2026 9:37 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 492
Views: 547502

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13

Also had delivered just now 2x 20lt jerry cans. So need to fill those up along with the couple others I have at home. Also have x4 more filters for my gravity water filter delivered, so thats another 2 years supply. You're storing water in 20L Jerry cans? Metal or Plastic? Tell us more about your '...
by tco-lincs
Wed Mar 18, 2026 3:39 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 492
Views: 547502

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13

Also had delivered just now 2x 20lt jerry cans. So need to fill those up along with the couple others I have at home.
Also have x4 more filters for my gravity water filter delivered, so thats another 2 years supply.