What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9
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baling twine. We use it for everything get enough of it at the yard!
when it comes to catastrophic events, we never know when the day before is the day before. So we prepare for tomorrow
Prepping on a small island
Prepping on a small island
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9
Yeah he knows that one, I’ve watched him tie down loads of stuff on his bogey over the years and I’m sure that’s the knot he uses.Yorkshire Andy wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 9:06 pmKiwififer wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 8:16 pm They both obviously sit in the psyche of country folk!
Using what they have to fix things. A make do attitude to life if you like.
My old man was a scout, even at 69 he’s pretty handy at knots. I really should start learning more advanced stuff than a reef and bowline….
The transport hitch is THE knot to learn from lashing a load to a trailer or Ute bed or tensioning a guy rope without the plastic toggle it's a good knot to learn
It’s a daft notion I have, I wish to learn to sail and obviously learning knots will be a must. I doubt I will get anywhere near it as it’s expensive and my wage doesn’t cover that lifestyle but learning knots will still be a good skill to learn.
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That honesty box restores my faith in humanity.
In three words I can sum up everything I have learned about life: It goes on.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
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That's fantastic! And it's pretty as well
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9
In three words I can sum up everything I have learned about life: It goes on.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9
Here’s the knot I use everyday at work, many hundreds of times on a bad day Its useful as a civvy too. It’s called a butchers knot. Look it up on YouTube; my original link didn’t isolate from my own history there. I am a butcher,not Bill Gates!Yorkshire Andy wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 9:06 pmKiwififer wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 8:16 pm They both obviously sit in the psyche of country folk!
Using what they have to fix things. A make do attitude to life if you like.
My old man was a scout, even at 69 he’s pretty handy at knots. I really should start learning more advanced stuff than a reef and bowline….
The transport hitch is THE knot to learn from lashing a load to a trailer or Ute bed or tensioning a guy rope without the plastic toggle it's a good knot to learn
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In three words I can sum up everything I have learned about life: It goes on.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9
Been refurbishing the wood stove in our new house. Came up nice. Waiting on new flue parts to arrive (existing flue had rotted through)
Sadly the family refuse to rename the stove "home Secretary" (it's made by "pritty"), I thought it was funny
Sadly the family refuse to rename the stove "home Secretary" (it's made by "pritty"), I thought it was funny
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Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9
A good selection of knots to learnjansman wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 4:51 pmHere’s the knot I use everyday at work, many hundreds of times on a bad day Its useful as a civvy too. It’s called a butchers knot. Look it up on YouTube; my original link didn’t isolate from my own history there. I am a butcher,not Bill Gates!Yorkshire Andy wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 9:06 pmKiwififer wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 8:16 pm They both obviously sit in the psyche of country folk!
Using what they have to fix things. A make do attitude to life if you like.
My old man was a scout, even at 69 he’s pretty handy at knots. I really should start learning more advanced stuff than a reef and bowline….
The transport hitch is THE knot to learn from lashing a load to a trailer or Ute bed or tensioning a guy rope without the plastic toggle it's a good knot to learn
Reef
Bowline
Transport hitch (trucker's hitch, carter's hitch, trucker's/carter's dolly.... There are more names)
Butcher's knot (thanks Jansman, I hadn't thought about that one)
Clove Hitch (there are two ways to tie this, you should learn both)
Sheet bend
Figure 8 ( has several different uses as stopper knot, fixed loop and tackle hitch to name a few)
jennyjj01 wrote:"I'm not in the least bit worried because I'm prepared: Are you?"
"All Things Strive" Gd Tak 'GarLondonpreppy wrote: At its core all prepping is, is making sure you're not down to your last sheet of loo roll when you really need a poo.
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Clove hitch is one I use regularly.ForgeCorvus wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 6:29 pmA good selection of knots to learnjansman wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 4:51 pmHere’s the knot I use everyday at work, many hundreds of times on a bad day Its useful as a civvy too. It’s called a butchers knot. Look it up on YouTube; my original link didn’t isolate from my own history there. I am a butcher,not Bill Gates!Yorkshire Andy wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 9:06 pm
The transport hitch is THE knot to learn from lashing a load to a trailer or Ute bed or tensioning a guy rope without the plastic toggle it's a good knot to learn
Reef
Bowline
Transport hitch (trucker's hitch, carter's hitch, trucker's/carter's dolly.... There are more names)
Butcher's knot (thanks Jansman, I hadn't thought about that one)
Clove Hitch (there are two ways to tie this, you should learn both)
Sheet bend
Figure 8 ( has several different uses as stopper knot, fixed loop and tackle hitch to name a few)
In three words I can sum up everything I have learned about life: It goes on.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.