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- Sat Oct 19, 2013 1:53 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Something for you Brits
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3049
Something for you Brits
I've noticed two things about you Brits when I have visited your lovely country: 1) You have an unusual penchant for extravagant ladies' hats 2) You do seem to love your tea Therefore I thought you might enjoy this link :D http://www.myfamilysurvivalplan.com/8-teas-you-must-pack-in-your-bug-out-bag/...
- Sun Jul 14, 2013 10:59 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Riot control agents and respirators.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3038
Re: Riot control agents and respirators.
Hello Poppypiesdad, Sarin and VX are quite survivable. In fact, when I was in training we were exposed to live VX just to prove the PPE and mask combination worked, if properly used. And your right going through the check and clearance drills to test for faults in your mask is important. Many time t...
- Fri Jul 12, 2013 12:31 am
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Riot control agents and respirators.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3038
Re: Riot control agents and respirators.
British army issue S10 respirator should cover most of the N B C stuff , they used cs gas in the gas chamber as part of you yearly qualifications , sizing is pretty straight forward as it has to be squaddy proof . Ain't that difficult And Avon make the kit for the army J Hello Poppypiesdad... respe...
- Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:12 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Riot control agents and respirators.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3038
Re: Riot control agents and respirators.
pestweazle, I second the comments made by pseudonym. I'm an instructor in this area for my agency and the question you ask is very broad. Nevertheless, check out this site. Its a NIOSH fact sheet put out by the CDC for respirators. Clearly its for Ameican public consumption, but so far as I know man...
- Tue Jul 09, 2013 11:38 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Solar Solaris 6
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1182
Re: Solar Solaris 6
poppypiesdad, excellent points. I guess the real question Madsquad is what are you going to do with the panel. The Brunton is excellent for charging small items, it folds into a small package, its reasonably flexible and fits inside a rucksack but doesn't produce lots of power. The unit poppypiesdad...
- Tue Jul 09, 2013 11:38 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Solar Solaris 6
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1182
Re: Solar Solaris 6
poppypiesdad, excellent points. I guess the real question Madsquad is what are you going to do with the panel. The Brunton is excellent for charging small items, it folds into a small package, its reasonably flexible and fits inside a rucksack but doesn't produce lots of power. The unit poppypiesdad...
- Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:09 am
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Solar Solaris 6
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1182
Re: Solar Solaris 6
Madsquad, I have an older model Solaris 6 that I like very much. I posted this about in January of '12. Hope it helps in your decision... I have an older model Brunton foldable 6 watt solar array similar to this one. http://www.amazon.com/Brunton-Watt-Fold ... d_sim_sg_5 If you read some of the revi...
- Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:18 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: uk preppers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3011
Re: uk preppers
As one of the few American on this forum I have really enjoyed seeing the cultural and practical differences between our two nations regarding the topics presented here. Cultural analysis aside, please remember that in the United States any middle aged, under employed blogger, living in his parents ...
- Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:18 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Clothes pegs
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2695
Re: Clothes pegs
In a pinch try binder clips and paracord.
- Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:46 am
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Solar power for your Ipod / Iphone / Ereader
- Replies: 3
- Views: 712
Solar power for your Ipod / Iphone / Ereader
Greetings all – I’ve been browsing through some older posts and came across one by Piekta regarding charging 6v batteries from solar arrays to recharge the Ipod or similar devices during power failures, etc. Pietka was right a little music is a good morale boost during difficult times. Here’s how I ...