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by survival chic
Wed Nov 20, 2013 10:28 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Prepping for barter
Replies: 24
Views: 6127

Re: Prepping for barter

I agree gold and silver is important for a economic downturn and would be helpful to store some. As in a economic downturn we may lose our jobs, paper money would be nearly useless and the banks foreclose on our house as we can't pay the mortgage. Keeping the gold and silver is a good for bartering ...
by survival chic
Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:59 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week
Replies: 5086
Views: 985411

Re: What Preps are you doing this week

I have just added to my non food supplies more soap etc. plus i finally got my hands on butterfly strips. Very hard to find. I also got the Ray Mears book and SAS book, they came in the post and i found the Ray Mears book quite interesting.
by survival chic
Wed Nov 13, 2013 9:45 am
Forum: Books and Educational Materials
Topic: useful downloads
Replies: 9
Views: 4042

Re: useful downloads

A good choice of books you've just bought. I'm glad to see you have bought a copy of Seymour's book. I believe everyone should own a copy. What's your garden like at the minute? If you're going from a normal vegetable free garden to a vegetable garden using advice found in Seymour's book you should...
by survival chic
Tue Nov 12, 2013 1:54 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week
Replies: 5086
Views: 985411

Re: What Preps are you doing this week

Thanks for the reminder i need to buy wick. But where would be the best place to buy or point to a site online.
by survival chic
Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:42 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week
Replies: 5086
Views: 985411

Re: What Preps are you doing this week

I just bought a lot of canned food and basic first aid stuff. i have a six large plastic storage containers and four were empty so i put all the stuff on the floor and re sorted everything that i have bought for prepping. I left a load of canned food in a kitchen press but the new canned food i put ...
by survival chic
Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:17 am
Forum: Books and Educational Materials
Topic: useful downloads
Replies: 9
Views: 4042

Re: useful downloads

Thanks for the lovely list of books. I just bought The Complete Book of Self Sufficient (John Seymour) yesterday i was thrilled with it. And there is a lovely picture of a allotment and that is actually the idea of how my garden was to look like over time and to actually see a picture of what it cou...
by survival chic
Wed Nov 06, 2013 10:08 am
Forum: Books and Educational Materials
Topic: useful downloads
Replies: 9
Views: 4042

Re: useful downloads

Collin Gem version of Survival guide is on my wish list of books plus the Ray Mears Esstential Bushcraft and Ray Mears Outdoor Survival Handbook. Also on my wish list is Collins Gem Food for Free book. I am going to buy two books next week from amazon from my wishlist which two should i get Do you h...
by survival chic
Tue Nov 05, 2013 12:15 pm
Forum: Books and Educational Materials
Topic: useful downloads
Replies: 9
Views: 4042

Re: useful downloads

I so want that John Seymours book looks very interesting. i was hoping to get it as a gift from my husband last xmas or my birthday but no wouldn't get it. So i am just going to have to buy it myself plus get the SAS survival guide and the Ray Mears book too.
by survival chic
Tue Nov 05, 2013 12:11 pm
Forum: Books and Educational Materials
Topic: Free Kindle Survival, Homesteading, and Prepping Books?
Replies: 15
Views: 5722

Re: Free Kindle Survival, Homesteading, and Prepping Books?

Thanks for letting us know this. It is very useful
by survival chic
Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:47 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Storage advice?
Replies: 14
Views: 3276

Re: Storage advice?

This to has been an issue for me aswell - where am i to store my prepping stuff and especially food cans and water and i finally found a solution. There is a old brick shed with galvanised roof beside my house. I need to windows and make up metal galvanised doors to seal and secure the shed. I have ...