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by grenfell
Thu Apr 09, 2026 5:24 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Shed Security
Replies: 7
Views: 371

Re: Shed Security

I have in the past been a victim of the light fingered scrotes . My workshop is sturdily built with two padlocks and a mortice lock on the door . The hinges have bolts rather than just screws and there are shutters on the windows and in addition there is cctv . It might depend on what you are trying...
by grenfell
Thu Apr 09, 2026 5:31 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 308
Views: 431381

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

At the other end of that I'm putting in an increase of price with so.e of my customers. So far I'm finding they are all going along with the rises many of which haven't risen for a few years.
by grenfell
Mon Apr 06, 2026 5:49 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Prepping - Strength in Numbers / Community
Replies: 16
Views: 2473

Re: Prepping - Strength in Numbers / Community

That goes along with the figures I've read. Using that 150 figure and taking the population as 67 million gives us 446,667 groups or thereabouts which seems like a huge number of possible friction points. And I suppose there must be a contra argument that these 67 million are at least working togeth...
by grenfell
Sun Apr 05, 2026 9:06 am
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Fuel jerry can outdoor storage
Replies: 9
Views: 2090

Re: Fuel jerry can outdoor storage

I'm looking to get an outdoor storage solution for a Wavian UN approved 20L fuel (diesel/petrol) jerry can which I should store outdoors. So far a McGuiver approach is to keep the jerry can in a large wheelie bin (which would be insulated) outside. I do not want to store it indoors even in the gara...
by grenfell
Thu Apr 02, 2026 6:01 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Prepping - Strength in Numbers / Community
Replies: 16
Views: 2473

Re: Prepping - Strength in Numbers / Community

I can't help thinking that the word community has different meanings to different people. I'm sure some of it is fueled by the Hollywood fantasy of a fortified town patrolled by crossbow wielding guards in a scenario where there has been a huge die off but millions of decomposing bodies are largely ...
by grenfell
Tue Feb 24, 2026 11:53 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Value Range foods compared
Replies: 407
Views: 237826

Re: Value Range foods compared

Could very well be , I'm from Staffordshire.
by grenfell
Tue Feb 24, 2026 8:32 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Value Range foods compared
Replies: 407
Views: 237826

Re: Value Range foods compared

Can't say I'm put off by the photos , I'd be more than happy to come to dinner. The only real difference between yours and my effort is that I end to mix it all up together. I suppose it's what I'd generally term "lobby" in that there's no set recipe as such , just whatever happens to be a...
by grenfell
Mon Feb 23, 2026 8:38 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Value Range foods compared
Replies: 407
Views: 237826

Re: Value Range foods compared

It's interesting reading your reports. I feel we have a similar problem in that our family have different tastes. I'm pretty easy to please and will eat pretty much anything , the only real exception is coffee or anything with coffee in it. There are a few things like raw celery I steer clear of alt...
by grenfell
Sat Feb 21, 2026 9:20 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: MRE 'Backup'
Replies: 12
Views: 36906

Re: MRE 'Backup'

Yes I know what you mean ,pictures would have been nice. To me it seems a strange idea , I assume that food must be dehydrated and powdered and then reformed close to where it would be eaten and presumably the fat , protein and carbs percentages are tailored to precise needs but it still seems the s...
by grenfell
Sat Feb 21, 2026 10:36 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: MRE 'Backup'
Replies: 12
Views: 36906

Re: MRE 'Backup'

Might be in the early stages but MRE's could become a thing of the past eventually . Seems the US military is looking at 3D printed meals. I'm not even sure exactly what that means ...
https://thedebrief.org/beyond-mres-the- ... ttlefield/