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by smoggiebowman
Thu Nov 07, 2013 2:09 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: How many candles? testing 1-2-3
Replies: 47
Views: 10419

Oil lamps over candles for me..

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by smoggiebowman
Thu Nov 07, 2013 2:07 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Compact Folding Survival Bow (heavy with pictures)
Replies: 9
Views: 10288

Personally, id invest in a take-down recurve rather than some unproven gimmicky design.

They're cheaper in some cases too.

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by smoggiebowman
Sun Aug 25, 2013 9:08 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Blacking out the windows when dark
Replies: 32
Views: 9809

Re: Re: Blacking out the windows when dark

The simplest solution here is what my mother used to do to keep the kids in bed in the summer - just tuck a blanket over the top of the curtain rail.. immediate blackout - no fuss and easily removed. Providing you have a curtain rail of course Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 2 Does anyone sell...
by smoggiebowman
Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:51 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Blacking out the windows when dark
Replies: 32
Views: 9809

Re: Blacking out the windows when dark

The simplest solution here is what my mother used to do to keep the kids in bed in the summer - just tuck a blanket over the top of the curtain rail.. immediate blackout - no fuss and easily removed.

Providing you have a curtain rail of course

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by smoggiebowman
Thu Aug 22, 2013 5:32 pm
Forum: Water
Topic: Benzyl alcohol to sterilise water?
Replies: 6
Views: 2715

Re: Benzyl alcohol to sterilise water?

Sorr, should have read .45 :-?

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by smoggiebowman
Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:59 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Repeat prescriptions
Replies: 25
Views: 7036

Re: Repeat prescriptions

Does nobody just buy online?

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by smoggiebowman
Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:38 pm
Forum: Water
Topic: Benzyl alcohol to sterilise water?
Replies: 6
Views: 2715

Re: Re: Benzyl alcohol to sterilise water?

ForgeCorvus wrote:45 microns is huge !!
My filter is rated at 0.4 microns absolute
Theyre .45 not 45 - thats what I get for not actually checking lol.

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by smoggiebowman
Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:17 am
Forum: Water
Topic: Benzyl alcohol to sterilise water?
Replies: 6
Views: 2715

Re: Benzyl alcohol to sterilise water?

Its been a while since they've been out of the cupboard but 45 micron springs to mind?

What got me thinking was reading somewhere about using bleach to purify water.... I thought BA sounded preferable.

Cool, thanks 8)
by smoggiebowman
Tue Aug 20, 2013 5:09 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Guerilla Gardening
Replies: 16
Views: 5342

Re: Re: Guerilla Gardening

But wouldn't you also need to have maps that have detailed information of each planting, notes taken on the grid references and the like so that you can get to them when needed and also not have them too far away from home so the time involved in getting the things won't be a constraint? And how wo...
by smoggiebowman
Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:47 am
Forum: Water
Topic: Benzyl alcohol to sterilise water?
Replies: 6
Views: 2715

Benzyl alcohol to sterilise water?

Alright folks, any chemistry experts out there? For reasons I'll not go into I have a reasonable supply of 'lab equipment' including milipore filters and BA at home that im thinking could be effective for water purification? The filters make sense - they could easily be set up to drip filter water b...