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- Sun Oct 20, 2013 11:42 am
- Forum: Logistics and Transport
- Topic: Defender 110
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5842
Re: Defender 110
yeah i have been looking to get a pre 1992 model, tax exempt and cheep insurance... and lets face it, they havent changed much since then anyway. the old ones Try pre 1972 for tax exempt might get an early series 3 but mlout theof them are too young if your really want an old one cant mind the date...
- Sun Oct 20, 2013 11:09 am
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: blue barrels and rice storage
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1542
Re: blue barrels and rice storage
jansman wrote:Do it! I have used those barrels for years. Rice and pasta, in original packaging. No problems. No need for all that mylar/ oxygen absorbers. Dry, dark, cool. Job done.
Sorted now off to get a some and head to Marko and stock up prob be after payday tho
- Sat Oct 19, 2013 1:48 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: blue barrels and rice storage
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1542
blue barrels and rice storage
I'm thinking of getting one or two of these big blue water tight barrels you know the ones with the black lids. My thinking is that white rice has a huge life span if kept properly so thinking fill them up with rice and use 1 as needed and keep other for when the zombies come and refill when empty a...
- Fri Oct 18, 2013 8:15 am
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: What do you want for xmas??
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4262
Re: What do you want for xmas??
I'm not looking much this year as we are planning on buying a house soon so all spare cash is going in the deposit so just looking a Mora knife and a sharpening kit.
- Wed Oct 09, 2013 6:22 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: paraffin heater
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3208
Re: paraffin heater
Gas fire would possibly be better but it's storing the gas the cylinders are bulky and heavy and not really up the just incase item I'm looking for. The paraffin heaters I'm looking at are about 2 foot high and you can boil a kettle on the top an added bonus. Wool blanket is a good idea but I know t...
- Tue Oct 08, 2013 8:14 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: paraffin heater
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3208
paraffin heater
I'm a little worried about our lack of back up heating in case of prolonged power outage cooking is fine gas stove and trangia both with plenty of fuel (more wanted). We plan to move out of rented accommodation in 6 months so can't do much at the min I want somewhere with a fire place. Thinking of g...
- Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:36 pm
- Forum: Logistics and Transport
- Topic: Snow chains
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6201
Re: Snow chains
Socks or chains need to come off a soon as you hit clear road mud & snow tyres are on all winter no need to swap every few feet. I had them on a merc during that bad winter we had a couple years back left soooo many 4x4 spinning their wheels. Get the same size tyre as currently fitted to your ca...
- Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:55 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week
- Replies: 5086
- Views: 711497
Re: What Preps are you doing this week
Bought 12x 2ltr bottles of water as a start for our stock good till end of 2015 less than £4 from Marko also a box of bounty and a case of coke both stashed under the floor of the car actually for work but great for winter emergency and and a pick me up if it all goes tits up. Slowly increasing the ...
- Sun Oct 06, 2013 8:01 am
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: First Knife
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2211
Re: First Knife
We have a load of Mora knives for the scouts to use can't remember which one though but they get a fair bit abuse and still keep a good sharp blade. I'm sure we went for stainless blades over carbon as they are lower maintenance but loose their sharpness faster. Actually need to get myself a new kni...
- Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:04 am
- Forum: New Members Start Here
- Topic: paisley prepper
- Replies: 2
- Views: 364
paisley prepper
I've been looking around for a while and finally joined up. I'm not part of the tin foil hat brigade yet but getting there lol. At the min I'm not planning for the end of the world more a case of prolonged lack of power/water/civil unrest. I'm sticking to a bug in plan. Secure close door secure fron...