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- Wed Dec 04, 2024 7:59 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
- Replies: 643
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Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Just ordered the final battery expansion pack for my Jackery. 12 kwatts in total. (pics when it arrives) And here we are: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54183098241_77cdd9e3da_c.jpg 12 Kilowatts of home backup and 1.2 Kw of portable power for travel and camping That'll keep you going for a lit...
- Tue Dec 03, 2024 9:18 pm
- Forum: EDCs, BOBs, GHBs
- Topic: Thoughts please
- Replies: 5
- Views: 108
Re: Thoughts please
I've a goretex hopped bivvy
Similar to this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186785100039 ... media=COPY
Not the lightest but robust
Similar to this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186785100039 ... media=COPY
Not the lightest but robust
- Mon Dec 02, 2024 10:02 pm
- Forum: New Members Start Here
- Topic: New member, just saying howdy
- Replies: 7
- Views: 124
Re: New member, just saying howdy
Welcome to the forum
- Sun Dec 01, 2024 8:53 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
- Replies: 643
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Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
I've had a space blanket in my FAK since the early 1970s. Not the same FAK obviously. Just the thin ones that pack down small. They might tear, but they do the job. They aren't designed to protect you from a storm. I do have a green one that's probably the stronger type, but it got rejected from my...
- Sat Nov 30, 2024 7:29 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
- Replies: 643
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Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
People will disagree but bin the foil blankets if they are the generic silver foil types tiny rip and it's spreads in the wind more robust SOL branded ones are laminated with polythene so they are much stronger god teer will be the blizzard bags used by the NHS ambulance crews these days https://fe...
- Sat Nov 30, 2024 3:36 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
- Replies: 643
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Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Currently reviewing my EDC bag … small rucksack which I keep in the car (I work about 15miles from home and park right next to work so there if I ever needed it) which currently contains: 2l bottle water First aid kit incl. paracetamol etc 20 water purification tabs Swiss army penknife Emergency bl...
- Thu Nov 28, 2024 8:38 pm
- Forum: New Members Start Here
- Topic: Hi
- Replies: 8
- Views: 221
Re: Hi
Welcome we are predominantly uk based but have a few members from various parts of the globe
- Tue Nov 26, 2024 8:15 am
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Dummies Guide To Solar
- Replies: 18
- Views: 620
Re: Dummies Guide To Solar
You can it's got 2x usba (one fast charge one standard ) and a usb c built in
- Mon Nov 25, 2024 5:46 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Dummies Guide To Solar
- Replies: 18
- Views: 620
Re: Dummies Guide To Solar
The one in my Amazon basket has a 54W version, £85, I might go for that. Even that is more than what I want to spend on prep stuff at the moment. I'm still recovering my savings after the roof saga. The 100w I linked to on the radio thread was 85 quid on eBay with the discount code got a few renolo...
- Mon Nov 25, 2024 2:18 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Dummies Guide To Solar
- Replies: 18
- Views: 620
Re: Dummies Guide To Solar
In simple terms get the biggest panel you can ... Those compact fold out ones have a place that place is anywhere south of Spain :lol: :lol: unless it's a flag cracking UK summers day they simply can't get enough light to charge reliably Id say minimum of 100 w panel for usb charging Although there...