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- Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:32 am
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: A cornish community?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5191
Re: A cornish community?
Yeah I thought so, hopefully these new geothermal bore holes they are drilling at the moment will give the impetus to get the project started again.
- Sun Aug 03, 2014 8:29 am
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Pen knife ??
- Replies: 47
- Views: 11600
Re: Pen knife ??
The local chavs up here have learned very easily how to get past the knife ban, they all ride BMX or mountain bikes and so they LEGALLY carry tools like 6 inch screwdrivers ( knives) Allen key sets ( Knuckle dusters). ALL of the prohibitions on knives and guns had nothing to do with fighting crime a...
- Sat Aug 02, 2014 5:39 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: A cornish community?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5191
Re: A cornish community?
If I understand correctly Weardale Council, plus the EU and a development quango plus some local businesses have been trying to get the old La Farge Cement works at EastGate converted into a total off gid eco community with homes and businesses, they have found geothermal hot water underneath the si...
- Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:01 am
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: A cornish community?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5191
Re: A cornish community?
Buying forest land then getting planning permissions alone is a massive task especially in over developed areas like the SW, but I doubt if it is insurmountable providing you have enough investors with at least (at a guess) £300,000 each to put into the pot for buying land, obtaining planning, payin...
- Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:53 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Generators
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4453
Re: Generators
Cheers for the feedback Andy, I remember someone saying the slower running 800 to 1800 rpm diesels are easier to muffle and reduce noise than the faster reving lightweight petrol jobs, thus taking us back to the Lister diesels.
- Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:29 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Generators
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4453
Re: Generators
Ref noisy generators, I tried to find the link but its avoiding me but their was an article US based about making gennies quieter, some involved building insulated boxes around the genny but you have to be careful not to make the genny overheat, but another bit I found interesting was some guys had ...
- Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:34 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week
- Replies: 5086
- Views: 711760
Re: What Preps are you doing this week
The best generator I ever saw related to prepping was owned by a couple of Off Gridders in Devon, it was a totally refurbished twin cylinder Lister diesel type unit with big brass heavy flywheel / pully turning two alternators 12VDC. proper Heath Robinson but utterly reliable. Good luck finding a re...
- Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:51 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week
- Replies: 5086
- Views: 711760
Re: What Preps are you doing this week
I don't know if this is classed as a " prep" but this weekend I am meeting two other preppers in Filey North Yorkshire, then we are camping out at Robin Hoods bay near Whitby before they move off up to Berwick on Tweed.
- Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:31 am
- Forum: New Members Start Here
- Topic: New to the idea of prepping and looking for advice
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1097
Re: New to the idea of prepping and looking for advice
Start prepping by making a plan is often popular, IE What are you planning to prep for ? Unemployment, old age, power cuts, natural disaster, war etc How many people are you planning on prepping for For how long do you feel you need to prep for after an event Then the logistics Food Water Heat Light...
- Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:54 am
- Forum: Medical and Healthcare
- Topic: Asthma - Long term solutions?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10751
Re: Asthma - Long term solutions?
I found this American article on surviving Asthma, I hope it is of some help.
http://www.myfamilysurvivalplan.com/12- ... th-asthma/
http://www.myfamilysurvivalplan.com/12- ... th-asthma/