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- Wed Oct 21, 2015 2:24 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.
- Replies: 1232
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Re: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.
Picking up some essential literature. Plotting out budgets for the next couple of months and what I would like to buy. Has anyone seen these? Just as an extra, extra back up should the lights fail? https://www.uvpaqlite.com/ Lighters, matches, water safety tablets are all on the list. Longer term, s...
- Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:53 pm
- Forum: New Members Start Here
- Topic: Back again- re introducing myself!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2428
Re: Back again- re introducing myself!
I felt the same as you but I made some lists and have made a start and feel better already. It's doing a bit at a time 
You can get a gel insert that slips over a bike seat like a glove. Being bony parsed myself it helps me not bruise so much!
You can get a gel insert that slips over a bike seat like a glove. Being bony parsed myself it helps me not bruise so much!
- Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:50 pm
- Forum: New Members Start Here
- Topic: English guy in Iceland
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1051
Re: English guy in Iceland
Welcome. Just joined myself and it is wonderful here. People are very helpful!
I returned from Iceland recently and it is a gorgeous country. I do envy you the bow-I would love to learn bow hunting.
I returned from Iceland recently and it is a gorgeous country. I do envy you the bow-I would love to learn bow hunting.
- Tue Oct 20, 2015 2:23 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Sleeping bags
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2357
Re: Sleeping bags
Thank you so much everyone. I have done some looking and given the sheer amount of wear that one of the users put their Lamina 30 through that it looks like a good choice when I have some money after x-mas. Reading all your responses here has given me a lot to think about. I definitely think the lin...
- Tue Oct 20, 2015 2:16 pm
- Forum: Water
- Topic: 3 sources of water.
- Replies: 38
- Views: 20735
Re: 3 sources of water.
I'm in an awkward situation in that I am living with family who would not encourage prepping (though they have excellent medical, first aid and building skills and have recently started to budget much better) so am having to do things slowly on a limited budget, ordering through the internet. As thi...
- Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:12 am
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Sleeping bags
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2357
Re: Sleeping bags
Thanks Metatron. I'm looking at the different liners- the thermolite looks like it would keep someone toasty warm!
- Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:51 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Sleeping bags
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2357
Sleeping bags
Guys, I need advice on sleeping bags. I'm thinking a three season synthetic, for waterproofing, supplemented with a fleece liner and divvy bag and compression bag, but I have no idea where to start. I'm looking for something that is not outrageously heavy, but can be used outside in winter in the Mi...
- Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:53 pm
- Forum: New Members Start Here
- Topic: Hi from South London (Brixton)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2023
Re: Hi from South London (Brixton)
Hello! As a fellow newbie and given you have already been through power cuts in an urban situation what would you recommend as basics and how did you defend yourselves?
- Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:45 pm
- Forum: New Members Start Here
- Topic: Greetings from the rolling hills of Staffordshire
- Replies: 4
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Greetings from the rolling hills of Staffordshire
Just starting out. I've begun to make lists and have set some of my salary aside each month for supplies. My main issue is the oncoming financial crisis and less than co-operative family member. I want to make sure I have a)supplies b)knowledge and somewhere to bug out, so am looking to meet other p...