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by shocker
Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:17 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 4
Replies: 812
Views: 264029

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 4

Good reminder on the tooth repair - shopping today ! I favour coffee mate type stuff for milk in hot drinks powdered milk never seems to work for me unless I make it in a batch. And then I have to carry a pint of milk around which sort of defeats the point. On that note, has anyone seen the "Fi...
by shocker
Mon Feb 06, 2017 5:44 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Help please
Replies: 5
Views: 1692

Re: Help please

There has been a clear UV reactive varnish around for years, available from theatre suppliers. However, Volvo have been developing an invisible-in-daylight paint that glows and is very reactive to direct light that is hitting the market soon.
by shocker
Mon Feb 06, 2017 5:31 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Nikwax freebie heads up.
Replies: 10
Views: 3725

Re: Nikwax freebie heads up.

Mine arrived, a plastic pouch but none the worse for that - less waste
by shocker
Mon Feb 06, 2017 5:03 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 4
Replies: 812
Views: 264029

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 4

Took delivery of Swedish army Trangia set from Military Mart (link from this forum,thanks) and now building a simmer ring from scrap food tins.Re-purposing my old Camping Gaz mountain stove set to run off a beer can alcohol stove - the high pressure, half height gaz canisters are no longer available...
by shocker
Sun Feb 05, 2017 11:41 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Combat pants
Replies: 25
Views: 11936

Re: Combat pants

Internal kneepads are very useful in combat/survival situations, however I have found that too many pockets (in my case at least) can lead to enthusiastic overloading :oops:
by shocker
Tue Jan 31, 2017 8:29 pm
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Toothypegs
Replies: 15
Views: 8801

Re: Toothypegs

Kaolin and Morphine is OTC but theres so little Morph its not worth the constipation. However, if you are opiate naiive then Codeine is available OTC and quite effective. Problem is that the nerves in your head are not effected by opiates to any great extent so a topical application is best. I use s...
by shocker
Sat Jan 28, 2017 3:24 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 4
Replies: 812
Views: 264029

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 4

Been buying tinned foods and lots of dried fruit,nuts and grains from Aldi. Also granola and breakfast bars with 12 month best before dates. That and learning how to make my own chlorine dioxide for water treatment. Using my homebrew barrels etc to store water... ...and having a huge gin hangover fr...
by shocker
Sat Jan 28, 2017 3:16 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: American MRE overhaul
Replies: 1
Views: 1048

Re: American MRE overhaul

they were not referred to as "Meals Rejected by Ethiopeans" for nothing...mind you, the brit ones were nothing to rouse national pride
by shocker
Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:12 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Chaffing gell
Replies: 11
Views: 5735

Re: Chaffing gell

oh yeah, forgot, pound shop alcohol hand cleaning gel is a cheap emergency alternative for gel fuel
by shocker
Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:05 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Chaffing gell
Replies: 11
Views: 5735

Re: Chaffing gell

I have a recipe for making your own gel, I will dig it out and post when sober