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- Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:17 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 4
- Replies: 812
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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...
- 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.
- 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
- 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...
- 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 ![Embarrassed :oops:](./images/smilies/icon_redface.gif)
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- 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...
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 3:24 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 4
- Replies: 812
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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...
- 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
- 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
- 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