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We have been keeping chickens, geese, ducks and rabbits for around 3 years, all self taught with a bit of help from Mr YouTube, hardest part was killing what you had raised especially the rabbits but nothing beats a freezer full of home raised meat (it definitely tastes better and you know what it h...

Spent the last few days collecting up all the mole hills from the countryside around us, we use it to help break up the clay in the garden and as potting compost, works a treat for both. Will be planting the first batches of seeds undercover at the weekend as well as harvesting the spinach and lettu...

Depends on what you prefer and what slingshot you are using, I use Theraband Gold (flat bands) on mine which I buy and then make my own band sets, my partner has a barnett which she uses tubes on but she buys hers ready made. There is a wide range of options on the market to chose from.

Brambles wrote:I made a few jars of Piccalilli today

Busy day here making 6 jars of piccalilli, 6 of pickled onions and 2 of gherkins, nice thing we grew the main ingredients ourselves.

Tomorrow is rose hip gathering day as we had our first frost today!

Not sure if this is of any help:

http://bushcraftuk.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=11

First snow on the mountain tops this week so we switch to winter mode, add the insulation to the chicken coops, goose house and rabbit cages, reconnect battery and UPS system, generator into its winter housing, refit the external pipe insulation, snow shovels out, firewood moved closer to the house,...

We have always used a water bath here over an open fire (free fuel!), we reuse all our jars just replacing all the lids (twist cap) with new ones, (the old ones are recycled for slingshot targets) the jars are sterilized in boiling water prior to use. Not sure of the cost in the UK but out here the ...

Many thanks everyone for your replies. @Jamesey1981 - I watched the video with interest, I liked the fact you explained your reasoning behind the kit you packed, to an idiot like me that helped a lot. @ukpreppergrrl - Fully agree, I made a massive list of things for my hiking/survival bag, read up o...

Replaced the locks on the house today simple job needing just s screwdriver Luckily we still live in an environment where doors and windows can still be left open! Does reading through the many posts on this site count as "Prepping"? It should do! Seriously though, many thanks to the peop...

Apologies as I am not sure where to post it so MOD's/Admin feel free to amend and move if required. Following the beginners advice on here I sat down today and started a list/spreadsheet of equipment I would need when I start putting together my hiking/survival backpack breaking down the main areas,...