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Hey all, as an comparison to the attitudes here in the UK, the Swedish government has published a 32 page pamphlet that illustrates the basic steps people should take to prepare their households for a crisis or war that seems like a decent introduction. Nothing revolutionary but definitely seems lik...

If small domestic turbines are much worse value than domestic solar, then why would the same not be true for massive installations. I.e why is the country littered with big windmills but fewer big solar farms? Is it that Wind power works ok at larger scale. or is it because of subsidies? There's qu...

Arzosah wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:16 pm Quill, what a great article! NB one of the first items shown, the "foment can" was made in Sefton or Southport (Kenworthy, the maker, had a hydropathic hotel at Southport, apparently).

That website in general is fab, really interesting perspective. Oh neat!

Low-tech magazine just released an interesting article about using hot water bottles to bring down energy usage - https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2022/01 ... ottle.html

Is grating the potatoes with a coarse grater to get flakes then blanching that worth trying? You'd have a lot of surface area and because they'd be so thin they'd be quick to blanch. Sorry if this just prattle, the great potato saga is currently my favourite thing to read on this site lol.

That's fascinating, and bravo for doing your due diligence! What's the mash like from dried blanched cubes? Not instant obvs, but quick?

shocker wrote: ↑Thu Jan 13, 2022 7:44 pm What about those amazing Rolls Royce self contained mini reactors for local generation?

Apparently (https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... rs-venture) going well, first reactors could be online by 2031.

Dang it! I cannot get the hang of dehydrating spuds! Has anyone here successfully made their own instant dried mash by dehydrating their own spuds? Please tell me the secret! I don't know if this is of any use to you Jenny but I got a copy of the Ball Blue Book in Metric and they recommended the be...

I'm late, but I'm voting B as well - I've been reading up on security arrangements :oops: and the line of sight shown in B means that more of the garden is visible from the house. Toe-rags really do use back gardens for access, often tramping across several back gardens in the meantime. Good point ...

Arzosah wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 5:14 pm And in her wardrobe, there were lots of charity shop finds (rich area, charity shops were really well stocked!)

That's a really good shout tbh, rich areas have by far the best charity shop finds.