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by Happy
Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:30 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Deer vs veggies
Replies: 22
Views: 1742

Re: Deer vs veggies

We have two types of deer on our property, muntjac and roe. While the roe, red or sika should only be taken with a minimum of a .243 calibre rifle the muntjac and Chinese water deer are small enough to be taken with a 22-250 or at a push a .223. Your difficulty would be preserving the meat or using ...
by Happy
Thu Jan 19, 2023 10:45 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Kelly Kettle
Replies: 23
Views: 2136

Re: Kelly Kettle

I have the Kelly kettle Trekker...basically the Billy no mates version of the scout with a 600ml capacity. The hobo stove is capable of producing pretty much any one pot meal that you can call to mind. The kettle itself will boil in under five minutes if you put a little extra effort into stripping ...
by Happy
Thu Jan 19, 2023 10:30 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: How to convince partner an IBC is required
Replies: 41
Views: 3598

Re: How to convince partner an IBC is required

Depending on where you are in the UK an IBC can be the answer to hosepipe bans and low water pressure during the summer months. Where I live in mid Wales I have easy access to the reservoirs that feed the midlands, south Wales and Liverpool. Most people haven't the first idea how tenuous their const...
by Happy
Tue Nov 03, 2020 6:21 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello from NW England!
Replies: 5
Views: 1237

Re: Hello from NW England!

Greetings, I used to live up your way but I was finding it too crowded. I was on the coast, Now I'm up in the hills in Mid Wales.
by Happy
Wed Mar 11, 2020 5:45 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hi there, new here
Replies: 3
Views: 1168

Re: Hi there, new here

Mainly I prep for weather events but my preps are equally valid for things like the covid-19 virus outbreak. Isolated position, self sufficiency, food stores etc.
by Happy
Wed Mar 11, 2020 11:34 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hi there, new here
Replies: 3
Views: 1168

Hi there, new here

I'm a 60 something male in the Welsh borders. I've been prepping for some time but I'm always ready to learn something new. I'm probably one of the last generation that isn't really at home with computers. I have family that are broadly supportive of my prepping as long as I don't start filling up t...