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by GillyBee
Thu Dec 05, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Straw Poll. How much food do you have in reserve? How well do you stock rotate?
Replies: 72
Views: 2507

Re: Straw Poll. How much food do you have in reserve? How well do you stock rotate?

I fear that you are absolutely right Grenfell. Simple livestock might work better assuming you can feed & protect them. Eating guinea pigs might suddenly become acceptable.
by GillyBee
Wed Dec 04, 2024 8:00 am
Forum: EDCs, BOBs, GHBs
Topic: Thoughts please
Replies: 8
Views: 206

Re: Thoughts please

How much time do you spend apart? If you are joined at the hip then a shared tent makes sense. If you spend a lot of time apart (work etc) then it may lead to one of you being short of shelter if you are split up.
Would one tent and one tarp make more sense?
by GillyBee
Tue Dec 03, 2024 5:43 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Straw Poll. How much food do you have in reserve? How well do you stock rotate?
Replies: 72
Views: 2507

Re: Straw Poll. How much food do you have in reserve? How well do you stock rotate?

I read an article about the Kosovo war where people "fished" for pigeons from windowsills by tying thin line to suitable foodstuffs and waiting for the greedy birds to gobble the bait.
by GillyBee
Sun Dec 01, 2024 12:54 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 651
Views: 58034

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11

The cling-on eyelets are also great for tarps. Was put onto them by an expedition leader.
https://www.eyelets.co.uk/clingons-the- ... le-eyelet/ (Not an endorsement of this supplier but my usual supplier doesnt have them at the moment)
by GillyBee
Sat Nov 30, 2024 8:35 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Straw Poll. How much food do you have in reserve? How well do you stock rotate?
Replies: 72
Views: 2507

Re: Straw Poll. How much food do you have in reserve? How well do you stock rotate?

I wish!. I am in a London maisonette with a small garden. The tenancy bans keeping poultry and with the fox population averaging 1 per garden I would need to turn the whole garden into a cage to protect rabbits. We have found pet remains on the lawn before now thanks to the foxes. I do grow & pr...
by GillyBee
Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:35 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Powdered egg ?
Replies: 13
Views: 1041

Re: Powdered egg ?

I think you would have to go to a preparedness store and pay acccordingly to get that shelf life. I got mine from Amazon and egg white came from one of the bodybuilder suppliers. I cant see the brand I bought on there today (we no longer use it due to intolerances) but if buying today I would look f...
by GillyBee
Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:16 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Straw Poll. How much food do you have in reserve? How well do you stock rotate?
Replies: 72
Views: 2507

Re: Straw Poll. How much food do you have in reserve? How well do you stock rotate?

I found another useful link yesterday - and have finally started another batch of bacon using the belly pork that was lurking in my freezer. https://www.uaf.edu/ces/publications/database/food/freezer-fails.php I was browsing around the temperatures to see how this could work safely in a power outage...
by GillyBee
Thu Nov 28, 2024 10:27 pm
Forum: DIY and Handicrafts
Topic: Traditional way of lighting - making rush lights.
Replies: 16
Views: 568

Re: Traditional way of lighting - making rush lights.

Those candles are impressive. Well done!
by GillyBee
Wed Nov 27, 2024 1:15 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: New Member, where to go for information as a newbie?
Replies: 7
Views: 240

Re: New Member, where to go for information as a newbie?

Hi and Welcome! Have a good look around the site. The basics tend to me the same to start for everyone. What would you need for you & yours to cope for 3 days without shops, electricity, gas, water? Do you have enough funds for family emergencies? Once you have that sorted, you can move onto the...
by GillyBee
Wed Nov 27, 2024 8:23 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Straw Poll. How much food do you have in reserve? How well do you stock rotate?
Replies: 72
Views: 2507

Re: Straw Poll. How much food do you have in reserve? How well do you stock rotate?

And after that huge post last night I have just found this website which covers everything in detail. I am now off to download the contents to local storage.
https://eatcuredmeat.com/