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by Frnc
Thu Dec 12, 2024 7:42 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Where I used to live
Replies: 13
Views: 332

Re: Where I used to live

diamond lil wrote: Tue Dec 10, 2024 8:09 am On the edge of the Moorfoot hills, in the Scottish Borders frnc. I'm still here but now in a wee town nearby.
One of my mates has moved not far from there recently, near to Moffat.
by Frnc
Thu Dec 12, 2024 7:37 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hi guys!
Replies: 5
Views: 84

Re: Hi guys!

Hi from Manchester. Sorry to hear about your fire, glad you got out. How did it start?
by Frnc
Tue Dec 10, 2024 7:52 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Where I used to live
Replies: 13
Views: 332

Re: Where I used to live

looks nice, where is it?
by Frnc
Fri Dec 06, 2024 7:15 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Newbie
Replies: 5
Views: 128

Re: Newbie

Hello from Manchester.
by Frnc
Thu Dec 05, 2024 8:02 am
Forum: EDCs, BOBs, GHBs
Topic: Thoughts please
Replies: 8
Views: 211

Re: Thoughts please

If you are bugging out, a 2 person tent is better More space to hold you both and all your kit, cuddle up for warmth, cook in etc. And if you are bugging out, you are probably doing a watch system where one sleeps when the other is on guard. Plus, you want to be able to discuss plans, and these cou...
by Frnc
Thu Dec 05, 2024 7:51 am
Forum: EDCs, BOBs, GHBs
Topic: Thoughts please
Replies: 8
Views: 211

Re: Thoughts please

Separate means it's harder to communicate, or you need to shout. Not so discreet after all. Two bivis and tarps will soon add up in cost and weight. My gut feeling is a lightweight two or 3 person double walled tent. One of you can carry the inner, and one the outer, though you can divide weight in ...
by Frnc
Tue Dec 03, 2024 8:04 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 651
Views: 58287

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

Couple of thoughts re space blankets and the like... Firstly. If you're on a day hike, with no tent, sleeping bag etc, then you should have one. But if you are backpacking, or on a multi-day bug out, you shouldn't need one. Hence my BOB only has the minimalist traditional space blanket. If you are o...
by Frnc
Tue Dec 03, 2024 6:35 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: 2626

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

In theory I could shoot ducks and geese, but I only have a catapault at the moment. Bow and arrows would do it. With a slingshot and a 10/12 mm BB you can take down pheasants/ducks/squirrels etc. with no problem (subject to to being an accurate shot of course) much more reliable method of hunting t...
by Frnc
Mon Dec 02, 2024 12:31 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 651
Views: 58287

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

I've had a space blanket in my FAK since the early 1970s. Not the same FAK obviously. Just the thin ones that pack down small. They might tear, but they do the job. They aren't designed to protect you from a storm. I do have a green one that's probably the stronger type, but it got rejected from my...
by Frnc
Sun Dec 01, 2024 7:37 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 651
Views: 58287

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

I've had a space blanket in my FAK since the early 1970s. Not the same FAK obviously. Just the thin ones that pack down small. They might tear, but they do the job. They aren't designed to protect you from a storm. I do have a green one that's probably the stronger type, but it got rejected from my ...