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by Omega
Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:13 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Food containers for quick evacuation?
Replies: 7
Views: 497

Food containers for quick evacuation?

Water is relatively easy - I have 5 litre water bottles and 5-10 litre canisters that I can quickly pack into the car However, I wonder how to pack the food so that I could quickly put it into the car? Currently thinking of a few options: 1. Boxes about 5-10 kilos (12-25 lbs) that I can move to the ...
by Omega
Fri Jul 12, 2024 12:26 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: In the event of nuclear war...
Replies: 46
Views: 3496

Re: In the event of nuclear war...

We crossed too many Russian Red Lines that now we don’t know which one is the ultimate one. So, from this point of view, there be no warning However, there might be one. For example, Russia changes the law that allows easier use of nuclear weapons - at the moment it is very strict and Putin can pres...
by Omega
Thu Jul 11, 2024 11:56 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Long-term storage of meats and fish? What options?
Replies: 5
Views: 531

Re: Long-term storage of meats and fish? What options?

It is summer now, I have lots of energy from solar panels and my fridge is still full of venison and pheasant Wonder if I dry venison meat with some fats, and then store in the freezer, will it be still ok? I read that dry cured sausages can be stored indefinite in freezers according to some US agen...
by Omega
Thu Jul 11, 2024 11:48 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Prepper -'lite' or full on survivalist
Replies: 45
Views: 6478

Re: Prepper -'lite' or full on survivalist

I think of myself as a light prepper-lite as I don’t want having food and supplies for more than 1 month. However, I have notably more - I have 3 personal fridges and freezers for my ale, beer, wine, venison and other game from hunting and fish from fishing I also want to have very minimum gear and ...
by Omega
Thu Jul 11, 2024 11:14 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Preparing for war
Replies: 6
Views: 1044

Re: Preparing for war

If full scale war happens… to my knowledge, UK does not have good air defence, so we are likely to absorb all nuclear missiles from Russian submarines and container ships (Russian “miniaturised” their train missile launch platforms and hid them in sea shipping containers, so now any cargo ship can b...
by Omega
Thu Jul 11, 2024 10:54 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Vehicle Preps
Replies: 12
Views: 670

Re: Vehicle Preps

I try keeping as little as I can: 1. car - compulsory kit like spare tyre, fire extinguisher etc plus Jerven Extreme Bag, two medical kits (military so that I could use for hunting too), two blizzard bags, jump leads, electric pump, Dynaplug (checked - it works and very easy, just what you want in e...
by Omega
Thu Jul 11, 2024 10:41 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Evacuations-when you have to bug out in the UK
Replies: 20
Views: 1096

Re: Evacuations-when you have to bug out in the UK

Can add: 1. Riots - thinking something on a scale of Troubles though I got caught up in revolution in Kyrgyz Republic in 2020. It was relatively fine even though the government was overthrown 2. Chemical, bacteriological and radioactive hazards 3. Large weather events on a scale above Beast from the...
by Omega
Sun May 05, 2024 12:35 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Long-term storage of meats and fish? What options?
Replies: 5
Views: 531

Long-term storage of meats and fish? What options?

Perhaps this is a brain storming topic about storing meat My prep scenario is to sustain my family for about 3 months in case someone nukes us. This should allow me adjust my plan to move to South America, my family have the right to live there unless they change the law I am researching options to ...
by Omega
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:14 pm
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Importing medical kits and tourniquets?
Replies: 4
Views: 502

Re: Importing medical kits and tourniquets?

Tourniquets to draw blood sample are to help locate and define peripheral veins. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19426141/#:~:text=Background%3A%20Venous%20blood%20sampling%20is,achieve%20successful%20and%20safe%20venipuncture. The blood stopping tourniquet doesn’t do it - it stops the flow complete...
by Omega
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:39 pm
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Importing medical kits and tourniquets?
Replies: 4
Views: 502

Importing medical kits and tourniquets?

I want to import a few RATS tourniquets from Israel and JFAK from the USA. Are there restrictions on purchasing them from abroad as they are used by military ? Thanks