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by Peter
Tue Nov 19, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 596
Views: 52467

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

Frnc wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2024 12:19 pm
........Ordered some electrolytes to replace Dioralyte powder that's expired.
The cheshire salt deposits are hundreds of million years old......

....they put it in packets and put a best before date on it :lol: .
by Peter
Sat Nov 16, 2024 7:14 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Straw Poll. How much food do you have in reserve? How well do you stock rotate?
Replies: 26
Views: 927

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

Don’t forget the humble OXO cube in you BOB, I always carried a flask with hot oxo when hill walking in extreme winter weather. A prepper should never be in a zero calorie scenario, in a BOB at least 3 days food preferably which can been eaten without cooking, then emergency stuff like kendall mint ...
by Peter
Fri Nov 15, 2024 7:54 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Straw Poll. How much food do you have in reserve? How well do you stock rotate?
Replies: 26
Views: 927

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

I've got a couple of home - made twig stoves, plus a Kelly Kettle. They are efficient but use a lot of twigs. Bear in mind that the smell of cooking and burning wood carries, and you may not want to alert others that you're cooking. A camping gas stove with plenty of cylinders is an option. We too ...
by Peter
Sun Nov 10, 2024 9:54 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 596
Views: 52467

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

AAA batteries ?, where do they disappear too ?.

We don’t use many but if we need 4 we can only find 3, if we need 3 we can only find 2,
yet we buy them 2 dozen at a time. I think we should buy 100 :lol:
by Peter
Mon Oct 28, 2024 11:11 pm
Forum: Finance
Topic: 24hr Spot prices Live
Replies: 166
Views: 91090

Re: 24hr Spot prices Live

If gold is now approximately 2 1/2 times 2016 price a pound is now worth 40p.

The Gold price remains fairly static it’s fiat currency that falls due to inflation.

Well I think that’s correct 🤔
by Peter
Mon Oct 21, 2024 9:43 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Emergency lighting
Replies: 11
Views: 540

Re: Emergency lighting

[quote=Peter post_id=237693 time=<a href="tel:1729450262">1729450262</a> user_id=8717] Escape lighting is one thing i’ve thought of, but there is a frequently checked torch in every room. If it works for you it's good :) I've a semi disabled wife (she has great weeks where you wouldn't be...
by Peter
Mon Oct 21, 2024 8:51 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Mains Inverter.
Replies: 20
Views: 735

Re: Mains Inverter.

Our 240w solar will be enough for the AA/AAA rechargeables and USB devices (lights, radios etc) but not much more :( .
by Peter
Sun Oct 20, 2024 6:51 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Emergency lighting
Replies: 11
Views: 540

Re: Emergency lighting

Escape lighting is one thing i’ve thought of, but there is a frequently checked torch in every room.
by Peter
Mon Oct 14, 2024 6:03 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 596
Views: 52467

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

Yes Andy it’s the time make sure all devices and batteries are fully charged, i find an old sock 🧦 useful to keep small items like charger leads and adapters together, several in use, you can always label them :lol: .
by Peter
Mon Oct 14, 2024 11:20 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Power banks for Dummies
Replies: 15
Views: 536

Re: Power banks for Dummies

Thanks for the info guys, it was hot around the port and the ipad was quite flat, i’ll make sure in future to not let any device get too low before I top up, thanks again.