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by Peter
Mon Dec 02, 2024 10:27 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 651
Views: 58286

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

An orange plastic survival/bivi bag can save your life.........for £3........it’s a no brainer.
by Peter
Thu Nov 21, 2024 10:31 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 651
Views: 58286

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

Yes a Karcher and a dehumidifier are good.

New snow fall west midlands started 7:30 pm, interesting drive home :shock: .

Won’t be going far tomorrow but will make sure grip mats are in the car.
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: 651
Views: 58286

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: 72
Views: 2625

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: 72
Views: 2625

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: 651
Views: 58286

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: 172
Views: 93129

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: 762

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: 899

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: 762

Re: Emergency lighting

Escape lighting is one thing i’ve thought of, but there is a frequently checked torch in every room.