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by PPrep
Mon Feb 03, 2025 10:04 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12
Replies: 154
Views: 10520

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12

As far as the garlic is concerned - I decided to buy from proper growers this year, from now on I'll use my own harvest to replant, and I'll report on how that goes, this is a new area for me. When I had an allotment, I used to grow garlic successfully. The soil was heavy clay. One issue with the a...
by PPrep
Sat Feb 01, 2025 10:17 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello - new member
Replies: 11
Views: 533

Re: Hello - new member

Welcome to the forum.

You're really getting into it and know what you're doing. Best of luck!
by PPrep
Tue Jan 28, 2025 11:42 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12
Replies: 154
Views: 10520

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12

We split all we grow between water bathing, dehydrating, pressure canning and freezing (we also have been experimenting with some of the old fashion food storage techniques). Some products we preserve individually, others are combined also we pressure can full meals which are great to use (as you p...
by PPrep
Wed Jan 15, 2025 11:08 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12
Replies: 154
Views: 10520

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12

Also got a anker 4x usb mains charger ordered ... 4x usb outlets from one plug... why never mind shtf and or rota cuts everything seems to be usb charged these days most usb chargers will only have one output so one socket one item at a time... not good especially if youre power supply is time limi...
by PPrep
Tue Jan 07, 2025 9:42 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12
Replies: 154
Views: 10520

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12

I'm due to retire in a couple of years ( if things work out). As such, can't put it off any longer - have started on The Plan.. What i need to do on the run up to retirement and, more importantly, what the hell I'm going to do with myself once I do retire. Have a reasonable idea on the run up to re...
by PPrep
Wed Jan 01, 2025 10:33 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Food for bug out? Quantities
Replies: 9
Views: 683

Re: Food for bug out? Quantities

In a car or small van, maybe aim for around a week, including water. Depending on physical fitness, around 3 days on foot; this would depend on having access to a water supply such as a clean stream from which to filter water. As far as I know, according to studies, there's an 18 to 24 hour window b...
by PPrep
Mon Dec 30, 2024 10:16 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: NEW TO FORUM
Replies: 14
Views: 1018

Re: NEW TO FORUM

Hi, and welcome to the forum. Quite right; discretion is the better part of valour!
by PPrep
Mon Dec 30, 2024 10:14 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 691
Views: 71638

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

[/quote] Oh I will :lol: and yes they can be a bit bulky Expensive well I depends on what your are looking at bio ethanol isn't cheap but is clean and fairly safe unless it catches fire in a none contained spill as it isn't a petrochemical afff foam doesn't work (dry powder ,co² or water mist does)....
by PPrep
Sun Dec 29, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 691
Views: 71638

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

Just ordered 12l of bio ethanol fuel for the fireplace... And a new cctv camera since the last one never arrived via amazon got a refund found it on Ebay cheaper direct from the manufacturer. . . Also got a new 2kw diesel heater on the way Must get a jerry can of cherry whilst I'm off work That's m...
by PPrep
Sun Dec 29, 2024 11:22 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Power bank/UPS for internet
Replies: 3
Views: 305

Re: Power bank/UPS for internet

I'm looking at one of these : https://www.amazon.co.uk/SKE-20000mAh-Uninterruptible-Supply-Battery/product-reviews/B0CQR5GMN4/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewopt_kywd?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews&pageNumber=1&filterByKeyword=hours to give me power to the ONT and a small backup router. Anyone tr...