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by British Red
Thu Jul 14, 2022 10:03 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9
Replies: 2108
Views: 112143

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9

. Attempting to work out the maths as to whether it would be cheaper to invest in LED rechargeable lanterns, use the power banks and usb bulbs, lanterns or rope lighting run off the usb power packs or just to use the camping lanterns which we already have with 3 DD batteries. AA batteries work fine...
by British Red
Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:46 pm
Forum: Finance
Topic: 10 million in severe poverty
Replies: 54
Views: 2579

Re: 10 million in severe poverty

jansman wrote: Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:40 pm
Vitamin c wrote: Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:27 pm Would anyone on here concider not paying their bills .
No.
Nor me. I would hate to think of myself as a thief.
by British Red
Thu Jul 07, 2022 7:03 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Do You Feel We Are Heading For The Perfect Storm?
Replies: 91
Views: 4082

Re: Do You Feel We Are Heading For The Perfect Storm?

We can disagree, that's fine. Cities make human life shorter, more crime ridden and less happy (that is well researched). They were created to provide mass labour for factories rather than centres of learning. Even universities don't need to have students physically present to deliver the same old l...
by British Red
Wed Jul 06, 2022 6:57 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Do You Feel We Are Heading For The Perfect Storm?
Replies: 91
Views: 4082

Re: Do You Feel We Are Heading For The Perfect Storm?

Wind is a relatively cheap way to generate electricity these days though, and it's becoming cheaper. And at least they produce electricity more or less for nothing once they are up. What concerns me more is things like electric cars that only really benefit one or two people, and don't last anythin...
by British Red
Wed Jul 06, 2022 4:59 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Wheat storage
Replies: 7
Views: 288

Re: Wheat storage

Wheat lasts a good long time kept cool and dry but will last much longer Mylared If the wheat is just kept in food safe buckets approximately how long would it last? I'm just trying to work out what options I have. This depends on many factors. Temperature, humidity etc Were you planning to grind i...
by British Red
Wed Jul 06, 2022 2:48 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Wheat storage
Replies: 7
Views: 288

Re: Wheat storage

I have just bought some 21 litre food buckets described as: Food Grade Plastic Bucket with Lid and Handle, White, Airtight, Recyclable & BPA Free I'm planning on buying and storing wheat. Do I need mylar bags or similar or can the wheat just be kept in the buckets with oxygen absorbers? I'm jus...
by British Red
Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:41 am
Forum: Water
Topic: Boiling water to make it safe is overkill
Replies: 27
Views: 4548

Re: Boiling water to make it safe is overkill

Still worth noting that boiling and chlorine tabs won't remove chemicals (,however a rolling boil will let some VOC"s "gas off" Excellent point. Its also worth noting that some chemical toxins are natural in origin not industrial and hence can be found in many out of the way spots ( ...
by British Red
Thu Jun 30, 2022 7:13 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Winter 2022 what are you doing to get ready
Replies: 60
Views: 3770

Re: Winter 2022 what are you doing to get ready

I didn't know either until a friendly "Jamie" explained it to me. I had thrown away at least a dozen eneloops as "faulty" before that. I've not thrown one away since!
by British Red
Thu Jun 30, 2022 5:31 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Winter 2022 what are you doing to get ready
Replies: 60
Views: 3770

Re: Winter 2022 what are you doing to get ready

I don't know what "restore over discharged IMR batteries" means. All I know it it shows red for a faulty battery that needs chucking, flashing green for charging, and solid green for charged. 1 light per battery. Okay, leaving aside the technicalities Eneloops are Lithium Ion Manganese ba...
by British Red
Thu Jun 30, 2022 12:21 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Winter 2022 what are you doing to get ready
Replies: 60
Views: 3770

Re: Winter 2022 what are you doing to get ready

I have a pretty decent charger. It tells you if a battery is no good, and when they are charged. Is made by EBL, cost £8. You can charge odd numbers of batteries, one or three as well as the usual two and four. Is very light weight, so I keep a spare one in my long term bugout bag. That's a great p...