What Preps are you doing this week

[Devonian]

This week ... looking a new tent.

Just scouting around now on the internet, reading previous topics on here, and other online reviews.

Would like 2-3 man tent, for two adults, for a few nights.

Budget c£100.

Any recommends?

Try these, used by the Royal Marines and also by Land Rover on the old G4 Challenge:

http://www.khyam.co.uk/detail.asp?p=333 ... Highlander

[poppypiesdad]

Off to pirtex the hydraulic hose people as the tractors loader has blown a hose , always cheaper to take it to them than get one of there vans out .

Which has got me worried , its easy to run to get a hose made but its a 15 mile round trip, wonder if there are hose repair couplers for emergency repairs , need to look into that . And into auto place for a drum of cheap oil to top the tractor up .

At least its looking like another beautiful day , have fun all

J

[Flippertyjibbet]

Don't know how much this relates to prepping, but last week purchased a lock picking set and have been having great fun this week trying to unlock just about everything. Have managed quite a few padlocks and a yale lock (All mine and perfectly legal) now looking forward to trying some higher quality security locks.
The thing that shocks me is how easy a lot of locks are after looking up some basic instructions on Youtube.
I don't know if I will ever have to use the skill in anger, but it is fun and you never know.

[junmist]

finely moving from a small town to be nearer a much bigger small city. The plus side of this is that I have a large garage that needs doing up and a garden that is just laid to lawn guess what the garage will be used for
The down side I will have to look more sercurity

[jansman]

This evening pricked out 300 onion plants, 50 tomato, a dozen chilli and took in a mahoosive pile of firewood from my builder friend. Also bottled 80 pints of Bitter(will keep me and brother goin') and 60 bottles of wine. The pantry looks good!

[poppypiesdad]

Superb , when's the party

[jansman]

Every night is a party! me and me Brother drink beer. However, it is a good trade item. A big cost saving too.

[dizzydays]

I don't know if I will ever have to use the skill in anger, but it is fun and you never know.

Brilliant...I'd quite like the lock picking skill. I've been learning knots as I was totally unable to tie a single one, other than maybe a granny! Now I can do about 15 or so. I'll probably never need them, but it was fun learning and I'm quite chuffed.

[FEISTY]

My first go at archery. Explorers having a coffee morning for fundraising. Archery on offer. Good opportunity to have my first attempt in a fun environment. Available at local sports centre as well - that'll be my next port of call pretty soon. Should learn a few knots too while I'm there. My kids are already way ahead of me in all these matters. Need to catch them up:).

[PreppingPingu]

Allotment weekend - that will be my prepping for the weekend. Have told the kids - No - I am NOT running them here there and everywhere this weekend - its a "mum" weekend. If they want to earn extra pocket money they can come down the allotment with me or fester in their room - their choice but either way I am down the veg patch, getting it all prepared for the spring planting. Year ahead preps it is for me this weekend!