What preps are you doing this week? Part 3.

[woodsman1]

new gas cooker coming tomorrow (bottle gas ) and managed to get my hands on them cages they store the gas bottles in.
will come in handy to lock away all my power tools inside the shed, just need to get a good padlock for it now

[Yorkshire Andy]

new gas cooker coming tomorrow (bottle gas ) and managed to get my hands on them cages they store the gas bottles in.
will come in handy to lock away all my power tools inside the shed, just need to get a good padlock for it now

ive been thinking about that recently too having been some shed break in's recently round here...

as a stop gap i raided the £1 shop for basic bike locks ive drilled holes in the shed framing and used screws and steel bar to brace up 12" then drilled the screw heads out.. and used the locks to teather any high value tools (hedge cutter, strimmer, lawn mower etc to the shed frame) Yes they are only £1 locks no im not expecting them to put up Much of a fight...

But on top of a half decent shed, better locks than next doors ( hasp and pad lock is a bit bigger and a BS high security mortice dead lock (which doesn't stand out till you spot they keyhole) , decent hinges again they dont look much, hinge bolts which you cant see with the door shut . and a alarm it will slow the average scum grab something and run type to sell for a bag of weed.

As IF they get the door open they will get inside..... But the alarm i got has a silent 10 second count down.... if the magic number isn't tapped into the key pad a 120dB sounder lets rip and in the 6x5ft confines of the shed its BLOODY loud ( Smoke alarms are 85db) at which point im hoping they will do their finest Usane Bolt impersonation (Next sheet steel project is to build the little alarm a iccle box to give it some protection from a hammer )

Even if the shed is accidentally left open its not going to be easy as just walk off with something high value if the stuff is individually locked up ...


The ultimate battle is to make your house / shed/ garden harder to get into than the house next door... BUT not so overly visually secure that the local pond life think theres some super riches to be had inside and thus worth the extra work to get in.. ...





Oh and tonight i picked up a couple of car spare bulb kits from tescos reduced from £8 something to £1

[SooBee]

I've been going through cupboards and drawers to find stuff that should be thrown away rather than hoarded...not a natural habit for me.
My awful warning was some years ago when I had to clear my mum's attic after she died. Opening some of the old suitcases up there, I found half a lifetime of old shoes and handbags that she had hung onto 'just in case'. Now that's a super-prepper wartime-style!

[pseudonym]

Wood delivered, sorted and stacked away for this winter.

restocked shelves and dehydrator working overtime.

All completed before hospital visit/stay.

[Brambles]

Wood delivered, sorted and stacked away for this winter.

restocked shelves and dehydrator working overtime.

All completed before hospital visit/stay.

Good luck with the hospital stuff. Hope it helps.

[pseudonym]

Good luck with the hospital stuff. Hope it helps.

Many thanks.

[woodsman1]

new gas cooker coming tomorrow (bottle gas ) and managed to get my hands on them cages they store the gas bottles in.
will come in handy to lock away all my power tools inside the shed, just need to get a good padlock for it now

ive been thinking about that recently too having been some shed break in's recently round here...

as a stop gap i raided the £1 shop for basic bike locks ive drilled holes in the shed framing and used screws and steel bar to brace up 12" then drilled the screw heads out.. and used the locks to teather any high value tools (hedge cutter, strimmer, lawn mower etc to the shed frame) Yes they are only £1 locks no im not expecting them to put up Much of a fight...

But on top of a half decent shed, better locks than next doors ( hasp and pad lock is a bit bigger and a BS high security mortice dead lock (which doesn't stand out till you spot they keyhole) , decent hinges again they dont look much, hinge bolts which you cant see with the door shut . and a alarm it will slow the average scum grab something and run type to sell for a bag of weed.

As IF they get the door open they will get inside..... But the alarm i got has a silent 10 second count down.... if the magic number isn't tapped into the key pad a 120dB sounder lets rip and in the 6x5ft confines of the shed its BLOODY loud ( Smoke alarms are 85db) at which point im hoping they will do their finest Usane Bolt impersonation (Next sheet steel project is to build the little alarm a iccle box to give it some protection from a hammer )

Even if the shed is accidentally left open its not going to be easy as just walk off with something high value if the stuff is individually locked up ...


The ultimate battle is to make your house / shed/ garden harder to get into than the house next door... BUT not so overly visually secure that the local pond life think theres some super riches to be had inside and thus worth the extra work to get in.. ...





Oh and tonight i picked up a couple of car spare bulb kits from tescos reduced from £8 something to £1

looks like them little tea leaves get around we've had visitors to our garden too just recently. ive also got a large steel cabinet 6' x 3' in the back shed perfect for all the hand tools drills ect and 2 dogs make for a good alarm owe and the wife she,s scary too ....

[ForgeCorvus]

Ouch what did you hit? Had a tornado go through work a few years ago and I picked up 3 punctures in 2 days I was not a happy bunny

Rear near-side blew (side wall) making the back end fish-tail. Fighting the skid caused me to over steer into the only curbstone for a quarter mile in either direction (killing the front nearside tyre)

Could of been worse. I was on a slow country road, fifteen minutes later I'd of been on the dual-carriageway.

On a lighter note, re-hung a few tools and put linseed oil on new and old wooden hafts, shafts and handles.

Pseudonym: Hope it goes well for you

[Arzosah]

Wood delivered, sorted and stacked away for this winter.

restocked shelves and dehydrator working overtime.

All completed before hospital visit/stay.

Good luck with the hospital stuff. Hope it helps.

Good luck from me too, pseudonym. It's a really good idea to get the food stocks up to bursting, especially easy, nutritious stuff that can be made ready at short notice.

[Deeps]

Wood delivered, sorted and stacked away for this winter.

restocked shelves and dehydrator working overtime.

All completed before hospital visit/stay.

Hope its more a visit than a stay mate.