So. The idea of of the rule of threes was raised by myself in the ‘ fishing’ thread. The American Survivalist Ragnar Benson highlighted this concept; All your survival needs should be met by three independent ways. So that you have a triple layered fallback.
Let’s start with water, the most important element.Me?
1. Municipal supply
2. Storage
3.harvesting
4. The brook over the road.
Ok ,that is four independent ways . Even better than three.
What about you?
The rule of threes.
The rule of threes.
In three words I can sum up everything I have learned about life: It goes on.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
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Jerseyspud
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Re: The rule of threes.
Out of the tap
Stored water
Rainwater
Stream about 10 minutes walk
Stored water
Rainwater
Stream about 10 minutes walk
when it comes to catastrophic events, we never know when the day before is the day before. So we prepare for tomorrow
Prepping on a small island
Prepping on a small island
Re: The rule of threes.
Private water supply from spring.
Burn out the back.
Free running ditch out the front.
The last two would both need boiling/filtering. Have two sawyers just in case.
Burn out the back.
Free running ditch out the front.
The last two would both need boiling/filtering. Have two sawyers just in case.
Re: The rule of threes.
Two is one and one is none, but three is even better. 
Two is one and one is none, but three is even better.
Re: The rule of threes.
Electric cooker
Wood burning stove (top only for kettle and pan)
calor gas cooker ( 2 rings, tiny grill, small oven)
camping stoves
Wood burning stove (top only for kettle and pan)
calor gas cooker ( 2 rings, tiny grill, small oven)
camping stoves
Re: The rule of threes.
electric cooker
Microwave with oven & plug in induction hobs. (cooking solution from the year we didnt have a cooker)
Briefcase camping stove on butane
Old screw in camping gaz stove on camping gaz cylinder
Old 2 burner camping gaz stove on work propane cylinder
BBQ/chimenea with charcoal/scrap wood
Coleman liquid fuel stove on unleaded petrol (siphoned from the car) But I hate this stove.
DK Rocket stove with scrap wood (Needs practice
)
A little swiss ranger volcano thingie which runs on twigs.
I didnt realise how many cook stoves I had accumulated, I think I am covered for cooking unless we really do see TEOTWAKI
Microwave with oven & plug in induction hobs. (cooking solution from the year we didnt have a cooker)
Briefcase camping stove on butane
Old screw in camping gaz stove on camping gaz cylinder
Old 2 burner camping gaz stove on work propane cylinder
BBQ/chimenea with charcoal/scrap wood
Coleman liquid fuel stove on unleaded petrol (siphoned from the car) But I hate this stove.
DK Rocket stove with scrap wood (Needs practice
)A little swiss ranger volcano thingie which runs on twigs.
I didnt realise how many cook stoves I had accumulated, I think I am covered for cooking unless we really do see TEOTWAKI
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Yorkshire Andy
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Re: The rule of threes.
Cooking....
Erm well err
House cooker....
Induction hob (plug in job)
2 ring camping Gaz stove with BBQ attachment
Gas BBQ with side burner..
Bistro stoves (not a massive fan)
Coleman petrol single stove
Coleman petrol double ring
Coleman oven
Camping Gaz backpack stove or 3
Little mini gas stove (screw on)
Chaffing gell pots
Wood gas stove
Trangia
Hexi stove
Dragon fire gel stove
Garden chimnea
Think that's about it
Erm well err
House cooker....
Induction hob (plug in job)
2 ring camping Gaz stove with BBQ attachment
Gas BBQ with side burner..
Bistro stoves (not a massive fan)
Coleman petrol single stove
Coleman petrol double ring
Coleman oven
Camping Gaz backpack stove or 3
Little mini gas stove (screw on)
Chaffing gell pots
Wood gas stove
Trangia
Hexi stove
Dragon fire gel stove
Garden chimnea
Think that's about it
If your roughing it, Your doing it wrong 
Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine
Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine
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Jerseyspud
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Re: The rule of threes.
Cooking at the mkment
The cooker
Gas bbq
Gas camping stove
And soon a wood burning stove for the garden
The cooker
Gas bbq
Gas camping stove
And soon a wood burning stove for the garden
when it comes to catastrophic events, we never know when the day before is the day before. So we prepare for tomorrow
Prepping on a small island
Prepping on a small island
Re: The rule of threes.
I hanker after a wood burning stove but:
We are in a housing association rental in a smokeless zone and I suspect I would soon get tired of finding/storing/chopping wood and cleaning out the stove. Although as t'other half likes playing with fire, he would probably lay and light it for me...
We are in a housing association rental in a smokeless zone and I suspect I would soon get tired of finding/storing/chopping wood and cleaning out the stove. Although as t'other half likes playing with fire, he would probably lay and light it for me...