What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9

[Nurseandy]

Just ordered 4*25l plastic Jerry cans to start on watef back up incase our shared borehole fails.

i picked 2 ex army 20l ones couple of months back for £11.00 each,did plan on getting more but there out of stock now

Mine are just ebay specials, £32 for four, free p&p

[Rusty74]

Just ordered 4*25l plastic Jerry cans to start on watef back up incase our shared borehole fails.

i picked 2 ex army 20l ones couple of months back for £11.00 each,did plan on getting more but there out of stock now

Mine are just ebay specials, £32 for four, free p&p

thats a great deal

[Nurseandy]

i picked 2 ex army 20l ones couple of months back for £11.00 each,did plan on getting more but there out of stock now

Mine are just ebay specials, £32 for four, free p&p

thats a great deal

Cheers, I'll let you know if they're any good.

[jansman]

I will be sowing more vegetable seeds , marigolds and nasturtium too. There’s always firewood to process, and it’s a major part of our domestic economy, so I never mind. In fact, I find it very satisfying to see it stacked.

The rabbits are busy doing what rabbits do and the fowls are laying full-bore.

Mrs J is picking up any bargains she can find on tinned and dried goods we use, as inflation is the issue now isn’t it?

[Rusty74]

got some sweet corn plants nearly ready to transplant into there bed(1st time at growing this so fingers crossed),carrots,parsnips,leeks,cabbage,spuds and peas all in,peas doing really well,though its been really mild here,still off work so have alot of free time as long as i go at a steady pace,still doing my gardens on the side but eldest lad helping me with them at £15hr,christ when i left school and served my time as a brickie all them years ago i was on £56 a week lol,need to pick up some oak limbs i know for this week if i can manage it

[diamond lil]

I know Rusty - my grandson's a 17 yr old apprentice joiner and gets more than I did when I was working full time.

[Kiwififer]

Bought paracord, plastic whistles and a few other camping bits and bobs. Not quite prepping but kind of living next door to it if you get my drift.

My axe and camping knives couldn’t cut butter these days. Can anyone recommend something that sharpens them?

I looked at the Fiskers sharpening tool, any good?

[British Red]

Axes need to be sharpened in a convex grind - a couple of files and a stone are best but you can manage with wet & dry paper. I wrote an explanation many years ago but it might help. I'll post it up

[Yorkshire Andy]

For knives the lansky kit is good

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lansky-Deluxe- ... 317&sr=8-5

[ForgeCorvus]

Kiwififer: I'm a big fan of diamond 'stones', I don't use a jig or sharpening system but I have spent a few years practising my hand honing.
I've got one of these that I use a lot of the time.


It can be used in hand as an axe 'puck' as well as a bench stone