What Preps are you doing this week

[jansman]

Paracord is great!I use it to repair all sorts.I make catapults-paracord is good for attaching bands to,making bootlaces,gunslings,lashing down tarpaulins,lashing down luggage on roofracks.just keep a length in your pocket and the uses become apparent .

[PeteM]

Deciding I'd better check out uses for my paracord (boot laces spring to mind) I decided to go looking and found this place some of you probably know:

http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=24919

Blimey, there are millions of things to do with the stuff. I just have to learn how to tie a knot now.

[dizzydays]

Well last week I was rather smug! Started on the food preps - got a nice excel sheet with lists of meals/ingredients and whats actually in store. Found a little bit of space which is an ongoing problem. Got a wind up led lantern and torch, candles, checked the camping stove.
Bought shiny survival blanket things/waterproof macs and half price vitamins. Pretty damn pleased really.
Then the water went off - thick brown sludge from every tap and a silly mare on the phone saying 'you were told' (they missed half the village). And did I have any water???? Well, it's on the list. In fact it's on several lists....

A trip to Tesco sorted it, but oh the shame!
A head in hands moment!

DD

[diamond lil]

Nope, that's good. One problem you have first hand experience of & now know how to prep for !

[PreppinMary]

Got some rice, toilet paper, flour and soup mix from shorters club. Some 15 litre collapsible water bottles (fit perfectly under the bed).

[Bladerunner]

Maybe I'll need to hoist my food bag away from bears, but I live in Essex and I haven't seen many around here.

Them Essex bears are the sneekiest. Lull you into a false sense of security and then WHAM! they steal all your marmalade butties. Buggers.

Be lucky (and Ursine)

[Technik]

Went to Makro for some 20kg rice and 2.2kg tins of beans, peas, etc + 3kg of sugar and 6kg salt. On top of that got your normal size tins of stuff from Tesco, about 30 of them + 5ltr of mineral water. Will do another trip next week and then try and count how much food have I got stored.
Also got my military 1 man tent/ poncho (2 of these) which is great and built to last, only downside is that it's heavy.
This week I will be getting some Fish slingshots.

[dizzydays]

A fish slingshot? You can hit a fish with a slingshot??

[Technik]

A fish slingshot? You can hit a fish with a slingshot??

http://huntercatapults.co.uk/ - this should clarify

[dizzydays]

aah I see....fish made! but there are a couple of nice trout in the gallery!

Very nice slingshots too! They'll have to go on the list.