Hello from the midlands

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cmsdloma
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Hello from the midlands

Post by cmsdloma »

Hi,

I'm Dave and I just registered. I have always been interested in prepping. During the energy crisis I bought a generator and installed a changeover switch so I could run my house off it. Tested it a few times, but had problems with the UPSs for computers cutting in and out. Came to the conclusion I need a voltage stabiliser and it got progressively more expensive. I'm a technologist and I'm quite anti-cloud. I have all my applications and services downloaded and running independently. I built my own server room and run a server with virtual machines hosting everything I need. I am currently developing an app for the prepping community, which is 99% done. Won't post it here as I don't want it to be seen as marketing. But interested very much in getting in contact with like minded geniuses nearby.

Cheers,
Dave
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pseudonym
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Location: East Midlands

Re: Hello from the midlands

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Hello and welcome to the Forum. :)
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Frnc
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Re: Hello from the midlands

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Greetings, interesting post.
jennyjj01
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Re: Hello from the midlands

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cmsdloma wrote: Tue Jun 09, 2026 9:01 pm Hi,

I'm Dave and I just registered. I have always been interested in prepping. During the energy crisis I bought a generator and installed a changeover switch so I could run my house off it.
Cheers,
Dave
Hi from just outside the Midlands in the North West.

Share your ideas and approaches and don't be shy.

I bought a small Genny during covid but have since been into using solar, with much 'sperimenting and reconfiguring.
The Genny at 600W is just enough to use at the allotment.
My off grid solar became off grid battery only with inverter, when my solar panels blew away :(
Currently awaiting legit connection of my 'balcony system' which replaced the old solar.
It is great to be the only one with a telly and a few bits running during a power cut.

Food resilience is my angle with an embarrassment of rations.
Graceful Degradation! Prepping's objective summed up in two words. Turning Disaster into Mild Inconvenience by the power of fore-thought

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