Our Bug IN box......

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Yorkshire Andy
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Our Bug IN box......

Post by Yorkshire Andy »

Not sure if anyone has had this idea....... Ive got to give this credit to my father as it was him that started with the concept and between him we kept adding to it till it would just close with some careful packing.....

in a basic shtf situation we have some basic preps all together in a shower proof box even if the house is in bits we will have something to go to


anyhow... the box

a Poundstretcher treasure chest we have had years...

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lid off...

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and the contents...

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As people like lists... :mrgreen:


Few table candle....

Matches...

Plastic cutlery

Hand soap

Acohol hand sanitiser

Washing up liquid,

Bleach

Fly Spray

Foam aerosol fire extinguisher

Dry powder extinguisher

FM wind up radio

Loo roll

Gas cartridges for stove and lantern (not in box dont want to bust the glass globe)

LED bike strobe light

Gas match

Water purification tablets

Pure easy water filter and spare filter

Folding bucket

compact water bottle

Kitchen roll

machete

several head torches

2 wind up torches

Builders gloves

Latex gloves

folding stanley knife

duct and insulation tape

Lighter

Few old tiles (to put candles on)

Gas stove

More matches

Army compact water filter and spare cartridge

First aid kit

Cable ties

Bin bags

50 x tea lights

Batteries

rubber washing up gloves



I think thats it :tinfoil
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Amber_Leith
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Re: Our Bug IN box......

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nice stash, Ive used a similar box (wrapped up alot) for one of my sites Ive buried supplies in outside the house.
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hobo
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Thanks YA. Going to give this some further thought now.
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Nicely done. :)
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Excellent looks very similar to ours
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ForgeCorvus
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Nice setup

I see two different gas cartridges there, does the lantern use the old pierce ones and the stove the resealables ?

Also, remember to rotate the bleach as the liquid stuff breaks down over time (becoming less effective)

Bucket...Great idea (got to gather the untreated water in something)

Was I the only one who read the package of nightlights in the photo as SUX ? :oops:
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Yorkshire Andy
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ForgeCorvus wrote:Nice setup

I see two different gas cartridges there, does the lantern use the old pierce ones and the stove the resealables ?

Also, remember to rotate the bleach as the liquid stuff breaks down over time (becoming less effective)

Bucket...Great idea (got to gather the untreated water in something)

Was I the only one who read the package of nightlights in the photo as SUX ? :oops:

Yes the stove in the box uses resealable cartridges... and the lantern uses pierce type...

(not that its a major issue got a mix of stoves and lanterns in the shed (lantern is stored without gas in it no chance of it leaking and becoming a hazard) try not to keep too many flammables in the house for obvious safety reasons ;)


Thanks for the tip re the bleach that hadnt crossed my mind :)

oh and its 50x :lol:
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It was the hazard factor I was thinking about, compatablity less so
But if someone only has one stove and one lantern its better for them both to use the same kind of cans...... I've gone for the shotgun approch and have at least one stove for each of the common disposible cartridges, that way no matter what is available I'll have something it fits in.


My Dyslexia kicks in like that sometimes, for me its a minor niggle rather then a disablity :)
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ForgeCorvus wrote:It was the hazard factor I was thinking about, compatablity less so
But if someone only has one stove and one lantern its better for them both to use the same kind of cans...... I've gone for the shotgun approch and have at least one stove for each of the common disposible cartridges, that way no matter what is available I'll have something it fits in.


My Dyslexia kicks in like that sometimes, for me its a minor niggle rather then a disablity :)

Had that stove since i did the duke of Edinburgh they didnt like the one shot cartridges for some reason.... I had one go on cross threaded i took the safe precaution of walking off the campsite and lobbing it into a field across the road... ( when i picked it up a day later there was still some liquid gas in it so it was left there when i went home ((sorry farmer i did try)) :!:

cant beat the coleman petrol stove IMO but no way am i storing that in the house full of petrol :shock:


Way i look at it every aerosol can is full of butane anyway but its sensible to keep a bare minimum in a dwelling (god knows what you do if you live in a flat)
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Post by Memphis »

Revival! Does anyone know of a place to get a little box like that, good n tough but not ridiculously expensive?