What Preps are you doing this week

[triffid]

We've what we term our allotment (ie vegetable patch) in our garden & these blessed 'ratbits' have been getting in - don't want them eating bean shoots / carrot tops etc so I bought an air rifle and a load of pellets a couple of weeks back and:

Shot my first rabbit last Sunday! Bit too small to eat (& it was a body, not a head shot). If you'll pardon the pun: I'm not into hunting for huntings' sake but vermin control plus a few bunny burgers is fair game IMHO!

[SooBee]

The right way to protect veg plots from rabbits is to put up a chicken-wire mesh fence and remember to bury at least a foot of it beneath the soil surface.
The other fun way is to keep a pair of hunting cats who think bunnies are fair game.

Soobee

[Moony]

The other fun way is to keep a pair of hunting cats who think bunnies are fair game.

Soobee

Seeing my cat trying to get itself and a full-sized rabbit in its' jaws through the catflap never ceases to amuse me - its a real struggle !

[triffid]

soobee " The right way to protect veg plots from rabbits is to put up a chicken-wire mesh fence and remember to bury at least a foot of it beneath the soil surface."


Have already protected plot AMAP and a neighbours cat has 'had' a couple but as far as I'm concerned if they are on my land they (ratbits) are fair 'game'..... and some hunting/butchery skills might just come in handy.



ps edit :just noticed the quote function!!!

[nickdutch]

The other fun way is to keep a pair of hunting cats who think bunnies are fair game.

Soobee

Seeing my cat trying to get itself and a full-sized rabbit in its' jaws through the catflap never ceases to amuse me - its a real struggle !

Glad your cat is bringing in something useful! Mine just brings in field mice. Try and get a burger out of that! Strewth!
(ok this post is a little tongue in cheek, but has anyone ever considered eating a pussy kill? I'm not too sure of the hygienic aspect and probably would pass on it!)

[munchh]

I finally have a parrafin/hurricane lamp that works, i am just going to drag out all my prep/bushcraft stuff and get it organised into the plastic boxes i bought and get my german army backpack out empty it of all the fishing gear and sort out a real BOB the best i can.

[pseudonym]

Two resQmes:

http://www.resqme.com/

Thanks to Arzosah's recommendation - it may of taken me a few months, but I finally got round to it.

[munchh]

Two resQmes:

http://www.resqme.com/

Thanks to Arzosah's recommendation - it may of taken me a few months, but I finally got round to it.

Did you buy yours direct or did you find a UK supplier?

[pseudonym]

Two resQmes:

http://www.resqme.com/

Thanks to Arzosah's recommendation - it may of taken me a few months, but I finally got round to it.

Did you buy yours direct or did you find a UK supplier?

Amazon had a deal on.

[riversong]

Had an interesting day the other day as my other half was away.

I decided when I went to bed, that the following day would be spent without electricity.
I didnt turn off the fridge or freezer but didnt use them. No heat or light. No computer.

Well when I got up the first thing I needed was a fix of caffeine but of course no electricity.
Well I had a camping gaz stove but I wanted to assume that I had run out of Gas so
lets turn to wood.

I had already invested in a Kelly Kettle so here we go - get it lighted (expanded Tampax and Vaseline Petroleum Jelly)
and I managed to get it going but the wood was wet and kept going out. I managed eventually.

Lesson --- It's not how much kit you have -- it's what skills you have and I didn't really know how to light a fire.

Also consider filling a thermos overnight for the morning brew.

Food for the day consisted of a 24 hour 3000cal MRE pack which I had in the garage. It was just OK
but I wouldn't want to live on them. I would be interested to see how freeze dried foods work out.

Lesson ----- Store Chocolate for yourself and barter. (I would rather give up sex than chocolate)

Towards the end of the day I had to turn the power back on as a good friend of mine
is in terminal lung cancer and needed urgent nursing

So --- focus on skills not kit --- I've booked on a 3 day St Johns course