Have a look at this chap Shocks. He knows his stuff and is a bit of a hero of mine.(the bread is fab too!)shocker wrote:I didnt know Blacks were still in business - I was told that they had been taken over and killed off. Glad to hear they are still about! Many of my adventures began with a visit to Blacks.MBJ wrote:I bought myself a Wild Country Zephyros 2 man tent from Blacks for £120. It only weighs 1800 grams, packs down small and would be ideal for a bug out bag. In the meantime I'm going to be using it for my numerous camps away with my Beaver Scouts and holidays, so extremely useful even if not needed in an emergency. I also added some packs of bread mix from the homebaking section and have been practising how to make my own bread. The great thing about this stuff is that you don't need a bread maker and just stick it in the oven.
re-bread: We here have recently been buying new-er yeast for bread making, though we both have carpal tunnel problems, so we are a bit needing on the kneading front. The only device that I have found that helps with that is an old Kenwood Chef mixer with a dough hook. Not very useful in a SHTF scene. Plus my mum nicked mine.
However, we have recently discovered (years behind everyone else) half-cooked rolls and french sticks - they have 6 month-to-a-year shelf life and seem to cost about 50p a pack. Not the best for space saving but handy fresh bread in a pinch (of salt). Or a jam.
https://www.youtube.com/user/artisanbreadwithstev
