Crikey! Some good lists there, I may have to 'make them my own'.
I'm looking at a rainwater collecting system before winter sets in. I'm also looking at solar/wind electricity generating but the initial set-up cost (battery, charge regulator etc) means I will have to save up for these projects, so not this year. I'm also looking to increase my knowledge of plants for foraging purposes.
All this and my Open University maths course starts in 3 weeks! Spare time is a distant memory.
I have enough food and water and everything else needed for a three month bug in, then after that i will have to move myself and family to our bug out home, until the country sorts itself out, im always on the look-out for bargins and re adjusting my things to do on a daily basis, im preparing for everything and nothing,but i do know somthing will happen and sooner than we think or hope
I am intending to have a go at making a solar oven next week, I have been watching alot of diy solar oven clips on you tube and it looks pretty easy, I also watched one where a lady cooked a cassarole of some sort in a solar oven sitting out in the snow! so all you need is a bit of sun and the outside temp doesn't seem to affect it too much. (but knowing british weather i could maybe only use it 3 days a year )
Has anybody tried making one? any advice would be fantastic please.......
Tracking, hunting and outdoors survival. I'm considering getting some Ray Mears books - can anyone recommend him? Or anyone better?
Short term, I'm trying to find courses and guides on home security, fire safety, first aid courses etc. can anyone recommend any more 'safety' skills like this which are of course usefel in a non prepping context also?
Would like to arrange a 'culture box' - a time capsule of my favourite music, literature and art to keep for entertainment and posterity in the event of a SHTF scenario.
I got double allotment plot in April,put my bantams on it added some more,unfortunately most gone broody.
Planted stuff,but only spuds doing well,ants got my runners and slugs/snails my courgettes.
Plan now is to make one side raised beds and extend poultry run up other side as wife is poorly with fibro and keeping on top of weeding is hard.
Spare time is a distant memory.
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