Awww I seem to have been adopted by mrs Andy's cat out of a room full of people my knee is the one for sits....
She's more of a bird catcher.....
The tom which only shows moderate affection if hungry is a brilliant ratter
What preps are you doing this week? part 2.
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Yorkshire Andy
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If your roughing it, Your doing it wrong 
Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine
Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine
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**beams happily**
thank you both! My preps hum along when I have cat pictures ...
thank you both! My preps hum along when I have cat pictures ...
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Hamradioop
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My SWIMBO has a teal towel with a kitten picture on it with the Slogan ' All you need is love and a Cat'
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.” ― Edward R. Murrow
"Remember Politicians are like babies diapers they both need changing often for the very same reason" - Mark Twain
If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.
"Remember Politicians are like babies diapers they both need changing often for the very same reason" - Mark Twain
If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.
Re: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.
This week its radios for me. Got 4 digital PMR446 portables and a PMR4476 only base station, just whats needed for helping out with youthwork/scouts, plan on lending spares out to adults. So wanted simple and licence free units that only take a few moments to explain how to use.
Find the digital PMR446 channels around me devoid of life so nice to have some free airspace, although never seen as secure by any means. Great for communicating without mobiles, especially if a little off the beaten track where some networks have poor coverage.
Find the digital PMR446 channels around me devoid of life so nice to have some free airspace, although never seen as secure by any means. Great for communicating without mobiles, especially if a little off the beaten track where some networks have poor coverage.
Hope for the best, prep for the worst and keep it need to know.
To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year - but for a lifetime.
To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year - but for a lifetime.
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This week for me, its going to be research into home security - cctv etc.
It became apparent earlier in the week that our property has a massive blind spot that needs rectifying.
I don't need/want anything super fancy, just something that enables me to see and record our main access.
It became apparent earlier in the week that our property has a massive blind spot that needs rectifying.
I don't need/want anything super fancy, just something that enables me to see and record our main access.
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westlothianlass
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Postman just delivered a couple of sawyer mini water filters, these will mainly be used when were out walking but should be handy for other situations too. Amazon currently have them for £17 instead of £30 so decided it was time to purchase them.
Garden produce is a bit hit or miss but managed to dehydrate some onions and kale this weekend which I'm happy about.
Garden produce is a bit hit or miss but managed to dehydrate some onions and kale this weekend which I'm happy about.
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I have a question which I hope you lot can help me and mine with.
I just happen to have a load of old tobacco tins and I am making the cardboard wicked cookers out of them for the members of my family.
My son seems to think melting candle wax into the cardboard is fine but I am thinking that soaking the cardboard in fire gel would be best.
OK, your thoughts on the best fuel for the tobacco & cardboard cooker would be gladly received, as well as any other considerations.
Cheers,
Wulfshead
I just happen to have a load of old tobacco tins and I am making the cardboard wicked cookers out of them for the members of my family.
My son seems to think melting candle wax into the cardboard is fine but I am thinking that soaking the cardboard in fire gel would be best.
OK, your thoughts on the best fuel for the tobacco & cardboard cooker would be gladly received, as well as any other considerations.
Cheers,
Wulfshead
Area 4 Coordinator
For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack
For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack
Re: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.
I can think of pros and cons to both. The candle wax jobbies are good for longer burning, can be snuffed out and as the wax is a solid, it won't leak. It doesn't get as hot though. On the other hand, the gel is hotter burning, but would burn out quicker and is more difficult to snuff out and may leak. I have made a few tealight cookers in a Tobacco tin and discovered 5 tealight wicks will boil a cup of water in about 5 mins, if that's any help.
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain~anon
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Yorkshire Andy
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sanctuary wrote:This week for me, its going to be research into home security - cctv etc.
It became apparent earlier in the week that our property has a massive blind spot that needs rectifying.
I don't need/want anything super fancy, just something that enables me to see and record our main access.
Keep an eye for these coming back in stock
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/STARLIGHT-600TV ... nav=SEARCH
Think I paid the seller £65 ish a few years ago (silly high price probably because out of stock)
Can read car number plates clear enough with them and fully adjustable focus and zoom
I dislike cameras with built in illumination as if you get dirt on the lenses the illumination causes glare
If your roughing it, Your doing it wrong
Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine
Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine
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ForgeCorvus
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Fire gel is that gelled alcohol stuff right ?Wulfshead wrote:I have a question which I hope you lot can help me and mine with.
I just happen to have a load of old tobacco tins and I am making the cardboard wicked cookers out of them for the members of my family.
My son seems to think melting candle wax into the cardboard is fine but I am thinking that soaking the cardboard in fire gel would be best.
OK, your thoughts on the best fuel for the tobacco & cardboard cooker would be gladly received, as well as any other considerations.
Cheers,
Wulfshead
Why not just use it as is ?
I have made and used wax-burners, they're rather sooty and smelly if your scrap wax is from scented candles. Upsides are they're cheap (read 'Free'), zero moving parts so nothing to break and theres nothing to spill as its just a lump of wax
BTW I've dunked them in a bucket of water and they'll relight after a bit of shaking.
jennyjj01 wrote:"I'm not in the least bit worried because I'm prepared: Are you?"
"All Things Strive" Gd Tak 'GarLondonpreppy wrote: At its core all prepping is, is making sure you're not down to your last sheet of loo roll when you really need a poo.