Winter Prep Check List

[NorthernRaider]

WINTER PREP CHECK LIST (2012 version)
House / retreat
Wood cut and dried?
Coal / Oil stocks ordered?
Gas bottles changed and refilled
Gutters cleaned
Fencing and posts checked
Check security lights
Window seals checked
Boiler (furnace) serviced
Bleed Radiators
Doors /windows draught proofed
Drains free flowing
Locks oiled
Spare candles / flashlights / Chemical Light Sticks etc,
Emergency heating kit checked
Snow shovel
Spare fuses/ circuit breakers
Boarding up shuttering for broken windows set aside ( with fittings)
Weather warning radio
Sweep Chimney if you have wood / coal stove
Clean solar panels, check wiring, and check battery bank / specific gravity/ fluid levels.
Check and maintain external aerials TV / CB / Cell / Ham
Check & replace bottled gas regulator and hose if over 3 years old
Clean out freezers if heavily iced up

Livestock / pets sorted out
Animal feedstock got in.
Greenhouses cleaned
Tools cleaned, oiled and put away
Sheds / Garages/ Stores checked for weatherproofing and security

Personal
Extra food stocks got in case of snow / ice storm / whiteout
Rotate food stocks if necessary
Prescription medicines got in
Winter clothing got out of storage and cleaned aired
Boots weatherproofed and cleaned
Paths cleaned
New script specs obtained if necessary

Preps
Cans / foods rotated
Caches checked, updated etc
Bug out routes reccied
BOB’s checked and updated if necessary
Contact plans / pick up plans for family members stranded by weather.



Vehicles

Latest Council winter road gritting map obtained and commute/ BO routes planned

Check CB / Ham radio installation
Top up / change antifreeze
Tighten /adjust drive belts
Tyre condition /pressures
Jet wash underside, valet / polish bodywork
Check hoses for cracks, splits and tightness of hose clips
Lube locks
Change wiper blades ( normally bi-annually)
Replace HL bulbs if over 5 years old (they have lost 20% of their brightness)
Check M & S tyres condition if still in store
Check your tyre chains
Fit thinner oil if you live in very northern climes.
Check battery condition and leads
Check demister / de-icer systems
Degrease windscreen inside and out
Radio tuned to weather and traffic station
Update Satnav data / Get new road map
Sleeping bag/ survival blanket
Chemical light sticks / flashlights/spare batteries
Candle/ matches
Snow dye
Survival kit
Shovel
Snow mats
Shortwave radio / batteries
Hot drink making kit
Vehicle spares,
bulbs & fuses,
belts,
plugs,
leads,
oil,
coolant,
hose clips,
hose repair kit,
exhaust repair kit,
cable ties & duct tape
snow chains
wheel brace
spanners / sockets and screwdrivers
sockets
tyre levers & tyre pump

[Lightspeed]

Never thought about snow dye.

where can I get this?

[NorthernRaider]

(30 August 2012, 12:33)Lightspeed Wrote: Never thought about snow dye.

where can I get this?

Pottasium permanganate from t chemist,
A Snow Marking
B Sterlising wounds (couple of crystals dissolved in H20)
C Treating Fungal infections ( bathing mouldy bit in same set up as sterilising wounds.
D Fire lighting helper, on its own or wrap some crystals up in paper like kitchen roll and dribble a bit of anti Freeze onto it, wait, chemical reaction ignite paper.

[Lightspeed]

(30 August 2012, 13:28)NorthernRaider Wrote:

(30 August 2012, 12:33)Lightspeed Wrote: Never thought about snow dye.

where can I get this?

Pottasium permanganate from t chemist,
A Snow Marking
B Sterlising wounds (couple of crystals dissolved in H20)
C Treating Fungal infections ( bathing mouldy bit in same set up as sterilising wounds.
D Fire lighting helper, on its own or wrap some crystals up in paper like kitchen roll and dribble a bit of anti Freeze onto it, wait, chemical reaction ignite paper.

Nice one NR.

That's the sort of thing I like.... a multi purpose item that's readily available right under our noses.


Its also an antidote to strychnine, and not too bad for topping up your sutan, if you are so inclined!

2.99 for 100g on Amazon.

They also were selling this in the same section... 2MM Visco Safety Fuse For Pyrotechnics now that might come in handy, if only to frighten the s**t outof intruders as a last resort delaying measure. I think if I encountered one of these burnig away Mission Impossible style, I'd leg it PDQ!!

Thank you.

[Nemesis]

The product is cheap £2.99 but they making the money up with the carriage that being £4.08

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This is £1 cheaper.

http://www.potassium-permanganate-online...tAodQy8AUA

[Prepaday]

Erm...What's snow dye?

[NorthernRaider]

(30 August 2012, 14:51)Prepaday Wrote: Erm...What's snow dye?

Your out driving across the moors in mid winter and you break down, a blizzard buries you car under drifting snow, so when you can you spinkle pot perm onto the snow and it turns it bright vermillion and the search / rescue types can find you easier.

[Nemesis]

(30 August 2012, 14:51)Prepaday Wrote: Erm...What's snow dye?

Survival kits Potassium permanganate is typically included in survival kits:

as a fire starter, water sterilizer and for creating distress signals on snow.

I did not know about snow dye as well, something new to add to preps.

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[NorthernRaider]

Yup if your a survivalist and you have ever had reoccuring galloping foot rot ( Athelites foot) you need pot perm in your kit