What have done towards your prep?

[Steve]

I visited the local sawmill and bought a huge crate of softwood offcuts to use as kindling. It's good stuff, kiln dried, I'll be getting a couple more before autumn. Also phoned the coal merchant, grade 1 house coal is £280 a ton delivered, need to look around to compare prices, expected it to be cheaper.

[Highlander]

I visited the local sawmill and bought a huge crate of softwood offcuts to use as kindling. It's good stuff, kiln dried, I'll be getting a couple more before autumn. Also phoned the coal merchant, grade 1 house coal is £280 a ton delivered, need to look around to compare prices, expected it to be cheaper.

We find it cheaper to buy two or three bags every now and then, cheaper, and also more convenient,...of course you have to collect yourself,... we started a few weeks ago

[Scythe13]

Baofeng UV-3r arrived today. Well, that's a lie. Technically speaking 2 turned up! One for me and one for the wife. Oh I'm so romantic buying her gifts haha. For her birthday she got a machete, and now a random gift of a radio! What's not to like?

[MCavity]

Can you paste a link to the radio?

Baofeng UV-3r arrived today. Well, that's a lie. Technically speaking 2 turned up! One for me and one for the wife. Oh I'm so romantic buying her gifts haha. For her birthday she got a machete, and now a random gift of a radio! What's not to like?

[BeardyMan]

[NorthernRaider]

[MikeA]

Radio is on next weeks purchase list as well as a Big Berkey from the US, got some good range time in over the week and finally sorted out the store and war room, a 24 hour job by the end of it.

[BeardyMan]

[Skean Dhude]

If you are buying radios get the UV5R. All the techie experts on here have one and they will be able to help a lot better. I have the UV3R MkII and the UV5R Mk1. Make sure you get the right model for the type or some of the bits won't fit.

[BeardyMan]

If you are buying radios get the UV5R. All the techie experts on here have one and they will be able to help a lot better. I have the UV3R MkII and the UV5R Mk1. Make sure you get the right model for the type or some of the bits won't fit.

Yup, The Mk1 is the one that can take the extended battery, and the AAA battery pack. The extended battery lasts for ages, I've still not had to recharge it yet, and it gets quite a bit of usage (mainly FM radio when I'm sat in the woods)