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[Prepaday]

Hi, I'm a 39 year old female from the North West of England. I started prepping a year ago, stopped, used all my supplies and now back to square one and prepping again.
I am a member of another site for preppers but they all think my visions for the future and what may happen are far out man....
This site is more in tune for waht I think we all may be facing...I lurv it

[bigpaul]

(31 July 2012, 15:15)Prepaday Wrote: Hi, I'm a 39 year old female from the North West of England. I started prepping a year ago, stopped, used all my supplies and now back to square one and prepping again.
I am a member of another site for preppers but they all think my visions for the future and what may happen are far out man....
This site is more in tune for waht I think we all may be facing...I lurv it

yes, that other site thinks i'm a bit strange too

[Skean Dhude]

At least you know what needs to be done. So it should be easier this time although clearly you won't be so far advanced.

[Prepaday]

I have 3 boxes, 1 for food, 1 for meds and first aid and 1 for toiletries, I thought..yeah, I'm doing well with the food until I took it out to see how many meals I could get from it all.... 7 square meals for feeding 5 of us....GUTTED. So shocked at how much food I will need for say...6 months.

[NorthernRaider]

Ola, Aloha, Hi, welcome, your believes will probably be seen as rational on this forum.

[bigpaul]

(31 July 2012, 17:40)NorthernRaider Wrote: Ola, Aloha, Hi, welcome, your believes will probably be seen as rational on this forum.

here, here!( we're all a bit weird on this forum!)

[Hrusai]

a great big welcome from dorset to both the new preppers!!

to the first guy, have a read through some of the older threads on this site, theres alot to learn, same as on the main site, check out links and such like, since your into the idea of learning to make bows check out this website http://www.primitiveways.com/#anchor696518
ive learnt alot from their articles not just about making primitive tools and materials but also about fire starting and general survival!

i also recommend getting together a digital library of survival related literature together, something you can just sit and read for a few minutes or even a few hours, 30 minutes sitting in bed reading about new skills will help alot, as will any method of regularly taking in knowledge, the more you read, and re read, the more will sink in permenantly....and remember, its all very well and good reading alot, but doing the stuff you read about is a whole different ball game!! so once you've read about making yourself a fire, go out and make one without any matches or a lighter! not only will you feel great but you'll get a feel for the skill

oh and knowledge never runs out, even after supplies do!

and to prepaday, welcome to the forum, i hope you enjoy your time here you'll not only learn alot but you'll be accepted....regardless of specific beliefs! so have fun, keep on prepping....and the "oh and knowledge never runs out, even after supplies do!" is a good thing to remember

[Ukprepper88]

@bigpaul how did you know I'm weird I haven't even opened my mouth (or put my foot in it) yet

Thanks for the link Hrusai I know a few edible berries, nuts etc and where to find them in my local area btw I'm assuming most people on here know nettles are edible by boiling but you can also wilt the nettles over an open fire which gets rid of the sting or you can eat the very small leaves at the very tip of the nettles raw as they have no sting (they taste a little like lettuce) oh and if you do sting your mouth by picking the ones that have stings the stinging sensation goes after 20-30 mins (found that out the hard way ... And now you can call me weird BP!) and I wouldn't recomend boiling them inside if you value your nose!

P.S. I washed the leaves first... I'm not THAT stupid lol

[Tigs]

hello Prepaday

[Hrusai]

well that gave me a good chuckle haha, nettles aint too bad, never been one for eating them myself nettle tea aint bad though but learning to forage will be a valuable skill

enjoy your stay dude ^^...and i dont think theres a single "normal" person on this forum, or ever will be xD