What have done towards your prep?

[Prepper1]

Been teaching myself how to make and heat treat springs for various mechanical items post shtf.

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Great sense of achievement when it doesnt go bluuuuurrrrrgggghhhh and flatten out or go snap..........
And just goes Boing!!!!

[Straight Shooter]

Finished the new chicken shed at last , on with the fencing this week , all should be ready for the new poulets by Thursday . Picked some sloes ready for sloe gin today , planned all my winter projects , bought welding rods and cutting discs .

[Scythe13]

4 tins.

2 x hotdogs
2 x ratatouille

[Midnitemo]

Waterbob arrived today , box is intact no outward signs of damage but i'm fighting the urge to try it out cos i know it'll never be this compact again and how the hell would i get it dry and ready to store again? this is going to bug me having a peice of kit i've not tested.

[Scythe13]

(16 September 2013, 14:48)Midnitemo Wrote: Waterbob arrived today , box is intact no outward signs of damage but i'm fighting the urge to try it out cos i know it'll never be this compact again and how the hell would i get it dry and ready to store again? this is going to bug me having a peice of kit i've not tested.

Could you not just test it and then demand the wife showers instead of uses the bath?

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Had a busy day on Amazon today. Didn't buy much though. Just some books, gear, water purifiers, clothing, actually...quite a bit really.

[Highlander]

(16 September 2013, 14:48)Midnitemo Wrote: Waterbob arrived today , box is intact no outward signs of damage but i'm fighting the urge to try it out cos i know it'll never be this compact again and how the hell would i get it dry and ready to store again? this is going to bug me having a peice of kit i've not tested.

I would store it away without opening it,.. the chances are that if the packaging is ok then the goods will be,...I know its a risk, but I think its an exceptable one

...or maybe, you could open it, check it out, dry it and repack it into an easier pack like a tent bag, something like that

[Prepper1]

You could inflate it with air, if its air tight it'll be water tight and then deflate it with a hoover and suck all the air out and similar sized small package again...

[Midnitemo]

Yet again a great idea p1 i love tis forum!

[Highlander]

(17 September 2013, 18:22)Prepper1 Wrote: You could inflate it with air, if its air tight it'll be water tight and then deflate it with a hoover and suck all the air out and similar sized small package again...

if its windy hang on tight...

[Binnie]

managed to convince TPTB to buy UV5R+'s instead of Motorola CP040 for comms at work

£180 for 1x Motorola, or £110 for 4x UV5R+'s.

Used CHIRP to lock out most of the funtions, except the business freqs we use.

now have 4x in service in various environments, more to follow if it's a successful trial!