Preparedness for when

[Deleted User]

jkO we've only the one chimney with the woodburner liner in it (and the woodburner too, obviously!) and it too howls like a banshee when the fire isn't lit, I've never known wind make such a noise as it is this winter. Perhaps investing in a chimney balloon would lessen the noise or maybe capping the chimney pot? I suspect though that it will only lessen the noise, not cure it altogether, Lyn x.

[Deleted User]

OK, so I woke up this morning to find the single LED hand torch has expired.

I don't know exactly when, since it happened overnight, but it was sometime between just after midnight, and 1000hrs, when I got up.

For convenience, let's say it happened at 0510hrs.

That means the batteries lasted 156 hours.

The 9 LED mini torch is still going strong-ish.

kezlou

welcome green lady, roadside and mikey macbeth , greeninkpen!!!

Oh and the name of the torch my OH bought for for caving is called the Princeton Tec Impact XL Torch. He reckons its pretty robust and can cope with a bashing. I.e Him smacking his head off a cave roof

Were currently using a camping kettle in place of a electric kettle, our broke and we didn't buy a new one. Cost £9.99 and we've it for about four years, still going strong, even with constant use!

for the gas canisters with the camping stoves b& sell a pack of 5 for £2.99 and they really and last a long time.

The wind is hellish here, its like a monster howling everywhere. We were out yesterday evening and thought the van was going to tip. Honestly we were on two wheels at one point. I made OH drive through centre of town instead of the motorway.

[Deleted User]

Where is it that sells the gas cartridges kezlou?

B&Q? B&M?

craigywv

RIP.............bobs led hand torch xxxxx hahahahahaha feeling mishevious. blowing a gale here too managed to get a wash dried in the gales though so happy. asda doing all sorts of preppy noodles and soup for 50p hth

craigywv

on the subject of gas I too got the 2 ring cooker from b and m last year and had a few bob put away so invested in a big gas bottle bought the connector off flea bay for about 4 quid and got gas supplierman to connect and try it out while he delivered the gas. approx. last a year maybe more as I have a gas cooker connected to gas bottle and we only use max 1 and a half a year. so it should last a lot longer on 2 ring cooker.

kezlou

oops sorry BB, its b&m

mardatha

You get used to wind noise in chimneys though.

[Deleted User]

craigywv wrote: »

RIP.............bobs led hand torch xxxxx hahahahahaha feeling mischievous.

Probably should have made myself clearer.

The torch is fine.

It's the batteries that have expired.

[Deleted User]

kezlou wrote: »

oops sorry BB, its b&m

Thanks.

I'm off out shortly, so I'll have a look in my local B&M.