Preparedness for when

nuatha

Paul_Varjak wrote: »

I am still unsure whether to get a tarp, tent or bothy bag for the bug-out bag. Once I am decided I will try sleeping out in the back garden and maybe take a trip out somewhere for a real overnight bug-out situation once the rest of the bug-out gear arrives.

Anyone here actually slept under a tarp or bothy bag?

I've used a goretex bivvy bag in just about everything the British weather can through at us. I've also used the bright orange plastic bivvy bags - which is why I now own the goretex.
I've rigged tarp bivvis from time to time but any wind will turn them into noise makers or kites. Great as a shelter around a fire or to provide additional shelter and weatherproofing in bivvy situation but I'd prefer my bivvy bag.
Generally I'll use a bivvy bag for overnight trips or if I need to ultralight it, but a tent is far more comfortable if the extra few pounds isn't an issue.
HTH

Popperwell

Pineapple,
My Uncle was a manager at Fenwicks in Bond Street in London, used to commute in daily from surrey and go over waterloo bridge...

That petition is now being said to be a joke one(I don't know if it is)but it got a lot of publicity in the media and press. Now nearly upto 162,000 signatures...approx 38,000 short.

Now someone is saying sign the real petition that may change the cuts...anyone believe that it will...

http://wowpetition.com/

nuatha

D&#8517 wrote: »

Oh my days..*does a little happy dance*
My fruit from DTBrowns has just arrived to say I'm chuffed to bits is an understatement!!

The nectarine is as tall as me with gazillions of fruit spurs and the apricot is superb covered in fruit spurs and a really sturdy tree I reckon I might even get fruits off them this year.:j:j

My lord derby cooker is nice too as big as the one I got for more than double the price woohoo and the suns still shining

Hope anyone else who ordered got as good as we have XX

Thank you for the feedback. I'm trying to work out how to fit additional fruit trees into the garden.

Its raining here, but since I'm stuck in the office I'm not complaining.

pineapple

Today Pineapple couldn't start her car. Out came a neighbour with some jump leads. Not just any jump leads but all singing, all dancing jump leads. You charge this nifty bit of kit at home and don't need to attach them to any other car. Pineapple never knew such a thing existed! A couple of minutes later she was on her way :T.
That said, she does have some ancient 'ordinary' jump leads somewhere, presented to her by an ex who wouldn't recognise a 'romantic gift' if it bit him on the nose .
So that's the next big item for the prep list. Because when you need them, there may not be another car nearby - or that stranger you approach for help might just turn out to be a zombie axe murderer :eek:.

pineapple

Paul_Varjak wrote: »

Well, I thought I had better try bugging-out, especially as I had not slept in a sleeping bag for over 30 years

I tried this in the back garden a couple of years back but gave up at 3am after repeatedly rolling downhill. That's when you realise a slight slope is not really a slight slope...

BessieBooBoo

alltrustgone wrote: »

Here you go GreyQueen

https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/iain-duncan-smith-iain-duncan-smith-to-live-on-53-a-week

ATG

Thanks very much, signed too!

Popperwell

The latest twitter post I have seen said that it has been signed by more people than voted him into Parliament.

Paul_Varjak

nuatha wrote: »

I've used a goretex bivvy bag in just about everything the British weather can through at us. I've also used the bright orange plastic bivvy bags - which is why I now own the goretex.
I've rigged tarp bivvis from time to time but any wind will turn them into noise makers or kites. Great as a shelter around a fire or to provide additional shelter and weatherproofing in bivvy situation but I'd prefer my bivvy bag.
Generally I'll use a bivvy bag for overnight trips or if I need to ultralight it, but a tent is far more comfortable if the extra few pounds isn't an issue.
HTH

Thanks for the feedback, there is so much to learn from others.

I had already decided on getting a bivvy bag as well, just which one would depend on what other shelter system (if any) I would put in the bug-out bag.

Even a heavy duty 5'x7' Mylar emergency blanket (which I already have) can be used as an emergency tarp, giving both a groundsheet/three- sided windbreak and also act as a heat reflector if you have enough wood to build a fire nearby.

Being only able to walk with crutches, I won't be venturing far - it really is only in an emergency I will be sleeping out. I guess the crutches could be used as emergency poles if rigging up a tarp tent.

Just noticed that the Google spell-checker does not even recognise 'tarp' or 'bivvy' as abbreviated words!

Paul_Varjak

pineapple wrote: »

Today Pineapple couldn't start her car. Out came a neighbour with some jump leads. Not just any jump leads but all singing, all dancing jump leads. You charge this nifty bit of kit at home and don't need to attach them to any other car. Pineapple never knew such a thing existed! A couple of minutes later she was on her way :T.
That said, she does have some ancient 'ordinary' jump leads somewhere, presented to her by an ex who wouldn't recognise a 'romantic gift' if it bit him on the nose .
So that's the next big item for the prep list. Because when you need them, there may not be another car nearby - or that stranger you approach for help might just turn out to be a zombie axe murderer :eek:.

just remember to keep them charged every couple of months or so as lead acid batteries do no like being stored in a discharged state. I made this mistake once and paid the price.

pineapple

Today I picked up some Sainsbobs Basics white long grain rice (with optional broken bits) - mainly for the dog. At 40p for a 1kg bag I'm not sniffing at it - but she may well be! Anyway, I'm pretty sure she doesn't need my organic, tie dyed, hand crafted by yoghurt knitters, silly price brown basmati anyway.
At 40p, maybe I don't either.