The survival box

Stephen_Leak

Racing spoon?

anguk

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

Racing spoon?

I may be wrong but I think it's a spoon with a biggish flattish bowl designed so soldiers can get food down in the fastest possible time (hence the racing). You can buy fancy ones but I have heard of someone who just used a wooden spoon with most of the handle cut off!

It's basically just a shovel for the gob!

spike7451

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

Racing spoon?

Yup,an all-in-one eating iron,usually a wooden spoon with a length of paracord threaded thru a hole in the handle,so you can hang it around your neck,saves hunting thru your webbing,bergen ect for it.

http://www.arrse.co.uk/Forums/viewtopic/t=26270.html

ginnyknit

I have been thinking of getting together an emergency kit and it seems several of us on here are on the same wavelength. I have cleared a bare brick cupboard off my office and am starting to assemble the necessities. Luckily as Dh is a fisherman and an ex camper we have a lot of whats on the list. I am reading up on preserving food and also buy an extra can or 2 every week. I bought a wind up radio and lamp some time ago and they are already in the box. I think we got off quite lightly here during the big freeze but it taught me a lesson as we were basically housebound as I could not push DH's wheelchair in the snow, so thats one of the main reasons for me being prepared.

RAS

Living out in the sticks as a child, miles from food stores, we had power cuts every winter.

My mother always aimed to have 6 weeks supplies in the house, although the length of time was informed by her experience of the winter of 1947.

boultdj

What about a month's worth of Med's if you have to have them, ie:inhaler's,heart tablet's ect....

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Large bottle of Gordons and several bottles of Tonic.
even larger bar of dairy milk chocolate and a few thick paperbacks that would do me for awhile

sb44

knithryn wrote: »

Vaseline on cotton wool balls makes a great firelighter, as do tampons apparently

Can't see my husband trying to light the barbie with a greased lillet, I think he would give up and order a take away instead.

pinksleepybear

I've been umming and ahhing about buying one of these for a while,

http://www.lifesaversystems.com/about01.html

Pricey, but could use it when travelling abroad too (just about everything gives me a dodgy tummy overseas).

goodgodthatonesevenbigger

Was just reading through a few posts on here and it got me thinking.... What do you need in a box under the stairs just incase...

So far i got Candles, Wind up torch, Wind up radio, Stove top Kettle. As well as the extra balnkets i keep in my drawer under my bed. But what else would you need in you What if box????