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Online resources: Videos, Articles and How To's
This thread is for information resources found online that you want to share. Some guidelines for posting: 1: Please don't just post links or videos. Provide a short description of content 2: While discussion of links provided is allowed please try and keep the off topic chit chat to a minimum. 3: Can't find the…
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Gear Photos/Reviews (DISCUSSION)
Here is a thread to discuss http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057162243 Just tag the person you have a question or comment for by @the user name and your question or comment
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Gear Photos/Reviews (NO DISCUSSION)
Here is a thread to post pictures/videos of your gear or even do reviews on items. Show how you made something or modified something you bought. There is NO discussion on this thread to discuss something please use http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=89315371#post89315371 Enjoy and look forward to seeing all…
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A Beginners Guide to Being Prepared
After the latest storms I was talking to Madmaxi and Rhinocharge and we were amazed how unprepared people were, looking at this forum people might be put off by the amount of gear we have and money it costs little do they realize how little it costs to start being prepared for storms and natural disasters. So I thought a…
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Can we talk firearms [READ Mod posts 10 & 12]?
Just posing the question if we can discuss firearms in this forum? Not general "shooting" topics but with a reference to survival requirements and respecting the firearms of Ireland.
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Forum Charter - Please read before posting
Welcome to the Survivalism & Self Sufficiency Forum Please be aware that the site wide rules and guidelines apply here. * Be Civil (Don't be a dick!) * Don't post porn * Don't spam your message * Don't advertise your company * Don't abuse people personally * Don't backseat moderate * Don't give / request medical or…
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How prepared are you really?
Just a bit of fun, what would you do in a worse case scenario. Scenario: Day 1: 38 Irish tourists fall sick on return from Spain. Day 2: Young child first fatality of unknown pathogen. Remaining 37 are being treated in an intensive care unit in Cork University Hospital. Day 3: Dept. of Heath has confirmed eleven more cases…
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Questions about fuels for cooking kit
Folks - Just two separate questions about fuels for cooking in event of electricity outage. Nice weather right now and time to plan ahead for next storm. A. I have two(?) camping gas type burners and several 190gm blue butane cylinders. What sort of use can I expect to get from a cylinder - how many litres of water could I…
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Bargain alerts
Mods: Feel free to remove if you like. This is more for alerts that are relevant to this forum. Was in lidl yesterday and they have 3 for 2 on their own brand noodles. 40c for 3 packets of noodles. Pretty decent. They're not the tastiest noodles in the world, but it's a very good price.
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Knife laws, help me understand...
I'm down a rabbit hole... Have ordered a Gerber EAB with utility blade. It's for opening boxes, bubble wrap, cable ties etc. in work. It's folding and locks open, but requires you to pry it open to expose the blade. It's just like your standard folding Stanley... While I was ordering it, I accidentally decided to pick up a…
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Lidl Ni-MH rechargable batteries
What are people's opinions on the Lidl rechargable batteries. €2.99 for a 4 pack of AA or AAA Charging time - 7hrs Current - 500mA
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Where you goin' city boy? - the off topic and chat thread
Any thing you want to post that doesn't fit in with the rest of the forum, shoot the breeze, banter, etc. Normal charter rules apply. Keep it clean and legal.
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Survival Tools: Settlers Wrench
A spotted a youtube video with this weird name so had to take a look. New tool to be got from Amazon ;-)
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Winter Sleeping Bag Recommendations
Apologies if this is the wrong forum, mods please move if necessary, thank you... Hi folks, I'm looking for a decent 4 season bag, and typically, I dont want to brake the bank, circa 300-400 euro range, for winter use here and in colder climates? Thank you
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Exclusive: Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center suffers cyberattack from the US; investigation underwa
The Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center has recently suffered a cyberattack launched by an overseas organization, the city's emergency management bureau which the center is affiliated to said in a statement on Wednesday. This is another case of its kind following the June 2022 cyberattack from overseas against a Chinese…
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Knife making
This may not be the correct forum but I right it could be a good place to start. I have wanted to learn knife making for years but have never known how get started with it. I see a lot of 1 and 2 day courses and several online courses but most are forging courses. I don't have access to a forge so not really something I…
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Do I need to consider bugging out?
I'm in the process of taking my shed off the grid, purely because I currently have a cable trailing to it and want to tidy that up... So I'm getting an EcoFlow River 2 Max with 2 x 100w panels & hoping it will run my 450w power tools battery charger... I've no plug in tools & my lights are LED/USB/Battery... so my shed…
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Rainwater harvesting
Hi all, I am getting a garden shed in the next couple of weeks and I want to get a rainwater harvesting system in place to water the raised bed hoop house I've put in for growing veg. Has anyone set something up like this before and have they got any advice? Was thinking of using black ibc totes and some filters etc on the…
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UPS with external battery
Hi folks not 100% sure where on boards this question might get answered so … does anyone have a source for a UPS ( uninterruptible power supply ) that’s designed to work with an external ( 12v ) battery ? something like this everything I can find on the web is out of stock. Trying to help some friends in Ukraine to cope…
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Blackouts
So if we have load shedding or even blackouts what are you going to stock up on? What have I missed? Lighting: Home Store and More camping led lights. Rechargeable AA batteries Ikea, regular batteries, candles and reflectors Cooking: Camping Stove gas. Mets for tranga, BBQ cylinder, Extra BBQ cylinder, Camping Gaz for…
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Canned food
Can anybody suggest a source for cheap canned food with non peel lids?
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Oil Lamp Question
Does anybody know why the flame on my oil lamp starts to shrink down to nothing when I put chimney on. Even if I extend wick the flame goes from large down to a tiny flicker. Any info much appreciated
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Winter Supplies...
With winter coming in im sure every1 is starting to stock up on supplies etc.. Im just wondering how much is needed for 2people n 2dogs (the babys hahaha) Thanks.
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Anybody had a Biolite for a few years?
Every so often I take a look at the Biolite stove and I'm sorely tempted. I've never gone for it though, and my main concern is the short life of things with batteries. Powerbanks, phones etc all suffer from loss of charge retention over time. I would be buying the Biolite in case I need it in the future, mainly as a handy…
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looking to meet or at least learn from other preppers in Navan area.
to be honest I am extremely wet around the ears with this. I would like to meet or learn from other preppers locally. not necassarily to go bugging out with, and i am not going to try and learn where your hidden supply stash is. I would just feel a little better in these troubled times to know and learn from likeminded…
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Which part of Ireland will best cope with global warming?
And why? Thanks for your responses.
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Ukraine-what to stock up if it kicks off
So if Russia invade and starts WW3, what's your stockpiling plan?
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Potential SHTF scenarios & tinfoil hat thread (Please read post 1)
This thread is for all SHTF or TEOTWAWKI possible scenario posts. Euro collapse, civil unrest, alien invasion, nuclear fallout, etc.etc. Whatever comes up in the news or looks to be possibly coming our way. Please use credible sources and keep the CT stuff for the CT forum.
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Shemagh Scarves
I just bought a replacement for my Swiss army knife that was robbed out of my car by a mechanic... and found myself going down this rabbihole... I'm beginning to consider putting together a bug out bag... but reading some people's lists I thought I'd add a bit of insight... I lived in the Middle East for close to a decade.…
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Wishing all a Merry Christmas
Just like to wish all in the forum a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year