malewithatail: Anyone interested in setting up an informal ham net on echolink ?
Mar 23, 2024 12:12:35 GMT 10
malewithatail: 40 cane toads last night, this is fun if not a bit awkward in reloading the air rifle. Looking at semi auto types this week.
Mar 24, 2024 6:47:31 GMT 10
frostbite: Doesn’t matter if you have a cat h licence. Shooting cat H anywhere outside an authorised range is illegal in NSW.
Mar 25, 2024 16:02:24 GMT 10
spinifex: Thank you Frostbite for your very clear statements about what is legal and acceptable and the risks of stepping beyond the boundaries. I have removed the previous exchange of posts, as interesting as they were, to keep a tidy shop-front.
Mar 27, 2024 11:52:46 GMT 10
SA Hunter: Happy Easter everyone.
Mar 31, 2024 20:58:28 GMT 10
Stealth: Hope everyone in the flood region is safe and dry!
Apr 8, 2024 10:25:52 GMT 10
malewithatail: The pandemic represents a rare but narrow window of opportunity to reflect, re-imagine and re-set our world - Klaus Schwab.
Apr 19, 2024 14:49:55 GMT 10
there is also a "best of" landline storey on manuka as well. i think you need access to abc Iview.
very interesting. they said honey is the only food that never goes off. says it all really. they reckon more will go to foodstuffs than to fight resistant superbugs🤔
some OPEC states have provided verbal committment to curtail production. this has led to speculation and raised price of oil futures. funny thing is oil price is still very low (by recent standards) we should be paying 80cents not $1.37. Saudi wanted to hurt US shale oil by over producingoil and dropping prices. this worked and many oil jobs and rigs were mothballed in the US. this has gone on for two years and it looks like they (opec) are sick of low oil prices so might cut production to raise prices. however oil inventories in many countries are close to full and many of them are using cheap shipping to store oil off shore. so cutting production should not affect prices for many months yet.
there are heaps of papers on this topic with a wide range of views. limiting factors of depleted soil, water and degradation of land will limit many "benefits" of increased carbon in atmoshpere.
while the globe continues to debate climate change more and more mouths are being created that need to be fed. all this on a planet that is being degraded rapidly.
its one of my main drivers to beginning my journey to prepping and living a life on my own patch and making sure my family have a solid back up plan.
from where i stand they are looking at the wrong average. i'm more inclined to view population, food production, resource depletion and pollution averages as much more an important issue than temp and CO2 levels. my understanding on CO2 increases is that is good for plants ingeneral but not really for the ones we rely on for most of our food. CO2 promotes growh at expense of seeding and fruiting.
sweet token. i'd be interested in hearing how you go throughout the process as no batch ever seem to be the same. we've only got a few hobby pekin bantams at the moment but the kids love them.
im thinking of getting into a bit of bowhunting and some target shooting with hunting bows. i like the look of this one bit to be honest i don't have a clue about bows. quiet kills strikes me as being and advantage in a SHTF senario.
one thing concerns me is i do 't want to loose a $15 arrow and $20dollar broadhead with a through and through or have it shatter to pieces on a rock. any idea in how long they last after repeated shooting?
I'm all for Castle Law. The fact that the intruder turns away from me and starts to run when I emerge from my front door and find him trying to break in shouldn't prohibit me from catching him and tossing him over the railing and off the deck. The fact that he is fleeing shouldn't matter, especially when the local police claim can't even be bothered to investigate most thefts.
Another beautiful aspect of the south australian 'home invasion' exception to reasonable proportionality.
"What is required is that the defendant genuinely believed that the victim was comitting or had just committed a home invasion"
wow i'm so close but so far.....just 50km from that reasonable law.
its like good men and women have their hands tied behind their backs in their own homes. the perp enters your house with full intend to harm you ( if they are armed) and has the advantage of surprise and preparation for an altercation. but we as law abiding citizens have all our firearms locked away and no justification to store a baseball bat near the door. i'll continue to vote accordinly to end nanny state laws it cant go on. ill stop being as concerned when i see more proactive policing. i can see SJWs bleating about that too.
i'm going to so the same ziggysdad. i'll get some extra bulk foods and fuel just in case.
while i don't expect major problems initially i do think the US is in a fairly rapid decline20-30 years before chaos. their infrastructure is old, their debt untenable, their agression over the top. it would not take much to tip the balance. they could claw back but that would mean the end of globalism and free trade wouldn't it. apparently Trump-et said to a buch of big company executives that if they move their businesses to mexico he would slap a 35% tarriff on their products so they would not sell a thing in the US. i like that.
lucky. in the right conditions spot overs are a killer/property destroyer. those pilots did a good job not to damage your structure considering how close the fire got and how fast it was probably moving.
several people in victoria died in their home made shelters in 2013. i donti believe that article. an open door means death by smoke inhalation. maybe they got lucky? the best defence is a good fire protection zone and as frostbite observed don't build among the scrub. grass can be just as bad. fires can spread much quicker in a grass fire then normal eucalypt forest.
those federals are very good on medium sized game they are much better than the equivelant winchesters. they pack a bit more punch, but i'm not sure if its the projectile or powder. $1.43 per round is not too bad from the local GS.
to answer the question i'd go ballistic tip on zombies any day of the week. or maybe FMJ for mulitple penetration.
first reaction would be disappointment. more war mongering and the way i feel at the moment we (US and allies) are not the good guys(in syria at least). i'm in good financial position, three years ahead on repayments and loads of savings although most is in the bank. i need more cash on hand. $5k sounds about right. food ok but water so-so.
i'd like to think i could react with precision and immediately spend up in non perishables and equipment and supplies before it hits home to the masses.
i'd lose my job unless reassigned, but have skills that are in demand or could be used for the greater good. i'd struggle with the stay or go. i could go back to parents place and get into primary production but that is a long way to go. i could make it as i have bulk fuel storage but i'd be leaving most of my stuff and my house unattended. i'd be ok for at least 6-12 months unless inflation goes crazy. i might have the option of working for food and board on one of the many stations around my area.
i don't use them cause im not loyal to any chain store. i go where the prices are cheapest or buy on line or increasinly buying from local shops. i now get good discounts at my local GS.
i'm forgoing the poncho approach in favour of british army gortex. i've put in an order for a fair bit of field gear and waiting for it to turn up. with the pound stirling taking a beating and good AU$ now is a great time to get ex british surplus.
im focussing on increasing food storage, better water (filtration) options and working out where to bug out to if things go pear shaped. i' m trying to sort out the camper trailer so i can have enough food, fuel and water for a month of bad times. im very much the nomad if tshtf which is not good in my opinion. i want my own block and to have it set up as best as i can. the only problem it is going to be far away from where i am now. its all aspriational at the moment.