bce1
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Post by bce1 on May 18, 2019 13:47:10 GMT 10
I like to think Im prepared for most things, but still constantly find I have forgotten things.......
most recently.....
steel buckets
cheese cloth / mutton cloth
Any slightly obscure things you have realised you forgot?
BCE
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Post by spinifex on May 18, 2019 16:44:02 GMT 10
Last night I realised I had forgot to run my back up generator for a long time. Possibly a year. Got it out this morning just to give it a run. Took a bit to get it going and ended up cleaning the spark plug. Not a task I want to be messing with in a pressing situation where I want the thing to run on the first or second pull of the starter. Next task is giving my 6hp rotary hoe a run. It's been idle for probably 4 years. Did a big clean-out of old vegetable seed as well because I had stocks that were upto 15 years old and would have very poor germination. Trying to decide how much of each variety to re-stock.
My issue seems to be less about having stuff and more about keeping stuff maintained.
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Post by milspec on May 19, 2019 10:34:29 GMT 10
I't seems like the 'forgotten things' might apply at some point in the future when I get to a point where I think I've bought/built all the gear I figured we'd need when we started this journey. For the present the shopping list still exceeds the funding line.
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Pion
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Post by Pion on May 20, 2019 12:08:00 GMT 10
It has been my experience that as a 'throw-away' society we place a lot of cred with obtaining and not maintaining...I have always been in the situation where I often couldn't buy new or the latest/greatest so 2nd hand became the norm for larger prep tools (gene's and such)...the trick being to find well maintained gear or older school kit built 'soldier proof'...
this was born out when I worked for a hire firm where the average person hires goods, treats them like utter shit but expects 'as new' work from their hired stuff...good regular maintenance and cleaning would keep gear running admirably well passed what the average person would consider as a 'used by' date...
Always hunt out the 2nd hand dealers, farm sales (new and auctions), garage sales etc...and always look at the previous owners...funny story, when I managed rentals and was looking to rent a house to a person I always tried to get a look at the condition of their vehicle; a bit of dust, wear etc was fine, filled with rubbish and broken appointments was not i.e. no maintenance and no 'pride of ownership'...
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frostbite
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Post by frostbite on May 20, 2019 12:10:42 GMT 10
I wish I had......more money in 1996.
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Post by Joey on May 20, 2019 15:20:34 GMT 10
More money, Hell yes lol
Might pull out the generator this week and fire it up, should put my deep cycle batteries on a charge cycle as well. One of them (century battery of course) won't hold charge anymore so will have to one day look at replacing it when some extra funds become available.
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