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Post by Fractus on Sept 7, 2015 18:06:17 GMT 10
I agree with most of what has been put up. I would add that I would hurry out and hire some bigger equipment that I don't have like a bob cat or small excavator as I would not have to return it and I have the fuels already. I would have to be quick but I reckon I could at a minimum a large rotary hoe and post hole borer
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Post by Fractus on Aug 29, 2015 10:50:57 GMT 10
 Big w has increased their shelf space allocated to preserving. Although no wide mouth lids at all. |
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Post by Fractus on Aug 28, 2015 13:21:16 GMT 10
You mean Redback'not'trading? [don't seem to be trading] As I've mentioned before, the jar supply place in Cheltenham told me that they're getting a shipment in of tattler lids in sometime soon and I just reuse the standard ball lids with success. Where in cheltenham? i would like to chech them out  |
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Post by Fractus on Aug 23, 2015 13:00:04 GMT 10
I saw a show on TVs vasilli's garden wher a cabbage was stored and then fermented in a 20 l plastic drum with the wide lid. I will search for it on you tub
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Post by Fractus on Aug 7, 2015 14:10:43 GMT 10
Agreed. Only when our basic needs are met can we see the value in luxury items. Unless - in the event of a lead shortage - the similar properties of gold make it suitable for forming bullets. This seems ridiculously extravagant pre-crunch, but if things get tight, it may be an option. Need to be careful melting down jewellery. Could be shot by your wife's wedding rings |
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Post by Fractus on Jul 27, 2015 17:25:03 GMT 10
I saw pacific rim and we have no hope.
Aliens again.if they want they will have.
Zombies at least I see a chance, with all I have learned from the movies. Dimes from the over under. Katana, bow, bulbar, nice bit of oak. Got it covered. Plus they move even slower than me
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Post by Fractus on Jul 27, 2015 17:20:52 GMT 10
Fractus, I'll give you 100 rounds of .22 or 20 rounds of 308  A fair deal at half the ammo. 4 rounds per kg. oops my bad. Got lots of 22lr subsonic. Deal off........  |
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Post by Fractus on Jul 27, 2015 17:18:23 GMT 10
I have the canner on for the first time right now. We are trying to can potatoes, we also have the dehydrated running for the second day in a row. fun fun fun. Paul Canning potatoes is particularly difficult due to low acid,so ensure you have a good recipe that give long enough to kill all bugs |
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Post by Fractus on Jul 26, 2015 12:08:22 GMT 10
Make sure you wear your apron to the little river shoot!! We could practice bartering, beans for ammo.... I bought 25 kg bag of chickpeas from Hindustan. I could barter them for three 50 cal cartridges. |
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Post by Fractus on Jul 20, 2015 20:08:35 GMT 10
Preserving and canning are slightly different. Canning is for meats and other low acid foods ( simplification) preserving (bottling). The higher than boiling point temperature used in canning kills all the bugs.
The best part is the prevention of waste in a glut and the availability in a shortage.
Carefully done and canning could be done on a fire but it would be easy to destroy the lighter cheaper pressure cookers like mine in the heat of a fire.
Not cheap to set up but can save $$ in the longer term
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Post by Fractus on Jul 19, 2015 19:53:03 GMT 10
Last night we used three pint jars ( i canned it several month ago. It has a high vinegar content so cans well) of a secret sauce (sauerbraten) on roasted scotch fillet with knurdel. Gotta love European food
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Post by Fractus on Jul 12, 2015 8:04:09 GMT 10
We are not allowed to even put a container on our property without a permit and it must be hidden from the road. The permit is expensive and I have seen quite a few so I don't think they enforce this to harshly, but you don't know til they come knocking
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Post by Fractus on Jul 12, 2015 7:57:09 GMT 10
Not to sure about that one. Being down in Melbourne i think i would prefer it to happen in winter cause i personally think i have enough supplies and cold weather gear to get a far way out out of the city before the rest of the sheeples. I would think that people would prefer to stay indoors and keep warm during this season and be less likely to venture out. Yeah for sure the cold will keep melbournians indoors for a while. Also in winter puts you just before the growing season so a crop could be planted instantly for some of the cauli and brocci family and a big spring plant could be undertaken. I could hatch a big lot of eggs so the chicken population has a big jump while I eat into my stocks of grains etc. my chicken menagerie is at a peace time strength and would only feed my immediate family at the moment with eggs . No meat yet. May have to do a raid to a western Victoria farm that has meat chickens.......... ? |
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Post by Fractus on Jul 8, 2015 20:56:34 GMT 10
I was wondering what consequences would follow a financial hiccup, what may be in short supply etc. I began looking at pantry products. To my surprise ( I should not have been) aldi food wrap and alfoil are made in China. So I went to Coles and all of their brands were all made in China and at least twice the aldi price.
I Decided to increase my standard stock of alfoil
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Post by Fractus on Jul 4, 2015 9:50:12 GMT 10
The colour is to blend in with Chinese army.
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Post by Fractus on Jul 3, 2015 15:44:00 GMT 10
Look what the boss gave me as a work car  |
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Post by Fractus on Jun 28, 2015 19:38:38 GMT 10
I was just surprised by 'she who must be obeyed'. I showed her T.he pictures of the queues in Greece. She asked a couple of questions and she insisted we go and withdrw some cash like the people in Greece should have done weeks ago. Then she asked how our fuel stock was and insisted we go fill up two of the empty jerry cans. I enjoyed the surprise ? |
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Post by Fractus on Jun 15, 2015 18:34:28 GMT 10
Was this from a chain supermarket? I've not seen that brand over here before. Yeah sorry, forgot. Hindustan imports. I get most of my rice, beans, peas and ghee from them |
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Post by Fractus on Jun 15, 2015 16:39:14 GMT 10
picked up a can of corn beef to road test. 340g.  It had a layer of fat and gelatin on the top. Not excessive but I only ate the gelatin incidentally. It was about $6 so not cheap, however it is product of Australia made to a kiwi recipe according to the blurb on the can. As expected not as good as fresh but surprisingly tastey I had it with some cheese as a side and straight from the can. i think heated for just a few minutes would have mixed the fat and gelatin,making it very acceptable. My pick over camp pie every time. there were several other brands but this was the cheapest that was aussie made. |
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Post by Fractus on Jun 14, 2015 15:52:14 GMT 10
Quite good videos for seed saving etc. nth hemisphere but just adjust for zones
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