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Post by Joey on Sept 20, 2018 19:59:09 GMT 10
I present to you all, the be all and end all of free online references for prepping/survival related material. A whole 15BG of it How many forests are we going to destroy to print all of these manuals off?
www.pssurvival.com/
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Post by spinifex on Sept 20, 2018 20:09:31 GMT 10
Holy smoke. That's a lotta reading.
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Post by Peter on Sept 20, 2018 20:10:33 GMT 10
Hot damn there's a lot of stuff there...
Time to take out shares in a printer-ink company...
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Post by Joey on Sept 20, 2018 21:04:17 GMT 10
I'm lucky that I have access to a large printer, I've just got to supply to paper and maybe some $ towards toner if I do some serious printing. Just got to decide what to start printing off lol
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Post by SA Hunter on Sept 20, 2018 21:46:58 GMT 10
Wow, WOw, WOW!!!
Great stuff, thanks so much!
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Post by Pion on Sept 21, 2018 23:29:47 GMT 10
Nice...like all those sort of offers take what you can out of it...
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Post by Joey on Sept 22, 2018 10:13:42 GMT 10
Has anyone got a site/list of the manuals you have found online that you printed out and put in your folders? Like the really worthy stuff
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Post by doglovingjim on Sept 22, 2018 13:21:30 GMT 10
I've only read one of the articles, on foxholes. I have a suspicion that the person who wrote it has no idea. Can you elaborate on this? Are you saying the articles are duds filled with impractical information? Has anyone got a site/list of the manuals you have found online that you printed out and put in your folders? Like the really worthy stuff I got some decent military manual pdf's downloaded and stashed away (haven't printed yet), but the site I got them from closed down a couple of years back so the link is worthless.
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Post by Peter on Sept 22, 2018 14:59:36 GMT 10
Not to mention that a narrow hole that deep is a massive cave-in risk, due to vibration, water, or just the weight of the sand. It's fine if you want do be buried in the hole (not really in line with a survival attitude), but otherwise forget it.
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Post by spinifex on Sept 23, 2018 10:49:02 GMT 10
I checked out the stuff on grain storage since its in my area of professional expertise. The 1999 manual for improved grain storage listed in there is quite reasonable. It's based on third world conditions though so we have access to common items that improve storage that aren't even mentioned in these publications.
Also note it does not mention the use of carbonate (lime, washing soda or bicarb) and acid (generally HCl for cheapness) to generate carbon dioxide grain fumigant.
In most Oz climates we can dry seed much better than whats usually the case in these tropically oriented manuals so mould is less of a problem for us than its made out to be in the manuals.
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Post by spinifex on Sept 23, 2018 14:51:32 GMT 10
Skimmed thru the 'crops' category. Not very useful IMO, particularly given availability of the excellent book for Australian conditions: 'The Australian Vegetable Garden' by Clive Blazey'. Or even just browsing thru our various state Department of Primary Industries websites.
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Post by Pion on Sept 23, 2018 16:26:08 GMT 10
Ta for the book title...
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Post by spinifex on Sept 23, 2018 16:54:01 GMT 10
This one is pretty good. Worth a look if accessing groundwater DIY style is something of interest. Consistent with a lot of other research and talking to retired farmers I've done. Again, it lacks a bit in that we have access to tools and equipment now that makes some of these activities more effective and easier than they would have been in third world countries in the 70's. I've tried and can recommend the jetting and percussion techniques of driving bores covered in this manual for accessing water at shallow (less than 8m) depth in sand and gravel aquifers without any rock strata above them. www.pssurvival.com/PS/Irrigation/Self-Help_Wells_FAO_Irrigation_and_Drainage_Paper_No-30_1977.pdf
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Post by Peter on Sept 23, 2018 20:54:07 GMT 10
Clive Blazey is with diggers.com.au - they supply a very wide range of heirloom seeds & plants. I've only ever received excellent products from them (although they can get way too political for my liking). Just remember that WA has the most restrictive quarantine regulations in Australia; not all of their products are available here (but they do make it clear for each affected item).
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Post by Pion on Sept 25, 2018 4:57:45 GMT 10
To be fair it's 10yrs since I've actively farmed and/or gardened...this is part of the reason for moving, to get back onto some land etc...again I'm looking forward to the challenge...
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Post by Peter on Sept 25, 2018 21:55:22 GMT 10
To be fair it's 10yrs since I've actively farmed and/or gardened...this is part of the reason for moving, to get back onto some land etc...again I'm looking forward to the challenge... Just remember that the Perth Metro coastal plain is pretty much limestone with some sand over the top... The area you're moving to can be a proper bastard for digging - especially if you hit capstone...
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Post by Pion on Sept 26, 2018 5:04:06 GMT 10
Mate sounds just like Weston, 30cm of dirt and then Oamaru stone (sandstone)...
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