Because I live so close to the bush I'm not likely to get much notice to bug out. If I can see or smell smoke then I can check to see if it's a DSE sc...

Not in a city (small country town in the bush) but I plan to bug in unless the emergency is bushfire - I have no intention of ending up "crispy" so we...

In the event I have to leave my home in a hurry - living beings (people and animals) are my first priority however the understanding with my kid and m...

G'day Hobo and welcome. Sounds to me like you're well on your way to being a prepper with those skills. You've also got lots of company in the London ...

Thanks for the update ICRCC - let's hope they can get control real quick!

Not an expert, but I'd say no. :shock:The rats in the clip were eating the crops...probably OK to eat. BUT, what are the rats in the city eating????

Awesome post mountainman. Some of us (for various reasons) don't have the option to form groups with other like minded people, but the feeling that yo...

Has anyone heard if everyone got out of those area's? Bushfire's scare the sh*t out of me - unpredictable, uncontrollable and so deadly. Got my finger...

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Very good Mountainman - yes, Cooper Pedy is only about 600 kms from Alice Springs and you are correct about the opals there as well.

Farmgal, WOW!..great work.

😳 I think it's a fetish....I cannot walk past bookstores, primal urges make me go in!

Dangphool, I'd be an icypole in winter over there.....we usually only get down to about -1C here in winter and everyone complains about how cold it is...

Anita, I'm still chuckling at the "happy dance" 😆 Well done on the gooseberries and all that work you've done.