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by lurker
07 Mar 2013, 12:20
Forum: News
Topic: Deer plague
Replies: 158
Views: 17771

There is deer shooting going on on large country estates. People often fly in by helicopter like to get dressed up & pay a shed load of money to go deer stalking etc. Also i reckon alot of poaching goes on. Forum all about deer stalking.... http://www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk/forum.php They ha...
by lurker
07 Mar 2013, 11:48
Forum: Preparations
Topic: A question about IBC water storage containers
Replies: 10
Views: 4247

I can recommend the orange juice rotos/tanks from DV fuels Larger capacity than IBC. Just right height to collect water from guttering. Price has increased loads from when I got them though as they used to be 50 quid :evil: Have 4 of them could do with 4 more 8) : Black is best i reckon Also would o...
by lurker
28 Jan 2013, 09:40
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: BBC2 Coast fish stocks resource depletion graph
Replies: 4
Views: 1391

Fishes only chance is WW3! They has being a few books reviewed in Newscientist recently about how the abudance of the whole marine ecosytem before industrial scale fishing was underestimated, thus underplaying the effect of fishing. The near extinction of most whales & there low population compa...
by lurker
28 Jan 2013, 09:29
Forum: Books, Magazines & Film
Topic: The Five Stages of Collapse
Replies: 21
Views: 9714

Interesting reading about the Ik tribe mention in that link about his new book http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ik_people They seem to be a whole tribe of jonny2mad's but wiki contends maybe the initial study The Mountain People (1972) of the tribe was flawed as if it was moulded to fit in with the auth...
by lurker
08 Jan 2013, 17:57
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A peoples buy-out of Britains farmland
Replies: 9
Views: 1391

"Now we have the opportunity to carry out a resolute offensive against the kulaks, break their resistance, eliminate them as a class and replace their production with the production of kolkhozes and sovkhozes."
by lurker
03 Jan 2013, 00:17
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2013 Forecasts
Replies: 25
Views: 5543

Interesting maybe acurate analysis/ very long winded advert Why is it written so badly though if they want to be taken seriously & people buy there product they should get a better writer & not repeat the same thing loads of times at the end like a loony conspiracy website. :lol: Also all th...
by lurker
06 Dec 2012, 16:59
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wholesale firewood.
Replies: 16
Views: 5585

Interesting idea. From reading arbtalk cheapest way to buy firewood is by the arctic lorry load which holds 40 tonnes approx depended on wood type etc. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/firewood-forum/ Thats the way the firewood merchants buy it too process & resell. Comes in 2m lengths of cordwood. Ma...
by lurker
09 Nov 2012, 14:45
Forum: Biofuels & Biomass
Topic: Woodfuel increasing in popularity
Replies: 47
Views: 40036

Get your son to have a read of arbtalk will give him some ideas 8)
by lurker
05 Nov 2012, 11:48
Forum: Transport
Topic: 700,000+ Electric bikes sold vs. 11,500 Electric cars
Replies: 23
Views: 12868

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/80cc-2-Cycle-Engine-Moto-Kit-Motorized-Bicycle-motor-Bike-slant-Z80-/160890289220?_trksid=p3284.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D21%26pmod%3D140737861388%26ps%3D54 Looks like it could be fun :lol: 40mph top speed 120...
by lurker
05 Nov 2012, 11:30
Forum: Preparations
Topic: Woodland for sale
Replies: 30
Views: 10928

Hey sounds like you have being watching breaking bad 8)
by lurker
05 Nov 2012, 11:18
Forum: Preparations
Topic: Escape from the abbey
Replies: 48
Views: 12245

How does it work.


Sorry being nosey :)

Is it rent/bill free accomadation?

Volunteer work in lieu of ren &t do you have a set number of hrs per week to make sure everyone pulls there weight?
by lurker
23 Oct 2012, 10:11
Forum: Biofuels & Biomass
Topic: Woodfuel increasing in popularity
Replies: 47
Views: 40036

Ecalyptus can be very fast growing firewood :wink:

Some info:

http://www.primabio.co.uk/Biomass/srftr ... tensinKent


Weather in belfast abit colder than kent though :o
by lurker
23 Oct 2012, 09:58
Forum: Preparations
Topic: The "design a smallholding" thread.
Replies: 51
Views: 21551

Hard to design anything without abit more info about what your own ideas are i think? Bigger veg plot near barn (compost heap with road ascess to unload manure) Apple orchard Keep some open field for livestock, chickens etc Plant some woodland (where it won't shade veg, as veg is best in full sun &a...
by lurker
20 Oct 2012, 10:54
Forum: Biofuels & Biomass
Topic: Woodfuel increasing in popularity
Replies: 47
Views: 40036

I assumed there was a mix up between feet and yards. Yeah it was a mix up im usless using imperial units :o Still with volumes 1 cubic yard is quite alot less than cubic meter . 1 yard = 0.9144 meter 1 cubic yard = 0.836 cubic meter So about 20% smaller 8) 30/0.836 = Works out at £35.89 per cubic m...
by lurker
16 Oct 2012, 11:14
Forum: Biofuels & Biomass
Topic: Woodfuel increasing in popularity
Replies: 47
Views: 40036

The logs work out at about 30 quid per cubic-yard (loose) That sounds very expensive a cubic yard is only about one log basket so you would burn that in one day! Are you sure you don'y mean cubic metre for 30 quid which would be a very good price? chech you figures on the the arbtalk forum i reckon...