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ive got a flat that lived in and now rent it had/has constant damp, the tenants dont open windows to air out the neighbourhood its in, if you open windows- burglary, smell of drugs wafting in, pets escaping, and mostly excessive noise... when kitchen extension done building control said...

well my house has got 2 to 3 ft thick stone walls but normally tile roof attic, fibre insulation then plaster ceiling......so more like if your already wearing a coat, you still need a hat. but to use the coat analagy, lots of people say about venting clothing in winter to prevent moisture...

i meaning walls, windows and floor mostly i dont mind roof insulation otherwise heat would go straight up, its living in a plastic bubble thats the issue

Older houses in UK tend to have less damp from condensation, they might leak but thats different, old stone breathes if you dont have dampcoarse etc, and is also ,much healthier for respiratory condituons etc. also old houses are generally cooler in summer and warmer in winter.....heating...

In the UK there is the tendency to have excessively insulated houses, gas heating, which makes for a very damp and condensation prone environment, so to drive out the condenation they have heating turned up to 20C and on almost constantly, with rising fuel prices some people are turning heating...

ive got some ikea drying racks that mount to the wall above the sinks, have drip trays, they are a bit liek this, you just drain for a few hours then put away

ive good wood fired Esse range, does loads of baking, heats half teh house, does the ironing, constant hot water from kettles, especially if being a big baking day of bread and cakes, lots of washing up needed so free hot water. empty flour bags to light the fire, old dish cloth scraps...

Good point, i think my battery was only £2, it was just to be able to use an old spare torch, i also use it as a micro battery bank...you definitely need high drain batteries for the high lumen torches

And if you have a range, the hot water is free from the kettle anyway if theres 2 of you baking in the kitchen, putting chcolate batter/frosting utensils in to a clean bowl of water will get you grumped at ive discovered....this is a way to volunteer yourself to wash the next load of dishes

i remember doing that to my families pigs in about 1990...added the dry pig porridge to teh water....

Not all batteries are created equal, i just got a1800mah battery for my rcr123 1000lm powered mini torch, and its dimmer on turbo than my nitcore which is rated 350lumens....so im thinking either the max current is limited, or the origibal manufacturer of the torch overstated the lumens....its...

I concede that they have got more efficient but the cost of the electricity for 1 cycle is the equivalent to 84 litres of water! not many people have free water supplies....and most is metered nowadays... and the link above assumes large amounts of water and minimal dishes... but then a...

This is interesting theres so many different views I had a youtube argument with some people raving about a mini dishwasher designed for motorhomes. apparently "everyone" nowadays uses a dishwasher that uses 20+ litres of water and people who use this mini dishwasher are morally superior as it...

excellent, my mechanic is doing one up for about £7k, so im tempted

Very interesting, how much was it im thinking of getting the exact same car and same colour once my Rav4 dies....

Yes, possibly from a crystal shop....

Living Anachronism on youtube did a review of sunstone last year, that was for his fantasy ranger kit...

It has to be said, things with Ray Mears/Woodlore prices have shot up over the decades.....

It depends on the nature of the conflict when covid happened, an shelves empty of a lot of food, people that releid on processed food suddenly had problems....if you have a stock of ingredients youre less relyinging on shop shelves. Conflicts can cause supply issues So the...

If we refer to a PSK as the lofty survival tin....They arent much use in UK, even in wilderness, mostly because too small to be usefull. In the UK selter against climate is main concern and a tin cant do that much...A lot of tins have fishing kit whoch is hardly ,uch use in UK The origion being...