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ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4442 Location: South Cheshire

As I'm sure most on this forum do, I take with a pinch of salt these recent dire warnings that we should be prepared for some sort of emergency where we may have to live off grid!

That said one of the items was a wind up radio, and that sort of thing interests me anyway, so I googled them, and have ended up purchasing one Shocked

Why?

Because from Amazon it is £1.28 delivered, which because of a promotion when I checked out reduced to 64p delivered!!!

I'll post a review when it arrives!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HPP3VC41?ref_=ppx_hzod_title_dt_b_fed_asin_title_0_0

alastairq · Joined: 14 Oct 2016 Posts: 2280 Location: East Yorkshire

What an amazing find there, thank you.

Those 'dire' warnings are really about bringing the reluctant UK into the 21st century...and we are wahaaay behind the times in this regard compared to most of the rest of Europe...Scandinavian countries especially.

As a nation we are in fact far from being resilient to localised disasters.
Weather events, floods, collapsing national grids, not forgetting the hybrid war that is currently being raged against our population? What about a temporary collapse of Supermarket logistics?
Everything is controlled via tinternet these days..certainly all the essential services important to life.

What it is not about, is nuclear holocaust. That is unlikely to happen.
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Fiat 126 BIS
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Ford Pop chassis, Ashley 1172 bodyshell, in pieces.

ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4442 Location: South Cheshire

Interestingly since my order yesterday they have put the price up to £4.99, however it still applies a 50% discount to this on checkout.

However if you order 4 units the price drops to 10p for the 4 including delivery!

I have just ordered 20 , total cost 50p!

Be interesting to see if the honor the order!

MikeEdwards · Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2879 Location: South Cheshire

I've been intending to list an old wind-up radio that my Mum bought years ago on the local freecycle groups, I think I'll hang on to it though I don't think it holds charge for all that long.
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bjacko · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2026 7:22 am Post subject: Disaster Preparation

If Trump and Putin start tossing nuclear weapons around, the wind up radio won't be much help!!
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1938 Morris 8 Ser II Coupe Utility (Pickup)
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Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 7779 Location: Derby

alastairq · Joined: 14 Oct 2016 Posts: 2280 Location: East Yorkshire

Putin would just want us to be thoroughly fed up with things, and vote in a government that really likes to kowtow to Putin and his demands.....

Imagine, Putin insists all UK nationals drive nothing else but Ladas and the like?
Only the elite get to have Mercedes....
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Dellow Mk2, 1951 built, reg 1952.
Fiat 126 BIS
Cannon special [1996 registered. Built in 1950's]
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Ford Pop chassis, Ashley 1172 bodyshell, in pieces.

Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 7779 Location: Derby

I bet he wouldn't even know how to change a wheel. Rolling Eyes

Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 7779 Location: Derby

bjacko · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2026 7:21 am Post subject: Disaster preparations

It's not just putin and Trump but if rocket man in North Korea decided to supply nuclear weapons to the fanatics running Iran they would think they were martyring themselves by firing them around the world.
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1938 Morris 8 Ser II Coupe Utility (Pickup)
1985 Rover SD1 VDP