Author Topic: Preparing for winter on a budget...  (Read 13523 times)

funkyfish

  • Joined Nov 2011
  • Devon
Re: Preparing for winter on a budget...
« Reply #30 on: August 24, 2013, 09:34:46 pm »
 ;D  Just spotted it!!!!


Thanks for the good ideas everyone!


I have pallet envy!!! I want to make a hay store (only need a few bales put by) and a sheep house with enclosure incase it gets very snowy and for lambing etc. I need about 20, I will have to take them up one at a time as not much room in my Kangoo so it may take a while....
Old and rare breed Ducks, chickens, geese, sheep, guinea pigs, 3 dogs, 3 cats, husband and chicks brooding in the tv cabinate!

Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: Preparing for winter on a budget...
« Reply #31 on: August 24, 2013, 10:50:11 pm »
I use pallets to build manure heaps. They're just the right size.

Marches Farmer

  • Joined Dec 2012
  • Herefordshire
Re: Preparing for winter on a budget...
« Reply #32 on: August 25, 2013, 10:30:50 am »
We use Muck Boots or Nora Max or Bekina Agrilite - no need for socks.  Trapper hats, like a baseball cap with low back and ear flaps are brilliant - warm and secure and stop the rain lashing into your eyes.  I wear thinsulate gloves under heavy duty black rubber gloves for most tasks - keep your hands dry and warm unless the temperature really plummets.  Always seems to be the right hand glove that gets a hole in it first, though, so I have any extensive collection of left rubber gloves. 

AndynJ

  • Joined Sep 2010
  • uk
  • Says it as it is. don't like it don't look
Re: Preparing for winter on a budget...
« Reply #33 on: August 25, 2013, 07:49:53 pm »
Yep wellies, but made you chuckle,
 
Come on any ideas for cutting my thinner stuff up ??

MAK

  • Joined Nov 2011
  • Middle ish of France
    • Cadeaux de La forge
Re: Preparing for winter on a budget...
« Reply #34 on: August 25, 2013, 08:10:44 pm »
Bodger - have you seen the pallett stripper? We got one on line and Chris strips the all down and I cut them up for various building projects. We never burn them though and beware of the nails..
www.cadeauxdelaforge.fr
Gifts and crafts made by us.

AndynJ

  • Joined Sep 2010
  • uk
  • Says it as it is. don't like it don't look
Re: Preparing for winter on a budget...
« Reply #35 on: August 27, 2013, 06:17:06 am »
the pallet stripper looks good, more work to do
on line £70 something similar at screwfix £20
Off to get one at 7am

oor wullie

  • Joined Jun 2012
  • Strathnairn
Re: Preparing for winter on a budget...
« Reply #36 on: August 27, 2013, 08:05:14 am »
The leaves on the trees in our area started turning yellow on Sunday (or at least that's when I noticed them) so autumn is here!

Insulated boiler suit, so good that Mrs OW (perhaps should be referred to as Primrose if you ever read Oor Wullie books)  required that I buy her a set.

 

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