Preparing for winter II

oldtractor

Its a great feeling knowing theres enough instore for the winter. so far I have
1.fleeces for sofa ans chairs also wool rugs for same
2. hot water bottles,one for each person
3. plently of hats scarves and gloves
4. winter coats
5. winter boots and wellies
6.fleece lined curtains
7. spare extra duvet for bed or sofa
8.half a tonne of coal
9. 1 tonne of wood
10.1/3 full tank of oil.
11. have lots of lighting sticks
12. made jam and fruit liqueurs
13. have a small store cupboard of things
14. have wooly pullies and thermal vests and long johns.
Before October I want to
1.buy another half tonne of coal
2.undecided about oil as I dont use much of it,might fill tank,might not.........
3.more wood needed
4.more lighting sticks
5.need to stock up store cupboard with matches toilet roll etc and food stuffs.
6. make more jam and fruit liqueurs.
7. might knit a heavy woollen sweater.
8. buy another hot water bottle each.

helen_jelly

Hi

I've been following this thread for a while now and I've decided to jump on in and join

Just wanted to do 2 things;

First was to say a big thanks to everyone for posting, I've learnt lots of useful stuff that I'll be doing this year and secondly to post my list of things to do/buy

List

1. Source some cheap flannelette sheets for DS and DD [I didn't realise that these have got quite so dear]
2. Make 3 sets of curtains for the bedrooms [have now got a sewing machine - donation from a lovely lady on freecycle]
3. Line the front door curtain
4. Line the LR curtains and shorten one pair so that they fall behind the rad and not in front of it
5. Line the DR curtains
6. Sort out the curtains in the Kitchen
7. Wellies needed for DH and DD
8. Slippers needed for me
9. Winter boots needed for me
10.Winter coats for Me, DD and DS - DH sorted
11. Hats and Gloves for Me, DD and DS - DH sorted
12. Hot Water bottle covers needed x 2
13. Fleces x 2 for LR
14. Curtain needed for Bathroom
15. Winter PJ's for Me and DD
16. Letter box cover for front door - done, got 1 cheap from Argoose

Thank you all for all the hints and tips - this is one of those threads that should be a must for people to read

Helen

Chillout5892

Hi there Boys and Girls.

Happy Summer Solstice!:)

I just wondered would it be worth us compiling some sticky notices for the top of the forum that give a digest for preparing for winter for new people to this forum? It would save them going through 100 pages to get the information they need.

Any ideas on how we could do this? For different types of properties or different types of areas?

Anyone know if we need or how to get MSE help to set this up?

Over to you.

VJsmum

anguk wrote: »

A quick easy way would be to buy a net curtain tension rod (you can get them for a couple of pounds from places like Wilkinsons) and a cheap fleece blanket from Asda or Ikea. Sew a channel in the top of the fleece and thread it onto the tension rod, there's no fixings or anything so you can stick it up at the window when you close the blinds and take it down when you open them.

Thank you, that's brilliant. Will it hold the weight? I have just thought that you can get curtain poles with "eyes" on the end that hook into hooks (never!) on the window frame, might be sturdier! I think i will do this in DS bedroom too as that window is also cold even though it is double glazed with blinds and curtains!

icelandic_queen

Thanks Frugalfriend for the reminder about the water shortage around Christmas. Must remember to get a fill a few bottles and the water bags we got. It was terrible, no water, no heating, freezing snow and 3 kids whose boredom threshold hit rock bottom!!

sammy_kaye18

Afternoon all

Well am enjoying the solstice as its OH birthday so I am having my cake and bl**dy enjoying it too!

Anyway I have spent most of today relooking over my list and have now sat down, found myself out a notebook and have compiled 5 lists which look like this

1. Winter Prep - House
2. Winter Prep - Us
3. Winter Prep - Other
4. Winter Prep - Car
5. Winter Prep - Meds

and have now put my huge monsterous list down on paper so that I can take it with me and if I see something needed then I will know what I have already and wont double up.

The house list contains fleeces I need/blinds/rugs/curtains etc
The Us one contains PJs - our sizes and other clothing items we need
Other - is things like a supply of dog and terrapin food, baby milk, baby jars etc in case power is out and I cant cook
Car - is my car kit for Owens car so I know hes ok if the weather worsens.
Meds - this is the medicine cabinet box which I will be stocking up with things like painkillers, nicks, olbas oil, plasters etc, and owens eye medication!

The back of the note pad is reserved for christmas list ideas which are already started :eek: and I do have a savings page as well as a Disney page - as Ben has a video collection started but I can never remember what ones hes gotten so I've written them down and I figure a few charity shops trip will soon have him with a good collection since most CS now sell their videos for 49p if not cheaper!

so Ive had a productive day!

oldtractor

oldtractor wrote: »

Its a great feeling knowing theres enough instore for the winter. so far I have
1.fleeces for sofa ans chairs also wool rugs for same
2. hot water bottles,one for each person
3. plently of hats scarves and gloves
4. winter coats
5. winter boots and wellies
6.fleece lined curtains
7. spare extra duvet for bed or sofa
8.half a tonne of coal
9. 1 tonne of wood
10.1/3 full tank of oil.
11. have lots of lighting sticks
12. made jam and fruit liqueurs
13. have a small store cupboard of things
14. have wooly pullies and thermal vests and long johns.
Before October I want to
1.buy another half tonne of coal
2.undecided about oil as I dont use much of it,might fill tank,might not.........
3.more wood needed
4.more lighting sticks
5.need to stock up store cupboard with matches toilet roll etc and food stuffs.
6. make more jam and fruit liqueurs.
7. might knit a heavy woollen sweater.
8. buy another hot water bottle each.

I should have added,got new fleecy slippers too. But need to get winter PJ's for all the family.

slm6002

:jLove the idea of a sticky rather than having to search a lot of pages for information. Afraid no idea where to even start with this - just though i would say yes please

Kitchenbunny

Thanks for the tip about dipping matches in candle wax - yes, I'll definitely give that a go. I want to have some for emergencies when the wind is blowing and in case of damp. Thank you.

KB xx

anguk

VJsmum wrote: »

Thank you, that's brilliant. Will it hold the weight? I have just thought that you can get curtain poles with "eyes" on the end that hook into hooks (never!) on the window frame, might be sturdier! I think i will do this in DS bedroom too as that window is also cold even though it is double glazed with blinds and curtains!

The net curtain poles with eyes are quite flimsy and I think would struggle with the weight especially if the window is any size so I wouldn't use that type. I hung a door curtain on a tension rod last winter with no trouble.