Preparing for winter II

pinkmami

oldtractor wrote: »

Newspaper and lighting sticks [kindling]. collect all summer,chop up bits of broken pallets,collect pine cones keep free newspapers. all valuable in the winter for fire lighting. milk cartons make good firelighters too.

I buy and collect a small bag of kindling a week now & don't even live at the place my wood burner is! We're renovating it so when the time comes I will have enough kindling & newspapers to keep me going for yrs! DH is is an avid newspaper reader & never throws them out. We often have too much so pass them on to the elderly in the village.

bramble1

Well i've set my gas and electric rates for ten months, but apart from that have done nothing in the way of prepping for winter (i've perfected the art of making lentil soup if that counts?)

RedLass

I took advantage of the SportsDirect sale that others have mentioned here and had winter supplies of hats/scarves/gloves for me and OH, as well as new swim gear for this summer - all heaps cheaper than I've seen anywhere else. Turns out we have one in town that I could've visited to save on the postage :doh: Must've opened recently as I had no idea it was there! Still saved a bomb though, so thanks to all who tipped.

So this means I can now go and buy a couple of their large golf type umbrellas - I was eyeing them up on the net and wondering whether they'd make it to my door in one piece... Has anybody else bought these? Will they hold up against a little wind? They're reduced £7.99 to £2.99 and claim to be 2 for a fiver so it seems a bargain.

By the way, great to see everybody's ideas for helping keep the bills down and the bodies warm this winter. Thank you!

annie123

oldtractor wrote: »

I've made a haybox for cooking food.

I made one a few years ago, couldn't get it to keep food hot enough for long enough to cook it.
Have you used yours?

nicki_2

RedLass wrote: »

So this means I can now go and buy a couple of their large golf type umbrellas - I was eyeing them up on the net and wondering whether they'd make it to my door in one piece... Has anybody else bought these? Will they hold up against a little wind? They're reduced £7.99 to £2.99 and claim to be 2 for a fiver so it seems a bargain.

I have a dunlop one from there and its brilliant. I use it all the time when its raining, especially when I'm out working as its pretty good in the wind & hasn't blown inside out yet :j

Sunnyday

RedLass wrote: »

I took advantage of the SportsDirect sale that others have mentioned here. Turns out we have one in town that I could've visited to save on the postage :doh: Must've opened recently as I had no idea it was there! Still saved a bomb though, so thanks to all who tipped.

We have a recently opened one too and i paid a visit armed with the list of things that i needed, i came away empty handed though as although the shop was packed with stuff all the things that i wanted were on the website.

My window recess will need one more coat of paint later today and then tomorrow i shall be able to get on with cutting all the slats to the right length, hopefully i`ll manage to get the whole blind finished soon but i don`t have a day off until next Friday so i`m trying to do bits and pieces as and when.

SD

helen_jelly

Our SportsDirect never has the goodies that are on the website either - I order online and pay postage as its still cheaper than buying in a shop

Bought curtain material to finish the windows in our room - just need to get wire to put them up

Helen

LittleBrownFrog

I'll be interested to hear how you get on with the haybox oldtractor - it's on my 'to do' list, but it keeps getting pushed down.

The_Thrilla

I've made a haybox out of a laundry basket and some old sleeping bags. Works fine.

I will be living on the contents of my freezer during the autumn to get it emptied. This winter I will try turning the fridge/freezer off during the cold months. It doesn't make sense to have piles of snow outside, while inside, in a cold kitchen, you have a fridge running.

MrsRogers

Hey ladies

Thought id let you all know Littlewoods online are offering Buy One Get One Free on bedding.

I have just bought some flannelette sheets in the sale (lovely pattern which will match my bedroom:j

Because of the BOGOF I got

2 x King Flannelette Sheets and 4 x Pillowcases = £11 :T

Delivery is free too