Store cupboard - in case of emergency

TKP_3

amazon_spice wrote:

Tried several addresses - all say 45% chance of snow!

Except Scotland, which has 55% chance. Guess they don't know yet...

purpleprincess

TKP wrote:

Except Scotland, which has 55% chance. Guess they don't know yet...

I did!! :snow_laug My postcode's forecast heavy snow on friday too, wait till I tell the (big) kids - they'll have the tractors, sledges and car bonnets out ready for the snow slope...shame it seems to be sunny next few days after though :snow_grin

Thanks for the link, it's now in my favourites :beer:

mardatha

Looking for a list of things to get for a store in case of an emergency , for instance the flu suddenly takes off/gets worse & shops are empty. I see the US forums all have something like this but they eat weird stuff
Would people like Kitty, who have done this kind of thing for ages, care to post what they have /would like in an emergency store ? I'm sure it comes under the heading of "old style" because all our grannies would have had something like this!
Remember this isnt a general "under the stairs" store, this is a basic short-term list of things likely to sell out first..

Debt_Free_Dreamer

I don't have an emergency/crisis store as such, but because we buy in bulk in our house when anything we use is on offer I reckon I have enough tinned tomatoes, baby wipes and nappies for next 6 months. shampoo, diswasher tabs, washing up liquid for the next 12.

I don't think I have any space for the emergency store. Just looking at my bulk purchases, at least we would be clean.

Jedilibrarian

In my Collins Gem Disaster Survival book (don't ask!), it tells you what you should have in your home survival kit, though it doesn't go into great detail on the food:

Radio (wind up if poss)
Torch
Water purification kit or tablets
Store of water
Canned or dried food that doesn't need cooking
Tin opener
Duct tape
Spanner/wrench
Multi-purpose pocket knife
String and rope
Any essential prescribed medication
Baby formula milk
Fire extinguisher
Large bin bags
Toothpaste
Feminine hygiene supplies
Loo roll
Bleach
Spare spectacles
ID
Cash.

Not sure which would apply to a swine flu scenario but having the canned/dried food sounds like a good start (I suppose it would depend on how bad things got and whether essential services were still operational ).

PS Obviously they recommend a good first aid kit too

rosieben

don't know if you might find something useful in this bad weather store cupboard thread
there's also some useful stuff in the preparing for winter thread too?

rosieben

I think my bare minimum emergency stock list might be something like this

Pasta / Rice /Couscous
Flour
Yeast/baking powder
Stock powder, Salt and pepper + any other seasoning you cant live without!
Long life milk
Cereals
Sugar
Tea /Coffee
Tins - soup, meat, fish, baked beans, veg, fruit,
Biscuits/crackers or the makings of them
Bottled water (for cooking and drinking)

Toilet rolls, shampoo, soap
Soda crystals, vinegar, bin bags and, of course, Stardrops!

In a real emergency, spices, sauces and things like almond essence etc would liven up a limited diet. And bear in mind that anything imported is extra vulnerable.

Different emergencies would need different approaches. We have lots of power cuts here so I have a small gas camping stove. But if we lost water things get more complicated - American disaster preparedness sites recommend keeping a huge amount of drinking water which just wouldn’t be practical for me in my tiddly little house. I keep a stock of water purification tablets but I’m not sure what the real answer is to this. During the floods of recent years some young men in Gloucester thought it hugely funny to pee into the water bowsers providing fresh drinking water to local residents!! :eek:


hth

mardatha

my god Rosie... I suppose we in this country never think of water cos we seem to have so bloody much of it sometimes..
JED- "In my Collins Gem Disaster Survival book (don't ask!),".. WE'RE ALL ASKING !lolol
I suppose the nromal store cupboard (or in some cases, ROOM lol!) would apply here, with the addition of some chemist stuff and pills etc, because the last place you want to be going is a busy chemist full of folk buying stuff for ill family members...

rosieben

mardatha wrote: »

my god Rosie... I suppose we in this country never think of water cos we seem to have so bloody much of it sometimes..

we're certainly getting our fair share here today

PolishBigSpender

I would think the inclusion of a tin-foil hat would be a priority.