Preparing for winter III

farmerswife75

pinkmami - i love the idea of a basket each for the kids to put their gloves etc into! Will add to my list of things to get to prepare for winter, i don't normally do any special prep but reading this thread has really put me in the mood!!

Thanks!

J

Fruball

I am still being teased at work about last years winter preps... and we had an easy winter!!!

Well, most of these things are permanent fixtures in my house now so I will have the last laugh when (if!) we get a bad winter again!

Jobs left are

Replace living room curtain rail and line curtains
Collect firewood and kindling
Clear space in shed for our quail who will then lay eggs all winter!
Hoard more food
Threaten the gas company that if they don't change my card meter for a proper billed meter then I will leave for another supplier
Make new thicker blind for kitchen
Make window quilts for 4 windows upstairs
Possibly carpet the girls' room (they hate laminate in the winter)
New bathroom flooring
New kitchen flooring
Possibly new kitchen cupboard doors
New back door... or some way of heavily insulating the crap one I have
Nice rug for living room
Buy chest freezer for outhouse
Lottery win to fund the above

I love my winter preps as i suffer from SAD and the fact that I am prepared makes my life so much easier at a time when I need all the help i can get!

ps - I only used my YakTrax a couple of times but they were a Godsend - even DS (who was mortified when I got them for him) used them a couple of times and felt smug as he walked easily to work when others were slipping about!!! hehe Mum knows best!!! His friend even asked to borrow them!

fuddle

With all this yuk weather I'm thinking more about winter preps.

Just ordered a thermal vest for myself from ebay. It's a start. Debating on long johns but not too sure as to whether I would like a restricted kind of feel. Does anyone use long johns when they're sat in house/doing housework/walking to shops/school run?

Also I have been looking at British Gas radiator panels for behind radiator. My neighbour says to just cover cardboard with tin foil. It sounds like it would work. Does it?

Any help would be appreciated.

bay window curtain track
living room curtains, lined
[STRIKE]front door curtain track
front door curtain[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]2x fleeces for sofa sitting[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]candles and tealights[/STRIKE] (still need to add to stocks though.
attach curtain rod to patio door
hang lined curtains at patio door
blinds x2 for kitchen
blind/curtains toilet window
bubble wrap toilet window (freezing in there and bubble wrap is great!)
radiator panel for bay window rad
2x rugs for childrens laminate bedroom floor
2x crochet blankets for children's beds
2x crochet children's hats and scarfs
thermal vests [STRIKE]for all[/STRIKE]just eldest
wellies for youngest
thick socks for all
winter car box for DH work car
water resistant trousers for me
pay off as much gas and elect so can go into autumn/winter without being in debt (working at it

greenbee

Fuddle - I have long johns, and I wear them around the house, as I work from home. I have ordinary thermal ones and bamboo ones. The bamboo ones are thinner, so don't make you feel quite as fat trying to do up your clothes over an extra layer! Apparently silk are best...

BG radiator panels probably aren't the cheapest option. I got the stuff on a roll from a DIY place which I cut to size and then slotted behind the radiators. I might actually stick them on this time...

Frugal - I insulated the back door I don't use (I have two... No logic as to why...) with leftover floor underlay (3mm silver backed foam stuff) taped on in layers which covered all the gaps. And I bubble wrapped the window. I then stacked up the spare loo roll in front of it for extra insulation... And haven't taken it all down for the summer...

cleggie

OK, am subscribing to this thread for sure!!

What i need to prepare for winter:

Wellies (for oldest son)
New coats (for all of us)
Winter kit for car
Extra elec and gas to pay
Thick socks (all of us)
Snow boots (all of us)

Oh hec, i dread to think how much i need to spend!

muffin_man_7

fuddle wrote: »

With all this yuk weather I'm thinking more about winter preps.

Just ordered a thermal vest for myself from ebay. It's a start. Debating on long johns but not too sure as to whether I would like a restricted kind of feel. Does anyone use long johns when they're sat in house/doing housework/walking to shops/school run?

Also I have been looking at British Gas radiator panels for behind radiator. My neighbour says to just cover cardboard with tin foil. It sounds like it would work. Does it?

Any help would be appreciated.

bay window curtain track
living room curtains, lined
[STRIKE]front door curtain track
front door curtain[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]2x fleeces for sofa sitting[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]candles and tealights[/STRIKE] (still need to add to stocks though.
attach curtain rod to patio door
hang lined curtains at patio door
blinds x2 for kitchen
blind/curtains toilet window
bubble wrap toilet window (freezing in there and bubble wrap is great!)
radiator panel for bay window rad
2x rugs for childrens laminate bedroom floor
2x crochet blankets for children's beds
2x crochet children's hats and scarfs
thermal vests [STRIKE]for all[/STRIKE]just eldest
wellies for youngest
thick socks for all
winter car box for DH work car
water resistant trousers for me
pay off as much gas and elect so can go into autumn/winter without being in debt (working at it

hi fuddle this is 2nd atempt 1st one deleted itself:mad:
i wear thermals all winter top and bottoms even at night one thing i've noticed is the mens thermals are much warmer and softer than the womens one i prefere mens cos the sizes are easier i was fed up of the womens sizes being tooo tight i 'm a 10/12 in jeans but tops i'd need 22 or bigger big tummy i got the womens ones in the sales had them bout 2yr got from a s d a they had them in the baskests a couple of weeks ago £2 instead of £4 tops and bottoms might be worth a look i wear them in the house from around end oct sometimes nov but keep the mens thermals for when i go out need the bottom half this year my son pinched mine said they were great under his jeans and joggers
i got waterproof trousers for me and son from aldi £9 i got medium and while they do fit i think i should of gone up a size especially if wearing over jeans they are great don'tget soaked when cars speed through puddles remember to wear wellies or your feet will get wet

radiator panels from british gas i got sent a pack FREE last year and all i did was ask how could ikeep the house warm with out it costing too much didnt want another big bill they transfered the call and the person i spoke to was very helpfull some things i was already doing some i used to do but hadn't done for a while it's a bit like a reminder they also sent me a power down lead for tv haven't used it yet i don't watch tv unless i go next door to watch kiddies for an hour hth

i'm paying back £3.55 a week and only got £28.and a bit to got so from august that should start topping up nicely but i'm also hoping to put at least a fiver aside each week as well need to give them a call i still haven't had final bill from when they swapped meters it might help me to work out how much will need each week well at least it's better than guessing and gettingit wrong main thing is once debt is paid all money onto meter will be for gas so won't be too bad i hope

keep posting your list cos i'forgot about the waterproof trousers and i'd of worn them yesterday if i could find them

[Deleted User]

If anyone is thinking of carpeting a room most carpet showrooms will actually make you a rug the size of the room and have the outside edges whipped to stop them fraying. this saves on having it fitted and has the advantage that you could take it up in the warmer (ha ha) weather. We had this done for the lounge as we didn't want fitted carpet and found it very reasonably priced.

[Deleted User]

I just ordered a sack trolley with pneumatic tyres as we have wood pellets to move from the road, over gravel. Doh, dh has problematic hips again after replacements 6 years ago. So, la la whats new, I`ll just get on with things as always and those pellets come on 1 tonne pallets. I`ll manage fine though as I am still quite strong at 4`11 64 year old, think Hannah Hauxwell type!. I`m not going to be asking family for quite a while yet, with a bit of luck, as they all have to travel quite a distance. Anyway you get to learn the best ways of humping stuff when you are little ie roll in, roll out

I haven`t ordered the fuel yet but will do so in a few weeks and am also waiting to get the stove serviced

I do admire the people getting of their backsides and actually doing things to help get through the winter. Make do and mend has never died

Cheapskate

Morning all

This rubbish weather is making me feel all autumnal and wanting to start winter prep, even though we're not even half way through the year! :rotfl:

I didn't do all I should have last year - good job it wasn't that cold here. I'm going to do various things this time - even if it just insulates the house a bit more, thus saving on heating bills, that will do me.

To do:
Winter coats for DD, DH, possibly me.
Wellies for both kids.
Few more fleeces (prob cheap !kea ones).
Sort out/buy new woollies and put somewhere we'll find them!
Buy new plastic storage boxes for garage for grocery overspill.
Stock up big-time on non-perishables.


[STRIKE]Probably[/STRIKE] Definitely a lot more, will add to this later.

A xo

prepareathome

I have put silver foil very carefully on cardboard and put it behind each radiator for last winter so will put it on to do list for next to be checked

My To Do List is

Check hot water bottles are still ok ( were not used last winter at all)
Check the silver foil behind radiators
Line curtains with fleece ( source cheap fleece) as never did it last year
Check salt stocks -both for pathways and cooking
Check what needs replacing in winter meds ( I know I need more Echinachea but health food shop was closed when I was in village this morning, hope its not permanent as I prefer the tincture to the tablets).
Start stocking up again on long life milk ( had ran out but bought two litres today so started but need more)
Go through tin stores and see what is needed - aim to try and have enough in for a few months not just a few weeks
Check hats, gloves, scarves are usable still
Check dogs coats are usable still and price up boots for them, or see about finding a pattern to make them
Check nothing go missing from car kit
Check where snow shovel is for house ( I think in back garden)
Buy more gas for camping stove in case of outages - I know I only have 4 cans and each can lasts about 90 mins tops but less in the fire that runs off them.
Have calor gas heater checked as not been used for a few years.
Check all throws and fleeces in living room are still usable.
Buy new thermals as last lot worn out ( for both hubby and me)
Check wellis, well hubbys mine ok worn then a lot in garden lately
Check if hubby needs more thermal socks
Check if hubby needs more undies.
Check if winter duvets will do another winter

Go round house and see what else is needed cannot think at moment.