Who doesn't have a stock cupboard

la_farfallina

Popperwell wrote: »

This task is becoming an epic:mad:

I'm trying not to spend much as soon money will be tight thanks mainly to rules that the DWP have and utility bills/rent etc...so obviously I have been buying things I know I'll need in the future and I hope they'll last for years.

The crates have cost £25 in the end(for ten)the only good thing is thanks to tan offer, I did save £40.

With everything crated up, I seem to have less room than when everything was on shelves or tins were stacked on top of each other etc...the crates are quite big, a capacity of 30L.

When you see it all crated up I don't seem to have as much as I thought I had. Ten crates sounds like a lot but its how much is in each and the shape of the crates can restrict what you put in each one. So I may have to put some of my crates into the dining room which I don't use.

It has become more of a utility room as it has the fridge/freezer and tumble drier in there. Can't get those into the kitchen and its said the outhouse isn't good for the fridge/freezer.

The fridge/freezer has the frozen and fresh food that need replacing most quickly and those are what you need to watch the dates.

The cupboards in the kitchen have jars, tinned goods, bread, first aid items, kitchen equipment, mugs, plates etc...

The pantry will probably have to store fresh food(Fruit, vegetables)cereals, crisps, sweets, booze, coffee, teabags, squashes, olive oil and household goods(washing up liquid, fabric softeners, washing machine powder, bleach, bin bags etc...)batteries, torch, candles, tea lights, matches.

It has been mentioned elsewhere but I'll add it here, I have purchased a camp stove and some gas canisters.

Someone had said its ok having food but if it needs heating up what are you going to do.

This way I can still do a simple hot meal or boil water for a hot drink(on E-bay there is one that has 8 free canisters and with the stove comes out at around £19)Mine cost me £15 in Argos, the same one and I had to buy the canisters so that came in at around £25. So approx £6 more and I did myself out of four canisters but still not a bad buy.

Each canister can last approx 1 hour and 15 minutes.

If ever I have to downside(I don't want to)I don't care if my stock is on show, they'll only be me there to see it and if it saves money that's all that matters.

If I can get around to trying to write a list out to make it easier to keep track of what I have and when to use it at last I can say it's all sorted and I'll be very happy.

But as I am in the middle of sorting out the place is a mess...

Blimey! I thought I was doing well getting a few tins of toms, chick peas and butter beans.

Was tempted to buy some small geezers for my store cupboard but I know I wouldn't be able to resist them.

Farf x

Popperwell

Farf, you probably are doing fine...the basics like tomatoes, baked beans, cereals, porridge, fruit juice, eggs, bread, milk, water, possibly some meat/fish in tins, biscuits, tea/coffee, soup would be enough...I'm going to stop myself now...:p

It may not look much but being alone, I eat less so it is more than enough what I have. It does allow me variety...I guess the question is, is a stock room for emergencies or for trying to save money and not spend as much or shop as often. Or possibly both.

muffin_man_7

Pops(reminds me of my Grandad ) i think both is the answer a store cupboard can help in many ways to save money, to help when weather bad or someone is ill also can be really handy if we get an unplanned bill or need to get something sooner than we might of expected to

When my children were younger we always had a stock of food in the freezer and cupboards came in really handy, like when i had 3 plus ex with chicken pox all in same week kids were good ex was a moaner
then about 3yrs later same thing happened with younger 3

I think a store cupboard is a must have with prices going up so much
we've had a bad few months and ours is almost empty need to try and get it relocated and restocked before winter we don't have it too bad here but i'd rather not go out when its snow and ice unless its essential then yak traxs on and slow and steady walk to town possible 50 mins each way means a long time in the cold but if store cupboard full i can wait a few days will hopefully make a start on this soon especially as school hols start on 19th always seem to go through more food in them six weeks than any other time and of 7 kids i've only two at home now son 20yrs and youngest 15 oh well this is not getting shopping done for today not that i feel like moving my head still throbbing from migraine 2 days ago ouch see i need my store cupboard today but it's almost empty and def does not have what we need for weekend oh well needs must be back laters to see what u alll up too

Confuzzled

green_hat778 wrote: »

One thing I noticed that nobody seems to have mentioned is medicines... always handy to keep a few packs of pain killers, prescription medicines in just in case (obviously watch the use by dates).

I have enough stored to last me a fair while... keep trying to avoid the supermarkets to run it down a bit but it never works...

yes medicines are really vital to stock up on particularly with winter in mind. if your child has a really high fever you need both paracetamol AND ibuprofen so you can alternate every two hours til you can get them seen by a doctor, which, if the winter is bad could be a few days as we saw a few winters back

also don't forget birth control ladies! and feminine hygiene products, not like you don't know you'll need them!!!

Confuzzled

GreyQueen wrote: »

US prepper sites are very heavy on the weaponry, what little I've seen of them, but given the prevalence of guns in civilian hands in that country, they are right to be concerned IMO. One of my pals works in a gun shop but I don't intend to be doing business with him unless the zombies start getting really bad here in Provincial City. I'm a rubbish shot, anyway.

my daughter and i are thinking of joining a local archery club, i teasingly told her she'd be ready come any zombie apocalypse, mind you in the back of my mind i was thinking i'd be better prepared come a financial apocalypse, you can teach yourself to make more arrows and they are useful for defense AND hunting that won't give you away to people in your vicinity...

not that i think much about it really however i'm a huge fan of post apocalyptic films and tv shows of most varities so i do think on it occassionally

oh, and i've been teaching my daughter to forage too, lots of tasty free things that could prove essential should we say run out of oil some day (probably not in my life time, maybe in hers) we quite enjoy a lot of the foods we find and it's fun time shared together but i'm hoping it helps her with mental preparation to be a survivor if the sh*t does hit the proverbial fan (really i'm hoping it won't!)

Butterfly_Brain

An apology to all of those who asked for my stock list. I was taken into hospital and was in for 10 days, so I am just finding my feet again, which means that I will be using the store cupboard for a good few weeks.

So point made about illness coming out of the blue . The stores that I had have been well used, but that is better than the family having take away every night for 10 days :eek:
I know what you mean about keeping quiet about your stores, and awful as it sounds you must always put your own family first.

I wouldn't need to worry about a bigger store cupboard if it wasn't for the fact that I am worried sick as to what the next couple of years hold for us. I am another on DLA who knows that they will force me and many others on to JSA, because ATOS is paid thousands per claimant to move them off DLA, it is an unfair system, because ATOS is a privately owned company and of course they will want to make as much profit as possible to the detriment of the sick and disabled.

I will try and get the list out over the next couple of days .

gayle1

could u please pm me a list aswell never good at keeping stock i am one of those that run out of everything by the sun morning thanks in advance the mcfedries family.
ps do u double up on most things?reason getting changed from paid fortnightly to monthly and we are going to struggle unless i start now before deal goes through:j

Popperwell

Well of course first of all I send Hugs to you BB and am sorry to hear that you have been in hospital and I hope you start to improve soon. I really worry about all the things you are and there are so many of us...I'll be affected too.

My health is likely to deteriorate and my condition varies. If they force me intoi work I suspect before too long I will be coming home ill and seeing a Dr.

You cannot make the body do what it does not want to, I get tired easily, mobility is not good, sweats, fatigue, pain and so on...and am strong drugs for a rare kidney complaint. I also know that I need an operation in the future too.

Think that's quite a bit to be going on with...

Be interesting to see what's on your list that I have or don't have:por whether I have been quite good as I have never done a stock cupboard before...

Confuzzled and Muffin Man 7 I agree with all that you say...and though we hope that we don't need medicines(pain killers, cough bottles, things for indigestion, plasters, bandages, antiseptic wipes and other items and they might have to be thrown out eventually and replaced it's best to have them in the house.

The coming years are going to be difficult for all of us for a variety of reasons but in a round about way most of it comes back to politics.

Even if we try to stay off that topic. Losing a job, keeping a job, the wages being too low, benefits being withdrawn, reduced, the ill, the retired where pensions cannot keep up with daily living...you could go on and on...and to make this fair I'm sure that no party will offer anything different.

Some are already affected but as has been said earlier the real trouble has still to come...:(

I digress back to the topic in hand but in a way it's for all these reasons we have stock cupboard more so than the thought of a disaster or national emergency.

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re places for storage, behind the plinth under the kitchen cupboards. Good for long term storage. Anyone using that space?

Popperwell

No but it's a thought...don't think mine would remove easily. The pantry is cold most of the year and has a concrete shelf and dark.

If I can stay here the passage alongside the house(doors on both ends)gets lovely and cold in winter as does the outhouse, it stays quite cold all the year round to be honest...and thankfully as most things in the store are tinned/boxed they should be ok...I know people use under the beds but I cannot imagine you'd get much under there?

I forgot when I did my list earlier to include for me things like soap, shavinggel and razors and the like but as been said they don't store too long but if you stick within the dates on the products they still have quite a shelf life...