Preparedness for when

Molly41

Strong black bin bags - multi purpose.
Can be used as a ground sheet if muddy, wrapping up clothes if raining, covering oneself if raining, collection of rubbish etc

My DD double wraps all her clothes for festivals

Dont forget paracetamol and Ibuprofen

lobbyludd

a large empty water bottle - they'll have potable water stand pipes, but going back and fore can be a pain, so get one that's big. Washing up liquid for your mess tins. sun cream - I know in the last 5 or so years it's been a mud bath, but every time I went it was baking hot, and people were passing out with sun stroke and horrible sun burn. Cup a soups if you can eat them. pack small - meal in a mug with only boiled water. They sell old blankets at stalls for a couple of quid if you're cold. NOTHING VALUBLE. small tents sometimes get stolen wholesale for the contents (so make friends with your neighbours and try and camp in the family field if it still exists but NOT by the perimeter as men always have to relieve themselves against something and people will try and jump the perimeter, some will suceed, you don't want to be underneath them.....), we always went with loads of people and a massive tent so someone was always around and about but I still had my only pair of boots stolen when left outside of a tent for 20mins once.

that notwishstanding....you'll have a great time, it is a fabulaous experience, I am counting the years until I can take mine

VJsmum

Ooh thanks

I am planning the family field - there are two and one (Wicketts) is right by the bus station, so hopefully we won't be carrying stuff far. I think the most valuable thing we will have is the kelly kettle - the tent was half price and so cheaper than KK.

I will start a list....

GreyQueen

VJsMum, I have bought the cook-kit with my Kelly Kettle but haven't yet got around to playing with it, but have heard that they are only really suitable for warming stuff up on.

A thought about your trip; would a lightweight luggage trolley help you in the moving of stuff from the bus to the field? You know, the kind of fold-up ones which people used to put suitcases on before wheeled suitcases were commonplace?

They're still available to buy, inexpensive and you may already have/ know someone who'd lend you one. A couple of bungee cords (99p store have 2 for 99p if you don't own any already) would be needed to hold stuff onto the trolley.

I've seen pix of peeps at Glasto using them to lug the stuff to the camping fields. HTH.

D&DD

VJ'smum how many of you are going? Adults and kids I'm sure we can come up with some sort of plan for the food part between us I have a really good camping food book which has mealplans in it..
I was thinking of you when I saw the kettle go pop last night on the UKPrepper thing! I presume they put the bung in too tight and they scared the life out of themselves.
I'll bet someone has yootube vids of cooking on it you know..will have a look round later for you

Bob now thats what I call a plan :rotfl:


PerplexedPineapple I store our important papers in a fireproof/waterproof cashbox and yes it does weigh a ton although it's only around 6 inches by 4 and 3 deep.We don't have passports so that cuts down on space.The stuff is in a ziplock bag so can be grabbed and the box dumped if necessary to leave on foot with a more lightweight load. One day I will organise myself enough to scan everything in and put it onto a stick thing..

shropshirelass when I was making my son's first BOB he was not able to carry anything but was able to pull something so maybe a small case on wheels would be of help if you ever needed to leave *which hopefully would never happen* I have one of those trolley things too that you use to move furniture and stuff on both can be of use at other times too it's very handy for moving heavy pots!

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VJsMUM it will only be for a few days and the easiest option would be to only take instant dry things like cuppasoups, porridge pots, no cook noodles etc that only need hot water from the KK to make a meal. It's not going to make you unhealthy eating that way for a week, and cereal bars will fill any gaps. The dry packs will keep the weight down in your luggage, some instant cappuccino sachets and hot chocolate sachets would be nice too. I'm sure you'll be able to get fast food there 24/7 so you'll have hot available if you want not to cook. DD2 has been regularly since she was at uni and says the loos get minging (her words!) and often there is no loo paper so maybe loo paper and hand gel would be a good thing to take too, hope that helps, Cheers Lyn xxx.

RAS

VJsmum wrote: »

Ooh thanks
I am planning the family field - there are two and one (Wicketts) is right by the bus station, so hopefully we won't be carrying stuff far. I think the most valuable thing we will have is the kelly kettle - the tent was half price and so cheaper than KK.
I will start a list....

Hi I have often camped for a week 5 miles from the road end and been known to lug everything I need for a several day long hike on other occasions.

Instant noodles - 3 minute ones can be covered with boiling water and will hydrate. The best toppings are pesto (if you like the flavour) and puttanesca (olives, capers, tomato and anchovies etc) which you can make in advance and has so many preservatives that it survives a day under boiling hot canvas.

Cuppa-soups add a spoon of potato purls (instant mash) to thicken and a teaspoon of marg. makea sarnie into a meal.

Instant potato - make mash. Add milk powder and marg, stir in cheese.

Instant porridge - take powdered milk and add hot water, stir. A little sugar is nice. or take muesli, add milk powder and stir.

Instant whip. Add milk powder, stir to crumble the milk granules and add water. I like the choocy one. Nice with a banana.

Chocolate, good old nuts and raisins for snacking. Avoid anything salted.

BessieBooBoo

D&DD wrote: »

I think for most people the hardest thing is deciding if its time to go or safer to stay,I'm not sure if we have such a thing as mandatory evacuations here like they do in the states usually if the police knock and ask you to leave you just do,we're too polite to argue.

Since I've lived here we have had chemical spills,noxious fires causing us to be sealed in,a huge gas leak (evacuated to school,which is our local shelter),2 house fires near us and the riots so close we could see the flames,a flash flood,armed swat teams sealing off the estate for different murders and thats without everyday things like trees being blown over,snowed in etc..it's a wonder I'm not permanently dressed in kevlar

Funnily enough though I actually feel safe here..

Hello D&DD

Yikes. Um, do you ever want to move?

Seriously, if you have a good support network of family/friends, it is probably wiser to stay put, unless the police or whoever are announcing evacuations.

We've had more personal SHTF here - deaths, illnesses in the family, job loss, although a few burglars have struck in the street; and one near miss when lightening struck the roof of the house opposite us, zonking out our electrics and killing the p.c. Reminder to preppers, get a non-zonking out plug attachment thingy for it (forget what it's called!).

On the doggy front, our DDog has graduated from frog killing (before we could catch her), to goldfish staring. Ending with her unable to contain her frustration and leaping in the pond. She's more wary now it's netted, but I caught her dibbling at the net with her paw and trying to sidle round it.

Any suggestions to stop a pond dibbling dog anyone? Apart from taking her [STRIKE]poaching for trout[/STRIKE] fishing?

Take care all, and remember, Keeeeeeeppppp Preeeeeepppppping!

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When we lived in Germany we knew a family who had a 1 year old Giant Schnauzer called Henko. One day thier neighbour dug a lovely BIG pond, set it all up with plants, water margin plants, beautiful.....then.....he got 40 Koi Carp of varying sizes!!!!! and then, he came home from work one evening to find a very muddy and wet Schnauzer sitting in his pond and there wasn't a single fishie left, but Henko didn't want his supper..... guess who wasn't exactly flavour of the month???

I can't remember if it was here or on the Tougher thread we were talking about small pasta shapes for soup having become very expensive lately? I was in B&M today and they have 1kg packs of pasta hoops (Sitoni brand) for 59p, I got 2 as it seemed such a good price, hope that's some use, Cheers Lyn xxx.

BessieBooBoo

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

When we lived in Germany we knew a family who had a 1 year old Giant Schnauzer called Henko. One day thier neighbour dug a lovely BIG pond, set it all up with plants, water margin plants, beautiful.....then.....he got 40 Koi Carp of varying sizes!!!!! and then, he came home from work one evening to find a very muddy and wet Schnauzer sitting in his pond and there wasn't a single fishie left, but Henko didn't want his supper..... guess who wasn't exactly flavour of the month???

I can't remember if it was here or on the Tougher thread we were talking about small pasta shapes for soup having become very expensive lately? I was in B&M today and they have 1kg packs of pasta hoops (Sitoni brand) for 59p, I got 2 as it seemed such a good price, hope that's some use, Cheers Lyn xxx.

Hello Mrs LW

Eep! I should've known when I asked the chap at the dog rescue if I should let her off lead, and in a millisecond he said no....! :cool:

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