Preparedness for when

happydays89

I found this site. https://www.survivaluk.net. The forum is very interesting.

GreyQueen

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

You're browsing the net naked?

Believe me, hun, that wouldn't be anyone's thrill if I was - was in my jammies.

Have now done an hour of chores inc the ironing so am awarding myself a bit of interwebulating.

GreyQueen

happydays89 wrote: »

I found this site. www.survivaluk.net. The forum is very interesting.

:T That's really good, thanks for posting that linkie.

ArthriticOldThing

Thank you for the advice and pics. Now I know what to look for when am out and about. Will have to wait til get to town though (Newcastle) as the stores we have here - Wilkos, HB, B&H etc don't seem to stock the stuff mentioned on here. I assume the bigger stores will be the place to check.

One of my jobs for today is to sort a place to keep all my candles, matches and torches together instead of having them scattered around the flat.

I am also going to have to live off my supplies for this month as I overspent stocking said supplies.:rotfl::rotfl:

Bought myself a head light this morning from HB - quite pleased with myself.

maryb

I bought four of those small LED lanterns when they were on special. One lives in the corner just inside the front door, one just inside the back door, one by my bed and one right at the top of the stairs - and woe betide anyone who doesn't put them back where they belong

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AOT. If you can't get to a store that stocks them, you can always get them online.

Indeed, this one is even a couple of quid cheaper (when you add in the normal price of the 8 "free" cannisters) than B&M.

Portable Camping Gas Cooking Stove + 8 Refills.

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Do you mean something like this, maryb?

I have a few of them.

They are incredibly bright, and run for ages, on 3 AAA batteries

[Deleted User]

No you're not the only one to be feeling just a tiny bit smug BOB, what mystifies me is that the quote you showed was reading to me as if the discovery that our electronic lifestyle is not sustainable under some circumstances seems to have come as a bit of a surprise!!! Maybe that's why there are alternative folks like all of us, to show the rest of the world that it needn't be a disaster and there are ways to live without all the gizmos and gadgets that still let you live well, Cheers Lyn xxx.

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While those kind of situations are mainly what we are prepping for, we should also be prepping for the minor emergencies/inconveniences.

Things like the cooker or central heating breaking down, an internal household electrical fault, which prevents the Circuit Breakers from being reset.

Something as simple as a fractured gas main in the street, in the middle of winter, could leave you cold, if the heating is all gas.

That's why I have alternate methods of cooking and heating.

My installed heating is all gas, so I have one of these as well.

My cooking is all electric, so I have a couple of these.

Total cost of all three (minus gas cannisters) was less than £40.

Personally, I think that's a small price to pay, to avoid the risk of freezing, while eating cold food.

GreyQueen

Just been out and about and went to a B00ts to buy surgical spirit. They wanted £4.95 for a 500ml bottle. I baulked and said I'd check elsewhere. Went to a Savrs and got 4 x 200 ml at £1.29 each = £5.16. Which meant that I paid 21p more for an extra 300 ml.

They have surgical spirit and witch hazel in these brown glass 200 ml bottles with a child-proof cap. Stored near the TCP type ointments; I had to ask as they weren't leaping out at me.

I use s.s to swab the grime off my computer keyboard, but it has many medical uses. I shall also experiment with treating the soles of my feet as my walking holibob in July revealed that I was painfully ill-prepared. When you can barely walk, you feel incredibly vulnerable.

Well, you are incredibly vulnerable - end of.

I'm also buying several of constantly used and long-life items when I see them at a good price, such as 3-in-1 light oil for my pushbike. You can also use this kind of oil for the locks and mechanisms of uPVC double glazing, but not WD40 according to the manufacturer of mine (a major national company).

Many of these useful things are products of the petroleum industry and will be hard to find in a crisis. And as the price seems to be on a constant upward trajectory, having a few by you, should funds stretch to it, seems to be a prudent idea to me.

Righty, going up the road to drop in on a shopkeeper pal and see how they're doing. They usually have a cuppa on offer, too.