Preparedness for when

elantan

Hi again everyone, slowly working through the thread and the ideas

Still trying to decide should I go for the Excalibur or another dehydrator? The Excalibur seems to be the best one around but it's a lot of money, so thinking maybe get a cheaper one and then think of getting an Excalibur at a later date, although knowing me I would either moan about not having the Excalibur as it apparently does things better or I would never replace the one I bought

Was also wondering if anyone had any opinion ions on a " wonderbag" ? Am thinking of putting a BOB together and was thinking that might be a handy thing to put in ... Any opinions ?

GreyQueen

siegemode wrote: »

I'd call it being awake, aware and alert. I'm sure we are all referred to as paranoid in some way just for being on here. Tin hats and colanders at the ready:D I have the web cam covered but don't forget to disable the microphone too

http://www.forbes.com/sites/marcwebertobias/2014/01/26/heres-how-easy-it-is-for-google-chrome-to-eavesdrop-on-your-pc-microphone/

http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/fbi-spy-government-reportedly-turns-to-hacking-phones-when-wiretaps-won-t-do-1170708

Very interesting. I wouldn't touch G00gle Ch0me with a disinfected bargepole. I don't use them as a search engine at all. I go with the Duck.........:rotfl:

mardatha

Ok, so how do you water them in loo roll inners then? Does the cardboard not disintegrate?

mardatha

Seigemode what you need is a shortwave receiver, that will pick up worldwide.;)

mrsmortenharket

*delurks*
GreyQueen, come a visit Sarfend, you could visit me as well!

Oh & what you said about that Boris' sister is so true.

These people need to live he actual life, not a week of it. Grinding poverty gets under the skin. You can't experience that in a week.i remember it well from when I was a child.

I read this thread & think,I must prep,I must prep. And I don't.

Where do I start?!

short_bird

siegemode wrote: »

Would our little wind up radios pick up ham radio broadcasts do you know ?
(I'm not talking ham as in sarnies before your quick wit responds:rotfl: )

Ham radio transmissions can be picked up via scanner or short wave (actually, any radio, depending on the frequency in use) but not DAB. HTH. Over.

ETA: I think Rachel has more of an idea of the real world than Boris; however, TPTB have no idea what it is like to be truly broke.

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mrsmortenharket wrote: »

Where do I start?!

Start with the most likely SHTF situations, for your location.

Do you live near the sea, near a river, on a flood plane, in a valley etc.?

Then plan for flooding.

Do you live in an area which suffers badly when it snows?

Then plan for being snowed in.

Do you live in an all electric house?

Then plan for power cuts.

Once you have decided what thing(s) is/are most likely, start gathering the equipment, skills and knowledge, to deal with them.

Later, you can expand you preps, to cover the less likely scenarios.

ALIBOBSY

DawnW wrote: »

I don't think it matters that much. I have done that, and the plants have been fine.

When I worked on a (plant) nursery when I was a teenager, we used to grow them in tall narrow pots without bottoms though, obviously resting in seed trays, with the idea that they don't like having their roots disturbed. Those pots, thinking about it, were almost exactly the same shape and size as a loo roll middle... so I might try that this year.

My sweet peas are in toilet roll inards as we speak, I grow all my beans and peas in them this time of year and sometimes later on as getting them bigger before they go out helps them to avoid being muched by the slimy ones.

Ali x

ALIBOBSY

mardatha wrote: »

Ok, so how do you water them in loo roll inners then? Does the cardboard not disintegrate?

It stays suprisingly solid, although you sometimes get a bit of mold on the edges. They hold long enough to be planted out.

Ali x

siegemode

mrsmortenharket wrote: »

*delurks*
GreyQueen, come a visit Sarfend, you could visit me as well!

Oh & what you said about that Boris' sister is so true.

These people need to live he actual life, not a week of it. Grinding poverty gets under the skin. You can't experience that in a week.i remember it well from when I was a child.

I read this thread & think,I must prep,I must prep. And I don't.

Where do I start?!

I started with 2 boxes of extra food and cleaning supplies back in the 80s because exOH was out of work a few times and we ran out of food and money:( We were lucky that we were able to eat at friends a couple of times and on one occasion had roast chicken. My friend was about to throw the carcass so I asked to take it home (friend looked horrified as to her it was waste) I made soup which fed us for a few days. Once we had some money again I slowly built up a couple of emergency boxes.
When we got a new to us car a couple of yrs back I made sure it was prepared for all weathers inside and out after being stuck on route from family up north in really bad and cold weather with no heater and a car that steamed up unless the windows were open all the time. We now have a full car kit incl snack bars, heat blankets, water, cushions, coats, first aid kit, picnic blankets, maps(I'm totally anti satnav anyway) breakdown kit, window breaker/seatbelt cutter/torch in each door pocket.

Following a prolongerd loss of water a few yrs back we have tried to keep extra bottled water just in case. Everyone paniced and we sat back expecting to last through but as we got low after 24hrs went out to buy sonme more and theres was nothing in all the local shops. Had to travel 7 miles out of our sm mkt town:eek: Now we are a bit more prepared.

We lost out heating 2 winters ago and we managed but I've added an electric blanket and a few more hot water bottles to the preps. As your mind becomes more focussed on what it scenarios you will think of all the things you need and gradually a make list. It takes time, but as others have said concentrate on the possibilities that are likely to effect you first and expand from there. Our most important things are water, food, light and warmth/shelter.

Most of our preps are triggered through experience but also because of the tips and ideas here. hth:)