Preparedness for when

craigywv

Bob your house must be like a tavern of shtf STUFF im seriously well jell! On the topic of surviving till monday i could go for a few months lol only need milk as have enough uht and powdered in stores. As long as electric stayed on enough grub in freezers to do deffo for a good while , flour supply is topped up to happy amount also. I would miss fruit and veg well the fresh stuff as have a whole freezer dedicated to frozen veg either got and cooked ys or which i grew or was given last year. I would miss freezer if electric went. Bottled water is good have enough in stores for few weeks too.xxx

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craigywv wrote: »

Bob your house must be like a tavern of shtf STUFF

I like to think I'm well prepared.

Food, I have plenty for a couple of months, at least.

Alternative cooking facilities for at least a few weeks, after which it would be a cooking fire in the garden.

Alternative lighting will depend on the time of year (winter will obviously use more per day), but even in the middle of winter, I reckon on at least a few months.

Stored water is about 10 day's worth, but the filter kit will allow me to use most any available source.

On the none prepping front, I also ordered the Helen Hunt movie, The Sessions.

cornishchick

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Just ordered myself a Sawyer Squeeze Water Filter Kit, and a Duronic Hybrid Wind-Up, Solar & Rechargeable AM/FM Radio.


Thinking about the filter, it's a pity nobody has designed something similar, for desalinating seawater.

It'd be the ideal accessory, for including in life rafts.

BTW. Was just in my local £land, and they have run out of the 4x AA camping lanterns, but the 99p Store has them in.

That's the radio I have, it's not the best, to be honest, in that the signal wavers some and doesn't always stay tuned but charges easy and I am listening to mine in the garden so being charged by the sun .

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Earlier, we were talking about tinned cheese, and I think I mentioned it used to be in 24 Hour Ration Packs.

Well, here you go.



As for the radio CC, it's got a very respectable 4.4 out of 5 rating, and 780 Customer Reviews.

jk0

GreyQueen wrote: »

Very worrying story.

I'd say if anyone reading this owns their own home and has a woodburner/ multi-fuel stove and additional insulation in mind eventually, to go for it now rather than later. If there's a run on such things, prices and availability may well become difficult and the grubbyment will probably be drafting a 'woodburner tax' as soon as they see the writing on the wall.

Righty, need to go offline to head out for the day. Tootle pip, GQ xx

Hear hear.

Remember my wasteful next door neighbours who are annoying me by putting up two enormous extensions?

Today, I noticed the TV aerial waiting for the scrap man, and realised the reason was there was now no longer a chimney to support one.

Frugalsod

GreyQueen wrote: »

Someone I know has a broken arm atm. She finds at least one upside to the nuisance - no ironing for the next several weeks.

I expect the world will still turn.

Some will look at that as a plus. No ironing for many weeks would be heaven for some.

GreyQueen

jk0, I suspect that in a reduced energy future, some homes may be devalued by not being retro-fitable to the new way of living. I can't find it in my heart to worry overmuch about your particular neighbours; they sound charming - not.

I certainly wouldn't fancy a barn conversion with a huge 'great room' and double-height ceiling if there was no CH or no money to run CH. My teeny-tiny but very well-insulated flat keeps pretty warm even without the heating on.

Because I spend a lot of time weeding and this is conducive to random thoughts, I tried to imagine post-Peak Oil SHTF home decor.

I think interior walls would be pale, possibly whitewashed, perhaps tinted with minerals. You'd want pale to reflect maximum light. Perhaps lots of mirrors to maximise the light you do have from candles or lanterns. Mirrored wall scones for candles would be excellent, I think.

Heavy duty curtains would be a must for the colder months and an airlock type arrangement of two doors and a small lobby on each external door would be great. One of my pals had a little terrace whose living room opened into the street, plus the rest of the ground floor was open-plan. Result was any cold-caller resulted in a cold householder.:(

Larders and cool storage on the north side of the home, with airbricks and fly-screens. Rugs might be more useful than fitted carpets, which are mostly petroleum products. A nice handhooked wool or mixed rag rug, plus also a sheepskin or two as bedcover or rug..........

Anyone else want to play with this idea and say what they'd put in their ideal future house and why?

mardatha

I think a wool fitted carpet GQ with rugs on top. And those old fashioned armchairs with high backs and sides, to cut out draughts. And Victorian type screens to cut draughts from doors. And alcove beds near the fire so you could stay cosy in one room

Frugalsod

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Thinking about the filter, it's a pity nobody has designed something similar, for desalinating seawater.

It'd be the ideal accessory, for including in life rafts.

There was one based on a solar still that could thrown behind a boat or raft and would float and desalinate sea water using the sun. It was on tomorrows world years ago.

D&DD

Helloo been busy today so have just skim read til later but wanted to leave a question up for peeps..following on from some answers to Mar's scenario my question is..


The power has just gone off,you have a freezer (or two) stuffed to the brim so what would you do? Now it gets tricky,the power company have said no power will be restored for at least 72 hours so none of the usual leaving the door shut and wrapping with a duvet will work oh and its not snowing so no snow caves lol..


Put your thinking caps on and lets see what you'd be doing with what resources you have available to you at this precise moment *no popping down the garage for charcoal!!*