Preparedness for when

Frugalsod

GreyQueen wrote: »

Hope that's of some assistance. Just checked the spec of my tent and fell about laughing again at the thought that it's actually considered a 2 person tent. Yeah, right, assuming that 'both' of you are actually as fleshless as a skellington and don't mind jumbling your bones together in the same sleeping bag, that might just be do-able.

Whenever I have looked at tents I think that they are based on very small adults from the days of rationing. I personally would always think of a two man tent as one man tent and a three man tent as a two man tent. Simply take one off the stated size range and that is a more realistic measure of space that you can use.

thriftwizard

Our 5 man tent is almost big enough for two of us & an overnight bag each!

GreyQueen

thriftwizard wrote: »

Our 5 man tent is almost big enough for two of us & an overnight bag each!

I used to have a 5 man dome tent which was just the perfect size for me on my ownsome.

Righty, it is nearly pitch dark here and there is a sky outside begging for a starring role in an apocalypic movie. We've been having on/ off thunderstorms for a few hours now but this looks seriously BAD so I'm putting the pooter to bed for the night Justin Case.

Toodle pip, going analogue with a book on the history of the longbow. Twang!!!!!!!!!

Memory_Girl

I blame mardatha!!!



That is all!!

MG

PS They have all been scoffed!

1Tonsil

That sounds nasty, where are you Greyqueen? It seems the storm has come to a halt over the North sea so the stormy conditions could continue in the places that have them now. I do hope the storm does not pick up strength again and double back on itself. I have just been discussing the possibility with my forecasting friends.

I have just seen some charts for December /January and it looks to be very cold for the UK...even Greece is forecast at being around zero......my plan for more thermals is now a distinct possibility. Most places here are very cold and damp in the winter....few places have central heating and many who do cannot afford the oil to run it. It is currently 1.45 euros a litre for diesel heating oil. We have plans to burn olive wood again, which is 100 euros a ton. It plays havoc with the air quality in the winter though. If Russia cuts off the fuel and gas there will be no other alternative to using the wood fire.

jk0

Someone on 'The Slog' recommended this site today:

http://www.globalresearch.ca/latest-news-and-top-stories

It looks suitably subversive that you guys might enjoy it.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

the army issue gortex jackets are brilliant, and some of them have wire running through the front of the hood, so it stays off your face etc..


just done a quick google and found this site...( not recommending etc, so don't know what they are like)


their prices seem pretty good,


http://www.britishmilitarysurplus.co.uk/shop/jackets.html


I get them coming into work now and again, so I keep them... lol

cornishchick

GQ I had to check my passatta stocks and they too have June 2016... Ohh spooky..

Tents, mine is a 5 man tent, and I love it, was plenty big enough for our double mat, and double sleeping bag, I may feel a little lost in there the next time I go camping, as I will be alone. But then there will plenty of room to get away from my smelly socks. Lol
Boots. I have a pair of "head" walking boots, paid about £70 for them ten years ago, and still going strong. Mind you I don't w**k <swear word in my house" as much as I used to ..

jk0

Ooh, this is interesting:

http://www.globalresearch.ca/iraq-inquiry-bombshell-secret-letter-to-reveal-new-blair-war-lies/16438

I guess we now know why the Chilcot report still has not published its findings.

Also, in view of what he knew, I am even more worried that Robin Cook was 'bankered', for want of a better phrase.

ScarletRaven

Hey preppers Not posted in here for a long time, but been lurking again recently after thinking about getting back into prepping seeing as I got out of the habit after moving house and having a baby last year.

The house we moved into has a sizeable cupboard under the stairs, which is in the dining room, and we were thrilled to find a sturdy wooden standing shelf unit had been left, and 2 large shelves above it on the wall. My partner and I had the same thought - store cupboard! Thankfully we started building up a store of food, toiletries and cleaning supplies, as it all came in very handy last winter. I'd just had a baby, when a few weeks later I came down with TB - lots of time in hospital, with my other half staying every night and just going home in the daytime. He found the built up stores very useful to avoid spending ages shopping and a lot of the stuff we built up was quick and easy things for meals (including batch cooking in the freezer I'd done towards the end of my pregnancy to avoid cooking whilst getting to grips with a newborn). We also hit money troubles unexpectedly about 6 weeks ago that will continue into early next year, so I'm so glad we planned ahead!

Just been replenishing the dwindled stores this past couple of weeks, an extra couple of packs of pasta here and there, an approved food order for cheap but mostly long dated tins and jars, coupons and yellow sticker shopping when we spot useful things, etc.

Our cupboard and freezers are slowly building back up again, even with a smaller shopping budget

We had a power cut late this morning, only lasted for about half an hour thankfully, but as I was part way through making myself and my little one something to eat at the time it was bad timing. With the choice of a toaster, microwave or electric grill/hob/oven to work with, I was stuck to continue! Thankfully the kettle had just boiled 2 mins before, so I still got my much needed cup of coffee, and managed to fill a flask with the remaining hot water to save in case the power cut lasted for hours on end.

It made me realise I've a long way to go on the prepping front. We were pretty much stuck for cooking anything! I had a fleeting thought to go pick up a disposable bbq for dinner if need be, lol. I may put our grab bags on hold for now (though they're coming along nicely) and focus on loss of power - more water, ways to heat/cook things, and with the winter coming in a couple of months, ways to keep warm

Right, back to it then...