Preparing for winter IV

Mrs_Cheshire

Afternoon all, beautiful sunny but cold day here in the North West. After being out today in a fleece with cold hands, I need to sort out my winter coats and gloves.
Does anyone have any remedies for dry cracked skin on the hands, it seems to get worse this time of year due to the cold!

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There's a very old fashioned but still made product called SNOWFIRE that is the best thing I've ever found for chapped hands. It was what washer uppers and restaurant staff used before dishwashers. Your pharmacy should be able to get it in for you and it's not expensive, recommendation is to use it at night as you go to bed and to wear a pair of cotton gloves after you've applied it. It conditions your skin and heals chaps and chafes.

pjran

I'm gradually working my way through all the posts on this forum, you're a busy lot!

The cough is annoying me now and interrupted sleep is not good for my DH. He really needs 8hours a night, wish I could sleep that long haha his snoring wakes me.

Time to turn the kettle on for a cuppa and water bottle. I do begrudge turning the heating on just for me.

kiss_me_now9

Hey all

I'm (finally!) getting our freezer delivered on Saturday so I plan to spend Sunday making a variety of soups I'm also going to spend the weekend looking for bits for the winter. I need to stock up my car really - I only got my licence in July so this is my first winter as a driver.

Does anyone have any recommendations other than the usual blanket, bottled water, torch, hi viz gear?

LadyDee

kiss_me_now9 wrote: »

Hey all

I'm (finally!) getting our freezer delivered on Saturday so I plan to spend Sunday making a variety of soups I'm also going to spend the weekend looking for bits for the winter. I need to stock up my car really - I only got my licence in July so this is my first winter as a driver.

Does anyone have any recommendations other than the usual blanket, bottled water, torch, hi viz gear?

It depends where you are likely to drive really. Certainly if you plan on any out-of-town, especially long, journeys, a small stock of chocolate or cereal bars to keep you going if you have to hang around for breakdown people; a torch with some extra batteries; a warm hat, gloves, boots and an extra warm layer - just in case you do have to walk; make sure your phone is always fully charged; check your car battery regularly; always fill up your petrol tank if planning a long journey - don't rely on topping up at the next petrol station - if you get lost you might not find one before running out; and always let somebody know your route and your planned arrival time.

Of course these rather extreme measures don't really apply if you are just popping to Tescos for the weekly shop:-)

s_glover

kiss_me_now9 wrote: »

Hey all

I'm (finally!) getting our freezer delivered on Saturday so I plan to spend Sunday making a variety of soups I'm also going to spend the weekend looking for bits for the winter. I need to stock up my car really - I only got my licence in July so this is my first winter as a driver.

Does anyone have any recommendations other than the usual blanket, bottled water, torch, hi viz gear?

We put together the winter pack for our car last weekend. It included a blanket, a couple of bottles of water, cereal bars, wellies, warm socks, a warm jacket. We purchased some new torches as recommended on here and they arrived yesterday so one of those will also be going in the car. We've also go hi vis jackets, first aid box, phone charger in the car for emergencies.

Princess_kate

In my at box I have de-icer, windscreen scraper, windscreen cover, 2 pairs of gloves, 2 hats, 2 fleece blankets, torch, money, bottled water & lucozade, paracetamol, cereal bars, box of dishwasher salt (the thaw ice/make traction, I must have read this somewhere) I've also got tyre tracks 2 plastic grips which fit under your tyres in snow if you get stuck. Think that's about it! I use a picnic bag I got in Asda reduced after the summer to keep everything together. Certainly makes me feel more prepared if we are in for a bad winter.

littlegreenparrot

For the car I try to think through scenarios and what I would want. So I have wellies, thick socks, trackie bottoms, a fleece, waterproof jacket, high vis. You can bet if I do get stuck one day it'll be the rare occasion I've worn a skirt to work!
I've then got a book, torch, biscuits, crisps, bottle of water.
All of this is in a kit bag kept in the back seat, because sometimes the boot gets stuck closed in the cold, and so I don't have to go out in the cold.

I've been thinking I should also add a shovel, and (after a near miss the other day on a blind bend) a warning triangle.

For hands try body shop hemp hand cream. Its like magic fairy dust on my eczema prone fingers.

s_glover

We also have de-icer, a scraper, money, a towel and warning triangle in the car, although these and a few of the others items are kept in the car all year round and not in the bag specifically with 'winter' items.

kiss_me_now9

s_glover wrote: »

We put together the winter pack for our car last weekend. It included a blanket, a couple of bottles of water, cereal bars, wellies, warm socks, a warm jacket. We purchased some new torches as recommended on here and they arrived yesterday so one of those will also be going in the car. We've also go hi vis jackets, first aid box, phone charger in the car for emergencies.

Princess_kate wrote: »

In my at box I have de-icer, windscreen scraper, windscreen cover, 2 pairs of gloves, 2 hats, 2 fleece blankets, torch, money, bottled water & lucozade, paracetamol, cereal bars, box of dishwasher salt (the thaw ice/make traction, I must have read this somewhere) I've also got tyre tracks 2 plastic grips which fit under your tyres in snow if you get stuck. Think that's about it! I use a picnic bag I got in Asda reduced after the summer to keep everything together. Certainly makes me feel more prepared if we are in for a bad winter.

littlegreenparrot wrote: »

For the car I try to think through scenarios and what I would want. So I have wellies, thick socks, trackie bottoms, a fleece, waterproof jacket, high vis. You can bet if I do get stuck one day it'll be the rare occasion I've worn a skirt to work!
I've then got a book, torch, biscuits, crisps, bottle of water.
All of this is in a kit bag kept in the back seat, because sometimes the boot gets stuck closed in the cold, and so I don't have to go out in the cold.

I've been thinking I should also add a shovel, and (after a near miss the other day on a blind bend) a warning triangle.

For hands try body shop hemp hand cream. Its like magic fairy dust on my eczema prone fingers.

Thanks all, I'll put together a list tonight and do some shopping this weekend

I don't drive far, work is about 10 miles away but it's up and down hills so I want to be certain that if, for some instance, I can't get up the hills and back home again, then I can wait it out if I need to .