Prepping for Brexit thread

maryb

Actually, the transition period ends 31 December

[Deleted User]

Well then what can we do practically from 31st of December.

daz378

First off  is Brexit  a small cut on a broken leg, a gash or gaping wound.... I've moved a covid sideboard in the hallway   that I am gradually filling up...that can also be used as a barricade    hopefully  very unlikely last resort      as I live 50 m high need a lot of blankets to escape.....stay safe

-taff

Move to a European country. And no, I'm not joking.

[Deleted User]

I see Brexit more as an amputation following covid and it's not going away for either of them in the near future is it?

basketcase

boazu said:

Well then what can we do practically from 31st of December.

I think you were right in the first place boazu, starting prepping on 31 December is leaving it far too late.

I've just got an allotment and am preparing that with a view to getting fresh food.  And I'm going to learn preservation techniques.  I'm toying with a dehydrator, but not sure if I'd get the use out of it.  I've been gradually stocking up for the disaster that threatened for a while now, so I'll carry on building up tinned and dry goods like pasta etc. 

A while back, I commented that the Covid 19 situation asked for many of the same attitudes as WWII.  So I'm going to have a look at the Make Do & Mend etc.  I've got some of the books already as a general interest.  This time I'm going to use them!

I think I also need to buy things to help the lifestyle, as well as replace anything that's likely to 'go' shortly - eg TV, cooker.  Also, I'm planning on getting a new fridge-freezer to replace my old one and I've got a 'full length' freezer. 

But I want to be prepared in case of power cuts - hence toying with the idea of the dehydrator!  I've bought cheap but effective convection heaters from Home Bargains (we heat by gas).  Plus I've got various togs of duvet vacuum-packed.  (We're in Scotland.  I get cold easily and, as Billy Connelly says ""It's the Arctic Ocean round the corner!")    I've been looking at a Kelly stove.  Useful on the lotty and in extreme circs if there are power cuts.  Either that or, maybe, a butane gas hot plate or similar.  All my current methods of cooking are electric.

Think my main concern is if the £ tanks.  I don't have that much put away, but there's a small private pension and an ISA...

maryjane87

I am trying to prepare by taking multiple approaches that should complement each other. First, the obvious one is stocking up on non perishables. I've got large shelving units in the garage, off the kitchen. Which works like a large pantry. I plan to get this to 3-4 months worth of food in the next few months. I'm also growing a lot of veg, both for winter to eat fresh and now to preserve/ freeze. 
We keep a few hens which keep us in eggs, although slightly lower production during the winter we still get plenty for our needs.
Finally I am going to experiment with indoor growing for fresh herbs and tomatoes over winter, as well as a lot more salads etc in the greenhouse. 
Finally just to concentrate on being frugal, paying down (reasonably small debt) and saving. Who knows what's to come! All we can do it control what we have agency over 😊

VJsmum

In what way is Brexit an amputation from Covid, Boazu?  I see it as amputation from europe (as, indeed, was the intention) but covid is everywhere.  As you say, both are going to have an impact come January...

I see our PM is now saying that 'no deal has its advantages' - preparing us for what always was an inevitable outcome and we all need to prep for that.  I'm sorry to say, basketcase, that the pound tanking is the idea - so that the short hedge people make their billions.  I'm really not sure what preps we can make for it - unless we have access to billions of pounds to join the hedge fund game.

boultdj

basketcase said:

boazu said:

Well then what can we do practically from 31st of December.

I think you were right in the first place boazu, starting prepping on 31 December is leaving it far too late.

I've just got an allotment and am preparing that with a view to getting fresh food.  And I'm going to learn preservation techniques properly - I'm toying with a dehydrator, but not sure if I'd get the use out of it.  I've been prepping for the disaster that threatened for a while now, so I'll build up stocks.  Also, I'm planning on getting a new fridge-freezer to replace my old one and I've got a 'full length' freezer.  (But I want to be prepared with tins etc in case of power cuts - hence toying with the idea of the dehydrator!)  I've bought cheap but effective convection heaters from Home Bargains (we heat by gas

If you get a dehydrator get the best you can afford, saying that mine is the cheap Lakeland round one, still does the job just a bit slower, tips include,
swap the trays round every hour or 2 hours,
try doing it in an outside porch, the drying amplifies smell,
when you think it is dry, leave it on for another 2 hours,
you need to cut/chop even size
air tight tubs are great for storing dried food
hope that helps.

[Deleted User]

I said 'following' covid meaning it's another problem following on from the pandemic that we all will have to deal with! and possibly you mean 31st December not January?