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Tell them to leave some for me!!!!
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Can a newbie prepper who has left it too late, ask how much food and supplies you are all stocking up on? A few weeks? A month? More? TIA!6
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ChihiroSen said:Can a newbie prepper who has left it too late, ask how much food and supplies you are all stocking up on? A few weeks? A month? More? TIA!Being largely housebound, especially in the bad weather, I would be planning to have three months supply of basic essentials in the houses this time of year. I’m single so it is relatively easy. I started upsizing my purchases exactly a year ago. Some planning was involved to make the most of bulk buys and special offers. Also keeping track of how much stuff you use - Imark packets when I open them and use exact scoop fulls and measures. I know that I average 2 washes a week because a 100 wash pack of Surf lasted a year and cost £10! I have just opened a new box and one more stashed under the spare bed 😃
Tins and dried good store well - they are relatively cheap. Start with basics and things you use regularly. I borrowed several cookbooks from the library to get ideas for store cupboard meals and bought the components. Nutrition and variety are important - pasta and sauce gets very boring 😂
The prepper guide says start with essential supplies you need for a week, then a fortnight, then a month after that it’s grows by itself. 😃10 -
ChihiroSen said:Can a newbie prepper who has left it too late, ask how much food and supplies you are all stocking up on? A few weeks? A month? More? TIA!
We've always kept about a month's food in as we do get snowed in sometimes.
I just try to buy one or two extra tins or packets every time I shop. Also I never let myself run out of things like soap powder. I buy the largest size and as soon as I open a new packet I buy another so always have one in reserve.
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Hi ChirohiroSen, it’s never too late to make a start
I’d recommend a quick dash around Aldi to begin with, aiming for a few days essentials to give you peace of mind.
A typical list might include tea, coffee, sugar/sweetener and breakfast cereal; loo roll; rice/pasta/grains (the flavoured sachets are good) and olive oil; pesto and mayo; tinned soup, tomatoes + tubes of puree; baked beans, chickpeas, potatoes, sweetcorn, fruit and tuna; biscuits/crackers/chocolate, and sundries such as painkillers, washing up liquid and sanitary products for the ladies.Have I missed anything obvious there?I’d guess around £30-40 based on two each of the tins and packets, and maybe a multipack of tomatoes and beans. Or split it over a couple of weeks, mixed in with your normal shop if that’s easier, then you can add extras going forward if you wish. Best of luck!6 -
Hi ChihiroSen
The important thing is to buy things you know will get eaten/used and rotate it regularly so there’s no waste. I add a couple of tins or packets a week but if you’re aiming to stock up before the end of the year just do what you can afford and stretch what you’ve already got. Don’t forget medicines too, there was a shortage of paracetamol at the beginning of the lockdown as well as loo roll.Personally I think stuff we can’t get in the uk might be what goes up in price so tea, coffee, sugar etc might be worth getting in.
My friends grandson is lactose intolerant and they struggled to get soya milk in the lockdown so if any of yours have special needs that will be worth thinking about too.
We all gave different needs and likes so just do what’s best for you and yours 😃🎄December 🎄 NSDs 11/157 -
Thanks everyone for the really helpful responses. I am currently taking care of an elderly relative, it is just the two of us, and space is a problem. They do not believe there will be any issues, I however am not so optimistic and like to prepare for problems. I'm going to get a few large plastic lock boxes and fill will basics that we both will eat and I can create meals out of, flour, yeast, tinned fish, pulses, veg etc, as well as some pasta and rice, anything that isn't manufactured in this country. Also one with cleaners, toilet paper, medicine and sanitary products just incase the shelves end up emptied of everything. I would like to have more meat and veg in the freezer but it isn't my home and they tend to keep it full of things, they rarely eat. I managed to get some pastry, in there the other day, which was a win. I am going to see if I can get about two weeks worth of food in the house, which would be at least a tiny buffer, against food chaos in the first weeks.12
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ChihiroSen said:Thanks everyone for the really helpful responses. I am currently taking care of an elderly relative, it is just the two of us, and space is a problem. They do not believe there will be any issues, I however am not so optimistic and like to prepare for problems. I'm going to get a few large plastic lock boxes and fill will basics that we both will eat and I can create meals out of, flour, yeast, tinned fish, pulses, veg etc, as well as some pasta and rice, anything that isn't manufactured in this country. Also one with cleaners, toilet paper, medicine and sanitary products just incase the shelves end up emptied of everything. I would like to have more meat and veg in the freezer but it isn't my home and they tend to keep it full of things, they rarely eat. I managed to get some pastry, in there the other day, which was a win. I am going to see if I can get about two weeks worth of food in the house, which would be at least a tiny buffer, against food chaos in the first weeks.Prepare to be adaptable - I know people are thinking along the lines of goods that come directly from Europe like olives fruit veg et cetera but a lot of the foods in our supermarkets contain ingredients that come from Europe or are processed in Europe. Tariffs and delays will have a huge impact on food production. If one food line is not available people tend to overbuy what is available which adds pressure to the supply chain and creates more panic buying. If there are no loaves of bread, people tend to buy twice the amount of bread products like pitta, rolls,bagels,scones etc Home bakers will stock up on bread flour and complete novices will buy a couple of Kgs just in case! Hey presto, the shelves are emptying and all of a sudden people are queuing outside shops, scooping up new deliveries the moment they hit the shop floor.It looks like you might have some interesting meals in January if you have to excavate the freezer. 😂12
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An interesting read of government's "reasonable worst case scenario planning assumptions" if talks collapse on a trade agreement
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littlemoney said:An interesting read of government's "reasonable worst case scenario planning assumptions" if talks collapse on a trade agreementWell this is the article that brought me back to this thread after a year or so.I used to always have a few months on hand but gradually became more trusting of the world last year and wound it down to weeks 🍻 to my timing.I'm now stocked up for a few months on dried goods and tinned and toiletries. Just bought a new freezer so will get some frozen veg in. Need to get more cat litter, food and flea treatments.Growing out my nettle, mallow and good king Henry weed patches on the allotment, they tend to survive the winter so at least we will have some greens. Also about to start some salad leaves under cover and have next year's seed ready to go.On the community front I've been trying to bring it up in conversation with friends and suggest they stock up for 'a few weeks' of disruption, especially meds.I'm back to being as self reliant as possible. Reading my old food preservation books and trying to adopt a simpler mindset.8
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