The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

Floss

CJRyder said:

Finally, I need to acquire or make draught excluders...

My front door is wide so too wide for a standard draught excluder. The solution was to find a fleece blanket that co-ords with my hallway, roll it up into a sausage to fit the door width and tie with 2 pieces of ribbon. When in not in use it lies under the small hall radiator like a fleecy caterpillar 😁

weenancyinAmerica

If your walls are cold to the touch inside, you may need to find a way to cover them also. My first choices have always been bookcases filled with books or quilts. 

CJRyder

I am looking for safe electricity free methods of cooking when the winter arrives. Whilst we are in no way financially fornicated I am always looking for a few redundancy methods if the power cuts out despite being priority services registered (under 5s). I have already a pressure cooker, air fryer and microwave in active service, a Remoska ordered, a camping gas hob and a Kelly Kettle with hobo stove but feel a good wood burning camping stove would round things off nicely. Does anybody have any recommendations? I like the Volcano Grill but nobody is flogging that in the UK yet.. 


Is it worth having a chimney sweep come through? We have an open fire but it hasn't been lit for long enough. 

euronorris

Wonderbags are a good method of cooking slowly I believe. You would need something to get the pot/pan up to temp first, then it goes in the wonderbag for hours to finish cooking (keeps the heat in). If you look on YouTube, you'll find plenty of videos of them in action.

Si_Clist

CJRyder said:

 ... Whilst we are in no way financially fornicated ...
 

Now there's a concept that's new to me ...

Floss

CJRyder said:

 
Is it worth having a chimney sweep come through? We have an open fire but it hasn't been lit for long enough. 

I would say yes, if only to be sure you have no obstructions in the chimney.

MingVase

CJRyder get the sweep out, then use the open fire for the kelly kettle. Anybody with a fireplace and working chimney is in luck this year.

CJRyder

MingVase said:

CJRyder get the sweep out, then use the open fire for the kelly kettle. Anybody with a fireplace and working chimney is in luck this year.

Job for the sweep posted on MyBuilder. Will also post on Farcebook too.

machasraven

We have a Cobb and love it. You use it as an oven or bbq even making cakes in it. I have cooked a whole chicken (and roasted potatoes), meat joints, made curries, stews and bread in mine while camping. We use the restaurant briquettes with it as any left you stick them in water to go out then once dry you can reuse them. The good thing about it is that the bottom does not get hot so can be set on anything or picked up and moved while cooking. It was designed in Africa to stop the fires in villages when cooking.  It will run on anything long burning.

London_1

DFV sorry to hear of your troubles, you've certainly had your share bless you , but things can really only get better for you hopefully.

I remember back in the 1970s when we had blackouts and current was switched off for three hours at a time ,and you never knew when it was going to happen..Wrights ordinary candles were like gold dust, and so hard to get hold of Nothing like the lovely smelly ones we all have today ,just plain white ones 4 to a packet .My friend and I were always scouring the shops for them and often would share a pack between us..  As she cooked on Gas and I cooked on electric I would often be seen scurrying down our road with a half cooked dinner for her to finish off in her cooker for me. Bless her we are still good friends to this day.

I am carefully going through all the things I can think of for the coming winter, making sure I have plenty of candles ,thows ,hot water bottles, wooly socks etc, and a very large stock of my favourite tea bags as I can cope with anything ,fire flood and famine as long as I can have my cuppa

JackieO xx