The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

Greenglockenspiel

baggins11 said:

Regards the 2 strains of virus I also read that the more aggressive strain was the early version.  It makes sense because they do say that usually the more aggressive the strain the less contagious and the less harmful viruses are usually easier to catch.  I really hope that is the case.

On another note I confess to buying pot noodles in my stock up shop (hides behind the sofa..).  I think to be honest there is far worse junk food in the form of processed meats etc than some egg noodles with flavouring.  We usually would only buy them for camping trips but I figured they would come in handy if we are at home ill. 

I initially just stocked up on flour, yeast, pasta etc and then realised that we might not just be isolating but also ill so I might not fancy baking bread or making full meals!   So I have also bought things like tins of soup, baked beans, pot noodles that can be made with zero effort.  Hearing a recovered patient on tv talk about how exhausting it was to walk to the loo made me re-think the stocking up.  Ideally I would make from scratch some meals to freeze now but don't have the time or freezer space sadly.  The freezer is mainly full of frozen veg as I would struggle to live without veg and I am not keen on tinned veg.

You’re absolutely right about needing different preps if ill vs quarantined but fine, I also stocked up on tins of soup and crackers for this reason. I think it’s useful to create a household plan with different scenarios that need to be prepared for (pandemic, extreme weather, power cuts, Brexit, etc) and what preparations need to be made specifically for each - obviously, tins of soup won’t help in a power cut and wind up torches won’t help in a pandemic! I think I was reading some guidance for local authorities a while back which rated the likelihood of different scenarios and the likely severity/impact.

I did go to Lidl yesterday for frozen veg too and they had run out!

unrecordings

Greenglockenspiel said:

baggins11 said:

Regards the 2 strains of virus I also read that the more aggressive strain was the early version.  It makes sense because they do say that usually the more aggressive the strain the less contagious and the less harmful viruses are usually easier to catch.  I really hope that is the case.

On another note I confess to buying pot noodles in my stock up shop (hides behind the sofa..).  I think to be honest there is far worse junk food in the form of processed meats etc than some egg noodles with flavouring.  We usually would only buy them for camping trips but I figured they would come in handy if we are at home ill. 

I initially just stocked up on flour, yeast, pasta etc and then realised that we might not just be isolating but also ill so I might not fancy baking bread or making full meals!   So I have also bought things like tins of soup, baked beans, pot noodles that can be made with zero effort.  Hearing a recovered patient on tv talk about how exhausting it was to walk to the loo made me re-think the stocking up.  Ideally I would make from scratch some meals to freeze now but don't have the time or freezer space sadly.  The freezer is mainly full of frozen veg as I would struggle to live without veg and I am not keen on tinned veg.

obviously, tins of soup won’t help in a power cut and wind up torches won’t help in a pandemic! 

well not strictly true (soup wise) but that's part of your prep isn't it. Whether it's just digging your old camping stuff out of the garage or using the situation as a good excuse to buy a nice new barbeque range for the summer season, or just trusting to luck (or the most likely outcome which I think is going to be 'no power cuts')

Nargleblast

I like the suggestion for smearing alcohol gel over shopping trolley handles, we could do the same with the hand baskets too. I am assuming checkout operators will occasionally wipe down the checkout belt with sanitising spray, as a teenager (what seems like) centuries ago I had a Saturday job in a supermarket and we were expected to wipe down the checkouts occasionally and at the end of the shift.

unrecordings

In other news, I was just made aware by Mrs Un that when she went to pick up my repeat prescriptions yesterday, while half of it wasn't ready/available, they did have a new glass case containing facemasks at £15 a pop. Frankly, they've blown it now

Greenglockenspiel

unrecordings said:

Greenglockenspiel said:

baggins11 said:

Regards the 2 strains of virus I also read that the more aggressive strain was the early version.  It makes sense because they do say that usually the more aggressive the strain the less contagious and the less harmful viruses are usually easier to catch.  I really hope that is the case.

On another note I confess to buying pot noodles in my stock up shop (hides behind the sofa..).  I think to be honest there is far worse junk food in the form of processed meats etc than some egg noodles with flavouring.  We usually would only buy them for camping trips but I figured they would come in handy if we are at home ill. 

I initially just stocked up on flour, yeast, pasta etc and then realised that we might not just be isolating but also ill so I might not fancy baking bread or making full meals!   So I have also bought things like tins of soup, baked beans, pot noodles that can be made with zero effort.  Hearing a recovered patient on tv talk about how exhausting it was to walk to the loo made me re-think the stocking up.  Ideally I would make from scratch some meals to freeze now but don't have the time or freezer space sadly.  The freezer is mainly full of frozen veg as I would struggle to live without veg and I am not keen on tinned veg.

obviously, tins of soup won’t help in a power cut and wind up torches won’t help in a pandemic! 

well not strictly true (soup wise) but that's part of your prep isn't it. Whether it's just digging your old camping stuff out of the garage or using the situation as a good excuse to buy a nice new barbeque range for the summer season, or just trusting to luck (or the most likely outcome which I think is going to be 'no power cuts')

Depends where you live - we recently bought our house, but until November we were in a rented flat so were banned from using flames by our rental agreement. A lot of people wouldn’t have any outdoor space for using a bbq and I’m not sure I’d want to use a camping stove indoors either. So personal circumstances must be borne in mind when preparing! We are lucky to have a gas cooker in our new house too but our flat was all electric. We would have had to survive on biscuits

DigForVictory

The one prep I am thinking of moving to my every day carry bag is my windup radio. Won't help avoid stress, but will allow me to escape via the World Service etc. I'll know I'm sick when I CBA to wind the radio! (It does have a little solar panel but I've no idea how useful that is.)

euronorris

Nargleblast said:

I like the suggestion for smearing alcohol gel over shopping trolley handles, we could do the same with the hand baskets too. I am assuming checkout operators will occasionally wipe down the checkout belt with sanitising spray, as a teenager (what seems like) centuries ago I had a Saturday job in a supermarket and we were expected to wipe down the checkouts occasionally and at the end of the shift.

The last time I was in sainsbos, the woman was doing just that and sanitizing her hands inbetween each customer. She was talking to a colleague before I got to the till and was saying she was worried about catching it as being on the checkout means that she has a lot of exposure.

unrecordings

Greenglockenspiel said:

unrecordings said:

Greenglockenspiel said:

baggins11 said:

Regards the 2 strains of virus I also read that the more aggressive strain was the early version.  It makes sense because they do say that usually the more aggressive the strain the less contagious and the less harmful viruses are usually easier to catch.  I really hope that is the case.

On another note I confess to buying pot noodles in my stock up shop (hides behind the sofa..).  I think to be honest there is far worse junk food in the form of processed meats etc than some egg noodles with flavouring.  We usually would only buy them for camping trips but I figured they would come in handy if we are at home ill. 

I initially just stocked up on flour, yeast, pasta etc and then realised that we might not just be isolating but also ill so I might not fancy baking bread or making full meals!   So I have also bought things like tins of soup, baked beans, pot noodles that can be made with zero effort.  Hearing a recovered patient on tv talk about how exhausting it was to walk to the loo made me re-think the stocking up.  Ideally I would make from scratch some meals to freeze now but don't have the time or freezer space sadly.  The freezer is mainly full of frozen veg as I would struggle to live without veg and I am not keen on tinned veg.

obviously, tins of soup won’t help in a power cut and wind up torches won’t help in a pandemic! 

well not strictly true (soup wise) but that's part of your prep isn't it. Whether it's just digging your old camping stuff out of the garage or using the situation as a good excuse to buy a nice new barbeque range for the summer season, or just trusting to luck (or the most likely outcome which I think is going to be 'no power cuts')

Depends where you live - we recently bought our house, but until November we were in a rented flat so were banned from using flames by our rental agreement. A lot of people wouldn’t have any outdoor space for using a bbq and I’m not sure I’d want to use a camping stove indoors either. So personal circumstances must be borne in mind when preparing! We are lucky to have a gas cooker in our new house too but our flat was all electric. We would have had to survive on biscuits

Very true and rather short sighted of me - having lived in terraces/semis all my life I tend to forget that many people choose to or are forced to live in flats

DianneB

I have used a camping stove indoors when we have had power cuts, never worried about it. Assumed it was the same as using a gas cooker and bottled gas which a lot of properties around here choose instead of oil. No mains gas in a lot of Norfolk villages.

Greenglockenspiel

DianneB said:

I have used a camping stove indoors when we have had power cuts, never worried about it. Assumed it was the same as using a gas cooker and bottled gas which a lot of properties around here choose instead of oil. No mains gas in a lot of Norfolk villages.

You have to make sure the room is well-ventilated if you do - like how they come with warnings not to use them in a tent. It’s because of the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.