The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

boultdj

Burst in any time squirrelgirl.

CCW007

MrsLurcherwalker said:

I have BUT when we rehydrated them they looked fine until we cooked them in something then we were left with little loops of dark green skin and no courgette inside them also rather thicker than anticipated gravy in the casseroles.   This was cutting them into rounds about 1/3" thick.  I think they might be better cut into battons around 3" long and although it will take longer to dry them they might end up with some courgette attached to the skin when they're cooked.....I may be wrong! perhaps courgettes are better enjoyed fresh?

I quite like courgettes in casseroles done in the slow cooker, they absorb the flavour well and don't disintegrate quite as much as fresh courgettes do.  But you definitely need to add more water to compensate! I tend to just chuck them in though, I don't rehydrate them first.

Got a glut of mushrooms so might do them with the carrots.  We're on a dynamic/variable tariff so I will just pick the time with the lowest rate and it won't cost much at all to run.

dandy-candy

Warning: A bit of doomster post 
I keep think of what I read about this outbreak vs 1918 spanish flu. In 1918 the first wave killed the elderly  and sick, the second wave killed the young/healthy and was far worse possibly because it hit in winter time. I’m worrying what if this is our early warning and its going to come back a lot harder in winter? I think rather than relax when the lockdown eases, maybe we should instead be boosting our stored preps. Also this time there wasnt too many problems buying things besides loo roll and hand sanitiser. If it comes back worse then it could be food supplies especially as i’m not sure how well the harvest will be brought in. I’m thinking of planting a greater variety of veg including stuff that over winters. Could I get honest opnions as to whether this sounds over the top or a realistic scenario? 

boultdj

Realistic I think dandy-candy, a lot of us on this thread are think like that, which in part is why we started talking about dehydrating garden grown/ foraged foods to help out later in the year.

Si_Clist

Ever since this lark started, our number one priority has been to build up our reserves ASAP - and this includes fuel as well as personal and household consumables such as soap, toothpaste and whatnot - especially anything that's normally imported from China!  As long as we can lay hands on the money for it, it's something we normally eat or use, and we can expect to eat or use it before its BBE, we're buying it if/when we can. 

We're certain we're better off turning savings into preps.  The mindset here now is definitely Soviet Russia, early 1980's ...

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Oh YES! I moved all this years stores out of cupboards onto shelves and as this kicked off I started stocking for next winter, it's a given that with the workforce disrupted as much as it is and commerce virtually at a standstill there will be big gaps in what's available come the end of the summer.  I want to be as much ahead of the game as I can before that happens.  For what it's worth I really DO think the government will impose rationing when it happens to make sure everyone has enough to survive.

Greenglockenspiel

I don’t know if there will be a second wave but what you’ve said sounds plausible dandy-candy. Even if there isn’t, I imagine there will be a continued impact on product availability because of lack of hands to pick crops over the summer and to work in factories, as well as closed borders. With a recession imminent it also seems likely that prices will go up so it seems prudent to me to keep stores steady. I’m planning on ordering some more seed potatoes (only planted second earlies so want some later ones) and squash seeds this week. Now we’ve had some rain, digging is possible again!

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We've tried to order in seed for things to overwinter in the greenhouse like Mizuna, Land cress and mustard along with oriental mixed leaves.....our local garden centre didn't have anything despite it showing as available on their lists but sent me cress, not land cress but the type that goes with mustard for sprouting.  Sadly I already have a big jar and a jar of alfalfa seed and a 3 tier sprouter so I'm still hunting for some seed!

tessie_bear

hello im new to your thread but we have always been keen preppers for about 20 years.I think you could well be right about a second wave and when this eases we intent to be out  sensibly adding to our stock not glibbly wandering around a park with an icecream in our hands . Why i came on i wanted to ask about your stockpiles % how did they /are they holding out ?
 % what items have you found most useful ?
% what sort of meals have you cooked ?
% how long do you think you could go on for ?
% have you been /had shopping delivered or got for you ?

hope this doesnt come across as nosy im curious about how like minded folk are doing and how we are all coping. We have not been to a shop for about 40 days we have used about half of whats in so could go on for another 40 ish days. I have struggled with lack of variety it has got a bit monotonous but im proud we have through our efforts kept the family at home . Dh is a key worker the rest of us have only left the house to faff about in the garden  How many are your families ? we are 2 adults 2 teenage kids how have your kids gone on ? mine have got bored but generally been quite positive

i hope you dont mind me gate crashing i hope you are all keeping well and safe x
ps when the rumour of lock down started we didnt buy a thing so no panic buying here im very proud of that x

herlig

We're buying bulk to shore up our stocks and are preparing for an autumn and winter with a deadly virus in circulation on top of seasonal illness. On the cusp of that is Brexit, a society that won't be staffed like we're used to in winter with social distancing restrictions highly likely to still be in place. 

While we have the stocks, machinery and ability to make masks, they are not even entering our thinking as an important strategy to moving along with this situation. We feel we have bigger fish to fry and so far, we can do quite well, and some days feel like we're thriving, from the safety of  our home.