The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

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Try for multi packs of tomatoes, they only count as one item.

Living_proof

Thriftygifty said:

 We also need a new fridge, it keeps freezing everything in it, for the last couple of months we have been turning it off at lunch time, turning it on early evening, switching off at night, then switching it back on, DH doesn't think he can replace the thermostat. 

It's worth checking the drainage hole because when that blocks up the fridge will get very cold. Google fridge drainage for more technical info.

My father in law used to switch his fridge off at night when they first got one to save electricity1

Living_proof

I am dehydrating everything in sight because dried stuff takes up so little room and is so light. I regularly buy the Waste Not £1.50 box at Lidl and use suitable stuff in my green smoothies and dry the rest for austerity. Today I have 28 satsumas, 18 yellow tomatoes, radishes, spring onions drying and yesterday I cooked and dried mashed potato, onions, red tomatoes. I will start stocking up on laundry and cleaning stuffs and all the freezers are full to bursting, so as long as I refill them in the interim I should get through winter. The things I am holding off buying are whole wheat flour and brown rice, but I am drying some sourdough starter to keep in the freezer just in case. The vacuum sealer will be working overtime splitting up the perishable items into smaller quantities.

I hope everything goes well for you GQ and that you have a good recovery.

GreyQueen

Thanks for your well-wishes, hun. I wish my Liddly did these boxes but it never has.

MrsCD

Thriftygifty said:
 I'm going to do a check on first aid kit and replenish as needed, I fell down the outdoor steps with baby we are both covered in bruises and scratches and it scared me so much. 

Thriftygifty, I hope you are both ok after your tumble. You must have been beside yourself with worry! Take care and look after yourself. 🤕

rachsecret

@euronorris I get my spices and herbs and lots of other interesting groceries for here: https://www.redrickshaw.com/ Hope it helps.

In terms of my prepping for the 2nd Wave, I need to get plenty more yeast, but still struggling to buy in my area. got plenty toilet roll, toiletries etc but need really could do with another freezer, maybe a chest freezer. I tend to batch cook. My husband is vegan, I'm keto and my son a health freak so we usually end up eating separately which is a nightmare. 

thriftwizard

Re washing stuff, a few weeks ago someone offered some old "ecoballs" on our local freegle group. I'd always wanted to try them but didn't want to risk the initial investment, so asked for them although they were from 2013. To cut a long story short, I was delighted with their performance, not having any muddy boys at home any longer but still with young ladies who seem to require 10 towels a day each, never mind the tea-towels. So I have now bought an up-to-date version & passed the originals on to another Freegler, who messaged me last week to say that she too was delighted with them - and she does have muddy boys still at home! The thing is, this should do us 1,000 washes before I need to buy a pack of mineral refills, and it's considerably kinder to the environment too, as well as not taking up nearly as much space as bottles & packets of detergent & conditioner. Worth considering if you're worrying about future-proofing your laundry!

Thriftygifty

MrsCD said:

Thriftygifty said:
 I'm going to do a check on first aid kit and replenish as needed, I fell down the outdoor steps with baby we are both covered in bruises and scratches and it scared me so much. 

Thriftygifty, I hope you are both ok after your tumble. You must have been beside yourself with worry! Take care and look after yourself. 🤕

Thanks, baby seems ok but keeping a close eye, fortunately my Mum came to the rescue (lives next door), I've pulled my back and leg is very purple but not broken and still feel a bit shaken which is silly.
Re the fridge we unblocked the drainage hole a few months ago and that did solve it for a while but now it seems to be worse than it was the first time, we had a week of electrics breaking on us, hoover belt snapped we have a james hoover as backup and baby bottle machine broke we are using the kettle now.
I completely forgot about the ecoball route! I will look into getting one, we have a crazy amount of washing with 3 muddy boys, would the ecoball work with washing for covid wise though? 

3secondmemory

Thrifty - hope it didn’t knock your confidence too much. The last time I held my grandson he was a week old and tiny, exactly 6 months on he is affectionally known as the UNIT 😂😂 We’ve never had such a bonny baby in this family but unfortunately I’ve missed my best chances for cuddles. 

I’m exhausted, still not feeling any better and dreading shielding being over next month. The risk to me are still the same – although I’m beginning to wonder if I haven’t already got it!

The symptoms seem to differ a lot – but I’ve never been ill like this before. 

It’s getting me down because I haven’t been able to spend any time in the garden for the last month – and I’ve got piles of stuff everywhere. too weak to unpack and break down the boxes.

I treated myself to a new microwave but it’s heavier than me - I can’t get it out of the box and up on the side in the kitchen😂

I tried to cancel my government boxes but ask for weekly support instead over the telephone but for some reason, couldn’t even get that right. 

I’m not going to complain about the boxes but it’s not a varied enough diet. I’ve lost my appetite for all white carbs and anything tomatoey - And I’d rather go without me than ever eat any of it out of tin again. 

That’s worth bearing in mind for anyone prepping – you do need to have some appetising variety 😃

pavlovs_dog

we were grateful to have bought chorizo pre lockdown.  You only need a little bit for big flavour.
cured meats (salami etc) and pate have quite long dates by fridge item standards and were great to add variety to lunches