The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

elaine241

daz378 said:

Amazon prime     have movie  called  prepper     about an average couple in america   starting out   worried about news etc...a bit cheesy   but ok

I watched this the other day, I agree bit cheesy! Also it seemed to me someone had read a basic prepper story and written a whole film out of it! Ok the worrying about world events and country economies etc was on point but I thought the way they went about preparing was way too basic. I suppose looking at it from a "prepper" point of view we would all think this way, looking at it from a "normal"  persons point of view it would be thought provoking and enlightening! Either way it has made it to mainstream media so hopefully others will decide to be more self reliant.
As for me I couldn't help it and over shopped again! My Lidl app gave me discounts on all the baking supplies and the cereals the boys eat. Result extra packets of breakfast cereal and a huge extra buy of flours, sugars, baking powder, bicarb, choc chips, dried fruits etc etc I stocked up on more tins, UHT milk and a few pastas whilst I was there going prepper mad! I needed to go to Morrisons and noticed the dried milk powder only had expiry dates to early next year whilst my cartons of UHT had longer dates. Anyone know what tins of dried milk to buy with very long dates?
Whilst I am asking for points of view has anyone thought when enough is enough and we have prepped enough food, candles, medicines, first aid, TP, camping equipment, candles, reference books, seeds, out door clothing, boots, fishing stuff, guns and ammo? ( Yes I have the last two items legally!) 

boultdj

In my case when I can't fit any more in the cupboards, wardrobe is full of TP, stuff is rotated and it's all stuff we use.
Never known a farmer not to have fire arms, rats, rabbits and the winged vermin are not good at paying rent but very good at destroying things.

Si_Clist

elaine241 said:

Anyone know what tins of dried milk to buy with very long dates?

Well, the six tins of Nestlé Nido that came on our Tesco order last week are BBE 08-06-2022, having been manufactured on 08-06-2020

GaleSF63

Anyone else having trouble reading the best before dates, particularly on cans?  I've given up on some of them, particularly the ones with ripples in the metal, and some of them have a sort of sparkly finish that reflects light and blocks the figures and some have both!   I've spent ages trying to get a can at the right angle to the light to see the date.  I now have a permanent marker handy and mark the cans with the dates in big letters so I don't have to go through it all again for each can in a few months or years time (some of them are 2025).

pollyanna_26

Gale I have a little magnifier same shape and size as a credit card. I keep it in my handbag and it comes in handy for best before dates and other things.

Very cheap online.

polly

wondercollie

elaine241 said:

daz378 said:

Amazon prime     have movie  called  prepper     about an average couple in america   starting out   worried about news etc...a bit cheesy   but 

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Whilst I am asking for points of view has anyone thought when enough is enough and we have prepped enough food, candles, medicines, first aid, TP, camping equipment, candles, reference books, seeds, out door clothing, boots, fishing stuff, guns and ammo? ( Yes I have the last two items legally!) 

According to my sons, you can never have enough guns and ammo.  (They tend to play up their redneck status, the rest of Canada looks at our province as being full of rednecks).
Between three households, we have three gun safes, two cabinets, and four lock boxes.  Last I heard their were 40 long guns and six pistols.  Ammo is a minimum of 100 rounds per gun.  One son has a bit of a sideline as an arms dealer, he attends all the gun auctions locally and is often consulted on certain weapons.  

We had to talk him out of an elephant gun for his birthday present.   He wants Purdy's and as I've told him, if he'd sell what he owns, he could either pay off his mortgage or buy the Purdys.

When it comes to food, most people I know think a year's worth is minimum but they have some huge basement pantries.

Blue_Doggy

I tend to regard “best before” dates, specially on tins, as a bit of a con by the manufacturers hoping people will throw out tins of perfectly good food on some arbitrary date, and then spend money on buying a load of new tins. I’ve never found any problem with using undamaged tins however old they are. Same with unopened jars of food preserved with oil, vinegar, or sugar. But reading threads on here I seem to be in the minority, which is strange for a site and forum dedicated to thrift.

3secondmemory

Blue_Doggy said:

I tend to regard “best before” dates, specially on tins, as a bit of a con by the manufacturers hoping people will throw out tins of perfectly good food on some arbitrary date, and then spend money on buying a load of new tins. I’ve never found any problem with using undamaged tins however old they are. Same with unopened jars of food preserved with oil, vinegar, or sugar. But reading threads on here I seem to be in the minority, which is strange for a site and forum dedicated to thrift.

I agree - my only concern is if the tin is dented or rusty. 

I noticed something a bit strange this evening. I was trying to delete stuff from my phone and make sure I’m organised for the week – it’s an old iPhone 6s so very slow now. Anyway, I had received a text about downloading the Serco Test and Trace app but there is no way of deleting this message. On this phone you just swipe to the left and get an option to delete, but you can’t swipe left on this message 🤷‍♀️

pollyanna_26

wondercollie said:

elaine241 said:

daz378 said:

Amazon prime     have movie  called  prepper     about an average couple in america   starting out   worried about news etc...a bit cheesy   but 

...
Whilst I am asking for points of view has anyone thought when enough is enough and we have prepped enough food, candles, medicines, first aid, TP, camping equipment, candles, reference books, seeds, out door clothing, boots, fishing stuff, guns and ammo? ( Yes I have the last two items legally!) 

According to my sons, you can never have enough guns and ammo.  (They tend to play up their redneck status, the rest of Canada looks at our province as being full of rednecks).
Between three households, we have three gun safes, two cabinets, and four lock boxes.  Last I heard their were 40 long guns and six pistols.  Ammo is a minimum of 100 rounds per gun.  One son has a bit of a sideline as an arms dealer, he attends all the gun auctions locally and is often consulted on certain weapons.  

We had to talk him out of an elephant gun for his birthday present.   He wants Purdy's and as I've told him, if he'd sell what he owns, he could either pay off his mortgage or buy the Purdys.

When it comes to food, most people I know think a year's worth is minimum but they have some huge basement pantries.

I really hope Ming/Mar doesn't see this post. It'll be open season up the hill.

I have revised my plans to raid your tea towel collection WC meanwhile is your old boy still manging to plod on?

pollyx

Just realised you mentioned an Elephant gun! We're not supposed to mention Heffalumps.

wondercollie

@pollyanna_26, you'll be save on a tea towel raid, lol.  My sons live in the same subdivision as me.  My husband is almost as slow as WC (I tell them a dying sloth moves faster!).

WC is still plodding along.  He's 14.5 now, on meds for his arthritis and seems to have developed allergies this year, so he takes Reactine!   So I do have a few boxes of Reactine in my stash just in case.  His dogtor only prescribes 90 days worth of pain meds for him at a time, so that would be a worry.  It was bad enough when he had to go to the clinic back in May and we had to hand him over to the kennel nurse in the parking lot with a note on his collar and wait for a phone call.  He gave us such a dirty look.

I mean who has an elephant gun to sell in the middle of the Canadian prairie!   Oh, and husband just told me that he's got 500 rounds for each of his guns.  Considering they go target shooting three times a year and we have two hunters in the family, it makes me wonder.   Oldest son hunts game birds and the youngest is hoping to get his permit to hunt moose this year.  Despite what people think, there are limits to what you can hunt and it's pretty serious to be caught hunting on private land or going over your limit.   

I've done a couple of tea towel exchanges via Instagram with another collector.  We mention a theme and work out an exchange.  Who would have thought there are serious collectors of tea towels.  Now, if I could find one with Jelly Babies, I'm sure the elephant gun might be forgive if I sent it to a certain sweetie lover.