The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

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I would like to know more please prepareathome

boultdj

Rice noodles and stock cube to make your own pot noodle if you've got a kettle.

GaleSF63

I assume if there are power cuts it will be because we are short of power, not totally without it, so cuts ought to be organised time-wise, like those in the seventies. They were in 3-hour blocks, and timetables were issued so you knew when you were going to be cut off. I don't remember how many times a day it happened; several I think. But we managed quite well. We quickly sorted out who/what was in what zone, and organised shopping, friends, pubs, take-aways, launderette, library, to give examples, to fit in with the cuts as much as we could, when we weren't at work. 

If you have a landline, it might be worth getting a cheap phone that doesn't rely on power to work. 

It's times like this I wish I still had a gas hob, but I'm fairly adaptable, and I'm not responsible for, or to, anyone else so I will just have to wrap myself in a patchwork quilt and go to sleep (I'm good at that, these days). 

Si_Clist

GaleSF63 said:

If you have a landline, it might be worth getting a cheap phone that doesn't rely on power to work.

But bear in mind that by 2025 it will no longer work.

Interesting to see other folks' lists of essentials.  Ours includes but is not limited to (as they say nowadays)

Wholemeal flour

Jumbo porridge oats

Yeast

Baking powder

Sugar

Salt

Sultanas

Dried whole egg

Nido (obviously!)

Angel Delight

Tinned custard

Cup soups

Sardines

Leaf tea

Instant coffee

Sweeteners

Pasta

Couscous

Rice

Curry and pasta sauces in jars

Marg

Baked beans

Corned beef

Tinned meals (eg chicken in white sauce, chicken sweet and sour, beef stew etc)

Bleach

Soap

Laundry and washing-up liquids

Disinfectant

Rubber gloves

Bogrolls

Matches

Firelighters

Batteries

Plasters

Shampoo

Toothpaste

Bin liners

Baking foil

Clingfilm

Wetwipes

and all medical stuff

While I'm at it, ref provision for having a poo in a bin bag when the loo won't flush, it's best to double up i.e. one bag inside another.  Don't ask how I know that ...

Si_Clist

Meant to point out that the above list takes for granted that we're OK for candles, batteries, torches, fuel for stoves and all that sort of stuff.

Also not included is much in the way of food other than tinned.  That's because we always have ample stocks of bottled veg and fruit plus home-grown dried beans (which are so much better than the shop ones!).  We don't count the stuff in the freezer on account of the simple fact that if the power goes off and stays off for a considerable time, it'll be too risky to eat - especially if we only have the backup methods on which to cook it. 

Auntycaz

Si_Clist said:

GaleSF63 said:

If you have a landline, it might be worth getting a cheap phone that doesn't rely on power to work.

But bear in mind that by 2025 it will no longer work.

Interesting to see other folks' lists of essentials.  Ours includes but is not limited to (as they say nowadays)

Wholemeal flour

Jumbo porridge oats

Yeast

Baking powder

Sugar

Salt

Sultanas

Dried whole egg

Nido

Angel Delight

Tinned custard

Cup soups

Sardines

Leaf tea

Instant coffee

Sweeteners

Pasta

Couscous

Rice

Curry and pasta sauces in jars

Marg

Baked beans

Corned beef

Tinned meals (eg chicken in white sauce, chicken sweet and sour, beef satew etc)

Bleach

Soap

Laundry and washing-up liquids

Disinfectant

Rubber gloves

Bogrolls

Matches

Firelighters

Batteries

Plasters

Shampoo

Toothpaste

Bin liners

Baking foil

Clingfilm

Wetwipes

and all medical stuff

While I'm at it, ref provision for having a poo in a bin bag when the loo won't flush, it's best to double up i.e. one bag inside another.  Don't ask how I know that ...

Don't forget to freeze your flour and store it in suitable containers, you don't want the extra protein of the dreaded weavils.

Si_Clist

Auntycaz said:

Don't forget to freeze your flour and store it in suitable containers, you don't want the extra protein of the dreaded weavils.

Thanks, but 25Kg of it is split into 1.5Kg lots in sealed Mylar bags with oxygen absorbers so that's not a worry.  We also have an open 25Kg bag in the kitchen which we use from, but we've actually never had a weevil problem since we changed where we buy it from.

tboo

Si_Clist said:

GaleSF63 said:

If you have a landline, it might be worth getting a cheap phone that doesn't rely on power to work.

But bear in mind that by 2025 it will no longer work.

Just searched that little bit of info...thanks for the heads up.

I will have to keep a lookout for any letters to my mum, she has no broadband so the alternatives will have to be discussed.

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/money-legal/consumer-issues/changes-to-landline-telephones/

cuddlymarm

Hi guys
Don’t forget to keep phones, iPads etc fully charged. Phones can be used as emergency torches but also you’ll be able to let bored kids play games as long as they don’t need Internet. 

I was at school in the 70s and annoyingly we had a slot starting at 6pm that came back on about midnight so we had to make sure everything was turned off that might come back on while we were in bed. We treated it as exciting rather than annoying but today I can’t see littlies understanding the lack of something to keep them entertained.

Thriftygifty

cuddlymarm said:

Hi guys
Don’t forget to keep phones, iPads etc fully charged. Phones can be used as emergency torches but also you’ll be able to let bored kids play games as long as they don’t need Internet. 

I was at school in the 70s and annoyingly we had a slot starting at 6pm that came back on about midnight so we had to make sure everything was turned off that might come back on while we were in bed. We treated it as exciting rather than annoying but today I can’t see littlies understanding the lack of something to keep them entertained.

I second that - we caved in and bought campsite WiFi whilst camping with 2yr old and 3 Yr old for the remainder of our holiday a few years ago, our tent was the one with cbeebies playing 🙄.