Prepping: the new world...

littlemoney

I was looking for cheap/free sources of water containers.

Are plastic milk bottles any good if I can find someone who is throwing godmother away.

I used long life milk in tetra pack so no good there

DigForVictory

I really wouldn't - the plastic is designed to degrade, as it's not a multi-use item & it's a complete fiend to clean the milk fats out so you contaminate the water. You're safer with empty winebox bags. Even then residual wine flavours can linger, and reused food-grade plastics may degrade or leak over extended periods (typically best limited to short-term emergency or non-drinking uses like flushing or washing)…

Floss

You'd be better with some of these....

https://amzn.eu/d/05To0qr5

littlemoney

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82131417#Comment_82131417

What are these please as link doesn't link

suzeesu2000

@littlemoney this:

DigForVictory

Yikes, just found a packet of cheese cultures bought during lockdown & Google says tranquilly that they will be Less effective but probably not useless. May suggest to Youngest this is a chance to make his own Boursin. (Which should get him scrubbing the kitchen if he's keen & not, if not.)

Any advice or recommendations cheerfully welcomed! (We do have a cheesemaking gift boxed kit somewhere - charity shop find, opened but unused.)

C_J

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82131269#Comment_82131269

”Even then residual wine flavours can linger”

You say that like it’s a bad thing, DfV 🤣

DigForVictory

I just find a faint tang of Merlot upsets the Earl Grey…

PipneyJane

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82143195#Comment_82143195

🤣

Merlot goes much better with English Breakfast. 🤣

DigForVictory

I see the BBC is kindly advising us of what we should be stocking up on in case of an emergency - jolly thoughtful of them. Nice to see rather more clarity on How Much Water (and yet they still won't say what sort of plastic to store it in! Maybe they've just got bottles of Merlot?)

Alongside the National Emergency Briefing which puts this into context of climate change etc - some of my family found the 50 minute film "very moving", others pretty much fled to the shops in search of comfort - not quite what the community aspect of the public relations campaign is focused on! Find local viewings via the Screening Map…