Prepping: the new world...

boultdj

True enough @DigForVictory, yes I have first aid training, and I also have duct tape……..and WD40, Dad was an engineer and knocked in the old should it or should'nt move and the 2 most common things can be solved by those 2.

The other thing I have is a couple of glass repair kits.

Cosmos1234

Some really interesting ideas on here, especially if we have the power cuts etc predicted later this year. I've been reading the thread, but haven't participated before!

I hadn't seen the Belgian advice before @DigForVictory thank you. You've probably already seen them, but I've seen recommendations online from Sweden, Finland and Denmark too.

DigForVictory

The ability to repair glasses was what persuaded my husband (from a Temperance medal winning lineage) to justify a corkscrew on his penknife. Some Swiss Army knives with corkscrew come with a lovely effective little glasses screwdriver which twists in and stops the sharp point from digging where it ought not.
Having no such restrictions (well, not on alcohol) in my family, I'd been raised with an Army surplus knife with a thumping great marlin spike on it & was All For having a tool I could actually use, rather than something that would unquestionably take a bit of explaining to the police. (I do still have sisters plural despite the temptation. I also have reliably working glasses.)

I have a special respect for the Swiss who have their own unique take on preparedness, which I am told they have disassembled, called National Redoubt & involved unobtrusive minefields & explosives in bridges etc should anyone attempt to invade. This respect comes over me most times my family come to visit. (Decluttering ought to be a chore, not a vocation or a really evangelist religion.) I will go and seek out Sweden, Finland and Denmark's suggested wisdom!

elsien

Couldn't see the emergency chocolate on there anywhere………

spoonsmcgee

With a harsher winter possibly in the works, I started a little kit for the family this week. Only picked up a couple of extra bits, but also stocked up on batteries and a wind up radio that doubles up as a power bank. Quite a handy little purchase and not too expensive.

MrsCD

We've been stocking up on batteries too. I'd rather have too many than not enough!

I've also been watching the price of the Jackery power bank that I've wanted for ages, and last week I jumped in. They had reduced it to £398, then for 48 hours reduced it again to £379. I haven't seen it as low all year. DH takes blood thinners and is always cold, so I needed a way to plug in the heated throw, particularly if the electric goes off! It took around 90 minutes to fully charge, and the plan is to use it to charge my phone and Kindle and see how we go.

alice_mary_2

Hi everyone! I have been MIA for a number of years now but have recently retired and remembered how helpful the people in the Old Style forums are😍, so I am looking forward to following the tips and guidance on this thread in particular xx

sammy_kaye18

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82165689#Comment_82165689

I brought a charger pack and Im thinking about a solar powered charging one too. We have a big lamp that has a USB plug so we could plug it in to a charger pack if there was a powercut so I think that might be a good investment for us.

Also you can never have enough batteries. I am thinking about rechargable and reusable ones

DigForVictory

This sprung to mind

The other thing I have is a couple of glass repair kits.

when I read Ian Callaghan on Facebook (spoiler warning ex-squaddie - some swearwords) and he wholly reasonably pointed out that the kit is to mend the glasses you need to see how to use the kit. "You have everything you need except the ability to use it." Plus the voice of pained experience pointing out that an old pair may not be the right prescription & you "are simply choosing which version of blurred you would like to work in." Yet we are the generation that mends things.
Me, I ruthlessly deploy the offspring but then I've no male ego of my own & distressingly little concern for theirs. Plus if I have to clutch a handful of bits of glasses & a kit as I lurch (mostly navigating by memory) to my next door neighbour, off I'll go. (I am a dreadful mother, I will cheerfully ask for directions etc when the male youth aboard is wrestling with technology & shame…)

DigForVictory

Is this the jackery tech you sourced? It does look formidably reassuring!