Well, I have been a member for nearly a month.
So far
I have brought a Crossbow
Other small camping bits ( that's what I tell the wife )
60 cans of food that my family DO eat , baked beans , soups , rice puddings that sort of thing. All branded as luckily all on offer so did not cost too much
Some water , the 5ltr bottles until I can order my 25 ltr cans
Got to start somewhere
My first month
- Magenta16v
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My first month
We Must learn all the skills that we have Forgotten
Re: My first month
Thats a good start.
IMHO (and it is ONLY MHO) it is wise to work out what you want to prepare for and to stick with that plan. For me, its times without money coming in or power shortages / powercuts in the winter. That's why I have set some alcohol on for the fermentation so that i can distill it and make fuel in case it gets cold and we lose electricity.
"Prepping" has got more then one genre
But keep at it!
IMHO (and it is ONLY MHO) it is wise to work out what you want to prepare for and to stick with that plan. For me, its times without money coming in or power shortages / powercuts in the winter. That's why I have set some alcohol on for the fermentation so that i can distill it and make fuel in case it gets cold and we lose electricity.
"Prepping" has got more then one genre
But keep at it!
reperio a solutio
Resident and Co-Ordinator of AREA 2
Area 2 = Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Bucks
Resident and Co-Ordinator of AREA 2
Area 2 = Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Bucks
Re: My first month
It is a good start, good for you. Have you managed to find time to practise skills? I'm asking because I *haven't*, not this month
Re: My first month
Well done, am about 2 weeks in and as I am going to have to prep on a budget as I have youngsters already nagging on to me about Xmas am just going to be picking bits and bobs along the way, by adding a cpl of cans into my shopping and searching for deal on usefull equipment that I may need.
Re: My first month
That's the way to do it mate slow but sure. Like Nick says its worth figuring what youre prepping for. Illness, snow, job loss, nbc incident ( whether thats a spill or an attack), pandemic or zombies. They all have some basic similarities but overall much different requirements. A Geiger counter won't help if you lose your Job but could be essential if your local nuke plant goes in to meltdown lol. This sort of analysis will also give you an idea of quantities. Snow youight need a month if food, job loss could be worth a year..
Great start though, keep up the good work
Great start though, keep up the good work
- PreppingPingu
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Re: My first month
Great start as Tom said "snow and you might need a month, loss of job and you could be loking at a year" Start small and have a plan for your preps:)
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