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Indeed, welcome to the forum. I stored tins of food & packets of dry pasta, rice, pulses etc in plastic boxes with lids in a garden shed for years, still edible after several winters/summers. Make sure stuff doesn't get damp & vermin can get to it and you'll be fine.

OK, got ya. Thanks.

I even grew up in the 70's & 80's ten miles away from greenham common. I'm starting to think I didn't pay enough attention to my education at school

I'm totally ignorant of this and apologies if this comes across wrong- but what's the benefit of removing your doors to build a separate shelter inside your house? Surely the amount of material the radiation has to pass through would still be the same?

But the 10 year old tins that the labels fallen off add a certain frisson to supper time

Hi Ben, you'll likely get a huge range of answers. Personally I'm of the "fit & forget" mindset - ie. I'm stocked up on various tinned meat and dried goods such as rice,beans,pasta, lentils etc. A lot of this stuff is past its bbe date but I'm not bothered by that & will happily ea...

We're at 600ft, veg are grown in raised beds with a significant "freeboard" to try and minimise the wind. Also means we can cover the beds with plastic sheet to create a sort of cloche to extend the growing season. I grow garlic every year - nothing fancy, I just but supermarket bulbs and ...

I’ve never grown garlic - is it easy to grow? Supposedly :? I think that's true as long as the soil is well-drained. My soil is clay (dig up a lump and call it a brick, that sort of soil) and its recommended to use grit. Don't have any grit :oops: but I have a lot of roasted and bashed up eggshells...

Getting 3 weeks food & water for your family is an excellent start and 99% ahead of the rest of the world. Keep it on the down low though so people don't come knocking in times of need (if it does happen barter & exchange is the way to go instead of outright gifts). Make sure pets have equal...

Snows all cleared here now so wood harvesting & processing tomorrow. Gotta start getting ready for next winter......