What Preps are you doing this week

[pseudonym]

Today I built another log store. I have Builder friends who drop off wood for the burners. Often there is plywood and plenty of 2x2. Chuck in a bit of roof felt-Bingo!
As wood heat is our primary source, I try to make it as user- friendly as poss. for the ladies of the house. So plenty split and under cover, well in advance.

Nice one, I to my shame have not added to my woodpile for a year

Mind you it was too mild last winter to even fire up the woodburner

[Decaff]

Today I did a home bargains/wilko prepp shop. Got so many tins, packets and jars and remembered to get two tin openers AND bring them home with me, hurrah!!
I also got two big 13ltr plastic boxes for storing goodies in at the top of my sons wardrobe, filled up a tin with antihistamines, another with ibuprofen and just 4 packs of paracetamol as they only let you buy two at a time.
All logged in excel and stashed away.
Got three more Kilner clip top jars and plastic air tight spaghetti container.

Lots of pastas now in the freezer to then go into jars with oxygen absorbers.

Feeling very pleased with myself now and my stash is now getting rather large! Which makes me feel so much calmer and happier.

Got some banana chips and dried cranberries, should I freeze these before storing, like we do pasta and rice??

[jansman]

Today I built another log store. I have Builder friends who drop off wood for the burners. Often there is plywood and plenty of 2x2. Chuck in a bit of roof felt-Bingo!
As wood heat is our primary source, I try to make it as user- friendly as poss. for the ladies of the house. So plenty split and under cover, well in advance.

Nice one, I to my shame have not added to my woodpile for a year

Mind you it was too mild last winter to even fire up the woodburner

Thanks. My burners ARE my heat source. To be fair though, We didn't burn as much as previous years.

[Holomon]

Went through all my kit and spent some time replacing the stuff that's either run out or looked like it was on the verge of needing burial rites.
Now have a new Trangia, headtorch, blast match, compass and some replacement carabiners.

Oh and bought a couple of keysmarts because I hate bunches of keys.

[Yorkshire Andy]

remembered to get two tin openers AND bring them home with me, hurrah!! :

Second time lucky



My preps today have been walking to the doctors and home the long way in my new Lowa boots to be fair to them they are like slippers after about a 4-5 mile walk

[Decaff]

remembered to get two tin openers AND bring them home with me, hurrah!! :

Second time lucky

Yes!! I checked twice that they were in my bag before leaving the shop.

[Yorkshire Andy]

Tesco sensitive plasters stick surprisingly well (see multitool thread) will be getting more...


To be fair im free wheeling with preps at the moment and making the most of summer just built a new gas bbq since the old one had a hole in the gas burner.... its out back up cooking and summer enjoyment all rolled into one

Ok i got new boots and a new head torch on order but they are mainly for my holidays but double up as preps like a lot of my stuff..,

[iSkynet]

Back from holiday ( took my 2yrs old on her first camping trip) and found a letter with 64gb mini sd card. Took it a month to get from China so I totally forgot about it. I have my postSHTF library on the phone now and still 55 gb free space.

[pseudonym]

Large packets of spices for a £1 and for £2, massive packs of lentils. All major supermarkets have stock in.

Ramadan runs until 27 July.

[Decaff]

Large packets of spices for a £1 and for £2, massive packs of lentils. All major supermarkets have stock in.

Ramadan runs until 27 July.

I would have to travel a fair distance to get to any supermarkets in an Asian area, I used to get a guy from work to bring them in for me, nuts are also really good during Ramadan big bags cheap! But alas no longer working so I can't get any.