Hi from the Midlands

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greenprepper
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Hi from the Midlands

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Hi everyone

Live in the Midlands with my husband and 2 young children and, have recently realised I need to take the whole prepping thing more seriously with the whole Ebola situation.

My husband has been into bushcraft and interested in survival techniques and prepping for several years and would mention things like 'peak oil' from time to time, which would just worry me and make me stick my head in the sand if I'm completely honest!

The possibility that we could face a situation in the near future where we may not be able to leave the house (be that due to illness, bad weather or whatever) has made me take more notice of the tinned foods, medicine, candles etc that hubby has been gradually building up a stock of and made me want to learn more and try to be more prepared and hopefully one step ahead.

So, hoping to learn and share with likeminded people, particularly with regards to preparing for a potential lockdown situation with young children.

Bye for now :)
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Hello there and welcome, there are loads of topics for you to dig into here, hope you find it useful :D
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Hello and welcome. :)
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Hello and welcome to the Forum. :)
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Lemony
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Hello! I'm also in the West Midlands, and have two little ones too :D
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welcome to the Forum
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welcome to the forum
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greenprepper
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Thank you for the welcomes :-)
Hi Lemony, nice to find someone with children in common. One thing I've been thinking about is the psychological effect of having to stay put at home with young children. Sometimes even a day at home is challenging enough! ;-) Have you got any thoughts or ideas? Maybe I should stock up on new DVDs and games etc and keep them hidden...
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Hi GP,
Yes, get some things in to keep the children entertained, interested and exercised!
My 2 are a teenage now, so are getting into bushcraft/campcraft a little more.
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Don't forget none electrical entertainment such as board games, puzzles and colouring books..