Charging phones and tablets via power packs at this point.The packs are stored in rotation,and are recharged via solar right now. Every little helps, and it ensures that emergency packs are ready when or if needed. When may be an issue come Winter.
I was awoken by the Dawn Chorus this morning ,started of course by the blackbird over in Mary’s orchard,so I got up and came down to make a brew. The kitchen has approach lights under the cupboards ,and on they came. In the living room it was gloomy at that time too. So as an experiment I fetched an emergency LED out of the pantry and hung it in the room. Perfect!
Nice to keep on top of things.
Regarding the water issue. I have checked my filter system- all good. And that the chemicals are up to date and sufficient. They are. I mentioned storage in 2 litre bottles. We shall start buying water each week and store in the secondary building above the stored water we have. It’s cheap. We don’t have empty plastic bottles,so we’ll have full ones.

When I have watered the veg garden each day, the tanks are refilled. Fortunately now, not too much water is needed,so the rainwater ( or hosepipe

) system is kept full in case of emergencies.

Water is so important,yet rather disregarded I often feel.
Another preppy thing for me; up until sickness I carried all sorts of gear in my standard cargo work trousers , both work and survival. I am fortunate to be moving around again now. So ,what do I carry? I’ve gone back to my early gear. A Swiss Army Knife ( Hunter),a cigarette lighter,some string and my wallet ,in which is the usual along with plasters and steri strips.
In three words I can sum up everything I have learned about life: It goes on.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.