Saying hi!

[PepperThePrepper]

Hi!

I'm new here but I've been doing little preps for a while but now I'd like to bring a bit more structure to it all.

I'm based in NI!

[Yorkshire Andy]

Welcome to the forum what are you preparing for?

[GillyBee]

Welcome! There is lots to browse here. Do ask questions. We don't bite. Some of us are very organised, others are more chaotic but you should find some good ideas here for any style of prepping.

[PepperThePrepper]

Hi!

Prepping for as many scenarios as possible.

The three I have lived experience of have been a lack of water due to burst pipes in 2008, power outage this year due to storm and COVID.

I would like to have a good few weeks worth of food and water set aside and feel confident that we will be warm.

Overall I quite like being as independent as possible. We have hens and bees and grow fruit and veg, although not enough to be fully self sufficient. We are debating raising rabbits for meat.

I'm also debating storing bulk grains like wheat and not groats, along with a hand mill/roller. I saw an American prepper saying they can last for up to 25 years in big rodent proof barrels.

I have a big family so everything I do is in BULK!

[Arzosah]

Welcome to the forum you have bees? Wonderful! I was on a day visit to Charles Darwin's home last week, in Kent, and in the old tool shed they have a hive of bees, with glass sides. It's about a foot from the wall, and there's a plastic pipe a couple of inches wide that the bees use to get outside - the grounds cater to them beautifully, it's a great space.

Anyway welcome!

[Frnc]

Hi!

Prepping for as many scenarios as possible.

The three I have lived experience of have been a lack of water due to burst pipes in 2008, power outage this year due to storm and COVID.

I would like to have a good few weeks worth of food and water set aside and feel confident that we will be warm.

Overall I quite like being as independent as possible. We have hens and bees and grow fruit and veg, although not enough to be fully self sufficient. We are debating raising rabbits for meat.

I'm also debating storing bulk grains like wheat and not groats, along with a hand mill/roller. I saw an American prepper saying they can last for up to 25 years in big rodent proof barrels.

I have a big family so everything I do is in BULK!

Greetings from Manchester. I don't see much point in long term storage of food, for the most part. A few weeks' food is what most people aim for. Ditto water. You need to make sure your water is stored correctly and swapped out. I was advised by GPT to put puri tabs in it when re-filling, so I'm going to start doing that. The best food to store is what you normally eat, so you can rotate it. I do have a few extras, like a tin of Nido (dried milk). I usually have a bag of dried egg. But I usually eat most of the egg near to expiry date. My emergency grab bag has a few days' rations - some lifeboat bars and some freeze dried meals. Obviously the latter requires boiled water, so it has a 1 liter pot, that contains a small gas cylinder and stove. These do have 5-7 year shelf life, and are not generally rotated. I'll probably give the Nido to a food bank when its date is near.

[PepperThePrepper]

Thanks for the tips!

[Medusa]

Welcome, strangely I was just about to ask who has bees as I have a question. Not prepper related, more bee keeping related. I was going to post in chat if you would be happy to reply please?