Been doing a bit but now more serious.

[jennyjj01]

Thanks everyone for looking at the post and comments.

I need to rotate the stock more often.

What about flour? Is there a storage solution for food in paper bags.

TIA

Either vacuum seal your paper bag, or decant into big mouth plastic bottles. I use 4 pint milk bottles to keep rice, etc in

Flour lasts ages, by the way

[Bijela]

Hi and welcome, yes we are very flat in the EA. Good list of preps

[RobNfk]

Skills. Do you have 1st Aid training? Can you cook from scratch? Do you know how to mend & maintain the things you use daily? Could you learn? (Sorry dont know how to properly make this a previous post a quote)

Im a very hands on person. I have a workshop with lathe , mill, welding etc and can make/ repair many bits n pieces. Also have a low tech Land Rover which given a following wind is easy to maintain. Comms as well. Licensed Radio Amateur with HF comms on most bands. 7 mhz in particular which covers the whole of the UK. Can also access the CB frequencies. No vhf,uhf at the moment and I might rectify that soon for local comms. Its not something that interests me normally but from a prepper viewpoint would be good.

[Frnc]

And don't forget the less physical preps.
Emergency funds.
Physical fitness (within confines of your age/health)
Up to date with all health related items - eye tests, dental, vaccinations and anything else that might not be easy to access if things go upside down.
Documents: Organised, backed up and plans for if you need to meet up with family/friends and comms are down? Mundane stuff like Power of Attorney and wills sorted out?
Skills. Do you have 1st Aid training? Can you cook from scratch? Do you know how to mend & maintain the things you use daily? Could you learn?

Some of this covers personal SHTF, some is good for wider issues. I did hear of someone who evacuated Hurricane Katrina and was offered a better job in a new city. He could not accept as his proof of education certificates were still sitting in a wet house in New Orleans.

Yep. Think outside the box and do what suits you. One of my preps is going for bike rides. Keeps me fit, a prep in itself. I don't have a car, so if I can't get taxi or public transport, it's my emergency transport. Riding it also means I keep it operational and recently tested. It would likely be my bug out vehicle and bug in scavenging vehicle. Even if you have a car, the roads could be gridlocked or petrol unaffordable. I can go off road and even stealth. So I see maintaining, equipping, and riding it as all part of prepping for me personally. Someone else might have a totally different prep that works for them.

[korolev]

Don't forget to rotate the petrol for your generator. It goes "off'. Use the can to top up your car and refill it when filling the car.

[ForgeCorvus]

(Sorry dont know how to properly make this a previous post a quote)

Rather then clicking on the "Reply" button, click on the quote mark button in the top right of the post you want to quote.
Make sure you write your reply after the square brackets.... otherwise simple brain like mine get confused.

Going back to your storage, does the outbuilding drop below freezing? That can damage tins and cause spoilage.
I bought a cheap min/max thermometer off ebay to check, and have now moved my food stores.

I'm not a fen tiger, I live above sealevel....... Just about.

Oh, google "Flood map" there are a few out there, I'm outside the limit of the '53 flooding level but I have friends and relatives who'd be wading here

[Zoidberg]

50 litres of bottled water

Remember to regularly change the water as it does not store for very long. (to save waste I use the old water to flush the toilet then rinse and refill the bottles every couple of weeks)

I would suggest that you get some water filters so that you can make more drinking water in an emergency if your stored water runs out. Also research and learn about the many different methods available which allow you to be able to make your own water filters if ever you needed to and the other ways in which water can be disinfected to make it safe to drink.