Hi all
I'm a married father of one who is becoming increasingly concerned about the stability and fragility of
Our supply and infrastructure .
I would welcome any advice on prepping and storing of food equipment etc
Thanks
Jason
Bristol based novice prepper
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preppingsu
Re: Bristol based novice prepper
Hi mushypea,
Welcome to the forum.
There are a few topics about storing food etc and many websites that have been recommended by other members that are useful tools.
Most important thing is all (as is quoted many times on here) Store what you eat, and eat what you store!
If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask. Nothing is too trivial and someone will always point you in the right direction.
Preppingsu
Welcome to the forum.
There are a few topics about storing food etc and many websites that have been recommended by other members that are useful tools.
Most important thing is all (as is quoted many times on here) Store what you eat, and eat what you store!
If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask. Nothing is too trivial and someone will always point you in the right direction.
Preppingsu
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WhiteWolf
Re: Bristol based novice prepper
Hi mushypea and Welcome to the boards.
Building on what Sue stated "Store what you eat, and eat what you store!"
I would say start slow and think about your needs. If you rush in headlong, your credit cards and bank accounts will SCREAM in pain
Oh and don't forget the loo roll
The Wolfies
Building on what Sue stated "Store what you eat, and eat what you store!"
I would say start slow and think about your needs. If you rush in headlong, your credit cards and bank accounts will SCREAM in pain
Oh and don't forget the loo roll
The Wolfies
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Rosesandtea
Re: Bristol based novice prepper
Hi and welcome, Jason.
One of the sites that helped me begin is foodstoragemadeeasy.net
It has a spreadsheet that you can download to help you catalogue what you have vs what you need. It has a lot of good information on the site generally. (I just ignore what religious things that are on there that I don't agree with, and enjoy the other parts.)
One of the sites that helped me begin is foodstoragemadeeasy.net
It has a spreadsheet that you can download to help you catalogue what you have vs what you need. It has a lot of good information on the site generally. (I just ignore what religious things that are on there that I don't agree with, and enjoy the other parts.)
Re: Bristol based novice prepper
How you go about “it” and what you are choosing to prepare for is up to you, not up to me or anyone else. On forums such as this you will get many different opinions as to what you need to do, what you have to do and the like. I share with everyone here that I am preparing, but my interpretation of what “s” is going to hit which fan is up to me and my circumstances.
Once I started to take the preparedness attitude, I kinda pushed myself a bit too far. I tried to learn too much, I kind of wanted to do too much and I didn't settle down to a program of preparedness.
With the passage of time, I got “it” down to a specific group of skills that I wanted and a good grasp of what my personal goals were, short term, mid term an longer term. Also, I am a VERY low earner and as such I am having to do this all taking into account an exceptionally low budget.
I decided that I would build up solar resources so that I can eventually get off grid electrically.
I decided that I would reduce the need for energy so that when I do go off grid it wont be as much of a burden.
I decided I would learn slingshot catapult in case I need to get permission from land owners and I had to go hunting for squirrel on their land to get meat.
I decided I would learn about alcohol distillation to make heating and cooking fuel in case of a grid down situation.
I decided to learn about water purification so that if there is a drought, I can always use grey water as drinking water after distillation.
I also got myself a small dehydrator and a small canner.
I did some basic gardening.
As far as foods are concerned, I developed a taste for lentils, mung beans (dry, not tinned) and rice (which in a month where paycheques have been delayed TWICE, it has been VERY USEFUL. Prepping in practice to help keep me eating!!!).
I have done other useful things such as giving up smoking (mainly as a result of dentists orders) and starting to get fit (as I had wasted away somewhat).
There are lots of other small details to my preparedness, but its all about short term economic survival if supply chains get damaged, pay gets delayed and basic stuff like that.
I am not actually a doomsday prepper, but if the worst came to the worst, I will be, in a few years, better prepared than most.
Don't panic, take it one step at a time, work out what you are preparing for and keep focused.
If the worst doesn't come to the worst, then I will have had a great time learning stuff, I will have developed new hobbies and i will be learning to build up a standard of life that can get frugal when times get hard.
Once I started to take the preparedness attitude, I kinda pushed myself a bit too far. I tried to learn too much, I kind of wanted to do too much and I didn't settle down to a program of preparedness.
With the passage of time, I got “it” down to a specific group of skills that I wanted and a good grasp of what my personal goals were, short term, mid term an longer term. Also, I am a VERY low earner and as such I am having to do this all taking into account an exceptionally low budget.
I decided that I would build up solar resources so that I can eventually get off grid electrically.
I decided that I would reduce the need for energy so that when I do go off grid it wont be as much of a burden.
I decided I would learn slingshot catapult in case I need to get permission from land owners and I had to go hunting for squirrel on their land to get meat.
I decided I would learn about alcohol distillation to make heating and cooking fuel in case of a grid down situation.
I decided to learn about water purification so that if there is a drought, I can always use grey water as drinking water after distillation.
I also got myself a small dehydrator and a small canner.
I did some basic gardening.
As far as foods are concerned, I developed a taste for lentils, mung beans (dry, not tinned) and rice (which in a month where paycheques have been delayed TWICE, it has been VERY USEFUL. Prepping in practice to help keep me eating!!!).
I have done other useful things such as giving up smoking (mainly as a result of dentists orders) and starting to get fit (as I had wasted away somewhat).
There are lots of other small details to my preparedness, but its all about short term economic survival if supply chains get damaged, pay gets delayed and basic stuff like that.
I am not actually a doomsday prepper, but if the worst came to the worst, I will be, in a few years, better prepared than most.
Don't panic, take it one step at a time, work out what you are preparing for and keep focused.
If the worst doesn't come to the worst, then I will have had a great time learning stuff, I will have developed new hobbies and i will be learning to build up a standard of life that can get frugal when times get hard.
reperio a solutio
Resident and Co-Ordinator of AREA 2
Area 2 = Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Bucks
Resident and Co-Ordinator of AREA 2
Area 2 = Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Bucks
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terry
Re: Bristol based novice prepper
Hi Mate!
There's a few of us based in Bristol, in fact i've just come back from a chat and couple of pints with two of them. Stick around and learn, if you are interested then maybe a meet up in the future if you fancy it could be on the cards.
All the best
Ter
There's a few of us based in Bristol, in fact i've just come back from a chat and couple of pints with two of them. Stick around and learn, if you are interested then maybe a meet up in the future if you fancy it could be on the cards.
All the best
Ter
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terry
Re: Bristol based novice prepper
This coming months isn't so good for me, how about the beginning of next? I will try and resurrect the Bristol Meet Thread if there is interest? We had a couple of small meets earlier this year from other forums - it'd be nice to meet some others from this one.mushypea1001 wrote:Pint and a chat sounds good to me.
All the best
Ter