What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11

[pseudonym]

More MRE pouches (£2) and some Bolero drink sachets(23p)

[jansman]

Having a trip out today into town. Probably Home Bargains! Now the pantry is reorganised the shelves stay very organised and full. Today ,later, we have a delivery and there’s frozen items too. Bread particularly. As and when I end in hospital- frequently- it means Mrs J has organised meals and no excuse to avoid eating! In fact I have a very nice vegetarian meal to package ,label and add to the chest freezer. How things have changed!
Whilst out today I’ll pick up a couple more chargers too. Being the tight g*t I am ,now Spring is here,so battery,phone I use a combination of solar and chargers. Saves electricity- not a lot,but it does. We use a lot of batteries particularly within our lighting system and solar costs nowt. Save the throwaway batteries for Winter.

[jennyjj01]

Having a trip out today into town. Probably Home Bargains!

We almost live in HB & B&M Saddos that we are.

We use a lot of batteries particularly within our lighting system and solar costs nowt. Save the throwaway batteries for Winter.

That got me thinking..... Batteries often touted as a prep essential. Some of us here have cases full of them. Who amongst us buys/uses disposable ones and why? I can't recall the last time I bought a disposable battery and the only ones we have came with devices. We don't even have many rechargeables. Just for phones, remotes, keyboards, smoke alarms and torches.

Anyways: What preps this week?.....

Finally a break in the weather to get to the allotment and dig and sow in the raised beds. Allotment neighbour suggested sitting bare bottomed on the soil to check the temperature for sowing spuds. I won't follow his suggestion.

Been buying an assortment of cans of minced beef and onions to run comparisons on. Report to follow. My stock of tinned meat products was looking too low. We've been using up old stock of Princes and have rather taken a liking to it, but you all know I'm too tight to buy such a premium brand

[diamond lil]

I don't buy anything that needs a battery unless it's rechargeable. Total waste of time and money.

[Arzosah]

Having a trip out today into town. Probably Home Bargains!

Lovely! Enjoy.

Whilst out today I’ll pick up a couple more chargers too. Being the tight g*t I am ,now Spring is here,so battery,phone I use a combination of solar and chargers. Saves electricity- not a lot,but it does. We use a lot of batteries particularly within our lighting system and solar costs nowt. Save the throwaway batteries for Winter.

I bought a properly sized solar panel last month, this would be a good idea for me to do too.

I *do* have some throwaway batteries, but I got them by accident, they were an Amazon substitution I meant to return them and get a refund, but I never got round to it, so I've got them now

My big prep at the end of last week was emptying out my big food cupboard, full of tinned food - very rare that I've done that, and I've found more than a dozen tins and jars that are out of date - okay to eat, but nothing I want to store for any longer. I'm also throwing out quite a few cheap food offers I got online - garlic mayonnaise in particular it makes me throw up it's not worth the space.

[jansman]

Having a trip out today into town. Probably Home Bargains!

We almost live in HB & B&M Saddos that we are.

We use a lot of batteries particularly within our lighting system and solar costs nowt. Save the throwaway batteries for Winter.

That got me thinking..... Batteries often touted as a prep essential. Some of us here have cases full of them. Who amongst us buys/uses disposable ones and why? I can't recall the last time I bought a disposable battery and the only ones we have came with devices. We don't even have many rechargeables. Just for phones, remotes, keyboards, smoke alarms and torches.

Anyways: What preps this week?.....

Finally a break in the weather to get to the allotment and dig and sow in the raised beds. Allotment neighbour suggested sitting bare bottomed on the soil to check the temperature for sowing spuds. I won't follow his suggestion.

Been buying an assortment of cans of minced beef and onions to run comparisons on. Report to follow. My stock of tinned meat products was looking too low. We've been using up old stock of Princes and have rather taken a liking to it, but you all know I'm too tight to buy such a premium brand

Disposable ones work when you can’t recharge if there’s a serious power cut! Always got to have a backup.

[ForgeCorvus]

One-shot batteries in the smoke detectors, rechargeable 9v's are expensive for something I only need to change once a year.

[Yorkshire Andy]

Disposable ones work when you can’t recharge if there’s a serious power cut! Always got to have a backup.

That and most are 1.2v Vs alkaline 1.5v some electronic bits and bats don't like the lower voltage

[GillyBee]

Musical equipment doesnt like rechargeables as the voltage is a bit low. And the importance of sanity in a family musician cannot be over rated. I also note that the rechargeables don't seem to hold their charge as well as disposables, making for more work recharging some of my emergency lights.

[jansman]

It’s a ‘bit of both’ isn’t it? When I look at the electronic side,as Yorkshire Andy described,it’s not an issue for us. A bit like ForgeCorvus; smoke alarms and the like. Torches and lanterns to replace lighting in an emergency,and particularly the wicked staircase and landing where we have charged approach lights on into bathroom . It takes away the brutality of the mains light in the night!