Hello / Small DIY project for storing food and water

[JDandCoke]

Hi
I am stashing food at the moment. I started buying canned food of this type: http://dropshop.co.uk/sklep,produkt,kra ... -own-gravy
Of course different variations. The meat content is often over 90%, shelf life is over 2 years, and they taste better than those from B&M
Also stocking on water and water purifying tablets. Those for 1 litre and those for 20 litres as I intend to buy food grade 20l jerry can.
Also need axe, spade, shovel,saw, a machete maybe? Are these from b&q any good?
Also few questions - what is the best powerless method of sharpening knives?
What would be best to prepare warm meals if no gas/electricity at home? I live in new house so no stove, chimney etc.

[sethorly]

I think those canned meats are necessary. I can't find anything else with a long life with those type of calories. Happy to stand corrected.

[grenfell]

Cables running in free air space ie clipped to joists should be run OVER the boarding and not sandwiched between it and the insulation UNLESS you uprate the cable to take into account the thermal resistance of the substrate its running in....

https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Book/4.3.6.htm

And to add to that I also wouldn't notch the joists either. In modern builds the timber sizes are already reduced to virtually their minimum to do the job and thus save costs so chopping some of that out isn't really the best idea. When I've done this I've always cross battened with 3x2 first at least , then boarded.

[grenfell]

Also need axe, spade, shovel,saw, a machete maybe? Are these from b&q any good?
Also few questions - what is the best powerless method of sharpening knives?
What would be best to prepare warm meals if no gas/electricity at home? I live in new house so no stove, chimney etc.

There are countless threads about tools on this forum and make interesting reading. Generally the more you pay the better the quality. One important thing is to use the tools. No point having the most expensive all whistles and bells axe if when you come to use it you're as adapt as if it were a rock. As you don't have a fireplace or wood burner then an axe would only really be used for chopping small stuff for perhaps a small outdoor rocket stove or even a barbecue so look at small single handed ones rather than something meant for felling trees. Spades and shovels , again folding ones are ok but pointless if you don't expect to be bugging out on foot. That said have a look at British troops of the past , they quite often chucked their entrenching tools in favour of full size tools wedged uncomfortably in the webbing. The same goes for saws. Folders are good for travelling but full sized saws will beat them hands down for most jobs , depends upon what you envisage using the saws for.
As to sharpening, files for the axe and machete and possibly the saw unless it's a throwaway hardpoint. Oilstones or diamond stones for knives and similar and here again practice is important beforehand .