Newbie from London

[DarkArcher777]

Hi Everyone i'm new to prepping but am very keen. I live in a one bedroom flat with a partner who is a tad sceptical of my need to prep how can i prep without taking up too much space? All advice is welcome

DarkArcher

[preppingsu]

Welcome to the site.

Stealthy storage...you have to be very creative. Under the bed is great for storage, bottom of wardrobes is always wasted space.

A box covered with a cloth, becomes a very handy coffee table.

Anyway, give us an idea of what you are prepping for.

Thanks

[tigs]

welcome to the forum

the problem is the more you store the greater the problem becomes , one solution is to cache it whether thats in water tight tubes or barrels that you bury or in lock ups / containers off site is another question, its going to be something only you can answer

[Stasher]

Hi there, welcome

[DarkArcher777]

Thank you very much for all the tips guys it's given me lots of new options to consider. I'm prepping for the scenario of power outages, food shortages and societal collapse. I live not far from croydon so if the riots have taught me one thing it's that things can go downhill very quickly especially when humans are involved. Also i own a dog so any advice on prepping for animals would be a bonus.

Many Thanks

Dark Archer

[ukpreppergrrl]

Also i own a dog so any advice on prepping for animals would be a bonus.

One book I read said: "If you don't stock food for your pets, then in an emergency they're eating yours". I have two cats, and have about 6 months of their food stocked at any given time. And 6 months of kitty litter in case they can't go out - but that's not just for them...I buy the really big bags of wood pellet litter (smells really nice!) and this also works well for human waste should the need arise, and no-one bats and eyelid seeing it stacked in the scullery alongside the cat food! Although I'm not a bug-out person there may be a time when we all have to leave the house (e.g. house fire), so they also have a small bug-out bag packed containing the obligatory 72ish hours of food, two collapsable food/water bowls, a bag of treats a bottle of water and a small litter tray complete with litter and poo bags. This clips onto my backpack though I'm not relishing carrying the bags and two loaded cat baskets any distance... Depending on where one is required to bug-out to, I also have a small pop-up tent (doesn't require guy ropes indoors) so that the cats can be contained if, say, one is put into a church hall with lots of other people - though I believe that in such bug-out situations the rule is usually No Pets so I may take my chances at home with the boys instead!