north east england

[jacobs nanna]

hi im new to this forum , been trying to link up with like minded people in the northeast of England ,, ive been prepping for a long time but have family who think its crazy ,,, but hey ho im still prepping for what ever ,, nothing would surprise me theses days ,, please get in touch ,

[Yorkshire Andy]

Welcome to the forum.

Preppers tend to be a very illusive beast as you find many ridicule / take the Micky despite laughing at you they tend not to forget that "Dave's" got a full pantry and stuff when something goes wrong. Then expect Dave to be able to supply them with what ever THEY need ....

Don't expect anyone to rush to meet up with you... But hang about a while have a good look round pick some pointers and share some tips / war stories


Tell you what if you lived in one of the areas affected by the week long power cuts and minus temperatures on the back of storm arwen many won't take the Mickey for about a week after the power comes back on and they forget about the hardships and discomfort

[jacobs nanna]

hi ya
yes we were effected for 48 hours ,the telegraph pole at the end of the village snapped but slowly sank to the ground ,,, its still like that today ,, we survived cooking and getting heat from a log fire , ive been trying to mentally prepare for such things for years , 7 of us did pretty well 3 children , i know it was a short spell but it was a experience to get everyone thinking about the what ifs .

[Yorkshire Andy]

hi ya
yes we were effected for 48 hours ,the telegraph pole at the end of the village snapped but slowly sank to the ground ,,, its still like that today ,, we survived cooking and getting heat from a log fire , ive been trying to mentally prepare for such things for years , 7 of us did pretty well 3 children , i know it was a short spell but it was a experience to get everyone thinking about the what ifs .

It's a wake up call (or should be)

One thing to be cautious of is reading too much and spending a random on kit you'll never use or food you end up binning

With food. Buy extra of what you like slowly over time.. eat what you store and ensure you rotate it so you eat the oldest first...and restock

If you don't like spam don't fill a cupboard with it

With kit don't fall into the trap of cheap tat that will fail when you need it likewise don't spend £££ on something that you won't use

Take a torch the cheap £1 shop torches don't bother but you don't need a £200 super jobbie unless your feeling very flush ... Plenty of £10-£20 torches on the market that do what they say on the box

And the idea of packing a over large bag with kit and living in the woods .... Well it might work in America but in the landlocked and over populated UK forget it

[Arzosah]

Welcome to the forum - I'm glad you got by so well with the effects from Storm Arwen, good for you. As you're a nanna, you're probably not the "run away to the hills" type dreamer, especially with 3 kids, and you sound like you're already doing really well. But there's probably lots still to learn on the forum, it's huge, and there are some real specialists on here. Enjoy

[pseudonym]

Hello and welcome to the Forum.

[Smudge]

Welcome.

[jennyjj01]

hi im new to this forum , been trying to link up with like minded people in the northeast of England ,, ive been prepping for a long time but have family who think its crazy ,,, but hey ho im still prepping for what ever ,, nothing would surprise me theses days ,, please get in touch ,

Hi and welcome.
As Yorkshire Andy said,

One thing to be cautious of is reading too much and spending a random on kit you'll never use or food you end up binning
...
eat what you store and ensure you rotate it so you eat the oldest first...and restock

There's nothing like a mini crisis to stress test our preps. Covid lockdowns, recent storms, other hiccups can be great as a dress rehearsal revealing what we forgot to prep. Using our reserves not only deals with stock rotation, but also reminds us how to cook and use unusual foods and skills.
Prepping still has a bit of a bad reputation and gets conflated with the worst traits of panic buyers and survivalists. Getting immediate family on board can be a slow painful process. Just in case Real S hits the fan, you want no-one to suspect you have good stocks, because 'a friend in need is a PITA' and all those who took the p155 out of us would be the first on the doorstep when they are hungry and cold. Thus preppers tend to be discreet.
Meanwhile, have a laugh. Checkout preppers unlike most of us, on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... +meet+2021+

All the gear and no idea

[jacobs nanna]

Thanks for taking time to read my post and getting back with some gd info ...
ive had a bug out bag sitting in my room for the last 15 years , but never used it as yet ,,
storing food , dehydrating and canning i thought would be a better way forward than running to the hills or going under ground ,yep i thought of it all but things changed over the time i was alone with my son and because my daughter and i decided to live together with her 4 children , i think we made the right choice under circumstances that has a risen the last few years , we got a 6 bedroom farm house but not too rural and i now have the best of two worlds , teaching my grandchildren allsorts of survival things ( not claiming to be a know it all quite the opposite i learn from others everyday as im 58 and hope they can least learn something from this old lady lol ) we home school and try and grow our own food ( but im still trying after many years of disasters lol) .. I forage but for some reason no body with eat my nettle soups haha ,,, one day they might thanks me for my craziness but in the mean time i hope to make many "HaPpY" memories and have fun along the way staying positive in theses horrid times is a must