Sheffield groups

[lewis555]

Hi I'm new to all this I'm just wondering if there is a local group in Sheffield so that I can pick there brains and learn new skills. Books are good but doing it for real with hands on experience is much better

[preppingsu]

What sort of real, hands on experience do you need?

Storing food and water is just that - really doesn't need a group of people to tell you how to do it.

Emergency first aid - do a course with St Johns Ambulance.

Growing and preserving food - join an allotment society or a TransitionTown group. People full of knowledge.

I suppose it really depends on what you are prepping for too?

[pseudonym]

Hello and welcome to the Forum.

[lewis555]

The thing is I don't really know what to prep for. Food and water is the most important but I'm more thinking on the lines of security for my family. So number one what am I prepping for???? When I say this I mean what's the most likely bad thing to happen in the UK. Floods don't bother me I live at the top of the hill. the thing is I do feel that something bad is going to happen but I don't know what. And second is how to make my home secure for my family.

[lewis555]

Why does it take forever to post???

[preppingsu]

Why does it take forever to post???

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Preppingsu.

[preppingsu]

The thing is I don't really know what to prep for. Food and water is the most important but I'm more thinking on the lines of security for my family. So number one what am I prepping for???? When I say this I mean what's the most likely bad thing to happen in the UK. Floods don't bother me I live at the top of the hill. the thing is I do feel that something bad is going to happen but I don't know what. And second is how to make my home secure for my family.

What to prep for?

Quite a few of us prep for redundancy/unemployment (and a few members will testify how they used their preps when that happened).
Ill health - could you manage if you broke you leg/ were long term sick? Preps help with that.
Bad weather- you know how the UK grinds to a halt at the first snowflake and bread and milk are stripped form the shelves. Don't be one of those people panicking buying, have your own stock.
Power cuts - we've all had them and if the news is anything to go by we may have rolling power cuts as we run short on fuel as a country.

Not many of us prep for a shtf moment portrayed by Hollywood in the film 2012 or The Day After Tomorrow ( although I'm sure we've all thought about them ).

So don't panic, start slowly - food, water, alternative lighting and cooking equipment (heating is something to consider) and build your preps from there.

[pseudonym]

Not many of us prep for a shtf moment portrayed by Hollywood in the film 2012 or The Day After Tomorrow ( although I'm sure we've all thought about them ).

You forgot the Zombies, I want the Zombies

[lewis555]

As for my job I work in funerals so please no zombies thanks for the info. Food and water I'm good with but I need a good torch and candles. Heat is going to be a problem if there is no power.

[lewis555]

This is nothing to do with prep. I was on call for people that sadly pass away in the night and I stupidly watch world war z. Not the brightest of moves to be honest I pood my self when my on call phone went off. So no more zombie please.