Preppin thread

[MBE2017]

OK, so with all the doom and gloom forecasted, and remembering how a few members were amused at the suggestions regarding Covid 19 preparedness, I thought I would see if anyone else has a warped mind like myself, planning for the worst, hoping for the best.

So far I have three different powered cookers for meals, fuel for all of them for several weeks plus a large supply of bottled water, plus a filtration system. Seven different LED lights/torches, plus five powerbanks, plus a wind up hand charger.

In addition, four hundred T lights, plus various other candles, three boxes of matches, three gas lighters. To top it off, I still have most the food left over from two years ago, it gets replaced as used, plenty of toilet rolls, approx 100, and I just bought two large Jerry cans for diesel. The last one is down to the news diesel will be diverted to industry, healthcare etc IF the expected three hour power cuts happen shortly, every night of the week except the weekends.

Oh, I have a selection of knives, just in case.

Have I forgot anything?

 

[MOIC]

Have I forgot anything?

Ferry ticket to France.

Maybe a lot cheaper!

 

[Bob Morgan]

Eight gramophone records, a book and a luxury

 

[WaveJumper]

And thats just in the shelter at the bottom of the garden .....what have you got in doors ?

 

[fisicx]

Made loads of soup from all the stuff I've been growing in the Garden. New gas bottle on the BBQ, cupboard full of dry food and tins. And a generator in the garage.

I remember the power cuts back in the 70s. There wasn't any panic. People just got on with things. Not having any lights or heating for a few hours isn't a major issue.

 

[Mark T Jones]

I remember the power cuts back in the 70s. There wasn't any panic. People just got on with things. Not having any lights or heating for a few hours isn't a major issue.

My parents still have the Monopoly board with candle wax on it from those days.

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

I remember the power cuts back in the 70s. There wasn't any panic

You only have to go back a couple of years to remember the great shortage of bog paper!

 

[MBE2017]

You only have to go back a couple of years to remember the great shortage of bog paper!

You won’t be saying that come March lol.

 

[paulears]

The last time around, nobody had any issues bar inconvenience. The strikers are not stupid enough to put their own families at risk, just cause inconvenience and anger. I don't agree with it, but that's democracy. Last time there were big strikes in the 70's my family did pretty well from the overtime and extra payments they got, and for being away from home. I expect the same might happen. Up to individuals. The prepper community in the US are so much more advanced than us. three years of tinned and dehydrated food in their nuclear bunkers and nice thick doors for the ammo stores and a selection of guns of all sizes to shoot marauding starving people who might break in to steal some food.

No Netflix or internet
No opening the freezer door when power is off
spare batteries and a few candles - or just wood for the fire

Might make the youngsters find some serious stuff to protest about, and stop the tomato soup flinging!

 

[IanSuth]

I grew up in the country (even if only sussex) in the great storm of 87 we had no mains for 2 weeks being the last house on the transmission line which went along wooded country lanes.

I wish i now had what my step dad put in then - standby diesel generator that started as soon as mains went out for more than 30seconds, powering a secondary ring main in the house which ran essentials (fridge, freezer some lights) plus a ring of sockets fitted with 5a round pins to stop us kids accidentally pugging in something too high load (cunningly he had left the TV on the 13a square pin ringmain). That with a solid fuel aga that had a back boiler means if it is still in place he is sorted for a good few weeks (we don't talk anymore).

Being in a town there is little i can do here beyond the fact I have a couple of camping cookers of different types along with loads of gas bottles for them and if the worst comes to the worst a BBQ and a nearby wood.

 

[KM-Tiger]

I remember the power cuts back in the 70s.

Me too.

Spent some very pleasant evenings in candle lit pubs.

 

[MBE2017]

Me too.

Spent some very pleasant evenings in candle lit pubs.

So did I, and I was only ten at the time. Good times.

 

[MBE2017]

The Guardian reports the BBC have already recorded messages regarding the blackouts, one of which states the blackout could be lasting up to THREE DAYS.

They advise people to use car radios and battery powered radios to hear the latest advice on the blackouts.

Better order some more candles in.

 

[IanSuth]

Starting to wonder about the shetland island comms cable outage - apparently never been 2 out at once before.

Damaged cable leaves Shetland cut off from mainland

Police have declared a major incident with phone lines and internet down on the islands.

www.bbc.co.uk

What do people reckon coincidence or little Russian subs

And if Russia went after our comms infrastructure how resilient are we/what could we do ourselves ona personal/business level to mitigate the effects ?

 

[paulears]

Being Suffolk/Norfolk, we actually had a pub that had no electricity, they were organised with candles and heating and did really well!

 

[simon field]

Being Suffolk/Norfolk, we actually had a pub that had no electricity, they were organised with candles and heating and did really well!

I saw that one in the EDP!

 

[paulears]

They have a generator now! geldeston locks is the pub name.

 

[simon field]

They have a generator now! geldeston locks is the pub name.

Never been there myself but heard it was a cracking music venue in its day.

 

[paulears]

It still is - always busy in the summer - even though there's about a half a mile walk from where you can park, but the food is good too!

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

I live in Devon