Seven day prep

[anotherBadAvatar]

On the back of the Brexit prepping threads, I'm looking for ideas/meal plans that would cope with a weeks' disruption to food and utilities without needing to venture out.

So far, my cupboards aren't bad - I always have a supply of tins/pasta/pulses/flour & yeast etc in. Freezer very well stocked as I do lots of batch cooking, but I don't want to rely on that in case of power outages.

However, I have no water, and no real "plan".

I have access to a charcoal BBQ, a pizza oven (come the apocalypse I can still make a hawaiian!), and an indoor woodburner.

My ideas so far:

• could make daily flatbreads or bread in pizza oven.
  
• cook meat/fish from freezer first as a priority - in stews/BBQ or pizza oven, using up fresh fruit and veg first.
  
• use up other perishables next - cheese/eggs/butter/potatoes.
  
• Get UHT milk in (How much to get for a family of four including DD4 and DS1?) Is powdered milk any good/different to UHT?
  
• Get water in (How much pp per day?)
  
• next use up tins & packets.
  
• stock up on wood this summer.
  
• get more candles/matches in.
  
• move sleeping arrangements to living room (woodburner + warmth from each other) if weather cold.
  
• pray that things have resolved by then!

[bellinisurge]

Water should be an easy ish one - I thought until we had no rain for weeks here.
Leaving that to one side for a mo, 2litre bottles of water are dirt cheap in supermarkets. Get the odd four pack with your shopping. Add to it as you see fit. Obviously it's bulky - I store in the garage. Rotate its use and keep it out of the sun.
Look at collecting rain water but also have a set up to boil any collected water for at least 10 mins.
Also have an old Tshirt to filter out big stuff like leaves.
Look at using grey water strategies- can you boil eg veg and then use the water to wash pots in. I've actually had to do this but it was about 25 years ago in another country.

[ElyElyOy]

Just on the “sleeping in the room with a fire” scenario Make sure you have working smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors!

[bellinisurge]

Absolutely. I think I might be asking for volunteers to keep watch if that's an option.