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Preppers Paradise: Pickled Turnips and Sovereignty Spam

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RedToothBrush · 18/07/2018 19:23

Despite all the accusations of hysteria for those saying they intend to prep, today Theresa May said households were going to be given guidelines in August and September on how to prepare in the event of No Deal.

Robert Peston@Peston
@theresa_may says 70 "technical notices" for businesses and households will be published in Aug and Sept setting out how we can all prepare for a no-deal Brexit (should that be what happens). Yikes

Arla are already warning that milk product may be scare and baby formula will be 'an occasional luxury' even if we do get a deal
Dairy products 'may become luxuries' after UK leaves EU

Whilst we wait for the government to advise us on what action we all need to consider taking, this is a thread dedicated for those people who wish to share tips, advice and what they plan to do rather than clogging up other threads.

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pennycarbonara · 22/07/2018 00:18

It also obviously couldn't have taken into account the price rises for veg likely to result from this hot weather
www.thegrocer.co.uk/buying-and-supplying/categories/fresh/fruit-and-veg/uk-set-for-carrot-crisis-as-lack-of-rain-hits-crop/569406.article
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/13/pea-shortage-predicted-britain-hot-a-spell/

aaahhhBump · 22/07/2018 00:22

Have been reading the thread and like pp we have plans b -moving to france- and c -irish pasport- in place.

We signed up for revolut cards this allows easy shifting of currency.
www.revolut.com/fr/?lang=en

Going to clear out all the junk in the cupboards for storage needs done anyway with moving.

Considering taking annual leave in March just in case I need to take my DC to Ireland, the in-laws are there.

RedToothBrush · 22/07/2018 03:14

A tweet for our time that I thought I'd share here

Mark Harris @ markharrisnyc
Your smug, knowingly weary "Everybody calm down" political tweet, from whenever you tweeted it, has not aged well.

It's about the us and trump but trump = brexit so equally relevant here.

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nuttynutjob · 22/07/2018 04:11

As a prepper, one thing to point out is to be a gray man. Don't stand out in the crowd. Spread your stockpile around the house and in unlikely places.

One of the few things that scares me about Brexit is the potential increase in crime especially by people who are desperate (either in food, addiction fixes, medicine, hungry children).

Plan for your water supplies first - containers, chlorine tablets, water butts/drums (for rain collection)

Heating- camping stoves, kelly kettles, firestarter, matches, candles,. Collect some kindling while the weather is dry

Light- wind up torches, battery torches, candles, emergency lights,

Food- start with UHT, tinned foods, pick the food you're going to eat.

Don't be scared of the prepper board. If you're feeling brave, watch Blackout movie in youtube.

Always be the grey man.

nuttynutjob · 22/07/2018 04:53

I've stayed away from MSE as there are so many leavers there that makes my blood boil.

EmilyAlice · 22/07/2018 06:34

I knew a family who used to serve spam on a carving dish and the father would solemnly carve slices to share one tin between six. 😀
One thing that is starting to be a worry is the impact of this heatwave / drought on crops. We have a large and very productive vegetable garden (just across the channel in northern France), but it is getting increasingly hard to manage this year. We have huge crops of fruit, but all far too small. The brassicas and other leafy greens are just fading away. The watering is a nightmare and the hosepipe ban must come soon. It is a major topic of conversation in our small village.
I think a poor harvest across Europe is a big additional worry.

divafever99 · 22/07/2018 08:19

I will be stocking up over the summer with tined/dry goods. Just need to clear some space first!

LikesAnimalPark · 22/07/2018 08:41

I'm lazy - sorry - has anyone mentioned Easiyo yogurt makers on here yet? You buy the packets then use the insulated flask to make yogurt overnight. If milk supplies are a problem, we'll be eating a LOT of yogurt lol. Downside is the dry packets are expensive and don't last forever. Think they work out to around £2 for a kilo of yogurt. Does anyone know of a cheaper, similar idea? I've tried using probiotic pills in UHT milk but that didn't work fantastically.

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PostNotInHaste · 22/07/2018 09:20

Slightly better news from seeing friend (senior in relevant hospital depart and has child with diabetes). She isn’t worried about insulin supplies though did say a small surplus a wise precaution.

Also her family have a dairy farm and it’s actually doing better at moment. Milk prices have risen and they were able to make enough hay thi spring to feed the animals to get them through the summer and still have plenty to get through the winter. I know it isn’t much but I take my good news where I can these days.

Cherrypi · 22/07/2018 09:29

Uht and spoonfuls of the last batch works well for homemade yoghurt.

LunaDeet · 22/07/2018 11:02

My inlaws are Daily Mail reading leavers. We manage to stay friends by not talking about politics. They live in the middle of nowhere and are both insulin dependent. I’m worried about whether to bring up the subject or just leave it. Is a gas camping fridge a strange Christmas present?!

TheElementsSong · 22/07/2018 11:37

Is a gas camping fridge a strange Christmas present?!

A sack of glittery unicorn food would be a nice present.

RedToothBrush · 22/07/2018 11:47

Luna, if we are at no deal still close to christmas, then no just get them the damn fridge without explanation.

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sportinguista · 22/07/2018 15:12

Not really a surprise to me, but I'm kind of a natural prepper, I'm the child of 2 parents who were wartime children so always behaved as if a crisis were imminent mainly to save money as we were never very well off. I grew up in the countryside so learnt how to forage, how to light a fire, gut fish and animals, skin or pluck them etc, we grew veg, had chickens etc, my mother pickled everything that didn't move and veg was preserved for over the winter, I can make clothes, knit, repair shoes and do all sorts of stuff that probably is largely irrelevant in day-to-day life mostly.

At present, I am making jams etc for the winter so will have around 20+ jars in various flavours, usually from whatever marked down fruit is available, the herbs that grow in the garden I'll dry and jar, stale bread is blended to make dry breadcrumbs which can be used in cooking. We have a lot of dried beans stockpiled, rice, tinned food. My husband works for well-known chemists so we have a year's worth of toiletries which we replenish each October when they have a double discount offer. We have a garden which right now is tomatoes, cucumber, salad, beans, peas and loads of other stuff including chillis and garlic. You can freeze margarine, UHT milk or milk powder (buy rennet and you can make cheese), salted cod is good too as it lasts and other tinned fish.

We have a good first aid kit and essential is the first aid manual, so you know what to do if you're not a first-aider.

I'm probably a bit obsessive but so is DH, DSS thinks we are a bit tin foil hat, but I remember how my parents and grandparents were and they managed to survive the war years so I don't think they were entirely mad. You can at least save yourself some money if it's all ok and nothing very much happens.

We do have the option to head to the continent as DH is EU and that is a possibility, but even there money won't grow on trees and we'll carry on as we are anyway!

BakewellFarts · 22/07/2018 16:32

Some great ideas on this thread. Operation stockpile is under way in earnest in our household. Will be getting a gas fridge in September and building a fire pit in the garden (relatively cheap and easy to do) as an alternative cooking station. Sounds odd but I'm also getting a camping chemical loo incase of water problems.
We're a low income household, but are directing as much extra funds to stockpiling as possible.

pennycarbonara · 22/07/2018 16:38

Brexit is happening at the end of March, not in the winter, so I would think power cuts much less likely than if it were in December, when we have to import more electricity and solar is of little use. By winter 2019/2020 there will hopefully have been time to sort out agreements about electricity export.

TheElementsSong · 22/07/2018 16:44

I'm finding the other thread quite interesting, in that many of the naysayers seem to entirely misunderstand what stockpiling entails - like they're imagining people panic-buying 20,000 tins of preserved whale vomit in stacks so large they block up your windows.

Maybe I'm doing it wrong by not panic-buying 20,000 tins of whale vomit, seeing as I don't really call it stockpiling at all; it's something I've always done and will simply ramp up slightly. Whenever I see non-perishable/long-life things that I know I will use at a good price, I buy more and store them. Or I add a couple of extra items of non-perishable/long-life things that I know I will use to the regular shop. I keep candles, matches, torches, batteries and ensure they're all operational as a matter of course having grown up with a sometimes dodgy power supply.

If anything, it seems to me that the naysayers are the people most in need of an education in what prepping really means, but they're too busy plopping hilarious flyby comments about 20,000 tins of whale vomit interspersed with Millennium Bug Myths.

LikesAnimalPark · 22/07/2018 16:58

Thinking of March and supply chain problems possible especially vegetables, has anyone successfully sprouted thru the winter? Not sure how well it actually works when the air is colder, but we don't have a garden so it seems like a good idea in theory? Especially as the sprouts only take 10 days? blog.freepeople.com/2013/11/grow-fresh-sprouts-winter/

bellinisurge · 22/07/2018 17:05

Sprouting is a great idea. Cheap - doesn't take up loads of space. Practice now in your salads.

sportinguista · 22/07/2018 17:27

My Gramps used to go through the winter with sprouts and other stuff, no idea how he did it bar just planting, he was a gardening genius and everything grew well. Onions can be preserved over the winter by hanging in a dry shed...

KimCheesePickle · 22/07/2018 17:34

Sprouts - excellent for micronutrients. You'd need to eat enough to fill your village church to fulfil your daily calorie requirements. Get the peppery tasting ones and they add pizazz to otherwise dull salads and soups.

LostMyBaubles · 22/07/2018 17:45

In a nutshell whats the easiest thing to do?
I will start to build a lil stock up of tinned foods and uht milk
Toiletries

Need to do this anyway (well food not tinned food) as im due soon so prepping for that but an extra tin or 2 each shop sound sensible?

bellinisurge · 22/07/2018 17:53

@LostMyBaubles - bit of a mantra for me Grin think about what you actually eat in your house then imagine you are snowed in for a couple of days or you all have shitty colds and can't go out.
We eat pasta and bottled pasta sauces so I have that. I'm a prepper, I have other stuff. Fresh veg is great but canned is fine so get some of that. Think about little treats to cheer people up. Think of tea/coffee etc.

RosinaAlmaviva · 22/07/2018 18:10

The wind-up torch/radio/phone bank has arrived! It's very compact and 1 minute of winding is supposed to give up to 15/20 minutes of radio or light, or 2/3 minutes of talk. It also has a solar panel so is on the windowsill charging. Very pleased with it.

Also arrived: power pack for my mobile phone. And I bought an in-car charger today, as last time I went on a long journey the car broke down and my phone died. Sad

I replaced my broken iron while out shopping and started gathering information about local prices. I have a shopping app and every time I go out now am inputting the price of 5 things I usually buy, so I know if I'm saving by getting them elsewhere.

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