Stockpiling

[Undercoverbanana]

I’m going to stockpile.

I hope it won’t be needed, but I’m doing it anyway.

Here’s my list. What am I missing?

Matches
Batteries
Candles
Lightbulbs
Toilet rolls
Basic medications
First aid supplies
Antiseptic
Soap bars
Shampoo bars
Washing up liquid
Laundry liquid
Cleaning cloths and sponges

Tins of:
Chopped tomatoes
Kidney beans
Cannelloni beans
Chick peas
Soups
Various veg
Various fruits

Rice
Pasta
Couscous
Dried herbs and spices
Long life milk
Tea

I have a well equipped tool kit.

What am I missing.

This is not intended to be a thread about the rights and wrongs of Brexit or whether there will be shortages.

I just wondered what I should have IF there were shortages.

Toothpaste and deodorant bars!!!!

Also stock cubes!!!!

I guess a good supply of chocolate shouldn’t be overlooked either.

Good point about making sure bikes are maintained. Will get a load of spare inner tubes.

I’m glad I’m not the only person thinking like this.

I wonder how quickly prices will go up after Brexit?

Oooh batteries! Hadn't thought of that. Imagine the frustration if the battery in the TV remote went and you couldn't replace it. Is it even possible to change channel on TVs without it? :(

Doodlelab great post.
I've done a big online shop this week doubling up on some of my non-perishable "favourites". Will keep doing that over the next few weeks. I'd like to have a month's worth of food etc but tiny freezer and limited storage makes this a challenge. Will buy a big bag of dried soya mince as it is just about as good as mince for spag Bol, lasagne, chilli etc. Eggs, butter, cheese etc will keep fine in the fridge for some time. Not sure I have space for a months worth of UHT milk :-/

Can anyone recommend a good wind-up torch, please?

I do the highly technical assessment of : 2nd cheapest with best reviews on Amazon

{Can anyone recommend a good wind-up torch, please?}
Not sure about torches but I can recommend a 'wind up' government, headed by a 'weeble' which does not need batteries or light.

Foods you can eat cold, straight out of the tin etc. Just in case there's any power cuts.

Pet food if you have any animals!

All tinned food can be eaten straight out of the tin, does that include chicken curry etc

Tonic Water.

DH pointed out that whilst we produce huge amounts in the UK and are net exporters and won't be able to export it, if we have no deal...

... there will not be enough gin and tonic for him to survive!!!

small portable multifuel generator.
solder and flux
Inverter
18v batteries and charging station
several rounds 0 and arcuinis
hexamine blocks & solid file stove
fishing wire, paracord & bungee cord
tealights
razor blades several different sorts & Venus blades (High resale value) X acto blades
nicotine gum, strong vape oil, rolling tobacco (high resale value/carter value)

Strong boots and rucksacks for when the round up of non British names and non British religions happens, so me and the dds & ddogs can head to the forest and keep our heads down.

I honestly don't think there will be a run on dried pulses and tinned veg of the less attractive kinds in the event of No Deal Brexshit, but you may want to consider buying in a bit more of things that are imported from sunnier European climes and have long shelf life. Like grilled veg (antipasti), pesto, olives, olive oil, tinned tomatoes etc. And if you use lots of fresh veg, much of which is imported from places like Spain and Holland for much of the year (courgettes, peppers, tomatoes, aubergines etc) then look into the longer life versions, like tinned, or preserved in oil.

I would consider myself a moderate prepper. I'm stockpiling - slowly - things we would really miss if they became so expensive we didn't buy them, plus basics 'just in case'. Preppers often say they're buying now in order to avoid possibly chaotic or violent supermarkets later when the shit hits the fan - I don't think it'll get that bad but it's worth considering.

If supplies to shops are interrupted, how do you think fresh meat is going to get there? And how nice a place is a supermarket going to be if everyone is fighting over a loaf of bread.

I bought 36 tins of tomatoes today.

Also 72 loo rolls and a wind-up torch.

I feel like a lunatic but it still feels like the right thing to do.

DH thinks I’m completely over reacting but I’ve been stocking up. Have done a few online shops and have a big stock of non perishables.

Will stock the freezer up this weekend.

Will buy a big sack of potatoes from local farm shop. Not sure when to do that.

We generally keep a good stock of stuff but I have bought tins we wouldnt normally buy. If we don’t use them the food bank will get them.

I need a safer location for chocolate as DS has already found it!

And we need more wine!

Thanks to preppers on here (ok I mostly mean bellin) prepping has just got the family through a shitting dose of flu.

Whole family has been incapacitated for 5 days. We only started running out of milk on day 5. Loads of meds and tissues in, plenty of food.

Which leads me to my next question. Is there any decent long life milk? I can’t stand uht - are there any decent brands out there?

Eek that was meant to be shitty not shitting.

Oh bollocks was meant to be

I think I need to go back to bed, flu is clearly not done with me yet

Milk is an issue. There's powdered stuff - Nido is full fat. Marvel and supermarket equivalent is skimmed.
I'm also (and this is a prepper thing not a Brexit thing) trying nut milk and oat milk - currently drinking tea with Oatly Barista. Tastes fine to me. I opened a carton this morning to make Chocolate ovaltine for dd and I'm giving it a go in tea. Dd loved it in ovaltine.
It is uht nut milk or oat milk but I hate uht dairy like you.

I think watered down evaporated milk is nicer than UHT.

Anyone else with a baby? I've got a 1 year old and looking at stockpiling "follow on" toddler milk. Also thinking about food pouches. Baby is the priority.

@GD12 , I started a general prepping thread on this point a while back. Take a lurk or ask a question .
Preparedness tips for anyone with a baby and/or toddler www.mumsnet.com/Talk/preppers/3458668-preparedness-tips-for-anyone-with-a-baby-and-or-toddler

I always keep a tin of powdered skimmed milk in the cupboard for when we run out of fresh - I make it up as a half pint and keep in the fridge. It's fine in tea and coffee and takes up less room than UHT.

I'm also thinking yeast - we may have large flour stocks in UK but I think most yeast comes from France? I can't make decent bread but pizza bases / naans are easy enough.

I'm making my list tonight.

Thanks bellinisurge!

In the absence of yeast, is a 'sourdough' starter of any use?
I know nothing about it but a poster on another thread talked about it a good while back.
If I am right, once have some made you can keep some dough back and start another batch from it.

Getting a starter going isn't difficult. Its basically done with flour and water.

Making decent bread out of it is trickier though IME. I'd be interested in tips, particularly for those who use a sour dough starter in a bread maker. Most of the instructions online seem to use a starter with yeast too.