The Brexit Cupboard- non-food essentials

[SistemaAddict]

A poster has asked for non-food essentials so please feel free to add to this list with your own essentials.


Toilet Roll
Kitchen towels
Sanpro
Medication
Bleach
Cream cleaner
Anti-bacterial spray
Dishwasher tablets
Laundry detergent
Fabric Softener
Washing up liquid
Window cleaner
Cleaning cloths
Batteries
Torches
Matches
Candles
Power banks
Phone cables
Family games - board games, pack of cards
Full tank of car fuel (in the car NOT stored)
Nappies
Cotton wool
Cotton buds
Shampoo and conditioner
Soap
Shower gel
Razors
Shaving gel
Hair removing cream
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Baby wipes
Bin bags
Water purification tablets
Lantern
Books
De-icer
Gritting salt
Make up
Light bulbs

[XingMing]

I think I have most of it covered already. No panic purchases here, sez the woman with 35 can of tinned tomatoes (special offers).. I do worry about having enough onions.

[BlackeyedSusan]

DD knows where stuff is. Ds will fucking starve as he has difficulty finding the fridge.

[CrunchyCarrot]

I had an idea just now. If you (the main stockpile organiser and stower) become ill, will your significant others know where various items are stashed (presuming you have some kind of system)?

To that end, I have begun labelling cupboard shelves with numbers and each shelf will have a list of the items. I know if I get ill then DP will spend ages trying to find stuff (and perhaps won't be well either) so I figure this may save some vital energy. There'll be lists of shelf contents stuck to the cupboards for ease of reference. I'm reorganising my shelves today.

[BlackeyedSusan]

Did any one mention pregnancy tests?

[BlackeyedSusan]

Bumping for Covid-19 preppers

[PancakeAndKeith]

Does anyone know how long power banks hold their charge before being used? I've charged ours up but I don't know if they will remain fully charged over time. They are Anker ones.

DH got a cheap as chips B & M job out of the cupboards the other week. Last used 4 years ago. Still had 75% charge.

[Ulverstonian]

I have a fairly decent stash. We could survive (on an increasingly unvaried diet) for about 4 weeks.

Advance buying some Christmas presents, cards and wrapping is a good one. Especially if it’s a luxury item that we may be short on - Belgian chocolate maybe?

[Wolfcub]

Power goes out, sometimes fuses blow, fuses need to be replaced, most plugs have screws therefore screwdriver required if you don’t already have one. Not a brexit necessity but any suggestion was a general being prepared one.

[BlackeyedGruesome]

But Brexit may make it harder to sort out any normal issues, say if there were delays in imports or things are more expensive or workers can't get visas or any other knock on effect.

Personally we may be less resilient and find it harder to overcome difficulties if general life is more difficult.

[Peregrina]

No, but if you take sensible precautions then if the worst of Brexit happens you will be prepared.

Of course, Leavers don't need to bother, because it will all be Fiiine.

[Parker231]

@Peregrina - I agree but being generally prepared isn’t anything to do with Brexit. Power cuts, having a screwdriver and an emergency dental filing kit are nothing to do with Brexit.

[Peregrina]

No a lot isn't particularly Brexit related, but it never hurts to be prepared. As for power cuts - a bad storm can lead to a power cut, lasting a few hours, or sometimes a couple of days.

[Parker231]

A lot of the items listed are nothing to do with Brexit and are nothing to do with potential Brexit shortages. There is no reason why there will be power cuts.

[SistemaAddict]

Does anyone know how long power banks hold their charge before being used? I've charged ours up but I don't know if they will remain fully charged over time. They are Anker ones.

[BlackeyedGruesome]

1 million households without power last Friday as it was too windy for wind turbines and another generator had a bit of a problem as well.

Plenty of reason for thinking that there may be power issues.

[SingingBabooshkaBadly]

I’ve decided to add a couple of those emergency temporary filling kits. We’re a forty minute drive from our dentist and the roads round here are likely to be chocka.

[cherin]

(Disruptions, not distribution. Blippin’ phone)

[cherin]

Straight question: why would you think there’s a risk of power or gas shortages? Does anyone know objectively if the network is at all susceptible to distributions due to trade conditions with the Eu?

I know during the war in Yugoslavia for instance they were alternating for a period (one day you’d get gas, the next one electricity, so people had to get the hobs with both gas and electricity, or a generator for big freezers) but that was a war! Even admitting that UKPN is not in the best of shapes, after last week, that shortage lasted a matter of hours, just enough to mess up the trains...

[darkcloudsandsunnyskies]

You’re gonna need a bigger cupboard.

[cherin]

The list has an amazing amount of duplicates ;-) if I had to buy all of that stuff I’d need to move out of my flat! Bubble bath and shower gel? I’m a fan of shampoo bars and simple soap bar. A bit of vinegar. One multi purpose detergent. Marseille soap in an emergency can be grated and makes a more than decent washing powder.
Prepping is good, but I will focus on essentials and/or things I fear might increase in price (like Marseille soap ;-) which luckily keeps a very long time!)

[SistemaAddict]

Really Useful Storage Box 22 Litre Clear https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001PAQ6YI/ref=cmswwrcppapiii_EsXvDbS0EFG52

Hobbycraft had them on offer the Christmas before last I think for £12 so it's worth shopping around for a better price than amazon.

[SistemaAddict]

Mum says the Card Factory has Christmas cards in already 😱 I only send ones to my mum and the children and make them ususlly so I think I'll stock up on craft supplies. I have 3 winter birthdays too and usually make cards for them as well . I don't bother with cards for anyone else because I'm a miserable bugger but can now use the environment as an excuse
I have a really useful wrapping paper box that I use for Christmas paper but I might get one for birthdays too as it tends to get damaged if left hanging around. Cards can be stored in there too.

[Peregrina]

I imagine such planning would have been very helpful to the people in Derbyshire were evacuated due to the damaged dam.

And there you have the best sort of reason for why it's not bonkers to be prepared. Ditto with having to evacuate for severe weather causing flooding.

It's something I have always been brought up to do - DP's lived in the Peak District for many years and getting snowed in was a regular occurrence, and even when the snow ploughs got through, it still wasn't all that nice to go out.

[Socksontheradiator]

*Brexit, not need it. Kindle thinks it knows better than me what I want to say