What have done towards your prep?

[Pete Grey]

SD as you said you don’t need to be a millionaire to be a prepper.

As an exercise......a very basic start up from scratch....choose what you think is a priority....some things you might already have.

I hope some guests to the site read this.

Water storage..........two 25 litre water carriers....£20, waterbutt with downspout kit....£45,

Water sterilisation........thin bleach....£2, oasis tablets....£10.

Food......each time you shop an extra couple of tins/packets of the food you normally eat, especially good or 2for1 offers, it soon adds up.... £5 week ?.

Heating.....if you have a wood burner that’s great, could you make one from a gas bottle ?....Have you a chimney for an open fire? ....Carbon monoxide and smoke detectors ESSENTIAL....£40.

Cooking......wood burner/stove job done.....open fire possible but care needed.....portable camping stove with gas bottle....£100 ?. Homemade rocket stove....£5 ?.

Lighting......Windup led lantern....£20, Head torch....£7, rechargeable batteries....£10.

Battery charging.....folding 100W solar panel....£120, use with car battery, for 12v lighting or to charge power tools etc.

Medications.....assorted OTC meds....£20 ?, First aid kit....£20.

Communication......windup portable radio SW capable....£18.

Toilet......camping chemical toilet with chemicals....£50.

I think this would be a reasonable basic start up plan, around £500, over a year less than £10 per week, allow another £5 per week for food.

If anyone would like to comment please do.......or am I wasting my time.