Hi, new member

[jansman]

By the way, lots of us love apocalyptic fiction too - even back to classics like the ones written by John Wyndham.

Arzosah,I am a massive fan of John Wyndham too.Along with John Christopher, those two were almost prophets.

[Deeps]

However you decide to go about things, it is best not to make it obvious to those around you. In the event of civil unrest/financial crash, or fuel shortages, people may well come looking for that store of food or extra fuel you put aside. Keep mum and appear normal.

Yeah, I think a lot of us take that for granted but its worth mentioning from time to time. I know my 'proclivities' have been mentioned in passing with mates, I'm not as discrete as I'd have liked it seems. Nobody really knows the extent of my preps but my interests and hoarding haven't gone entirely unnoticed by some.

[Yorkshire Andy]

For the car

A cigarette lighter charger to suit your phone or a usb adapter

Eg
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00MH3 ... ref=plSrch



As for toilet requirements
Something like a she wee
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/s/ref=is ... 7LJPUHL34B



And a decent 4 season sleeping bag each and blankets to put over the cat cages cats are hardy compared to us

As for larger events

https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-coll ... bombs.html


https://emergency.cdc.gov/radiation/dirtybombs.asp


http://uk.businessinsider.com/nuke-blas ... ear-2017-7

[Kathyw]

Hi, again. sorry it's been a few days - got a bit of a cold so been feeling sorry for myself rofll. Banging head against brick wall re getting my sister to have an emergency bag - just for house problem and having to leave it and having basics ready if cant get back indoors. giving up on her to be honest. she's pigheaded - lost our mum about 14 months ago and trying to get my sister sorted out into a smaller place, you wouldn't believe. anyway, she thinks it's all rubbish to be prepared for problems - I've always sorted out problems for the rest of the family, but about time she looks after herself. Husband and cats are going to be enough for me.

not thinking about having to prepare like I've seen and read some people do in the US - quite impressive some of them, eh? got enough room in your back garden to bury one of those shipping containers - think they're bigger than our whole plot.

just enough to keep ourselves safe and happy if big problems locally - even a few years ago when we had s o much snow here in Kent. I always get a bit of a stock of food in for winter etc. but dont advertise that I do have a little store. but now getting some canned stuff in in case electricity becomes a problem and lose freezer contents etc, let alone cooking freezer contents.

thinking a wind up radio might be handy - any recommendations?

thanks, all.

regards
kathy

[Yorkshire Andy]

I've never had much success with wind up stuff unless wound and used regularly the internal rechargeable battery tends to die

I favour a bog standered basic battery powered tranny radio



https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/AM-FM-Portable ... nav=SEARCH

And a few packs of batteries picks up 36 aa zinc Panasonic batteries for £5 from Boyes department store (northern department store,) work for about a day on 2 of them

If you want to be fancy a few rechargeable batteries and a solar charger

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Silva-Solar1-A ... nav=SEARCH


In most emergencies you will only listen to the radio for half an hour and get fed up with the loop of local broadcaster saying it's all doom and gloom and a repeat of some reporter upto their neither regions in snow saying it's cold outside and the roads are impassable


If you want to look into a "world band radio" on a good day you can pick up forign stations got mine from Lidl for about £10


For storage do the kitchen kick boards pull off? Most of our water storage is under there the Morrisons 5 l square bottles fit well under ours


Ps don't forget to stock up on Kleenex and lemsips

[Kathyw]

Hi. Second attempt at a reply as dropped phone and first one disappeared.

Think solar charger will be the way to go as could use regularly anyway. Hoping could use for my beloved kindle too.

Think our kick boards are too low but giving thought. Lots of loo rolls - and cat litter, too.

Meds are important so sorting them, and some multivitamins too.

Always have a fleece and blanket in the car but wondering if couple of those silver blankets would be an advantage? Need way to keep the cats warm too, spoilt creatures that they are, used to heated beds as they are getting on too.

Regards
Kathy