What Preps are you doing this week

[Arzosah]

Is that algae on the inside, pseudonym? My word ... I've been wondering about the need to rotate water if you have one of the all-singing, all-dancing water filters, the Katadyn or whatever. Would it take algae like this out of the water, do you think?

[pseudonym]

Is that algae on the inside, pseudonym? My word ... I've been wondering about the need to rotate water if you have one of the all-singing, all-dancing water filters, the Katadyn or whatever. Would it take algae like this out of the water, do you think?

Indeed it is.

It is due to the sunlight that the algae is present. The remainder of my water stored in the dark or in black containers is fine.

I just moved this box to get to something else and didn't cover it well enough.

As for the filters, I would use something like a Millbank bag or at a pinch a coffee filter/pair of tights to remove the large pieces then the filter or get it to a rolling boil for a couple of minutes.

I rotate my water supply bi-annualy as a given.

HTH

[nickdutch]

Increased rice stocks by 6 Kg thanks to tesco doing a 40p per Kg deal on their cheap sh@t.
Increased dry goods also by 4 Kg of brown lentils (YAY!!!) as Tesco has now got them in 2 Kg for £2.99 bags.

Brown lentils are amazing when sprouted and taste great when cooked normally too.

Also have done very well in creating a good gluten free, yeast free, dairy free and sugar free bread.

http://nickdutch.quazen.com/shopping/gl ... hat-works/

[MrPickles]

I received my catapult today. And I bought some rice cans and biscuits.

[jansman]

Tomorrow I am putting in the new alarm system. Early I will take the dog and catapult out. Cast some more lead balls( 14 mm) dropped a pigeon last week. Looking for rabbit tomorrow. Then I have to see Doctor - he wants me to have a cholesterol test!

[Ferricks]

I've been skiving for weeks now and I'm needing to give myself a shake! So this week - it's organising, organising and organising!

[dazz675]

been off sick with contact dermatitus on hands, back in from saturday and 5 shifts to do , last one tomorrow. Bought new laptop better last 5 years like last one, consequently not much prepping, got a week off from thursday need to buy wellies boots. and prepp shop of 20quid tins etc. is that air rifle shop still open in stockport..? miight have a look

[Erinlouiser]

Hi All,

Well I had a successful week last week and thanks to a little extra money than normal we managed about £50 worth of tinned food to add to our supply, I also started on buying paracetamol/asprin/ibruprofen and have complied a nice little stash although I did have to buy them in every shop/supermarket I went in due to the 2 ppacks per customer rule but as i was having a bit of a obsesive prepping week I was in and out of alot of shops

I have also been experimenting with drying food and herbs, made beef jerky for the first time and was really suprised at how good it tastes! I have invested in a food dehydrator that I found on a link on here somewhere that was £35 so not too bad as they seem to be pretty exspensive, been doing alot of youtube research on food dehydration and storage too, so looking forward to buying whatever fruit and veg I can get on offer when I'm shopping to keep our supplies up!

We spent a bit of time last week preserving veg from our garden as we had a massive amount that needed dealing with, have courgettes in oil, a couple of jars or pickled onions and a few jars of pickled beetroot, also went blackberry picking with the kids on monday and the other half made three massive jars of jam last night.

I have now decided to start on bug out bags, although we are planning to stay put or if absolutely needed leave to go to my parents if tshtf I figured what if we are out and something happens and all electrical items fail? so I have started putting together 2 basic bags designed just to keep us supplied until we get home to keep in the car boot

well I think thats all....... I had a busy week, but there always seems something else I think of, does it ever end??? Oh one last thing we decided to have a power free weekend in a few weeks, gonna see if there is anything we need that we haven't thought of and rather realise we have overlooked something now than later..........

[firepower]

Added to the supplies this week.

Food

Corned beef - 12x340 g
Mackerel - 125g x 10
Tuna - 200g x12
Chilli - 410g x6
Stewed steak - 410g x 6
Mandarin oranges - 312 x 12
Tinned spuds - 540 x 24
Tinned tomatoes - 400g x 12
Tinned sweetcorn - 340 x 12
Baked beans - 415 x 24
Big soup - 515 x 6
Tea bags - 1100
Coffee - 1500g
Vinegar (white) - 5l x 1
Ketchup - 4.5kg
Dried peas - 3kg
Rice - 9kg
Spaghetti - 6kg
Pasta - 6kg
Raisins - 3kg
Lentils - 3kg
Dries potato - 1kg
Dried onions - 680g
Salt - 5kg
Sugar - 10kg

Sundries

Ibuprofen - 384 200mg
25l fresh water storage.
Celox x 2
Fishmox 100 x 500mg
Paracord 200m
Hexamine stoves x2
Fuel for above x6
Rucksacks x2
Quickfire lighters - 100

Ammunition

500 rounds .17
1000 rounds .22
200 rounds .223
300 rounds 12ga

Back on it next Monday.

[Anxious]

WOAH Fire power, that is amzing!

Puts mine to shame (and this was my doomsday big shop!)
4 x tinned tomatoes
4 x tinned baked beans
3 x tinned sweetcorn
24 x tinned peaches
2 x Spam
1 x Tinned salmon
48 x toilet rolls

But, it's more than I had this time last week.