Long term problems

[AlknowingLouie]

Hi all while prepping a had a thought when the shtf comes how long do we prepp for my biggest fear is we could be in another dark ages. So I'm thinking what best ways I can live though this?

First would be grow food and have a lot of water.
But one thing I'm lost at is toilet roll ( you can only have so much) is there a plan b?

[preppingsu]

Wash cloths.
Cut them into manageable pieces. By the toilet have a bucket of water and bleach or the nappysan (cleaning stuff for soaking real cloth nappies).

Use the cloth, put it into the bucket to soak and wash. Then reuse.

[BigMacKin]

Wash cloths.
Cut them into manageable pieces. By the toilet have a bucket of water and bleach or the nappysan (cleaning stuff for soaking real cloth nappies).

Use the cloth, put it into the bucket to soak and wash. Then reuse.

Brilliant!!! I had been thinking about this one for while and getting nowhere, cheers.

[tigs]

the romans used sponges , failing that leaves

[AlknowingLouie]

Mmm you think this would still work without the bleach and just boil them in water?

Like I said I'm planning short term eg 1 to 5 years
And any thing after that (dark age) rest of our lives until a new civilization starts up again (depends what sh** happened)

[bloke]

Stones and shells have also been used.

[bulldogeagle]

use LARGE dock leaves!!

[Arzosah]

Beech leaves too - they're edible, so they must be okay!

And we were just talking about horse chestnut leaves having a high saponin content - so they'd be good too.

[mole hill]

Don't use nettle leaves

[preppingsu]

Of course you also need to consider what sort of 'toilet' you will have if we are living in a new dark ages. There will not be flushing toilets and sewage disposal.

Start prepping for a compost toilet or similar. Without safe disposal illness will occur.

Have a look here for some great composting loos

http://www.permaculture.co.uk/articles/ ... aders-vote