Si1 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 I'm amazed I'm asking this, but is anyone doing just a little bit of prepping now just incase? (Simple stuff like buying a battery short wave radio, making sure you have water containers) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micawber Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Si1 said: I'm amazed I'm asking this, but is anyone doing just a little bit of prepping now just incase? (Simple stuff like buying a battery short wave radio, making sure you have water containers) Battery? No. Wind Up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunketh Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Nope. If a full scale nuclear exchange happens everyone dies eventually. My plan is to be vaporised in the garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed1987 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Si1 said: I'm amazed I'm asking this, but is anyone doing just a little bit of prepping now just incase? (Simple stuff like buying a battery short wave radio, making sure you have water containers) I'm seriously considering solar panels with battery storage. That's all really. Payback is much faster now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop321 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Chunketh said: Nope. If a full scale nuclear exchange happens everyone dies eventually. My plan is to be vaporised in the garden. I live near an army base ie 10 miles. During the Cold War (1970’s) my dad would reassure us that we were close enough that we would see the light, turn to ash and then hear the noise. Flash, Ash, Boom. I think bad humour is how we genuinely dealt with it. In the event of a less nuclear end….I am genuinely preparing by sorting out the finances and investments. Governments are buying physical gold…I keep thinking about it and it’s on the list. Genuine answer is I buy any food that’s reduce (that I buy normally) so if baked beans are cheap I buy 4 tins. More of an inflation tip than survival really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lagarde's Drift Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Just the simple basics like how to cope with a week of no electricity no gas no water, hopefully not at the same time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 13 minutes ago, micawber said: Battery? No. Wind Up. True. Swings and roundabouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 16 minutes ago, Speed1987 said: I'm seriously considering solar panels with battery storage. That's all really. Payback is much faster now. Yeah. They'll fully charge in 10 seconds thanks to nuclear energy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Banner Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Pop321 said: I live near an army base ie 10 miles. During the Cold War (1970’s) my dad would reassure us that we were close enough that we would see the light, turn to ash and then hear the noise. Flash, Ash, Boom. I think bad humour is how we genuinely dealt with it. In the event of a less nuclear end….I am genuinely preparing by sorting out the finances and investments. Governments are buying physical gold…I keep thinking about it and it’s on the list. Genuine answer is I buy any food that’s reduce (that I buy normally) so if baked beans are cheap I buy 4 tins. More of an inflation tip than survival really My bad humour, semi serious, was the need to install poison gas cylinders in your nuclear bunker so that when the local council come to requisition it, you press the release button, wait a few minutes, hit the purge fans and drag the bodies out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomadd Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Si1 said: I'm amazed I'm asking this, but is anyone doing just a little bit of prepping now just incase? (Simple stuff like buying a battery short wave radio, making sure you have water containers) I'm hording new BTL properties. There is going to be huge demand for additional housing. This time next year, Rodney.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money Frugality Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Speed1987 said: I'm seriously considering solar panels with battery storage. That's all really. Payback is much faster now. I already have solars, the cost of the batteries is absolutely ridiculous and the system needs installing by a cert. Electrician as well!  Payback is like 10+ years which is probably the lifespan of the battery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micawber Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) Good luck trying to buy Potassium Iodide tablets. Edited March 13, 2022 by micawber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottbeard Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Si1 said: I'm amazed I'm asking this, but is anyone doing just a little bit of prepping now just incase? (Simple stuff like buying a battery short wave radio, making sure you have water containers) Prepping for what eventually? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottbeard Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 *eventuality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money Frugality Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Nomadd said: I'm hording new BTL properties. There is going to be huge demand for additional housing. This time next year, Rodney.. Yup. ^ that’s my idea for this year too. Boomers die, kids get money (less IHT yay!), kids by flats and starter homes because that’s all they can afford and they loves the newbuilds in my gen because they’re useless with a wrench and shiny new just like their pcp cars.   Probs a good time to be a tradesman for the foreseeable 5-20 years Edited March 13, 2022 by Money Frugality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Roady Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Not prepping ATM; but suddenly not feeling quite so silly for having configured my lifestyle to be ready for a major economic event. I will be slowly stocking more up on the food staples, the freezer is always at max capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
definitelynotanagent Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Depends on what you mean by prepping, but keeping a small stock of long lasting food that will last us a couple of weeks/a month, definitely, but then I have done this since January 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTINX9 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Prepping might be viable if you live in Wyoming or rural Canada or Siberia. In the UK - not much point frankly. Too many people and not enough space here - and if there was a nuclear incident there would be nowhere to hide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huggy Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 A couple of months worth of 25yr freeze dried tins, and a bag of water purification tablets. And gold and silver for bartering with the horse militia. No bunker sadly 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opt_out Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Last time I acted on HPC prepper ideas I was buying Gold for £740 and 4 tins of Tuna for £1.50 (on offer), can't remember the price of beans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crash-and-burn Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 4 hours ago, Chunketh said: Nope. If a full scale nuclear exchange happens everyone dies eventually. My plan is to be vaporised in the garden. It's not a given - depends how close you are to the epicentre - could be an instant death or a slow one. If you're far enough away you have 10-15 minutes to take shelter before the radioactive dust settles. You need to try and stay there for at least 48 hours, and you'll stand a good chance. If the dust has already settled before you find shelter, remove your clothes (seal them up in a bag), and get a shower - use soap and shampoo, but not conditioner - apparently it can end up binding the radioactive particles to your hair. Check out Tsutomu Yamaguchi, born 1916, died 2010 and survived two atomic blasts despite serious radiation burns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odysseus Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Weapons. Crossbows, body armour and snares. When TSHTF I will lead a raiding party with my neighbours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former postman Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 I have a machete, an airgun for small game, water purification tablets enough for 20,000 litres and a month's worth of dried food in storage. Not that any of that would do any good in case of a nuclear bomb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottbeard Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Postman said: I have a machete, an airgun for small game, water purification tablets enough for 20,000 litres and a month's worth of dried food in storage. Not that any of that would do any good in case of a nuclear bomb. That’s why I asked the OP what exactly he is talking about prepping FOR. Is it a recession, an energy crisis, food shortages or a nuclear war?  The response to each is different.  We might get all or none of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayphil Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 I have the most essential things needed.. I am ready for the bartering to come.. I have a large home brewery, 200kgs of brewing sugar and 1OO kgs of grain. I am gonna take all the HPC gold for moonshine and beer!!!  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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