PREPARE AT HOME
NON-FOOD ESSENTIALS
THE BASICS
LIGHTING
Light bulbs - 150wt, 100wt, 60wt, 40wt, 20 wt make sure you have in a good
supply of all - also make sure you get the right type of bulbs as there is push
in and screw in types. Also there are different lighting effect ones - pearl;
clear etc. So choose what effect you want. Also the size do you need ordinary
bulbs for some lights and candle bulbs for others - check.
CANDLES - CHURCH TYPE; TEE LIGHTS, ORDINARY LONG CANDLES
HOLDERS FOR THE CANDLES - WALL SCONCES; GLASS COVERED LANTERNS
(ORDINARY CANDLESTICKS ARE MORE DANGEROUS AS THEY ARE EASIER TO KNOCK OVER AND
THE FLAME IS OPEN - YOU CAN BUY GLASSED IN CANDLE HOLDER CHEAPLY IN PLACES SUCH
AS SUPER POUND OR INTERNATIONAL - SO YOU DON'T NEED TO BREAK THE BANK, UNLESS
YOU WANT TO HAVE THEM OUT ON SHOW ALL THE TIME - LIKE ME
(MAKE SURE YOUR CANDLES FIT IN THE HOLDERS THAT YOU HAVE AS LOOSE CANDLES CAN
FALL OUT AND CAUSE A FIRE)
ALSO WORK OUT HOW MANY CANDLES YOU WOULD USE IN A DAY - LIGHT THEM AND SEE HOW
BRIGHT IT IS AND THEN WORK OUT HOW MANY YOU WOULD USE IN TWO WEEKS AND AIM TO
STORE THAT MANY IF POSSIBLE - REMEMBER CANDLES GIVE OFF HEAT SO CAN HELP TOWARDS
KEEPING WARM
MATCHES - PLENTY OF THEM - NORMAL SIZE AND SOME EXTRA LONG FOR THE WALL SCONCES
OR OF COURSE TAPERS - NOT EASY TO FIND THESE DAYS. AND DON'T FORGET WATERPROOF
MATCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CANDLE SNUFFER - MUCH EASIER FOR PUTTING OUT CANDLES THAN BLOWING - LOOK IN
FANCY GOODS SHOPS, THAT IS WHERE I BOUGHT MINE FOR £1.50
TORCHES - QUITE A FEW - DON'T FORGET A FEW WATERPROOF ONES
RADIO - BATTERY TYPE AND IF YOU CAN GET ONE A WIND UP RADIO - I MANAGED TO GET
ONE FOR £19 IN HOME AND BARGING , THE REAL PLAY ONE THAT IS IN ARGOS FOR £40
BATTERIES - FOR THE TORCHES AND THE RADIOS - MAKE SURE YOU GET THE CORRECT SIZES
FOR EACH ITEM ...TWO OR THREE PACKS PER ITEM IS ABOUT THE BEST AT
LEAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FIRE EXTINGUISHER - YEP JUST IN CASE - BUT IF YOU DO HAVE A FIRE GET OUT- A HOME
CAN BE REPLACED AS CAN THE THINGS IN IT BUT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY CAN'T AND IN AN
EMERGENCY SITUATION MEDICAL CARE MIGHT NOT BE UP TO STANDARD SO BETTER YOU DON'T
NEED IT....IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION PUT PRECIOUS PHOTOS ECT INTO A TIN BOX THAT
WOULD HOPEFULLY STAND UP TO FIRE.
FIRE BLANKET - SAME REASON AS THE EXTINGUISHER AND SOMETHING I ADMIT I DON'T
HAVE YET. REMEMBER THOUGH A DAMP CLOTH (DAMP NOT DRIPPING) CAN WORK JUST AS WELL
IF YOU HAVE A GAS STOVE THAT DOES NOT HAVE ANY CONNECTION TO YOUR ELECTRIC
SUPPLY HOPEFULLY THIS SHOULD WORK FINE AS IT IS FAR HARDER FOR GAS TO BE TURNED
OFF THAN ELECTRIC.
CAMPING STOVES ARE ABOUT YOUR BEST BET BUT MAKE SURE YOU KNOW HOW TO USE
THEM.....TWO WOULD BE BEST. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD SUPPLY OF THE RIGHT GAS
CANISTERS FOR THEM. - MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE AIR SUPPLY IN THE ROOM YOU USE
THEM IN - OPEN A WINDOW, NO MATTER HOW COLD IT IS OR OPEN THE BACK DOOR
IF YOU HAVE A SPARE FIREPLACE YOU COULD COOK ON IT MAYBE BY PUTTING A BARBEQUE
IN IT AND COOK ON IT - THINK ABOUT YOUR BEST WAY. AGAIN AN ADEQUATE AIR SUPPLY
IS A MUST IF NOT THE SMOKE CAN CHOKE YOU.
HEATING IS FAR HARDER - IF YOU HAVE A GAS FIRE YOU MOST LIKELY WILL BE OK, BUT
NEVER COUNT ON IT. CENTRAL HEATING EVEN GAS OR OIL FIRED USUALLY USES
ELECTRICITY TO POWER IT.
IF YOU HAVE A WOOD FIRED HEATER YOU WILL BE FINE ALSO BUT IF YOU RELY ON
ELECTRICITY FOR YOUR HEATING AND THERE ARE POWER OUTAGES THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO
HAVE A THINK.
IF YOU HAVE FIREPLACES THEN EVEN IF THESE ARE CLOSED OVER IT WOULD BE A GOOD
IDEA TO HAVE THE CHIMNEYS CLEANED AND KEEP IN SOME COAL - CHECK IF YOU ARE IN A
SMOKELESS ZONE OR NOT, SOME FIRELIGHTERS AND NEWSPAPERS ...NEVER EVER TRY TO
LIGHT A FIRE WITH PETROL OR ANY TYPE OF FUEL NOT EVEN THE TYPE FOR USE WITH
BARBEQUES. A COMPANION SET WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA - I GOT A LOVELY BLACK CAST IRON
SET IN MY LOCAL MARIE CURIE CHARITY SHOP FOR £1.99 SO HAVE A LOOK - MINE WAS
BRAND NEW BUT I WOULD HAVE HAPPILY BOUGHT A SECOND HAND SET. EVEN IF YOU CAN
JUST GET HOLD OF A POKER THAT WOULD BE USEFUL AND OF COURSE A FIREGUARD ( FINE
MESH) - NOT JUST FOR THOSE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, THEY KEEP SPARKS OFF THE CARPETS
AND FLOOR.
TOILET FACILITIES AND PERSONAL HYGIENE
TOILET PAPER
BUCKET WITH LID - IN CASE CAN'T USE TOILET BUT NEVER LET IT GET TO FULL)
BIN BAGS TO PUT IN BUCKET
NAPPY SACKS FOR SOLID MATTER
ANTIBACTERIAL DISINFECTANT - TO PUT INTO BUCKET AFTER USE
TOILET WIPES OR BABY WIPES FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE AND HAND CLEANING
FEMININE PRODUCTS
TOWELS
TAPE TO SEAL BIN BAGS
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NAPPIES
BOTTOM CREAM
BABY WIPES
BABY MILK
BOTTLES - ALREADY STERILIZED WITH TEATS AND CAPS
JARS OF BABY FOOD - BREAKFASTS/MAIN MEALS/PUDDINGS
PACKETS OF BABY FOOD
SPARE CLOTHES AND BEDDING
BABY PAROCETOMAL
THERMOMETER
BABY MEDICINE SPOON
BABY TALC
BABY LOTION
SPARE DUMMIES - IF USED ALREADY STERILIZED
BOILED WATER TO USE TO MAKE BOTTLES
CARTONS OF BABY MILK - ENOUGH TO LAST AT LEAST A WEEK
RUSK'S OR SIMILAR
JUICE SUITABLE FOR YOUR CHILD
STERILIZER AND FLUID (NOT ELECTRIC) POWER CUT
YOU KNOW YOUR CHILD SO YOU KNOW WHAT IS BEST TO INCLUDE
DON'T FORGET TOYS.....(YOU MIGHT BE STUCK IN ONE ROOM DUE TO FLOODING FOR A FEW
DAYS)
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ZIPLOC BAGS GOOD FOR KEEPING ALL IMPORTANT PAPERS AND OTHER ITEMS FROM GETTING
WET - SUCH AS BIRTH CERTIFICATES; INSURANCE DOCUMENTS ETC.
HOT WATER BOTTLES - VERY USEFUL ON COLD NIGHTS AND DAYS AS WELL
VACUUM FLASKS - VERY USEFUL FOR KEEPING SOUPS AND DRINKS HOT AND READY FOR USE
WHEN YOU WANT THEM...
KETTLE - VERY IMPORTANT - WITH MOST OF US USING ELECTRIC KETTLES AN OLD
FASHIONED ON THE HOB KETTLE IS A MUST.
FUSES THESE COME IN 3AMP; 5AMP AND 13AMP....OR YOU MIGHT NEED FUSE WIRE THIS
ALSO COMES IN THESE SIZES ......MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A SELECTION OF THEM ALL AND
KNOW WHAT ELECTRICAL ITEM NEEDS WHAT.......
NEEDLES AND THREAD - A TIP I HAVE BEEN GIVEN IS HAVE A BLOCK OF BEESWAX AND RUN
THE THREAD THROUGH IT BEFORE USING IT AND IT WILL MAKE IT FAR STRONGER.
DENTAL FLOSS I ALSO HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS ALSO RUN THROUGH BEESWAX WILL
MAKE AN EXTRA STRONG THREAD SUITABLE FOR SEWING THINGS LIKE TENTS.
WELL THAT I FEEL IS YOU BASICS ..MOST LIKELY YOU CAN THINK OF OTHER ITEMS, IF SO
LET ME KNOW AND I WILL ADD THEM - BUT AT LEAST WITH THESE YOU CAN LIVE
REASONABLY
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MORE OTHER ITEMS
BICARBONATE OF SODA - VERY HANDY FOR MANY THINGS
WASHING POWDER - FOR HAND WASHING
WASHING UP LIQUID
ANTIBACTERIAL LIQUID FOR CLEANING
ANTIBACTERIAL WIPES - FOR CLEANING IF SHORT OF WATER
CIGARETTES OR TINNED TOBACCO AND CIGARETTE PAPERS IF YOU ARE A SMOKER
SOME CHOCOLATE AND SWEETS TO KEEP SPIRITS UP
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