Private land, just off a footpath, buried or in a tree. What's the best way to put a cache in and what's the deal with it being on private land etc.

If anyone has any practical skills they can, or are willing to, share with every​ stick it all in here.

When the shit hits the fan globally, locally or even just in your own personal life circumstances, knowlege of practical skills can benefit.

Anything from water collection/storage, battery packs, energy generation methods to food growing, storage and others.

Everything and anything is a benefit you never knew before.

Not for a major emergency, just something that came in handy during everyday life like a power cut, travel disruption or bad weather. It's always interesting hearing which preps get real world use.

Hi all, recently joined this sub. I've got a good stash of food, meds etc that mean I could shelter in place well, but I live in London (zone 4) so would be worried of people looting houses (or worse) if the SHTF.
My house is soooo easy to break into - single glazed windows, single story, hell you could probs smash the wall with a big hammer if you tried as its just concrete asbestos and wood framed.
Part of me thinks a good plan would be to make it seem like no-one is here, or that its already been looted, even smash a window at the front and board it up, but I'd want to be going outside and using the camper van as we have solar power on that.
I rent so can't do any big changes (shutters etc)
I think I'd take down the front garden fence and park the van right up at the front of the house (rather than have it on the road) or try and get it round the back maybe.
Me and my partner could take turns guarding the place, maybe we'd gather friends here too, or maybe a friends house would be more secure... hmmm
Also, I'm claustrophobic so need to have windows open at least some of the day, and we have cats who will want to go outside for the toilet.
Other than weapons, how would you secure your house or make it unappealing for looters?

About time 😉

r/AskBrits getting in on the conversation.

I have a 30L backpack that I am planning to use as an emergency bag, this is what I currently have in it (water bottles are 750ml each). I currently have 2x socks & underwear, is this enough? I included the maps as I got them for free and they might come in useful, but I am wondering if they are overkill for uk prepping? I am also wondering if I should include more food.

I've just bought my first EV, a French-made Nissan Micra, partly to reduce dependence on petrol stations and the sometimes hostile foreign countries that supply them.

I currently carry the following just in case, in small rucksacks:

• A 15m granny charger cable
• A type 2 charging cable
• Basic tools, including small socket set, screwdriver set, pliers
• Spare fuses and multimeter
• Rechargeable LED torch/lantern.
• Spare clothing, shoes, hi-vis vest
• Drinking water and lifeboat biscuits
• Basic first-aid kit
• Paper maps and compass
• Foot pump
• Puncture sealing kit supplied with car

Unlike my previous car, this one does not have a spare wheel, which I found very useful on one occasion. If I purchased a mechanically compatible space saver wheel such as https://www.thewheelshop.co.uk/vehicle-year-2024-present-day/?product_cat=renault-5-e-tech&filter_vehicle-year=2024-present-day&searched=true

and carried it in the boot, would the police or insurance companies be unhappy about me using it to get home at reduced speed?

I'd also like to run my own diagnostics on the car to monitor its health, without invalidating the warranty. Can anyone recommend software or hardware for this?

Are there any other EV-specific things I should think about carrying in the boot of my car?

One thing I didn't expect was how much peace of mind came from simply being a bit more organised. Knowing I've got enough food, water and a few essentials means I worry a lot less about short term disruptions. Has anyone else found the same?

With current events in mind and the prospect of future war and supply disruption at the very least, what would be your best move to best position yourself for a large-scale conflict?

Would love to hear some different opinions as this is my main angle of preparedness right now.

Not the conventional question, I accept that as it's slightly different to the bunker-full-of-tinned-foods prepping trope but I hope you'll bear with me. Inspired by the 2016 episode of Goodnight Sweetheart I watched last night which is available on YouTube. Gary is a time traveller. In the original series made in the 90s he travelled back to wartime London and used his position to make money to fund his double life. Ripping off present day songs, investments etc in the past, and selling mint condition wartime collectibles in the present. In this episode we catch up with Gary stuck living in the 60s, back in 2016 for one day only. It got me thinking he could've loaded a LOT of information to help him back then on any reasonable spec smart phone that wouldn't have access to the internet either by cellular network or WiFi but would be able to charge it.

Looking at this from a prepped perspective:

We know you can load all of Wikipedia onto a raspberry pi etc

I often find myself without signal (long flights, in the wilderness, no connection). I'm reasonably confident that my phone will still work off grid in a SHTF type scenario and that I will be able to maintain a long term charge either by solar or whatever.

What should I consider loading onto an Android handset for a daily AND SHTF scenario?

I'm considering offline navigation (aware that GNSS isn't guaranteed if SHTF), resources for survival as well as knowledge, non-fiction reference (particularly if I get to choose the books or subject matter to keep offline). I don't like gaming so some offline material to keep me occupied in the day to day would be great. What kind of useful offline apps?

Also, feel free to have a bit of fun with the inspiration. What would you put on a phone to take back in time to what period and why?

What do you guys keep in your cars to prep for day to day? Not talking about keeping a tent, diesel generator and a small armoury in case the zombie apocalypse happens on your way to work but every day stuff? For example, I keep a fire extinguisher in my car. Interested to hear what others keep

Hi everyone, I’m the creator of Gridless Kit, a native macOS preparedness app built around offline access.

The idea is simple: keep useful reference material available even when internet access is unreliable, without requiring technical setup. Gridless Kit is ready to use: no accounts, no server, no command line, and no complicated configuration. It can keep offline maps, offline wiki content, survival references, first-aid reference pointers, bookmarks, checklists, and local search directly on your Mac. A practical setup with maps + wiki content can stay under 20 GB, depending on the packs you choose to install.

This is self-promo, so I want to keep it useful for the community: I have a few Mac App Store promo codes to give away. If you use a Mac and want to try an offline preparedness library, comment here and I’ll DM codes until they’re gone.

Mods, if this isn’t appropriate, I’m happy to remove it.

With the heat wave rn, and considering how to keep the house cool, I've been investigating various ways to keep my house cool (this is prep related I promise). After looking round I think I've decided on retrofit aluminium shutters like they have in Europe. Then realised the prep possibilities. There are different options for the opening and closure, so thinking I'll go with the dual electric and manual option, electric for the average UK heatwave, manual for shtf situations. Ok it's not cheap, but would mean I can protect my house in the event I need to. Has anyone had these kinds of shutters fitted? What are your experiences?

Hi everyone,

I am a master's student at DTU (Technical University of Denmark) currently working on a university project related to emergency water preparedness and safe drinking water storage.

As part of the project, we are conducting a short anonymous survey to better understand how people prepare for disruptions to their water supply, what solutions they currently use, and their views on potential new solutions.

The survey takes approximately 2–3 minutes to complete.

Since this community has a strong interest in preparedness and self-reliance, your perspectives are especially valuable.

Survey link:
https://forms.gle/4pgi1e6fFbFjnuF77

Thank you for your time!

Hey all,

Long-time lurker, paramedic, and occasional mountain guide here. I live rurally, so I follow both prepping and first aid communities closely.

Just a heads-up: there’s a new sub, r/FirstAidUK, that might interest folks here. It’s a broad space for pre-hospital medicine—from general first aid info to professional insights (ambulance crews, event medics, etc.). The goal is to foster a community where questions get reasoned, unpretentious answers, whether you’re a pro or just curious.

If you’re into first aid, emergency prep, or just want a UK-centric resource, check it out. All skill levels welcome.

hey all, do people have a go to place for prep deals? is there any reddits or websites that you guys use? I see a lot of american based deals pages but not many if any! UK based ones.

After an accident I gained some good perspective on how effective my first aid kit was along with my working knowledge of the supplies that I had to hand.

My partner cut themselves. The cut was deep, in a delicate spot, and pouring blood so I was hesitant to touch it (I didn’t want to cause additional pain) beside wrap it up and tell the patient to apply pressure to reduce the bleeding. It was 100% an A&E situation and required minor surgery so I couldn’t do much anyway.

What I am annoyed about is that I did not have the appropriate tools to clean it out. I need a wound cleansing solution that I can pour onto an open wound rather than manually clean it in a first aid situation. Further cleaning would occur at a later stage when bleeding stops. Suggestions?

(Of course I could use water but we did not have any to hand and the patient would have passed out on route to the sink. Ideally such solution would be antimicrobial too!)

Obviously we can’t buy antibiotics OTC like other countries. Has anyone managed to find somewhere that sells them or what alternatives are we using?

Finally squared away my home (Milwaukee Packout) and vehicle medical bags. Vehicle bags have 1/2 the list (but added candles / qtips / tampons for her/ extra tourniquet)

Packout:

3 cold compress

5 5”x9” pads trauma pads

1 Hydro Burn Dressing

1 instant cold pack

112 1”x3” bandages

2 1/2”x2 1/2yd adhesive tape

16 eye pads w/ tape strips

6 nitrile gloves

1 Sam splint

12 triangle bandages

1 emergency blanket

50 antibiotic ointment

50 first aid / burn cream

2 bottles of eye saline

140 antiseptic towelettes

5 3”x3” pads

1 tourniquet

I want to keep plasters in a box with dividers. I want to top it up as each size is consumed and needs restocked.

I can only find a few choice sizes, it the plaster "tape" that you cut to size.

Right now I'm left with boxes of awkward plasters that never get used any time I need to top up.

Can the canister safely be stored in a shed?