20 Things I Have In My Prepping Store - Uk Preppers -  

Hi Tilly.. Just a quick note to say that I have found your comments both informative and balanced in their respective guide to one form of prepping in guiding people in buying cheaper and more quality foods in order to survive in these difficult times.I have been prepping for a few years now, and am still willing to listen other peoples points of views and attempts to plan for our challenging times ,and what ever may be coming down the line. Keep up the good work Best regards . Mick .

Twenty different things to feed and fill us (in no particular order). These are shelf stable (not frozen items) as that what would rise for Tilly's unique situation. How you prepare and store items will be unique to your situation/dietary needs. 1. 2:31 Peanut butter/nuts - shorter storage time, rotate them as you eat them. First on the shelf is first to be out[eaten] (FIFO), recently bought items go in the back and bring older items forward to the front 2. 3:42 Boxed cereal 3. 4:09 Tinned fish/meat 4. 4:48 Tinned or dried vegetables, or frozen if that works for you 5. 5:43 Meals in a tin- soups,stews, chili etc 6. 6:30 Combo of dried pasta, tomato bases 7. 7:07 Water - minimum just over 4 litres (1 gallon) per person/day 8. 8:31Milk - powdered stores longest, also option of powdered creamer for tea/coffee, evaporated milk, UHT milk which has a shorter use by date 9. 10:03 Pepper and Salt - table salt, kosher for pickling if you like that, salt can also be used the preserve foods (salt beef, making sauerkraut or kimchi), salt can be used for cleaning as well 10. 10:27 Herbs and spices - grow your own or buy dried 11. 11:16 Tinned and/or dried fruits 12. 11:43 Dried rice 13. 12:19 Beans, pulses, pearl barley - dried or tinned. Keep in mind you'll need a way of cooking any dried beans during a loss of power/gas. 14. 12:51 Sugar & honey - honey for medicinal purposes/applying to wounds 15. 13:43 Oils & Fats, Ghee 16. 15:02 Potatoes - tinned or powdered, tinned doesn't require rehydrating 17. 15:32 Tea and coffee 18. 16:13 Pet food 19. 16:48 Oats/porridge - versatile usages. 20. 17:17 Sweet treats - good for morale

You’ve shown a good basic list of foods there, when I think back to my childhood, (early 50’s) we didn’t have a lot of the things we have today and yet somehow our tummies were always filled, it was probably easier to feed us because there just wasn’t the choice we have today, I’ve added hot chocolate in with my drinks, easily mixed with water, milk puddings and custards too to go with my tinned fruits, my dog is a dustbin he will eat anything the cat on the other hand is soooo fussy.

You are so right,, prepper pantries vary according to everyone's own taste.. I stock things we usually eat like canned veggies, rice, canned proteins like chicken and tuna, flour for pancakes and bread, canned tomatoes and sauce, pastas, and of course spices... among other things.. It's an ever evolving process.😉

Arizona u.s.a....mountains... We are far from any big grocery stores. Closest Wal-Mart or safeway is 80 miles away. So we stop rarely. Making a list of what we need replace is essential. Taking this list to work on at the store an On line sales can save your budget. Fresh vegetables is a real challenge during the winter.

One thing with the powdered potatoes (like Smash) is that you can use it to thicken up stews and soups as well - so I always have a tub of it available. I always have instant hot chocolate drink as well - it only needs hot water and can be very comforting in the same way choccy bars are. It could also be added to rice pudding (which I would always have as well in tins) or even oats.

Great ideas for back stock. One caution: it has been my experience that tinned evaporated and condensed milks only last a month or so past the Best Buy date. I have even had some go bad, before that date. Be cautious if you open a can and it has darkened, become lumpy or curdled looking, toss it no matter what the date. Can cause severe gastric distress if eaten. I stock the Nido milk. I am currently using some that has a Best Buy date of May 2020. It is still perfectly fine. I open the cans of milk powder and vacuum seal in mason jars for storage.

Great to see more UK preppers! There doesn’t seem to be enough of us online!

That's a Fantastic list of 20 important things to Prep with Tilly.👍 A wee tip, Try to keep your tinned Tomatoes on a very low shelf, the tins can get compromised, so less fall out if that happens. Ask me how I know. Lol. Also Tinned Pineapple can pop too, I never knew that till it happened to Alaska Granny, now I keep it stored low, & in individual Ziplock bags. Love Nido, it mixes really well with cold Water, no lumps. I make Ghee too, for seasoning & using in my Cast Iron, & Ghee Fried eggs are the best. I make Saeurkraut, & Kimchi, they have loads of Vitamin C. Yay, Yorkshire Tea, the best. You can make Flour with Oats too. Sorry Long comment, this keeps happening to me here. 🤗 TFS Tilly, take care & keep busy everyone. ❤🙂🐶

Another fab video. Have all but the 'sweet treats' in my pantry...I've bought them so many times, but somehow, they just don't last 🤔😂 Thanks Tilly.

Hi Tilly, yes indeed all essential, I also have extra medical items in a box in the pantry things like extra plasters, cold & flu sachets, antiseptic cream, that sort of thing. It's great to see someone with all the same items as me hee hee. I love the american prepper channels but i can relate better to your videos with us going to the same shops. Lots of love, Samantha x

Brilliant list! I wanted to let you know as I am a long time prepper/homesteader, sugar lasts indefinitely, so although it is not as great as honey, it will last. I would caution you on the tinned (canned) tomato products. Tomatoes have acid, so I don’t keep them much longer than their expiration date. They will erode the tin from the inside. Glass tomato products are fine. You did quite a thorough job on food preps. Maybe you can do a vid on personal preps? Hygiene will be very important, so there is an idea if you haven’t made a video yet. You are almost at 3,000 subscribers! Way to go! You are reaching more and more people who need you and I thank you for all you do. Blessings my dear. Xx

I use tinned soup as a rich stock for meat and poultry dishes. Coffee mate also is wonderful in tea !

Hi Tilly. I'm a new subscriber. Just one piece of simple advice when buying tinned foods for storage when shopping, make sure the tin is not dented, damaged or swollen in any way. This could effect the quality or lifespan of the contents 👍

A great list Tilly, all good, sensible and versatile foods. Yorkshire tea for me too, it says on the box that it comes from the rain forests of the Indian sub-continent, that is simply to make it sound exotic. In fact it comes from the tea mines in Heckmondwyke lol.

Discovered your channel a few days ago and starting to work my way through your channel - I absolutely love it! Wonderful, practical and down to earth advice - rooted in the real world and not click me hypothetical disaster scenarios. Wonderful!

Thankyou , I feel alot better after I watched this as I have all those groups in my supplies except for nuts and I need more tinned fruit. Also was thinking needed some treats! Been abit overwhelmed with it all lately.

Tea is absolutely essential along with porridge and lemon curd xxx

I have 8 dogs. 2 Doberman and 6 Yorkshire terriers. So we have a mix of 15kilo bags and 7.5kilo bags. Plus plenty of wet foods. Our dogs came first. I have 4 tin openers. Made sure. Got my nido milk and Tesco/Asda powdered milk. Also went to Lidl and bought the coffee you get, good price and the loo rolls. Also bought the ginger biscuits to try.

Tilly I have also stocked with anadin,paracetamol,indigestion tabs 😂 you never know cold remedies etc

Glad that you found the Nido powder and like it. The checkout lady in Aldi told me that they have customers in, that no longer want to shop at the mainstream stores. People have realised how much they can save and still have good quality. Sainsbury's being there biggest moans about price hikes. Mains water could suffer treatment issues for starters if the power goes off but I don't know if they have generators as backup.

Thank you tilly great list I started prepping a few months ago and was very overwhelmed to begin with. I'll do a video soon. I'm so glad you mentioned the dogs I've 2 that are my fur babies also. Take care Xx

Really excellent video. You covered a lot there. The great thing about pulses and rice is that together they make a complete protein too.

Great helpful videos thank you :) I have since got myself some Asda yellow label pasta sauce and mushy peas seeing your videos. Very affordable and handy. Do you like curry by any chance? S&B Golden Curry and Yutaka Katsu Curry Sauce come in box formats where you can keep it it on the shelf and just add hot water and bobs your uncle. It has shelf life of a year and a half or so. So even if you stock up you could have one a month to change up the menu a bit. Bit of chicken, carrots, sauce over boiled rice. Easy.

You can also make oat milk with porridge. Mix with water overnight and strain through muslin, then use the left over gummy porridge in a stew, oat cake gridles etc.,

Great videa, Never thought of adding tinned soup to rice. I have stocked up on rice, pasta and tinned meat/fish. For those looking for the Nido powdered milk, best deal atm is Asda who have the 400g at £3.50. Cannot believe how much it has gone up this last 12 months. Bought the 2.5kg 3 months ago at £16.50 thinking was expensive. Now being sold at £25

Nice sauces to go with pasta -- peanut butter and tomato -- the peanut butter thickens to a sauce -- 1-2 desertspoons pnb to 1 tin tomatoes.

I've been prepping for the last year, got 2 storage boxes of dried foods also loads of toilet rolls, candles and warm clothes!, thanks for your video!.

Hi Tilly, Great to hear how things are going in the UK. We live on a small homestead in the Ozark Mountains, in arkansas,USA.

Pennsylvania USA. We love Yorkshire Tea. Here a 100 tea bag box of Yorkshire Red costs $3.39. I don't know how that compares to what you pay. I also find it's a good idea to keep drink mix powder on hand. One that is fortified with Vitamin C such as lemonade, Hawaiian Punch, etc.

1 tin corned beef to one tin of tomatoes and dried (and fried) onion enuf for 5 portions with pasta for a hearty meal.

hiya been lurking here for a few weeks now i find powered milk is a very good stand by also dry soup mix also dextros tables are a good boost and honey is handy peanut butter is also a must oats also i always have tined fish in my standby things cornbeef a lil tooo salty for me keep preping also soke dry over night i do when i need to make scotch broth aye also green tea with a sliuce of lemon is very nice

Great advice Tilly thank you.

Thankyou for your videos .💖

I love your vids. Short and straight to the point.

Yay! You got the Nido. Great stuff. I think you forgot the stock cubes which to my mind are as important as spices.

Watching from Sweden. Love this list!

Thanks Tilly, for this really useful (&sensible!) list - it contains many of the items I keep a regular stock of, plus some great extras that would enable me to put a meal together.

Thanks for the info and It's warm delivery .

Thank you Tilly..

Fast becoming my fave prepping channel.

Great video , lots of things on there that I would forget lol Take care xx

Hi tilly would love to see a pantry tour

A great list Tilly thank you. I’ve added tinned custard to my preps to go with the tinned fruit. Also chia seeds to help bulk out foods and lots of nutrition.

I also like to get pre cooked meats that are shelf stable, such as bacon and sausages like chorizo. I am enjoying your videos!

Hi tilly I got a few stuffing missing as you can use to mix into foods or like bread crumbs savoury toppings. But I know its not food but going to get a few tin foils and cling film .I got tin cream too but also I like that dryed parmesan cos that will flavour a lot of things .Great video x

I have always a few kilo's of coffee in my food storage. And tea also plenty. Oats, rice, my canned foods.... that are things that I definitely always want to have. Matches and candles is also something that is always in my house. Not food, but important. 😊 I have two cats and I buy their food in bulk. I have water and some emergency food. Personally I don't like it to eat food from a can. And when I buy them they go to waste. 🤔 Irma from the Netherlands

Fantastic video Tilly. Did give me some ideas but I would need a lock on the cupboard to stop the boys from eating everything lol. Hope your doing well xx

Good ideas Tilly! also this time of year you can get jars of duck and goose fat, these have a longggg shelf life also and handy to have in the stores.

I’m pretty new around here but love what you do! Quick note, food grade coconut oil is different to cosmetic grade which isn’t always safe for human consumption so always check which you’re buying 😊

Greetings from Australia ❤

This is a brilliant list, Tilly! Among other things that I add are grains, such as quinoa, buckwheat and millet, to add more protein and variety, esp to rice. (These are also gluten-free, so those with problems can use them. I added flours,(wheat and corn), baking powder and soda, and yeast. I have crackers and other bread-like foods, as dry as possible and vacuum-sealed. I also have powdered drink mix,in case we need to use water that may have an off-taste.

I love you for loving your dogs so much 🐕 🐶

Really good list! Thank you so much for remembering pets! I’ve been using my powdered in my coffee when I have no cream and I use it in hamburger helper that calls for milk. Really using it for any cooking is awesome and I never have to worry about running out. Even if things don’t get worse the powdered whole milk is something I will keep on hand anyway. We have spam but my husband is not a fan so I will cut it up in tiny pieces to make spam fried rice.

16:01 Yorkshire Tea just earned you a sub! great video!

Sauces! Mayo, salad cream, ketchup, chutneys all help ring the changes and many add flavour to tinned meals Ike chilli (the Stagg variety is amazing! So authentic) or mince, stewing steak or Irish stew. We put caramelised onion chutney in several dishes I make.

Thank you lovely, good to be reminded about tinned vegetables, such as lentils. Just like to mention, I make a delicious fish spag bol, with a couple of tins chopped sardines and one tuna. If I have time I like to chop and fry onions and garlic in to a pan, before adding the bolognese sauce. Both onions and garlic a really good at boosting our immune system in the winter months. Take care X:)

At the moment, Co-Op have dried ski need milk in pouches for £2 Really good tips on here. T hanks.

Hi Tilly. Thanks for this list, I was busily writing it all down whilst I was watching! I have most things that you have except for the milk powder and coconut oil.

Herbal teas can be very dear, its better to grow spearmint lemon mint and peppermint, plants an by cutting off a two or three inch cutting, put in small glass and multiply all your plants to never buy tea again.

Thanks Tilly that has shown me I have stocked up on everything you have shown us and I will continue to get more I’m stocking my goods in a spare bedroom as I have got quite a bit hubby mage me a shelf just with a long piece of wood and stood it on 2 small strong boxes but now I have had to use a shelf on a billy book case and stuffed the stuff off the shelf under the bed also got a large cardboard box with sugars etc,what about marmite I don’t like it but hubby likes it on toast I have different flours in those bags with oxyginaters in and sealed with my hair straighteners as I make different breads one with black treacle one with honey,nuts,seeds and bake cakes so I need loads of different flours,also brown sugar etc. today been a busy one for me prepared potatoes now in freezer, sprouts chopped onions all in freezer could do with a bigger one also made some plumb jam hubby just had some on bread done some different ones before not sure if it’s worth it though as it takes ages on a low heat,I has intension of making ghee watched your video but when I went to Aldi the price had almost doubled so I decided to leave for the moment but I may still pluck up courage to try it. Thank you Tilly 👍🙏

I get seaweed for omega last for years dried plus better than fish ! Tin foods are great to save. You can also buy powdered eggs which is great for scrambled/baking plus omelettes x

Kimchi and other fermented foods would be very good to store as they have great health benefits especially if we are on a rationed diet, but also a compressive first aid kit for injury's when or if there maybe no way to access healthcare, eye wash is very important for example as is sterile wound wash, you could also think about getting a few quick drying camping towels as they fold down small and dry in no time, also to easy wash by hand quick drying outdoor pursuit clothing and wick able clothing as most camping style clothing can be hand washed and dry quickly with no power

As well as all the milks you have you can buy organic shelf stale plant milks in cartons now. No need to refrigerate. We have oat, coconut, almond, rice and hazelnut. Adds a different flavour to cereals or porridge, for a change

I aways stock up on water , I think It really important to do so

I have been trying out different recipes with my prep foods. I buy mostly dried or canned foods , spices and sauces. I don’t eat meat, dairy or eggs so it’s quite easy to prep the way I do it. Trying some different things to see if they are worth keeping. I tried the dried soya mince in a bolognaise today. There won’t be any of that in my prep pantry 😂 Great video, very helpful ❤ Microwave rice is already cooked too, so can be eaten straight from the packet.

Hi Tilly, a tip that my daughter discovered 2 years ago was to soak and dehydrate wild walnuts and then jar them up. They will last two years. We are just about finishing our walnut foraging and will soak, dehydrate and put away for the next couple of years.

excellent video, tinned food is pretty much secure from rodents and other pests and as you said, in a real emergency we can eat without needing heat or water straight from the tin.

Hi I have a frig freezer and a 2nd freezer as I live on my own getting a big Asda shop tomorrow and get a lot of ready meals vege and so on and if the power supply goes off the freezers is fine for 12 hours enjoy the rest of the week

On the shelf stable milk we buy the full fat one and if it gets near the use by date my wife makes yoghurt with it.👍🇬🇧

Thanks Tilly, great video! May I ask what dogs you have? Hadn't thought of powdered milk so that's on my list xx

Thanks as this could well be my pantry. From the supermarket budget range I don't value the honey or oats. Both those items need to be researched. I think they are very poor quality. In an emergency yes . Worth spending more if possible .

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I've just ordered 6 x 400 gram tins of the Nido milk - £21 delivered. I wonder what the real shelf life is of one of these. Probably years past the use by date is OK.

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If getting cereals try and buy fortified ones for added vitamins.

Good video I’ve got similar to yourself in my pantry see you soon xx❤️❤️❤️❤️

Store nuts in the freezer

I wonder how much all that cost. Im struggling affording my weekly shop never mind a load of other things to keep just in case 😆

I purchased yeast today just in case I may need to bake 🍞

Hi, great video, where do you get the Nino powdered milk from please? I have smaller bags of own brands but they don’t have a long use by date Thanks

Buy 1kg salt in September to de-ice paths !

Don’t forget to stock up on flea treatment etc also 🎉

And the biggest bonus we are beating inflation. Items I bought in January are now a lot more expensive. What you buy now will be cheaper than the price you will pay in January 2023.

Hi here. Very interested in the powdered milk Nido. Where can I get it from please?

OPSEC?

Sadly it's not honey its sugar syrup.

great common sense advice .

Too much processed crap for me.

I don't have a problem with people eating canned foods. But me and my mum prefer fresh meet and vegetables. That might become a problem later but hey-ho.

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