Non Food Preps.

have an old kero heater, plus for lighting in an old kero lantern.

I buy the 4l bottles - used to buy them at Woolies - were about $13 - it worked out cheaper than to buy a 20l drum.
I'll have a look in town next month when I am there.

Thanks for the link!
I have been reading over the past day or so -- even though its 200+ pages, its pretty easy reading, so have already got about halfway through.

Just the right sort of thing to read on my daily bus commute to the office.

Thanks for the link to that book spatial, just started reading it. Very interesting.

Materials to increase the security of your abode when SHTF, aka board up windows and strengthen doors.

Taking that to another level is having security cameras around your place so you can see and react to what's going on outside. With solar power more prevalent these days, such options are more viable.

Metal hacksaw with spare blades is a critical item. There is always old cars and bits of metal around _ can be very useful, need some way to process it.

For the past week or so I've been siphoning 80 litres of diesel per day into the bobcat, which reminds me to add that a good jiggler siphon is well worth having in your prep kit.

As K1 kerosene goes, summer before this past we bought 2 barrels at a garage sale. One full and sealed, the other about half. Been using out of the half barrel. (North American 55 gallon) Barrels dated 1999. The half barrel is a bit dirty with rust light red rust stain, I'm sure from the moisture in the air in the barrel, but still usable for us. Paid $100 for the two. At the farm, auto store 2.5 gallon is $18.00 Not sure what a barrel would cost today.

Paper plates.... We do have a small tote with paper plates and bowls, a package of plastic silverware. Good idea to add to that as items on sale provide.

Face masks.