Got any handy info on what kind of supplies to get and how much to get, and most importantly where? Not sure I can afford the prepwork but now is the time to start trying.
If you can't afford to go full blown buckets of dried food that lasts for 20 years, just buying a few extra items each time you go to the grocery store will begin to add up. Buy a few extra canned goods, or bags of things like flour or rice. There are a few YouTube channels dedicated to "homestead" type food storage and those folks can walk you through how to safely store things like rice in mason jars for the long term.
Edit: Forgot to add that you should avoid storing things you aren't sure you'd like to eat. For example, I mention sardines to people and they give me the funniest faces. Those folks shouldn't store sardines because for them, the fish wouldn't be palatable unless they were on the brink of starvation. Stack stuff you know you'd enjoy eating.
As for the sardine thing, well, I'm not a fan at all but if I were on the brink of starvation, they'd probably be the most wonderful tasting things I'd ever eaten. That's what the prep is for, right? When the grocer's are empty because socialism.
Sardines will definitely provide the nutrition needed. But, the general advice to only stockpile what you would normally eat is because you want to rotate stocks of regular food. Dried/Survivalist food is meant for long term storage. Most items bought from the grocery store should be used and replace after a certain length of time. If someone bought 100 cans of sardines but didn't like sardines then when it comes time to rotate out the old stock for new stock they are faced with the possibility of not enjoying their next few meals of sardines, or simply throwing them away. It's simpler to just stock up with what you normally eat. Read up a bit on home canning. You can also make batches of homemade soups to put into jars and then freeze.
Costco has rice and beans 25 lb bags for much cheaper than I expected. Tuna and peanut butter from there is huge and cheap as well. Shouldnt be too hard to find somebody with a membership to help you out. As a qtard I'm still prepping for the worst. If only I had the foresight to stock up on ammo :(
Got any handy info on what kind of supplies to get and how much to get, and most importantly where? Not sure I can afford the prepwork but now is the time to start trying.
If you can't afford to go full blown buckets of dried food that lasts for 20 years, just buying a few extra items each time you go to the grocery store will begin to add up. Buy a few extra canned goods, or bags of things like flour or rice. There are a few YouTube channels dedicated to "homestead" type food storage and those folks can walk you through how to safely store things like rice in mason jars for the long term.
Edit: Forgot to add that you should avoid storing things you aren't sure you'd like to eat. For example, I mention sardines to people and they give me the funniest faces. Those folks shouldn't store sardines because for them, the fish wouldn't be palatable unless they were on the brink of starvation. Stack stuff you know you'd enjoy eating.
Sardines and crackers are where it's at 👌
Thanks!
As for the sardine thing, well, I'm not a fan at all but if I were on the brink of starvation, they'd probably be the most wonderful tasting things I'd ever eaten. That's what the prep is for, right? When the grocer's are empty because socialism.
Sardines will definitely provide the nutrition needed. But, the general advice to only stockpile what you would normally eat is because you want to rotate stocks of regular food. Dried/Survivalist food is meant for long term storage. Most items bought from the grocery store should be used and replace after a certain length of time. If someone bought 100 cans of sardines but didn't like sardines then when it comes time to rotate out the old stock for new stock they are faced with the possibility of not enjoying their next few meals of sardines, or simply throwing them away. It's simpler to just stock up with what you normally eat. Read up a bit on home canning. You can also make batches of homemade soups to put into jars and then freeze.
Costco has rice and beans 25 lb bags for much cheaper than I expected. Tuna and peanut butter from there is huge and cheap as well. Shouldnt be too hard to find somebody with a membership to help you out. As a qtard I'm still prepping for the worst. If only I had the foresight to stock up on ammo :(