A Cause For Concern? (Possible Food Shortages in The Near Future)
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This just adds more fuel to the fire. Damn. I swear every time I hear "food shortages" "water shortages", "stock up now" etc etc, I mostly shrugged it off because I used to think the black hats were going to crash the economy in 2016, 17, and nothing happened. Eventually I stopped caring.
But seeing this makes me think I should start stocking up just in case.
If any prepping pedes wanna give me some pointers on what I need for me and my family besides food, water and medicine go ahead and tell me.
Propane if you have a means to use it. 1 gallon of water at least, per person, per day.
Think of realistic meals for at least 2 weeks worth. (Meat/green/dairy) and get good deals at the store. Usually I see $1.29 cans for 10/$10.
It’s always good to stock up at least 2 weeks for precautions. I’m in Texas and it froze for a week with no water or power but we had enough to be comfortable. Even shared resources with neighbors. And don’t forget boardgames or cards or books. You will go nuts without power and nothing to do. Lol
Six months.
u/Conspiracytheorist Thanks pede. I tend to forget about the importance of propane. The only real issue I see is running out of alcohol, as I unfortunately have an addict in the family and if shit hits the fan and we run out and cant get more it's gonna get bad. And if ambulances cant get to us, yeah that wouldn't be good.
You can always stock up on liquor and it’s got an almost infinite shelf life. With handles of low tier alcohol roughly 3-5 dollars. Total wine near me often runs 3/$10 deals on wine as well. Or consider helping them cut back. Alcohol would definitely be a high currency in the next world.
Oh snap 5 buck!? Yeah, I can do that. I personally dont drink, can't stand the taste or feel of alcohol, so I never needed to step foot in a liquor store. I was always under the impression alcohol was expensive and "cheap" booze meant 10 bucks at best.
I live in a highrise so "prepping" has been difficult but I have managed.
Water is the most important item. You can go for a while without food, heat, etc, but no water (liquid) means you're dead in a few days.
I bought 4 5-gallon containers to fill up and 2 10-gallon containers for my gray water needs.
Buying chicken stock, beef stock, veggie stock will help with hydrating foods like pasta and stuff. It will preserve your water supplies and add protein to foods. Stock can last up to a year, if frozen. I bought lots of soup, beans, oatmeal, rice, pasta, crackers, squeeze cheese (gross but for shelf life and can be a source of protein), peanut M & Ms (protein), dry roasted peanuts, and peanut butter.
I bought a small 1800W solar generator to power items too.
I am really hoping my biggest problem will be having to lug all of this to a food shelter after all this is over but I don't want to be caught unprepared. Better to be prepared and waste money than to NOT be prepared and all you have is worthless money to eat.