Preppers have a very expensive hobby. Sooner or later they get pissed they wasted so much money "prepping" for disasters that did not happen... and eventually they start hoping disasters WILL happen to justify all the money they wasted.
The OP is a good example. Complaining about the expense of stuff Q "required" him to buy... (it's all Q's fault, and he plans to track Q down and knock out few teeth, etc.)
I also have a friend like that now... sitting on hundreds of gallons of water, hundreds of pounds of rice and beans sitting in a special shed he made to store all of it. He hasn't started complaining yet - probably can't figure out who to blame (other than himself).
Me, I just buy a bit of extra stuff that I already like to eat, that has a decent shelf life, and call it a day... that is the extent of my own "prepping".
If it was fake, wouldn't you be most upset at yourself for "falling for it"?
Preppers have a very expensive hobby. Sooner or later they get pissed they wasted so much money "prepping" for disasters that did not happen... and eventually they start hoping disasters WILL happen to justify all the money they wasted.
The OP is a good example. Complaining about the expense of stuff Q "required" him to buy... (it's all Q's fault, and he plans to track Q down and knock out few teeth, etc.)
I also have a friend like that now... sitting on hundreds of gallons of water, hundreds of pounds of rice and beans sitting in a special shed he made to store all of it. He hasn't started complaining yet - probably can't figure out who to blame (other than himself).
Me, I just buy a bit of extra stuff that I already like to eat, that has a decent shelf life, and call it a day... that is the extent of my own "prepping".
Most of what you have should be usable. Food can be rotated and other items like camp stoves can still be used for sold.