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| You're going to feel a little pressure... |
Hey all- This quote came up the other day and it got me thinking: "There are only 9 meal between Mankind and anarchy". Do you have food put by for a crisis? What do you choose to keep on hand? How long will it last you? Are there any books of recipes devoted to cheap, long lasting staples (rice, beans, wheat, what else?) that would make those bulk items more palatable? I'm not interested in spending $1,000 on a 2 month supply of Mountain House. What's your plan? Bruce "The designer of the gun had clearly not been instructed to beat about the bush. 'Make it evil,' he'd been told. 'Make it totally clear that this gun has a right end and a wrong end. Make it totally clear to anyone standing at the wrong end that things are going badly for them. If that means sticking all sort of spikes and prongs and blackened bits all over it then so be it. This is not a gun for hanging over the fireplace or sticking in the umbrella stand, it is a gun for going out and making people miserable with." -Douglas Adams “It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to try to enslave a people that wants to remain free." -Niccolo Machiavelli The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all. -Mencken | ||
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| Banned |
I have no plan. Rolling the dice that supermarkets will stay open, the dollar won't fail, and the new world order will continue to plan their takeover, but will never execute. | |||
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| Crusty old curmudgeon  |
We're gardeners and can a lot of our harvest. We also buy canned goods by the case when they are on sale. Things like refried beans, canned fruit, chili etc. We don't do it to prep but to save money. Our problem would be a lack of water. We will have to address that at some point. Jim ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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Telecom Ronin |
Costco or Sams....50lb bags of long grain rice are cheap. Order buckets and mylar bags....and a hair straightener and some of those humidity sucker pouches. I found out the hard way canned food last about 2-3 years. I didn't eat it but had to clean up the mess. I have been ordering a few of the meat buckets...they are pretty good. | |||
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Truth Seeker |
Church LDS Home Storage I keep food in stock. I have at least a years’ worth of food for two. I have dried oats, rice, apple slices, macaroni, spaghetti, beans, wheat, onions, carrots, potatoes, non-fat milk, sugar, and salt. I go the items at LDS home center and canned them myself. Most of the items last 40 years. I also have some of the freeze dried beef and chicken meat. Then I have some of the Mountain House meals for a shorter situation. I also keep some MREs in case of food needed on the move or if water wasn’t an option for a while. NRA Benefactor Life Member | |||
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Still finding my way |
I'll use the barter system.  | |||
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| "The deals you miss don’t hurt you”-B.D. Raney Sr. |
I don't prep per se. I grew up out in the country. I remember going to the grocery store only a couple times a month. Now that I'm grown I've kept that habit. I detest grocery shopping. But when I go: I buy a few extras each trip to the store. I have some canned stuff, and rice, beans, etc. I have a nice little herd of beef cattle. Chickens are in the future plan, maybe some goats. I keep my propane tank at 50% or better. I try to keep all vehicles at 1/2 tank or better. I keep my gas cans full. The food stuff, its not just for the Zombie Apocalypse. During my divorce, I ate into my stores quite a bit since the lawyers got nearly all my cash. I also have plans for water and power. I am nowhere near where I want to be; enough food to allow me enough time to get a crop in with a "bad/failed crop" buffer. | |||
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is circumspective |
I keep extra canned & dry goods that we actually use. We use them FIFO, & replenish accordingly. We probably have about a month's worth at & home & the BOL, both. "We're all travelers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packing house. Birth 'til death. We travel between the eternities." | |||
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Member |
Not a food prepper, but we have 3 grocery stores,2 drug stores, and 3 gas stations nearby. Can take by force if necessary | |||
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Irksome Whirling Dervish |
I recently attended a conference at the Illuminati Hotel. They'll let me in if things go sideways. Tupac is already there eating the rations. | |||
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delicately calloused |
Mrs DF and I have been storing and rotating food and water for decades. It was slow at first when we we young and poor. Now we have a freeze dryer so our garden harvest and complete meals are stored in that process. As of now we have food and spices enough for 6-8 people for three years. I built a water storage system that can keep 825 gallons fresh. We are not isolationist preppers though. We know no one can provide everything and every skill for himself so we are organized with our neighborhood. The plan is to work together and share our efforts. We meet 3 to 4 times a year and inventory and eat what we have stored so that we can learn what is still needed. Some of our group are not firearms people so I and my gun buddy across the street have extra arms and ammo put away for them. This has all been made easier with the freeze dryer. You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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Drug Dealer |
I've got plenty of ammo. My plan is to encourage y'all food preppers to share.  When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw | |||
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| Ugly Bag of Mostly Water  |
I’m with Jim.....I have my three days worth, then I go on offense. Endowment Life Member, NRA • Member of FPC, GOA, 2AF & Arizona Citizens Defense League | |||
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| You're going to feel a little pressure... |
Darthfuster- I wish I lived closer to you. I like your plan and would join up, if I was your neighbor  I may have to work on the neighbors. We live in the city but our street is pretty tight. I could see a small group of us cooperating and making each other pretty comfortable. As well as making looters pretty Uncomfortable (looking at some of you others in this thread lol). Bruce "The designer of the gun had clearly not been instructed to beat about the bush. 'Make it evil,' he'd been told. 'Make it totally clear that this gun has a right end and a wrong end. Make it totally clear to anyone standing at the wrong end that things are going badly for them. If that means sticking all sort of spikes and prongs and blackened bits all over it then so be it. This is not a gun for hanging over the fireplace or sticking in the umbrella stand, it is a gun for going out and making people miserable with." -Douglas Adams “It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to try to enslave a people that wants to remain free." -Niccolo Machiavelli The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all. -Mencken | |||
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| is circumspective |
I'm near Durango HS. Are we neighbors? "We're all travelers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packing house. Birth 'til death. We travel between the eternities." | |||
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Delusions of Adequacy |
In addition to all the other stuff, I keep wheat, rye, and corn, and use it to grind my own flour. And yes, I do have a manual crank for my grain mill in case there's no power. I have my own style of humor. I call it Snarkasm. | |||
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yes - to a point have a generator and extra stuff like toilet paper, batteries, bottled water, canned goods, ramen and other 'non perishables' : yes underground bunker, 3 years worth of food, my own power grid, tilapia reservoir... : no have to draw the limit somewhere and I'm good with what we have could go a few weeks I'm thinking ------------------------------- Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. | |||
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| Go ahead punk, make my day |
We just keep a lot of canned goods and food in stock - ie, stuff you will actually eat and over time, you never have to throw any away since you are constantly replacing the older stuff (you eat) with newer stuff. If it get worse than a couple of months and we go all Lord of the Flies, I'm betting my weapons can miraculously create food in a number of ways. | |||
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Observer |
Both the fridge and pantry could be brimming with food to survive, and I'd still be standing there with the doors wide open, scratching my ass, looking for something good to eat. Not finding anything fun, I'd close the doors and walk away muttering to myself... The usual. phxtoad "Careful man, there's a beverage here!" | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
I prep for hurricanes and a couple weeks of interruption from it. The criminal class in Houston looks at hurricanes as an opportunity for short-term anarchy. My neighbors and I look out for one another. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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