I've always had a stash of food and water stored in the utility room.About a weeks worth. Mostly canned goods. But I rotate them out every fall and donate the whole stash to the food bank and re-buy a new stash.This year I decided to buy a Costco emergency food kit: Chef’s Banquet Emergency Food and Fuel Kit. About 1000 servings with fuel. Shelf life is what sold me....20 years.I also have $1000 in $20 bills stashed.......ever been in a week long power failure?CASH is still KING.Who else has a little insurance policy?

I just tend to have enough food on hand to last 2 weeks. If we had an extended power outage I'd run the trailer fridge on propane, 2x20lb lasts a long time for just the fridge. If the cans and fresh food gave out I've got about 2 weeks worth of rationed meals in freeze dried camping meals. I also have 4x 5 gallon water jugs that I fill if we're expecting potential power outages since I had power during the great NE blackout but the city lost pumps after a few hours due to insufficient fuel reserves (the water stations are fed by 3 different substations with one powered by the cities own power plant, don't think the engineers ever considered a multi-day full grid outage). None of this is really done as prepping, just an outgrowth of a life of camping and having 2 fridges plus the trailer. As far as cash, I only keep about $100 on me when not traveling, can't imagine what I'd need more for as it will buy me enough gas for a couple weeks of commuting or enough to get outside of the impact area of any disaster (though not with the trailer!)

Due to OPSEC I can neither confirm nor deny that I have 1.5 years worth of "stuff".:WThe real problem in Phoenix would be water.The only solution would be all the swimming pools.....filtered pool water, yum.:(

I started prepping maybe in the mid 2000’s. Lol disaster never came. Over the years the stash has been reduced to a big pantry, couple hundred dollars, and couple cases of ammo.

stew47 wrote:I started prepping maybe in the mid 2000’s. Lol disaster never came. Over the years the stash has been reduced to a big pantry, couple hundred dollars, and couple cases of ammo.Did you drop your life insurance because you haven't died yet :@

Not a prepper but living a quarter mile from the San Andreas fault, being prepared has always been drilled into us. I have found freeze dried food in the form of mountain house meals. 30 year shelf life if kept at room temperature is amazing and the meals I have tried have tasted pretty good. Definitely edible on a camping trip. I have maybe 2 months supply with the mountain house plastic buckets and a stash of peanut butter. Water is the big thing so I have a stack of bottled water that gets rotated. Again, enough to last for 2 months. The means to protect me and mine is also important. My view on protection is my own but recent history during hurricane Katrina and the LA riots show that groups of people will form up and start looting, or worse.

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matt7591
Explorer
Oct 16, 2017
It's pretty scary how there have been several "zombie apocolypses" in the last few years - from Katrina to the 'canes this year and fires in CA. Those are as much a "use case" for prep as anything. I hadn't heard of "Chef Banquet" so I will check that out! Thanks.
w8lpn
Explorer
Oct 16, 2017
I dont really consider myself a prepper really. But I do have about 30 days of food at all times, 50 gallons of water, fuel for the genny. Several guns and ammo, more as enjoyment of shooting, but also for protection if needed. Also a couple of HF, and VHF/UHF radio with backup power. So I guess if it came down to it, I guess I could hold my own for a bit. Plus camper always has a few items as well.
rbpru
Explorer II
Oct 16, 2017
For those of us who grew up during the Cold War years, where school kids practiced ducking under their desks and Popular Mechanic's along with the other DYI magazines routinely featured home and basement bomb shelters, complete with filtered air systems; our emergency needs are often based on what is likely to happen, not what could happen.

I have been snow bound by a blizzard twice in Indiana, I prepare for that. Hurricanes, floods, forest fires, volcanoes and other longer term disasters, not so much.
jerem0621
Explorer II
Oct 16, 2017
Seriously, I try to keep about 30-90 days on hand. After that I will not be able to get insulin and shortly after that my family will have one less mouth to scrounge for.

It behooves me for society to keep trucking. Without it. I will die. So will 30% or pregnant women. Lots who get common colds, average ho hum scrapes will now be life threatening without antiseptic treatment.

Thanks,

Jeremiah
rbpru
Explorer II
Oct 15, 2017
All of us have some degree of emergency prep. What we think we need to ride out a preconceived emergency.

In general, over time our needs and sense of preparedness become more defined.
campigloo
Explorer
Oct 15, 2017
Want something of value to trade? Go with cigarettes and
booze.
Naio
Explorer II
Oct 15, 2017
My s&b is a farm, so I have many months with of food there.

In my rv, I think more in terms of vehicle or health issues that could make me unable to travel for a while. Natural disasters, you can usually drive out of, if you don't have other problems.

I keep several weeks worth of food for me and the cat, plus protein powder we could live on for more weeks. Tools, shop manuals, spare parts, medications, chamber pot...
Passin_Thru
Explorer
Oct 15, 2017
Nah! No need. I will be swept up in the second coming of Jesus Christ. You can have all my food and property if you want when it happens. Please treat my Aussie nice, she thinks she's human. Besides, I really don't want to live on MREs, have you tried them? Gross!
westend
Explorer
Oct 14, 2017
jerem0621 wrote:
#1nobby wrote:
I've always had a stash of food and water stored in the utility room.
About a weeks worth. Mostly canned goods.
But I rotate them out every fall and donate the whole stash to the food bank and re-buy a new stash.

This year I decided to buy a Costco emergency food kit: Chef’s Banquet Emergency Food and Fuel Kit. About 1000 servings with fuel. Shelf life is what sold me....20 years.

I also have $1000 in $20 bills stashed.......ever been in a week long power failure?
CASH is still KING.

Who else has a little insurance policy?

I think ammo will be a much better trading commodity in a SHTF WROL long term situation.

Thanks!

Jeremiah
Yup, ammo is usable, immediately. Gold or silver could be made into projectiles but there again, ammo on the shelf, now, is cheaper.

From experience, a guy can go a long time on a container of Slim Jim's, some sardines, rice, pasta, and a few pounds of Krusteaz pancake mix. Peanut butter and bread is a luxury.
jerem0621
Explorer II
Oct 14, 2017
#1nobby wrote:
I've always had a stash of food and water stored in the utility room.
About a weeks worth. Mostly canned goods.
But I rotate them out every fall and donate the whole stash to the food bank and re-buy a new stash.

This year I decided to buy a Costco emergency food kit: Chef’s Banquet Emergency Food and Fuel Kit. About 1000 servings with fuel. Shelf life is what sold me....20 years.

I also have $1000 in $20 bills stashed.......ever been in a week long power failure?
CASH is still KING.

Who else has a little insurance policy?

I think ammo will be a much better trading commodity in a SHTF WROL long term situation.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

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