Posted: 4/16/2012 7:02:02 PM EDT
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Sugar Water Rice Dried beans Instant tators Powdered milk Matches Bouillian blocks Baking powder Baking soda Yeast Salt and Pepper Tooth Paste Plastic Freezer bags Trash bags Soap Laundry detergent Canned meat Canned fruits Canned vegetables Vitamins Tampons Toilet paper Hot sauce Vegetable oil Shortening Cocoa Peanut butter 30 day supply of life sustainable items. It's not a bad idea to have items you can rotate into your regular diet and hygene use. My thought being MREs aren't going to be rotated into a regular diet, nor will they sustain you over long periods. 30 days was just a number, it easily could've been a number you'd choose. The point is having on list items you would rotate weekly through your kitchen and be non-perishable items. This is the start of my list. |
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I purchase the boxes from Wally World with 3 one gallon bottles per of Distilled Water (Super cheap!). I rotate them out through the kiddos' humidifiers and other uses (hand washing in the field, etc.). EDIT: If only I could freaking read! Duh, didn't see it only a couple of items down. My apologies sir. |
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You mentioned MRE's, is this a list for disaster prep or just general handy foods to have on hand? Long term disaster prep. MRE's aren't long term diet solutions. You could argue they are, fine. I can concede while disagreeing. Still, there should be more on your list than MREs. This list isn't difinitive. Posted in an effort to expand while sharing the idea. Water filtration is ( think pond ) something I should list, although my goal is to keep 30 day supply of bottled water. |
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I like to keep a case or two of chocolate chip chewy granola bars on the shelf.
Quick oats/instant oatmeal We also go through cereal like crazy, so we always have 20-30 boxes on the shelf. Not the most "bang for the buck" calorie wise, but the kids like it and it can be like a "candy treat" at times. Canned soups Various pastas |
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You mentioned MRE's, is this a list for disaster prep or just general handy foods to have on hand? Long term disaster prep. MRE's aren't long term diet solutions. You could argue they are, fine. I can concede while disagreeing. Still, there should be more on your list than MREs. This list isn't difinitive. Posted in an effort to expand while sharing the idea. Water filtration is ( think pond ) something I should list, although my goal is to keep 30 day supply of bottled water. You won't catch me waving the MRE banner. I was actually thinking that rice should move up the list a little and flour should move down the list. Rice is pretty versatile (breakfast, lunch and dinner!) and not nearly as prep intensive as flour. Not saying you should skip flour altogether, I just see boiling some rice as a more practical way of gaining calories during a stoppage of services than trying to come up with a way to bake some bread. I like the idea by the way; especially of having food that can be easily rotated though the normal intake. My wife and I are in the process of trying to incorporate a similar scheme. |
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There's no order to list. It's randomly complied. Powdered milk, rice, dry beans and of course water rank high in importance.
Tampons.... I keep quickclot in supply on truck. Working with stock like I do you never know. But yea, that would be an important hygene product. Peanut butter, yes it was an item I thought highly of. I walked grocery isles at 2am one morning last week thinking of items for list, just didn't write it all down. Thought this would be a good OP while walking isles. My day time is most peoples night time. |
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Tampons. Seriously. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman ETA: They also make nice wound dressings 
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ammo water (well water with 2000 gal cistern for storage) bleach fishing poles boat gasoline (300 gallon farm tank) generator 10,000 domesticated pigs that could be turned loose for propagating a feral hog population. I suspect I'll be living mostly off an Atkin's type diet, including vegans when all other animal protien sources have been exausted. 
Those are items I'm fairly well stocked with. I could make lard if necessary. The rest of my list would include: canned goods, especially Pork and Beans flavored rice packets flour dried beans macaroni/noodles assorted spices toilet paper duct tape bic lighters My woman is more of a Kotex kinda girl, so no tampons here. 
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They also make nice wound dressings I was carrying them in my range bag for that reason until the QuikClot trauma packs went on sale at drugstore.com. Got two of the 'black bags' for $18 each and paid $0 tax on them. FSA account for the win! and they are still on sale: http://www.drugstore.com/quikclot-trauma-pak/qxp363237?catid=59963&fromsrch=QuikClot ($18.69 w free s/h) |
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Quoted: Ahh, the Henry Bowman hog feeding program. Guns 10,000 domesticated pigs that could be turned loose for propagating a feral hog population. I suspect I'll be living mostly off an Atkin's type diet, including vegans when all other animal protien sources have been exausted. |
| Hard liquor, the cheapest you can stand, (stash some good stuff too) but when everything falls to a barter system such a commodity would be as good as cash ever was, +1 on feminine napkins, large quantities of salt, spices, hot sauce, basic medical supplies, tylanol/asprin, the parts/supplies to make a working still, depends on if you're trying to hold out short term till order is restored, or long term assuming the .gov won't be there to do so. |
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I would ask what is the LONGEST you have ever lived without amenities?
I once subsisted on Humanitarian Daily Rations (Pink and Yellow MRE) and .MIL MREs.for 6 months I would counter that this would be pretty long term. That being said having OTHER plans for when that stuff runs out is a good plan Again I will post the 100 things that disappear first. Generators Water Filters/Purifiers Portable Toilets Seasoned Firewood Lamp Oil, Wicks, Lamps Coleman Fuel. Impossible to stockpile too much Guns, Ammunition, Pepper Spray, Knives, Clubs, Bats & Slingshots Hand-can openers, & hand egg beaters, whisks Honey/Syrups/white, brown sugar Rice – Beans – Wheat Vegetable Oil (for cooking) Without it food burns/must be boiled) Charcoal, Lighter Fluid Water Containers Mini Heater head (Without this item, propane won’t heat a room.) Grain Grinder (Non-electric) Propane Cylinders (Urgent: Definite shortages will occur Survival Guide Book Lantern Mantles Baby Supplies: Diapers/formula. ointments/aspirin, etc. Washboards, Mop Bucket w/wringer (for Laundry) Propane Cookstoves Vitamins Propane Cylinder Handle-Holder Feminine Hygiene/Haircare/Skin products Thermal underwear / Polypropylene Bow saws, axes and hatchets, Wedges (also, honing oil) Aluminum Foil Reg. & Heavy Duty Gasoline Containers (Plastic & Metal) Garbage Bags Toilet Paper, Kleenex, Paper Towels Milk – Powdered & Condensed Garden Seeds (Non-Hybrid) Clothes pins/line/hangers Coleman’s Pump Repair Kit Tuna Fish (in oil) Fire Extinguishers (or..large box of Baking Soda in every room) First aid kits Batteries Garlic, spices & vinegar, baking supplies Big Dogs (and plenty of dog food) Flour, yeast & salt Matches Writing paper/pads/pencils, solar calculators Insulated ice chests Workboots, belts, jeans & durable shirts Flashlights, Lightsticks, torches, Lanterns Journals, Diaries & Scrapbooks Garbage cans Plastic Hygiene: Shampoo, Toothbrush/paste, Mouthwash, floss Cast iron cookware Fishing supplies/tools Mosquito coils/repellent, sprays/creams Duct Tape Tarps/stakes/twine/nails/rope/spikes Candles Laundry Detergent (liquid) Backpacks, Duffel Bags Garden tools & supplies Scissors, fabrics & sewing supplies Canned Fruits, Veggies, Soups, stews, etc. Bleach Canning supplies, (Jars/lids/wax) Knives & Sharpening tools: files, stones, steel Bicycles…Tires/tubes/pumps/chains, etc Sleeping Bags & blankets/pillows/mats Carbon Monoxide Alarm (battery powered) Board Games, Cards, Dice d-con Rat poison, MOUSE PRUFE II, Roach Killer Mousetraps, Ant traps & cockroach magnets Paper plates/cups/utensils (stock up, folks) Baby wipes, oils, waterless & Antibacterial soap Rain gear, rubberized boots, etc. Shaving supplies Hand pumps & siphons (for water and for fuels) Soysauce, vinegar, bullions/gravy/soupbase Boy Scout Handbook Chocolate/Cocoa/Tang/Punch (water enhancers) “Survival-in-a-Can” Woolen clothing, scarves/ear-muffs/mittens Reading glasses Window Insulation Kit Graham crackers, saltines, pretzels, Trail mix/Jerky Popcorn, Peanut Butter, Nuts Socks, Underwear, T-shirts, etc. (extras) Lumber (all types) Wagons & carts (for transport to and from) Cots & Inflatable mattresses Gloves: Work/warming/gardening, etc. Lantern Hangers Screen Patches, glue, nails, screws, nuts & bolts Teas Coffee Cigarettes Wine/Liquors (for bribes, medicinal, etc,) Paraffin wax Glue, nails, nuts, bolts, screws, etc. Chewing gum/candies Atomizers (for cooling/bathing) Hats & cotton neckerchiefs Goats/chickens From a Sarajevo War Survivor: Experiencing horrible things that can happen in a war - death of parents and friends, hunger and malnutrition, endless freezing cold, fear, sniper attacks. 1. Stockpiling helps. but you never no how long trouble will last, so locate near renewable food sources. 2. Living near a well with a manual pump is like being in Eden. 3. After awhile, even gold can lose its luster. But there is no luxury in war quite like toilet paper. Its surplus value is greater than gold's. 4. If you had to go without one utility, lose electricity - it's the easiest to do without (unless you're in a very nice climate with no need for heat.) 5. Canned foods are awesome, especially if their contents are tasty without heating. One of the best things to stockpile is canned gravy - it makes a lot of the dry unappetizing things you find to eat in war somewhat edible. Only needs enough heat to "warm", not to cook. It's cheap too, especially if you buy it in bulk. 6. Bring some books - escapist ones like romance or mysteries become more valuable as the war continues. Sure, it's great to have a lot of survival guides, but you'll figure most of that out on your own anyway - trust me, you'll have a lot of time on your hands. 7. The feeling that you're human can fade pretty fast. I can't tell you how many people I knew who would have traded a much needed meal for just a little bit of toothpaste, rouge, soap or cologne. Not much point in fighting if you have to lose your humanity. These things are morale-builders like nothing else. 8. Slow burning candles and matches, matches, matches |
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I was kinda thinkin along short term, sustainable and all items rotate within a few months list. If you guys wanna knock yourselfs out with a shtf list go ahead. I be thinkin I'm probably not gonna need tampons. Beef bullion makes great gravy and two days worth of MREs would cause serious consideration for dogs and cats to be fair game.
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You cant find this info. You got this douche on GB saying 37 things!! you watch his add and all he talks about is these 37 things come to find out he wants you to buy his book. People are praying on peoples fears. Yep, exactly what got me to walking grocery isles. I had to cut the guy short. Then got to thinkin there's been a few times having staple food supply would've been nice. Like loss of income, hell that constitutes disaster. Why not be prepared without breaking the bank or " buy my book." |
