Have You Stocked Up On Food Because Of Economic Crisis?

[JenH88]

Think of it this way: you'll eat the food anyway, so why not make sure you have enough around? Much better than being unprepared.

Bingo.. everything stored I use normally anyways.. can't hurt.. about 3 months stored here..

Everyone else have vitamins stored up as well with their food?

 

[Mckarnin]

I wish MRE's were more compatible with food sensitivities. My daugher is gluten intollerant and I am sensitive to wheat...that's one of the reasons I want to get on the ball with food storage. I doubt most of what they'll have to hand out would work for my daughter or me.

I normally keep 30 days worth of non-perishable foods & water on hand. But hurricane Ike ate into 17 days worth of that, and I shared with my neighbors who were not as well-prepared. So now I'm seriously low on supplies. The only small benefit is the cases of MREs I acquired from the FEMA lines (hey, it was our money that paid for it in the first place, darn right I got my fair share from 'em and I hope everyone else did too!).

 

[Mckarnin]

That, homeopathic remedies and baby wipes + contact fluid (for a no water way of staying somewhat clean).

Bingo.. everything stored I use normally anyways.. can't hurt.. about 3 months stored here..

Everyone else have vitamins stored up as well with their food?

 

[Original_Intent]

I think that if we had running water and power, we could board up our house and live inside for 6 months.

Without power/heat - I honestly don't know it would depend on the season.

Without water - maybe 2 weeks.

 

[wizardwatson]

I urge everyone who is serious about survival to either buy or download a copy Nuclear War Survival Skills by Cresson Kearny.

It's a great book for surviving virtually any disaster and there are all sorts of DIY and makeshift ideas for surviving, like storing water in garbage bags inside pillow cases, makeshift water filters, makeshift radiation ion chambers, all with stuff you can find around an average suburbanites house, in addition to blueprints for fallout shelters, how to make a makeshift grain mill (I could go on, but just look at the table of contents online).

I've owned a copy for quite sometime and it is a great book for those without the resources or social support necessary for more adequate preparations. Most everything in there except maybe the more complex shelters can be implemented in days or even hours if you read the book once or twice through beforehand.

Spread it around if you'd like. Times are scary.

Here's the link, but if you want more detailed schematics included in the book you really need a hard copy. But for most of it you don't need diagrams. Diagrams are in the online version just lower quality last I checked anyway.

http://www.oism.org/nwss/

The chapters on water, light, and food are most relevant currently, but if worse-case scenario happens (chem-warfare, bio-warfare, nuke-warfare) this book will be greatly helpful.

 

[Wendi]

@McKarnin ~ Don't worry, you aren't missing much. To borrow the words of a friend... they taste like mud cold, and slime warmed up. On a more serious note... I have heard there are companies that make similar packaged non-perishable meals that are food-issue sensitive. It might be worth googling...

@ Original_Intent ~ Yes, water is the big issue. It does no good to stockpile ten years worth of food if you're going to run out of drinking water in ten days. Something a lot of people overlook...

 

[youngbuck]

Food is power, and you can easily be controlled by it. Stock up on it. Dry beans and rice, and canned foods. Get a Berkey water filter.

 

[NewEnd]

yes, I have about 2 months supply. Because food is a commodity, and the dollar got weakened again, therefore, I am stocking up on useful commodities. I would never have any use for gold or silver, but I will for food and lead.

 

[Standing Like A Rock]

i think everyone stocking up on food is propping up the economy...

 

[NewEnd]

Don't forget cat/dog food. That stuff will last for 4 or 5 months fine, so stock up. You can just cycle it through, btu always have enough on hand in case prices get steep.

Again, all this is, is betting the value of the dollar will fall. Essentially investing in usable dry goods. Of course, if you can get it on a good sale, more power to you.

 

[bojo68]

I'm to lazy and poor to stock up, but I did go get me a produce dealer for a customer, and his food pile is about a block long and a half block deep. I'm thinkin I'll eat...

 

[LibertyEagle]

Get to stocking up ASAP, people. The masses are going to figure it out before very long and the shelves are going to get barer. If you're low on money, buy more rice and beans, but please make sure you have enough food for at least 6 months. Don't forget the water.

 

[Max Stirner]

Don't forget the water.

Water and ammo, next to those, even food is secondary.

 

[MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2]

Have You Stocked Up On Food Because Of Economic Crisis?

No. I stocked up on supplies because society in general is pretty fragile. Natural disasters can cut off supply lines and cause other serious problems. Read some Katrina accounts to get an idea of what that looks like. It aint pretty.

 

[freelance]

I learned the "stock-up" technique about five years ago. I only seriously got into it about three years ago. The reason for stock-up is so that you aren't held hostage when prices are high--read anything other than their very lowest.

For example, I don't drink soda, but we keep it on hand for guests and workmen and my parents drink it with cocktails. SO, you can buy coke ON SALE for 2 12-can cases for $8 or you can wait and buy it for 4 cases for $9. When it goes on sale for 4/$9, I buy 12 cases and forget about it for a year. When Harris Teeter has frozen chicken buy 1/get 2 free, I buy it for emergencies. We usually eat organic, but in an emergency, you can't be picky. Toilet paper? OH MY! I have cases and cases in the attic, bought at 12 double rolls for $4 apiece, thanks to CVS Extra bucks. That's $8 for 24 double or 48 single, which costs up to $14 ON SALE now. Yes, it says one per household, but if you know what you're doing...

Get multiple store cards NOW--one for each member of the family. (It all depends on what you call a member of the family.) When they go to rationing, they may ration by card. They already sale ration by card.

I am really pushing you guys to learn how to do all these things--combine coupons and sales and instant money rebates from CVS/Walgreens so that you don't pay top dollar. I never, EVER buy anything at full retail price--except for an occasional treat or something required by a recipe. If it doesn't hit the fan in full blow-out fashion, you can save a TON of money doing these things. After awhile, you know prices off the top of your head, and you can spot the loss leaders a mile away. The sale items usually run in rotation of one month or three months. You can learn this by osmosis depending on your store. Just take an hour a week to study the ads, group your shopping so that you don't waste gas, visit each store no more than once per week, and be sure to shop Walgreens only on Friday or Saturday when you can use the Internet coupon for $5 off $20 or $10 off $40 in addition to sales and manufacturers coupons. BTW, you can always combine Walgreens coupons with manufacturers' coupons.

Depending on your climate, during the winter, you can use your attic for storage of things that you might otherwise refrigerate--not necessarily freeze--nuts, vacuum sealed cheese, etc. During the summer, you can live off produce.

 

[entropy]

I have about 1.5 months on hand. I also have loads of medicine/first aid stuff, water purifiers, generator with extra gas, cash on hand......and my favorite a brand spanking new remington 870 police edition pump shot gun. Holds 8 rounds with 1 chambered.

Never hurts to be prepared

 

[LittleLightShining]

I learned the "stock-up" technique about five years ago. I only seriously got into it about three years ago. The reason for stock-up is so that you aren't held hostage when prices are high--read anything other than their very lowest.

For example, I don't drink soda, but we keep it on hand for guests and workmen and my parents drink it with cocktails. SO, you can buy coke ON SALE for 2 12-can cases for $8 or you can wait and buy it for 4 cases for $9. When it goes on sale for 4/$9, I buy 12 cases and forget about it for a year. When Harris Teeter has frozen chicken buy 1/get 2 free, I buy it for emergencies. We usually eat organic, but in an emergency, you can't be picky. Toilet paper? OH MY! I have cases and cases in the attic, bought at 12 double rolls for $4 apiece, thanks to CVS Extra bucks. That's $8 for 24 double or 48 single, which costs up to $14 ON SALE now. Yes, it says one per household, but if you know what you're doing...

Get multiple store cards NOW--one for each member of the family. (It all depends on what you call a member of the family.) When they go to rationing, they may ration by card. They already sale ration by card.

I am really pushing you guys to learn how to do all these things--combine coupons and sales and instant money rebates from CVS/Walgreens so that you don't pay top dollar. I never, EVER buy anything at full retail price--except for an occasional treat or something required by a recipe. If it doesn't hit the fan in full blow-out fashion, you can save a TON of money doing these things. After awhile, you know prices off the top of your head, and you can spot the loss leaders a mile away. The sale items usually run in rotation of one month or three months. You can learn this by osmosis depending on your store. Just take an hour a week to study the ads, group your shopping so that you don't waste gas, visit each store no more than once per week, and be sure to shop Walgreens only on Friday or Saturday when you can use the Internet coupon for $5 off $20 or $10 off $40 in addition to sales and manufacturers coupons. BTW, you can always combine Walgreens coupons with manufacturers' coupons.

Depending on your climate, during the winter, you can use your attic for storage of things that you might otherwise refrigerate--not necessarily freeze--nuts, vacuum sealed cheese, etc. During the summer, you can live off produce.

Excellent advice. I do these things, too.

 

[s35wf]

i cant belive that most on THIS board have not prepared better. i had enough stocked for me & my kid for about 2-3 months with NO grocery store; but now my nephew has moved in so with him here its more like now a one month supply for 3 instead of a 2 mth supply for two. He eats double what me & my daughter eat, so ill need to be adding.

also i buy my herbs for stuff in a two -3 monthsupply at a time, cuz it brings the price down on shipping.

Check into buying some superfood powder drinks to keep on hand also. You could practicly survive on this without food if need be. And they help to keep u healthy and keep your immune system strong.

I have several on hand. I could live on emerald balance for nutrition if need be! along with my berkey water filter. i buy emerald balance & x balance from vitacost.com cuz their cheaper from there.

 

[tonesforjonesbones]

I have been stocking up for several months ..as I can. I have also bought a lot of non hybrid seeds ...they last about a year. you have to keep them cool though. The Mormons have a website that discusses food storage..they've been doing it for years. dried beans and rice will keep for up to 30 years. Canned goods for about a year or so. the canned goods have to be rotated. I am getting ready to vamp up my food storage. If we go under martial law it will be illegal to hoarde food so consider places to hide your food, gold/silver, guns/ ammo. TONES

 

[RJB]

get 110,220, and 330 conibear traps. Some professional grade snares would be nice too. Even if you live in a city, if there is a small wooded creek nearby, you can trap squirrel, rabbit, coon and even beaver. The last two are the most nutrient dense meat there is. You can also snare deer and other large animals.

If it gets really bad-- this happen in Germany at the end of WWII-- there are always stray dogs and cats. Personally, I don't think it will get that bad.

The nice thing about trapping is that it's silent, most critters come out at night while we sleep, and it let's us go to work or do something besides sitting in the woods all day.