Please: stockpile food; potable water; and medications for yourselves and your families. Shortages are coming, due to wars; weather; and supply chain disruption, and you don't want to get caught short, either now or in the long term.
@freepatriot MRE are thrown away money imho, much too expensive.
maybe reverse of the lentils is popcorn, you only need a heat source for it.
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regarding water, i have a manually pumped ceramic filter. some are good enough to make water from a puddle clean enough to drink. i'd store a bottle of unscented bleach as well and add a few drops because it can't hurt.
underrated are unscented bars of pure soap. kills germs because of pH 11, makes things clean, it's really versatile.
@captainslow @freepatriot there are a handful of mormons here, but not nearly enough for mormon stores to exist ;)
For stuff that doesn't keep, research and store the ingredients (may require tools), or grow it in the garden.
Its a rabbit hole, I'm afraid :D
@dae0aff870620203370785a25cd1e90cd6e787d9eec0708636cda97d5bc0cec4 @freepatriot that's why i had the lentils idea. they store well, i like lentils so i can rotate them and they provide good nutrition. i really don't eat much canned stuff, aside the occasional beans or tomatoes.
@bonifartius @dae0aff870620203370785a25cd1e90cd6e787d9eec0708636cda97d5bc0cec4 @freepatriot I personally, have 100 lb of rice, and 100 lb of beans. currently I keep 2 50 lb bags of both and cycle through them as I eat a lot of rice and beans... I'm thinking of breaking that down into 20's and 10's but have not.. For me, water will be the issue..
@RustyPoolGuy @dae0aff870620203370785a25cd1e90cd6e787d9eec0708636cda97d5bc0cec4 @freepatriot maybe look into those outdoor pump water filters. the one from MSR is pretty small, hand cranked and the filter cartridge lasts 10000L. not exactly cheap though, but i think it's ok for the value provided.
@bonifartius @dae0aff870620203370785a25cd1e90cd6e787d9eec0708636cda97d5bc0cec4 @freepatriot I have filters as I use a gravity system as it is, but I live near the ocean. Honestly, I'll be 52 next month and I am seriously pondering getting something and travel the country for a couple years..
@LivingSpaceStudios @freepatriot @RustyPoolGuy oh, i like rolled oats :)
@freepatriot i still am not sure which foods to stockpile.
noodles are easy to store, but i know they will fuck up my digestion when i eat them on too many days in a row. i don't want a fucked digestion in these scenarios.
i thought about dried lentils, because you can let them germinate (only requiring a bit of water, no heat source) and then eat the sprouts. probably not the worst thing.
sugar stores forever if dry, but it's not that useful.
canned stuff is nice, but takes much space.