Nothing wrong with just creating a “disaster kit”. Get a cheap tub and slowly start filling it with critical emergency essentials. Tell your family it’s just for storms and power outages. Wash out some milk or juice jugs and store some water (make sure to swap it out). Buy a little extra rice and beans. Put old camping stuff in it you find somewhere that might have utility. Matches, lighters, lithium-ion charger packs.
This is basically how I started my own stash. If you have a bit more $ to spare at some point and want best bang for your buck, look up humanitarian or FEMA ration packs online. They are often so inexpensive (like $40 for a case of 10) that it’s probably the cheapest prepared food calories you can buy in the U.S. (that’s $3-4 for 2500 calories that should last five years easily). Bonus the humanitarian ones are vegan so everyone can eat them (and they are each a full day’s supply of calories)
Because they are vegan they are less popular (and more affordable!) then the meat filled “PATRIOT WHATEVER” stuff and are tasty hot or cold.
Lol, I’m in Florida so I’ve got the water and camping equipment down, but great advice, thanks. I’ll definitely check out those packs when I have spare cash. I’d really like to plan for something more long term though. Shit’s wild here and between h5n1, strikes, and just general supply chain fuckery, the future ain’t looking great.
I fantasize about prepping, but don’t have the resources and can’t get my family to take shit seriously anymore.
Nothing wrong with just creating a “disaster kit”. Get a cheap tub and slowly start filling it with critical emergency essentials. Tell your family it’s just for storms and power outages. Wash out some milk or juice jugs and store some water (make sure to swap it out). Buy a little extra rice and beans. Put old camping stuff in it you find somewhere that might have utility. Matches, lighters, lithium-ion charger packs.
This is basically how I started my own stash. If you have a bit more $ to spare at some point and want best bang for your buck, look up humanitarian or FEMA ration packs online. They are often so inexpensive (like $40 for a case of 10) that it’s probably the cheapest prepared food calories you can buy in the U.S. (that’s $3-4 for 2500 calories that should last five years easily). Bonus the humanitarian ones are vegan so everyone can eat them (and they are each a full day’s supply of calories)
Because they are vegan they are less popular (and more affordable!) then the meat filled “PATRIOT WHATEVER” stuff and are tasty hot or cold.
Lol, I’m in Florida so I’ve got the water and camping equipment down, but great advice, thanks. I’ll definitely check out those packs when I have spare cash. I’d really like to plan for something more long term though. Shit’s wild here and between h5n1, strikes, and just general supply chain fuckery, the future ain’t looking great.