Is it nuts to be prepping for a food shortage?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ha! Upon realizing that there are so many preppers amongst us, the anti-prepper crowd is suddenly quiet now and considering a visit to the local Piggly Wiggly

Oh, honey, no. We are rolling our eyes and laughing at you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So many crazy people in one thread. It draws them in like moths to a porch light.

You are all insane.

+1,000,000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's nuts if you don't prepare to some extent.

Exactly.

I grew up in Florida and the rule of thumb during hurricane season is that you should be prepared to go without electricity or running water for some period of time - 3 days? 3 weeks? I can’t remember the duration. And if there was no electricity or water the roads were likely impassible because of downed trees and power lines and stores and restaurants could be closed. We usually had a few gallons of water, some canned food, bread in the freezer, extra peanut butter, some shelf stable stuff on hand just in case. We did sometimes have to use that food after a storm.

I assume there are also guidelines about being prepared for winter storms, tornadoes, and earthquakes in other parts of the country.

Point is, I think that some level of prepping is really quite normal and rational for a lot of people. A garage full of supplies seems a bit extreme, but I also get it that after the last couple of years in particular people want to feel like they’re in control of something.

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I"M FROM NoLA. 3 weeks.

[Anonymous]

We “prep” by living on a large farm with a garden, multiple stocked ponds, fruit trees, guns, and plenty of animals . . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The following is what I have so far in my emergency kit/stash:

brown rice
canned fruits and vegetables
spam
baked beans
nuts
raisins
tuna
sardines
pasta
tons of water
powdered milk

And may other things that I can't recall that I grabbed for no real reason (e.g., boxes of stovetop stuffing, lol). I'm open for suggestions for practical items to add!

white rice has a much longer shelf life than brown rice.

[Anonymous]

It can’t hurt to keep the larder full just in case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We “prep” by living on a large farm with a garden, multiple stocked ponds, fruit trees, guns, and plenty of animals . . .

Sounds responsible and glorious!

[Anonymous]

Prepping and hoarding will only mess with the economy. If everyone is spending an extra $100, it’s driving up demand artificially. If suddenly people stop, it leads to recession.

As an individual, I’m not prepping and was done with this a year into the pandemic. I’ve learned we can be flexible and my guest room is no longer a pantry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The following is what I have so far in my emergency kit/stash:

brown rice
canned fruits and vegetables
spam
baked beans
nuts
raisins
tuna
sardines
pasta
tons of water
powdered milk

And may other things that I can't recall that I grabbed for no real reason (e.g., boxes of stovetop stuffing, lol). I'm open for suggestions for practical items to add!

Your stash is for like Armaggedon (sp?), but what we are realistically looking at here is possibly a teeny less wheat production in the U.S., maybe corn could get hit a little worse. It will be other countries with severe wheat shortages who are dependant on Ukranian wheat, like a few Middle East and African countries. So I don't think people in the U.S. will need emergency rice, beans, milk, fruit etc. Maybe just extra corn flakes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We “prep” by living on a large farm with a garden, multiple stocked ponds, fruit trees, guns, and plenty of animals . . .

Sounds responsible and glorious!

and not in the DMV unless I"m missing something

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Prepping and hoarding will only mess with the economy. If everyone is spending an extra $100, it’s driving up demand artificially. If suddenly people stop, it leads to recession.

As an individual, I’m not prepping and was done with this a year into the pandemic. I’ve learned we can be flexible and my guest room is no longer a pantry.

This. We won’t be eating people’s dogs. We may not be able to get A2 milk and Tate’s Bake Shop cookies, but there will be food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Before COVID we ate exclusively fresh food. I went to the store once or twice a week to buy what we needed. I never used something from a can -- gross, never. I never bought frozen food unless it was ice cream or tilapia. We just didn't eat or shop like that.

During COVID I had to spend a small fortune on Whole Foods and Instacart deliveries. I never knew WHEN I could schedule a delivery or what they would have in stock. Every delivery was missing multiple items. I didn't like it at all. I don't care if we never have food shortages that lead to rioting and shooting pet dogs, or totally empty shelves like they had in the former Soviet Union -- what I went through during COVID was stressful enough, thanks.

Now we have a good pantry of foods we like and can probably live off of for 3 months. I'm glad we have it. I will never go back to being unprepared.

So you were too lazy to go to the store for yourself and shop for your own family and had to deal with a few missing items that you expected someone else to pack and deliver to your front door? And that was stressful to you? You won't make it through a real food shortage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Before COVID we ate exclusively fresh food. I went to the store once or twice a week to buy what we needed. I never used something from a can -- gross, never. I never bought frozen food unless it was ice cream or tilapia. We just didn't eat or shop like that.

During COVID I had to spend a small fortune on Whole Foods and Instacart deliveries. I never knew WHEN I could schedule a delivery or what they would have in stock. Every delivery was missing multiple items. I didn't like it at all. I don't care if we never have food shortages that lead to rioting and shooting pet dogs, or totally empty shelves like they had in the former Soviet Union -- what I went through during COVID was stressful enough, thanks.

Now we have a good pantry of foods we like and can probably live off of for 3 months. I'm glad we have it. I will never go back to being unprepared.

So you were too lazy to go to the store for yourself and shop for your own family and had to deal with a few missing items that you expected someone else to pack and deliver to your front door? And that was stressful to you? You won't make it through a real food shortage.

Your comment adds nothing to the thread.

[Anonymous]

There is a very wide range between I couldn’t get fresh pea tendrils from Whole Foods delivery on Tuesday , had to wait until Monday and they forgot to pack the saffron threads to looting and eating your pets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a very wide range between I couldn’t get fresh pea tendrils from Whole Foods delivery on Tuesday , had to wait until Monday and they forgot to pack the saffron threads to looting and eating your pets.

Most "preppers" are within that wide range, i.e., normal.