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ozgirl
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We have about 3 months and boy are we glad, we just brought our piece of heaven in the country and now carry a whopping mortgage so we will have to live on some of our supplies for a little while as we are finding out feet, but even so i am still doing small things to prep and apart from 3mths i have about 2months in my cupboard. So prep on
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A couple of months? I'm impressed, I wouldn't last 2 days.
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Albert
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We Have 12 months supply of food and water. Enough cat food also for our crazy cat. Also lots of paper and work books for my young child to work on. Spare toys she has not seen to bring out and keep her amused.
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YOGHURT
In case anyone wants this peice of random information. I froze some live greek yoghurt. It tasted normal, but the texture lost a bit - somewhat grainy. I then used some of it to make a new batch. It worked. It "yogged" normally and came out smooth.
Just thought someone might like to know that freezing didnt kil l it.
Beth
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Frisky
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Happy Camper, I can already see you and the neighbors
lined up hand milking the cows when the electricity goes out. That is
what we plan to do. Got to keep the happy campers busy doing something.
We thought about buying a couple of milk cows. ER Doc
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It is better to give than to receive.
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Dlugose
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All 3 you mention are sold out at the moment, those are great prices. The DDM-06 is not listed as a N-95, so is not worth it. The $.08 ones are not N95 either. For others, buy a few to see if they fit before buying in large quantity. I have written about fit testing, but realisticly probably none of you is likely to get the chance for real fit testing. Here is a substitute besides snugness and not noticing air leaks. Banana oil is supposed to be blocked by N95 filters. Probably that means that if you can smell over ripe bananas you should be suspicious of good fit. Put the mask on in another room then come into room with bananas. I haven't tried this yet.
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I have a family of seven to prepare for, so I have set aside quite a few things. One of the most important items was a generator and gas. My children suffer from asthma and require a nebulizer on occasion.
As to food and water: I have no idea how much I have. Most of the food is stored in rubbermaid bins and we do go there for reserves. I have purchased cases of water and also gallon size water. I also looked up on the priority list the list of 100 things and look over it from time to time to make sure I haven't missed anything important. I am not sure I will ever be 100% ready when the time comes, but I have made a nice little dent.
I did pick up a coleman 5 gallon holder ( can fill and hang for possible shower). It was inexpensive and could be very useful if showers were not permitted.
Sounds like eveyone has an excellent handle in the preps department.
p..s the plug in car adaptor for the nebulizer is a great idea!
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BobFMB
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We likely have 3 mo. supplies for 4 people.
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Penham
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argyll, I have asthma as does my 10 year old, I decided to go with the car battery and inverter, the inverter can also be hooked up to the car accessory thing to run the nebulizer also. We don't have to use it very often, but I didn't want to be without it at all. I hope that I am not sorry about not getting a generator, I keep going back on forth with it because of the gas storage issue.
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I probably have between one and two month's worth, but only have been prepping since mid-May. Initially I spent quite a bit on lanterns, fuel, batteries, masks, herbal meds, etc. (non-food things). As an artist, I have a fluctuating income so it's been a little harder to plan it out. (My two college kids and 13 year-old diva daughter also add to the fluctuation)!! |
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PATB
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I admire all the preps with big hearts, big bank accounts. They will also cook, clean up, nurse the sick, etc. I am not ready yet to do all that for my free-loaders that will decend. I only know of one that will carry a share of the load and I informed him he will be expected to defend and help with all the knowledge of medical EMT needed. Everyone needs to make clear it is not a free ride right up front or you are setting up a disaster. What about rules of the house? sanitary rules?? or is it just an open door policy?
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Annie4
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I now have a year for myself and husband. If children and grandchildren come, 3 months. This doesn't count the freezer supply. This is at least a months supply too.
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newprepper
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My husband & I have about 3 months of food but only 60 days of water. That is the big concern. Not much space left to store more. But,I don't expect the water or elec. to go out within a month of the big bang. Hope not anyway.
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Albert
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sherriewalker
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i have about the same for food about 9 or 10 weeks worth. as for
drinking water about 3 months, and meds. iv'e been working on they are
really high, i have 2 months for my mom, 3 months for butch,3 months
for my uncle, 1 month for pets, and none for me yet. our main goal is
our generator on law lay we still have 30 days to get it out but still
owe a couple hundred on it.
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Just Ducky
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Sherriewalker your breaking my heart, what do you mean none for you yet? Leave "Uncle Butch" out of this for now, let him get his own stuff.
Good Topic I think we have about 3 months, but only about 2 months of water (when I get my next barrel.) And of course it could be more time if you count in the 3600 calorie bars. I keep adding on as money will allow, it never feels like enough though. I'm still saving for my generator. I'm 33.3333% there by now, thanks to a small win at the track today! ($3,000 cost of generator). The Mother in law thing was a riot, I've been thinking on that one myself lately. Take Care all DS you |
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lion of judah
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Hi, I'm a lurker who's been here for a month or more but just registered this week, so this is my first post.
I don't know how much food we have, we can and have a large garden, so we have quite a bit there, like 25 qt of spag sauce but I have just started to really prep food.
We have taken care of some of the other things, like we got a generator a few years ago, this year we hardwired it to the house, we put in a shallow well with a pump and we are going to put in another one with a pitcher pump. We have homeschooled for 15 years so we have that covered. We were also blessed with the opportunity to go in on a cow this spring, so come November we will have a freezer full of black angus.
We have 2 special needs kids, a type 1 diabetic on an insulin pump and an autistic child. So we have been working on stockpiling meds for them.
Here is our crazy prep - we got chickens. I don't know how that happened but we got them. We have them in a chicken tractor right now moving them around the garden to fertilize it but we have a covered enclosed area for them also to keep them away from other birds.
So we are doing what we can as we can.
I'm very impressed with all of you.
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sherriewalker
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hi just duccky, i think we are all doing what we can to try to get
finished preping as soon as we can. i take care of my uncle and
my mom, they are both old and in bad health and their meds. cost a lot
cause the med program they are on only lets them get it for 1
month the extra i have got for them we had to pay cash for. butch is my
husband, he works but was recently told he has copd and put on
inhalers, he has blue cross but only can get one a month and that med
is high too. as for me i'm bipolar and have no ins. and depakine is
really high so i was waiting till after we got hte gen. off lawlay to
get my meds.my uncle uses oxygen and mom and uses neberlizer, so
the gen. is really important to our family. i have applied for help
through montel williams program for meds. but have not heard back from
them yet. there are a lot of programs that help people with meds. but
it's based on income and # of people in house and my uncle gets ssi and
butch's income we don't qualify, but maybe this could help someone
else. i am blessed to have got this far in my preps,and thanks to the
people here they donatied me some money for preps a few months ago.
when i get done preping i plan on giving back to the forum for someone
who is in need. i know how great it felt to get the help.
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Hi lion of judah: I love that handle! Welcome and glad you are posting.
At this point in time, we have about a months worth of water and only about a months worth of food, if that. We keep eating our preps and it is unavoidable. It is hard to fight off frustration when I know we are behind in our preps compared to everyone else. (As new members join I will have to remember not to lead them into frustration because they are far behind, lest they give up before they start. I admit to being frustrated now. We have rice and beans etc. but certainly not enough for 2000 cals per day/6 people, for 3 months which is what I think is the bare minimum). Please pray for us. I have asked my brother who is well off, to assist us, but he and his wife think I am nuts to be on this forum and for prepping, same old story. When my mom died he said he didn't want his piddly inheritance that we were counting on for prep money, but in the end he took it anyway and put in a pool. I had spent mine on hearing aids, dentists, doctors etc. thinking that his word was good. I could cry now not so much because of the money but because my brother made this choice. Oh well, it was his to do with as he pleased but now we cannot prep any more. So many people are going to come to this board too late to do very much, we need to be tender with them. |
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gretchen
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I don't have many preps at all, but I pick up a few things every time I go to town. It is hard to scrounge an extra few dollars a week, but I am staying focused.
My daughter has two children, babies really. There is no way I would be able to turn them away during a crisis, so I am saving money for diapers, wipes and formula.
I will go hungry if I have to, but I will take care of my grandbabies. Thanks to this forum, I at least have the knowledge of what I need to do. You guys are the greatest.
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Albert
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Nearly upto 9 months now, but running out of space to store much more without it all becoming obvious to any who visit. My daughter was watching me doing inventory the other day and asked "can we start eating this soon?" - what do you say... she's only 7.
For any people just starting out - I started in January putting a little away each week, it DOES build up, just buy things that are on offer, buy the essentials first and then add niceties - concentrate on doing a month at a time, you will get there. And every extra that you put aside means longer without having to brave the queues at Sams/Costco/Asda/Tesco's etc. And it WILL get used sometime, not wasted money. Don't put off doing what may save your life. I only have a spare £200 per month - about $140 I think, but I did it - you can too. |
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Ive got to start picking up more TP,cleaning supplies,and need to see about getting more meds through insurance.
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we have 6 months to live somewhat normally.
9 months if we eat normally with counting calories. 12 months bare subsistence. I guess it all depends on how many calories we eat. I suspect when the thing hits we will eat based on the 9 months plan, as you never know how long the thing will last. better to go on a diet and be safe than to be sorry! |
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Linda-ann
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I have two months worth now but I am planning ten months of food forthree. Mostly in canned food and rice and flour and sugar coffee , tea, and water bottles.
My next big purchase will be water filters and more water containers.
Then a large delivery of water bottles..
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Albert
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Anyone add any new preps lately?
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if i have electricity, i am good on food for a year. if i lose electricity, 6 months. water is my concern. depending on the season, i have 3 months supply of water. i live in a small town. our water supply comes from an artesan well that turns into a spring. the water is so pure, all they have to do is add flouride. the spring is about 1.5 miles from my house. getting to the spring and back will be the problem. i have about 500 gallons stored.
that was no small task.
if we have a really hard winter and my water freezes, i may be sol a lot sooner. we will see.
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I have enough that I could stretch to 12 months, depending on when the pandemic started I would have homegrown food most likely before 12 months to add to that. Plus I have goats and cows and access to deer and fish. Hand pump on the well.
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bjregg
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I just added Potassium Iodide, this thing in North Korea has me edgy. bj
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doomsmom
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We have enough for at least a year. We won't be eating huge meals, but we will have enough to get by. Then we have a supply of garden seeds to replant next year and start over again. Have probably about 500 jars of canned food and bought lots of extra flats for canning next year. We have about 80 acres, so if need be we'll turn more into garden. Also have a huge solar dehydrator that we will use again next summer.We also have a domestic well, so we won't have a problem with water. Just got the hand pump installed this week.
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we are turning into a family and that is the way it should be. i have learned so much in here.
god bless you all.
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ozjohn.
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Plan A is 100 days for 5 people,
Plan B is 120 days for 5 people,
Plan C is 120 days for about 8 people.
"Nearly there".
OJ
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Scout Motto:- "BE PREPARED"
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PATB
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my last prep was a clothesline and pins from AceHardware. It is almost impossible to find the folding poles. I also hit Sams Club for 1/2 & 1/2 cups for coffee, the are 188 cups for about $6, does not need refrig., but do watch for the expir. date. I have been on top of sales for coffee and I am up to 35 cans of Folgers. When does this become hording???
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down to about 2 or 3 weeks of most items.
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Its been a rough month.One thing after another.Im not even going to get started.Im just glad this month is ending.We will have to replace some preps this next month.But it will all work out.
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emmajones
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I'm done with food preps for now. Have 3 months, could stretch it to to 4 or so. I need to focus more on water, non-food items and research for information. I'll be spending a lot of time checking the old forums and printing out info for my BF notebook.
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Using up too much of my stuff....ugh.........but glad it is there to use. Will try repalcing after holidays.
We should have a poll that asks "how much did you have" and "how much is left'!!!!
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Albert
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Maybe it's time to replenish then. Any updates ?
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About a year and a half, but hard to say exactly. Summer is long and hot here, and I can grow oodles in the garden, and that would stretch out the supplies. This is for 3 people. If things got really bad I know of three others that would show up. Major supplies are in 5 gal buckets with mylar bags, oxygen absorbers, and Gamma lids. Four wheat, two corn, two beans, two rice, two pasta, one sugar, one salt, and a partridge in a pear tree. Actually, we have two pear trees and two apple trees. Mandarin oranges go in this spring.
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Guilty - I have been using for the holidays, especially baking stuff like flour, sugar, yeast. Need to get back to the store! Still have lots of tomato sauce though
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