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Not sure if this is the right place but what would be best for one stock up on ahead of time? I'm thinking non-perishables or stuff with a high shelf life but w

Not sure if this is the right place but what would be best for one stock up on ahead of time? I'm thinking non-perishables or stuff with a high shelf life but what else should you consider buying?

Diederich 7y ago
Anything you need on a daily/weekly basis. We stock up on very low glycemic index protein bars and water. Lots of bottled water.
- jcranmer 7y ago
  Bottled water isn't necessary; this isn't a situation where mother nature will render infrastructure damaged-to-nonexistent.
  - davidw 7y ago
    I mean, having a bit doesn't hurt, but I'm not seeing this as a situation where you need to go a month with no public water. But I don't really know anything about it - maybe I'm wrong.
- davidw 7y ago
  Are problems with water supplies foreseen? This isn't some natural disaster where infrastructure is ruined, just people can't go out much.
  - digsy 7y ago
    Water plants need people to run them. And power, which means power plants need people (or fuel trucks to refuel their generators if the power goes out). If those people are sick, the water may stop flowing.
chipuni 7y ago
Food that you like. Medicines. Imagine that you'll be stuck in your home for three weeks. What would you need?
- 5bolts 7y ago
  so i need 24 cases of coke and 12 gallons of rum. i can do that!
dekhn 7y ago
shotguns and shells; then you don't need to buy anything else
sky_rw 7y ago
It seems reasonable to make a run to Costco or Sams club to load up on dry goods and paper supplies. Better to do so now than after a panic hits. You don't have to go all doomsday prepper and get 10 year shelf life cans of beans. But maybe enough toilet paper, ramen noodles, and bottled water to last through 30 days of not wanting to leave the house much. Anecdotally, I was in Costco last week and saw a woman shopping directly from a "Disaster Preparedness Checklist". I strongly suspect that there will be a wave of panic shopping in the next few weeks. Better to get after it now. Actually ignore that, wait until I finish shopping then go out.
- davidw 7y ago
  It's already happening in Italy, in places.
  - sky_rw 7y ago
    Example of waiting too long, this line for face masks in South Korea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clZzEhTZOV0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clZzEhTZOV0
- joshstrange 7y ago
  Yeah, I'm not building a bunker or anything. I just wanted to stock up of medicine/water/food in case there was a rush.
  - AnimalMuppet 7y ago
    Medicines have me a little worried. I can get a three-month supply, but only when my previous supply is almost exhausted. I can't get three months extra "just in case". Anybody have a good way of dealing with this?
    - banana_giraffe 7y ago
      In the past when I've told my pharmacy I'm traveling somewhere with less medical facilities than the US, they can get a refill sooner from my insurance provider than I'd otherwise be good for. That said, it doesn't work for all drugs. One of the medications I'm on now I can't get filled one day early under any circumstance, nor can I get it shipped to me. For extra fun points, if I'm late by more than a week, it's doubtful I can get it refilled ever again.
DiffEq 7y ago
So take a moment every time you use something and ask yourself - what will I do if I don't have this thing? If there is no good alternative or if the alternatives are unthinkable...Make a list from that. One thing to start with: You are on the toilet and you reach for the TP - there is none...now, add that to your list.
- joshstrange 7y ago
  Yeah, most of my disposables I have 1 month+ already (Subscribe and Save is a godsend for things like TP, paper towels, shaving cream, razors, mouthwash, etc). Medicine/Masks/etc is something I don't have large stocks of but that will be rectified shortly.
aphextim 7y ago
https://thepreppingguide.com/resources/ https://thepreppingguide.com/resources/ Specifically this one http://ready4itall.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/General_-_Social_Distancing_and_Pandemic_Readiness.pdf http://ready4itall.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/General_-_...
rsync 7y ago
"I'm thinking non-perishables or stuff with a high shelf life but what else should you consider buying?" This is by no means my area of expertise, but in provisioning for earthquakes and other disruptions, I have simply bought more of what we're already using. Not only will you not waste the items, you will keep them refreshed and current as you cycle through your (longer) queue of normal foods you eat.
- 0xffff2 7y ago
  This seems like odd advice to me. Nearly all of what I eat is composed primarily of meat and fresh vegetables. No amount of stocking up one what I already use is going to get me a month's worth of food. Am I really that much of an outlier?
  - tropo 7y ago
    Winter squash is a vegetable. Calabaza and hubbard squash are particularly durable.

Not sure if this is the right place but what would be best for one stock up on ahead of time? I'm thinking non-perishables or stuff with a high shelf life but what else should you consider buying?

Diederich 7y ago

Anything you need on a daily/weekly basis. We stock up on very low glycemic index protein bars and water. Lots of bottled water.

jcranmer 7y ago
Bottled water isn't necessary; this isn't a situation where mother nature will render infrastructure damaged-to-nonexistent.
- davidw 7y ago
  I mean, having a bit doesn't hurt, but I'm not seeing this as a situation where you need to go a month with no public water. But I don't really know anything about it - maybe I'm wrong.
davidw 7y ago
Are problems with water supplies foreseen? This isn't some natural disaster where infrastructure is ruined, just people can't go out much.
- digsy 7y ago
  Water plants need people to run them. And power, which means power plants need people (or fuel trucks to refuel their generators if the power goes out). If those people are sick, the water may stop flowing.

chipuni 7y ago

Food that you like. Medicines. Imagine that you'll be stuck in your home for three weeks. What would you need?

5bolts 7y ago
so i need 24 cases of coke and 12 gallons of rum. i can do that!

dekhn 7y ago

shotguns and shells; then you don't need to buy anything else

sky_rw 7y ago

It seems reasonable to make a run to Costco or Sams club to load up on dry goods and paper supplies. Better to do so now than after a panic hits. You don't have to go all doomsday prepper and get 10 year shelf life cans of beans. But maybe enough toilet paper, ramen noodles, and bottled water to last through 30 days of not wanting to leave the house much. Anecdotally, I was in Costco last week and saw a woman shopping directly from a "Disaster Preparedness Checklist". I strongly suspect that there will be a wave of panic shopping in the next few weeks. Better to get after it now. Actually ignore that, wait until I finish shopping then go out.

davidw 7y ago
It's already happening in Italy, in places.
- sky_rw 7y ago
  Example of waiting too long, this line for face masks in South Korea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clZzEhTZOV0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clZzEhTZOV0
joshstrange 7y ago
Yeah, I'm not building a bunker or anything. I just wanted to stock up of medicine/water/food in case there was a rush.
- AnimalMuppet 7y ago
  Medicines have me a little worried. I can get a three-month supply, but only when my previous supply is almost exhausted. I can't get three months extra "just in case". Anybody have a good way of dealing with this?
  - banana_giraffe 7y ago
    In the past when I've told my pharmacy I'm traveling somewhere with less medical facilities than the US, they can get a refill sooner from my insurance provider than I'd otherwise be good for. That said, it doesn't work for all drugs. One of the medications I'm on now I can't get filled one day early under any circumstance, nor can I get it shipped to me. For extra fun points, if I'm late by more than a week, it's doubtful I can get it refilled ever again.

DiffEq 7y ago

So take a moment every time you use something and ask yourself - what will I do if I don't have this thing? If there is no good alternative or if the alternatives are unthinkable...Make a list from that. One thing to start with: You are on the toilet and you reach for the TP - there is none...now, add that to your list.

joshstrange 7y ago
Yeah, most of my disposables I have 1 month+ already (Subscribe and Save is a godsend for things like TP, paper towels, shaving cream, razors, mouthwash, etc). Medicine/Masks/etc is something I don't have large stocks of but that will be rectified shortly.

aphextim 7y ago

https://thepreppingguide.com/resources/ https://thepreppingguide.com/resources/ Specifically this one http://ready4itall.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/General_-_Social_Distancing_and_Pandemic_Readiness.pdf http://ready4itall.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/General_-_...

rsync 7y ago

"I'm thinking non-perishables or stuff with a high shelf life but what else should you consider buying?" This is by no means my area of expertise, but in provisioning for earthquakes and other disruptions, I have simply bought more of what we're already using. Not only will you not waste the items, you will keep them refreshed and current as you cycle through your (longer) queue of normal foods you eat.

0xffff2 7y ago
This seems like odd advice to me. Nearly all of what I eat is composed primarily of meat and fresh vegetables. No amount of stocking up one what I already use is going to get me a month's worth of food. Am I really that much of an outlier?
- tropo 7y ago
  Winter squash is a vegetable. Calabaza and hubbard squash are particularly durable.