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There is nothing sensible about a 3 month supply of food and water. A typical family should have 10L of water per day (just for fluid intake). A 3 month supply
by ahahahahah 5y ago
There is nothing sensible about a 3 month supply of food and water. A typical family should have 10L of water per day (just for fluid intake). A 3 month supply would be ~250 gallons. That alone is impractical. On average, adults eat something like 2.5 lbs of food per day, call it 8 lbs for a family and say you lean toward dense things like beans (not rice) and you only need 5lbs per day. That's still almost 500 lbs of food for a 3-month supply.
I wouldn't consider anyone storing that much food or water to be "reasonable".
- codingdave 5y agoShare with us what size your home is that makes it unreasonable? I live in a big farmhouse in the country, with multiples wells, barns, and pantries, so storage is not a concern at all. But I could see where it would be a problem for smaller homes and apartments.
- eadmund 5y ago> A 3 month supply would be ~250 gallons. That alone is impractical. 250 gallons is just under 1½ cubic yards. It could easily fit in a closet. 250 pounds of rice fits into 4.8 cubic feet. It could easily fit into a shelf. 250 pounds of beans fits into 4.2 cubic feet. It too could easily fit into a shelf. You would also need fuel for 90–180 cookings, but that too will fit into a relatively small area. Everyone with a home (this is part of why so many folks like a home!) and most people with an apartment could find enough spare space for three months of the bare essentials. Certainly everyone who has a place to live has enough space for 30 days' worth.