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There are a few ways to keep cycling through supplies if you’re already using food/water that can last some time. For water, could get a water cooler. Keep a f

There are a few ways to keep cycling through supplies if you’re already using food/water that can last some time. For water, could get a water cooler. Keep a few 5 gal jugs around, and just use it for some drinking water. By periodically using it, you’re able to rotate through jugs. For food, plan canned food supplies around what you normally eat. For example, I like soup in the winter and fall, so I’m always cycling through it every year. Another couple of days are from me eating various kinds of instant noodles. I always have a dozen or so at hand. I buy bulk oatmeal for breakfast as part of my normal breakfast routine. That’s several days of food in a pinch. I go camping several times a year so the freeze-dried foods are worthwhile keeping stocked up, and I just bring a few when I go out. If you use your pantry as part of your supply planning, the hardest part isn’t stocking up, it’s tracking nutrients.

theshrike79 2y ago
The old prepper adage is "two is one, one is none". If you know you need a can of tuna for tuna salad, buy two. If you only have one in your pantry, get a second one the next time you go shopping. Just having a backup bottle of ketchup is amazing, because you always notice you've got a mostly empty bottle of it when the pasta is already cooked an everyone is hungry. Plant proteins are good for storage, beans, chickpeas and even soy in different forms store well and are easy to use in day to day cooking. You can only take so much canned tuna and other canned meats are either crazy expensive or just plain gross. Just remember to ONLY stock up on food you actually use. Don't buy a massive box of dried camping food unless you go camping and actually eat it. It's not exactly gourmet even when it's fresh - even less so when it expired in 2015. Ask me how I know :D

theshrike79 2y ago

The old prepper adage is "two is one, one is none". If you know you need a can of tuna for tuna salad, buy two. If you only have one in your pantry, get a second one the next time you go shopping. Just having a backup bottle of ketchup is amazing, because you always notice you've got a mostly empty bottle of it when the pasta is already cooked an everyone is hungry. Plant proteins are good for storage, beans, chickpeas and even soy in different forms store well and are easy to use in day to day cooking. You can only take so much canned tuna and other canned meats are either crazy expensive or just plain gross. Just remember to ONLY stock up on food you actually use. Don't buy a massive box of dried camping food unless you go camping and actually eat it. It's not exactly gourmet even when it's fresh - even less so when it expired in 2015. Ask me how I know :D