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162 sats \ 16 comments \ @tomlaies 16 Jun 2022 bitcoin

I'm thinking about storing more food at home long term since I'm greatly annoyed by shortages of oil now or shortages of pasta in 2020.

My government recommends 16 days worth of food - And Idk how to even do that. Should I store 32 glasses of pesto? I can't eat noodles and pesto in any scenario where this would be necessary - so curry and pesto and rice and noodles? So many carbohydrates. Pickles, dried beans, dried mushrooms, mustard... Any other ideas?

Did I go crazy? I don't want to be a prepper. Do you guys have stuff saved long term at home? And what? And how much?

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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @kevkevin 16 Jun 2022

right now I have 6 cloves of garlic, a can of beans, some frozen noodles and some leftover chicken quesadilla's.

I'd like to say I'm the most prepped in the comment section

27 sats \ 1 reply \ @nerd2ninja 16 Jun 2022

I got 5 pound bags of dried rice personally. Don't look into silly things like carbs or whatever. If you're using this survival supply, its because you're starving. I'd be surprised if you gained weight from an emergency pantry, but if you do, be grateful.

As far as the stigma of "being a prepper" goes, I don't think its conspiritorial. Where I grew up, a snow storm took out the power for months and roads were not drivable for that duration as well. Disasters happen. If we didn't have a kerosene heater, we would have frozen to death just as an example.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @tomlaies OP 16 Jun 2022

Where I grew up, a snow storm took out the power for months and roads were not drivable for that duration as well.

That's exactly the kinds of scenarios I'm thinking about. In an atomic war I would be screwed anyway 😂

Thanks for your insights!

31 sats \ 3 replies \ @CheezeGrater 16 Jun 2022

I made some Erbswurst (Pea Sausage) recently as an experiment.

https://www.meatsandsausages.com/sausage-recipes/cooked/german/erbswurst

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @tbonesteaks 16 Jun 2022

This recipe looks great. But, the ad underneath for the book 'Make Sausages Great Again' really takes the cake! I have a feeling there is more than a cookbook with that title.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @tomlaies OP 16 Jun 2022

Sounds pretty good, I could try that for a normal meal sometime...

3 sats \ 0 replies \ @CheezeGrater 16 Jun 2022

I don't know how it tastes yet as soup, I'm letting it age a bit to test how well it keeps.

Hopefully it's good, then I'll keep making for normal meals.

3 sats \ 0 replies \ @Brunswick 16 Jun 2022

https://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/welcome-center/food

https://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/harris-on-fuel-storage

3 sats \ 3 replies \ @faithandcredit 16 Jun 2022

I do. I have a freezer full of meat, but also at least a month worth of various canned goods in case the freezer loses power

3 sats \ 2 replies \ @tomlaies OP 16 Jun 2022

That's probably a smarter strategy. I personally do not eat canned food and am aiming to store food that I can integrate into my every day diet. But I might have to think about a freezer - that's a scope that I haven't considered yet.

3 sats \ 1 reply \ @faithandcredit 16 Jun 2022

there is alot of stigma toward canned food but it usually has less additives and stuff than refrigerated food. and the quality of the ingredients are probably also higher because they have to be in order to be viable for canning but im not 100% sure on that

3 sats \ 0 replies \ @tomlaies OP 16 Jun 2022

Oh, I'm aware. I don't use canned because of the taste. And also, because I want to produce less plastic waste.

2 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullama 17 Jun 2022

Cans of tuna are awesome.

Any time they're on sale I buy a bunch.

2 sats \ 1 reply \ @lv99_slacker 17 Jun 2022

I still only buy a week's worth of food at most. Gives me a reason to leave my house, ride my e-bike, and get some sun. That said, I have bought a freezer chest for my garage, and also plan on buying a secondary fridge in anticipation of my country experiencing a massive food shortage the likes most of us in first world countries have not experienced in our lifetimes.

Supposedly white rice can be stored for 2yrs and still be edible. I'll be buying a lot of that soon.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @tomlaies OP 17 Jun 2022

You could still buy weekly but have a moving-1-week buffer at home

2 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryptocoin 16 Jun 2022

16 days of food gets you through a few weeks should shit hit the fan.

Depending on your situation, it could be a few months, or many months, of struggle. Or it works itself out and the biggest disruption is that we dine on whatever happens to reach the stores, that we can still affordable.

Which will it be? No idea. But there are some really smart and respected people pointing to serious trouble coming. Example:

Will You Starve to Death This Year? #26477