I have a 3-4 month supply of food and was told I needed 6 months of food?

[kc_4308]

I’ve been stock piling since July wondering about Mylar bags for beans and rice.. or should I leave the rice in the bags and freeze them to put them in storage containers?

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I need about 3 more cases of water and I’m using 27 gallon storage bins for food storage

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+1 y

There is currently a food shortage in my state and are - food is scarce.. I’m shopping at 3 other stores now to finish prepping

[Anonymous]

The best thing you could ever have in order to be prepared is a gun, so that you can kill yourself if things were truly bad.

Stocking food etc can certainly help you in some situations but you can't realistically expect to be able to store very much water.

Depending on your budget and how serious you are you could perhaps look into water treatment etc but frankly if things are so bad that the water is off for a significant time then society will have completely collapsed and you are now living in the iron age.

Which leads me back to the gun, you may not want to live like that or you may simply not be able to.

[kc_4308]

I have food stock piled and water.. if it resorted to me killing myself than yes.. I plan on being off grid

[kc_4308]

I have water filter straws..
I won’t go out like that

[Opinion Owner]

Ok, so now you are off grid, that does put you in a stronger position but its extremely unlikely that you actually want to live an entirely self sufficient life, but if you think that you do and you understand that that means you have to be able to make, yourself, everything you ever need from scratch then I would suggest that you go for mechanical / manual type pumps rather than electric because you can't replace your solar panels and batteries when they fail, if your batteries have failed you can't start an engine.

You might be able to harness steam power, though i believe that is actually quite technical and dangerous.

The point is really how far do you go? What are you actually trying to protect yourself from? etc

[kc_4308]

I will be off grid I’m not there yet right now..

[kc_4308]

We have a food shortage right now nothing on the shelves food is gone.. I started stock piling months ago and still stock piling

[Opinion Owner]

You live in the United States, clearly your nation has the purchasing power to source food and take it out of the mouths of other if need be.

What that means is that this situation is temporary, though it is highly likely that the situation is being made worse, by people like you, because even if there were no shortages, if people start panic buying they disrupt the supply chain, demand has spiked and the supply isn't set up to meet that.

You are probably fine as you are right now, you should try not to worry yourself and perhaps give a thought to your neighbour who can't wipe his ass right now because you bought all the toilet paper.

[kc_4308]

I haven’t cleaned the stores lol but sure I’ll help the neighbors or someone if needed so

[kc_4308]

They stopped the food supply here with shipment

[Opinion Owner]

You have missed the point that I am making, I actually suggesting that you directly help your neighbour.

If you were in a truly serious situation then revealing to others that you have resources would be extremely dangerous.

The point is that if people think there is a problem with supply they will panic buy which WILL cause a problem with supply even if there shouldn't be one / wouldn't be one if people were shopping normally.

Where do you live exactly? What is the situation?

I did look a little bit but most of the hits i got back seemed like bad sources of information, just assholes trying to make a buck off people thinking that the world has come to an end.

There seem to be some claims that crops have failed?

[kc_4308]

Oh I can’t help my neighbors indefinitely.. I have 4 mouths to feed and myself.. no one knows what I have including family.. so people need to get up and stock pile because of something goes down I can’t help anyone who help themselves.

[kc_4308]

What’s the situation stores have temporarily stopped shipment in my state and city. There’s no food on the shelves and I’m stocking piling until October. Whether it’s temporary or not there’s a lack of food on the shelves.. I have more stuff to get.. and I’m asking about Mylar bags to store beans and rice in..

[kc_4308]

I’ve done my research to know that this is the governments doing and it’s been ordered to let food rot by the government

[kc_4308]

Yes farmers have been paid to destroy their own crops ordered by the government so that’s what’s going on in the USA..

[Opinion Owner]

Could you share some sources?

That seems unlikely to me.

Why would they do that?

[kc_4308]

No one in the USA wants the jab so this is there punishment just like their stopping people from grocery shopping unless they have their vaccination card. It’s called NWO

[kc_4308]

Yes privately

[kc_4308]

Thanks to Joe Biden and the Democrats they want to starve us out. So no I can’t help my neighbors or anyone once this goes down

[kc_4308]

When I say no one wants the jab conferring to those who are against it

[kc_4308]

I do my shopping online and discreetly

[Opinion Owner]

farmingbase.com/.../

This is most likely the basis of what you have been told though it would seem that you have been misinformed.

[kc_4308]

Nope my information comes from farmers

[kc_4308]

I live in the county and I have connections. The government sent out letters to all who have farmland in my state. So no I don’t use gov websites like that

[kc_4308]

Anything ran by the government is a no in my book

[Opinion Owner]

What I linked is not a government website.

I will assume that you won't read it so let me explain the gist of what is being said.

Farmers are some times paid to destory crop in the event that the supply exceeds the demand in order to protect the value of the crop.

This isn't new, its been happening longer than you have been alive.

[kc_4308]

I have my sources and it’s not websites like that I’m explaining to you that I don’t use government website

[Opinion Owner]

It is not a government website.

[kc_4308]

My information comes from factual resources

[kc_4308]

Factual information about what’s going on I don’t use websites period

[kc_4308]

What’s going on in the USA is done by the governments doing and it’s nothing temporary

[Opinion Owner]

No, i think you have made it quite clear that you dont have the first idea what facts are.

I would suggest that you try to calm down and get a handle on reality because you are seriously delusional.

[kc_4308]

I’ve done my research and made my connections I don’t know where you’re at in the world but we have an issue in the USA.

[kc_4308]

I’m not delusional you want me to provide information that I don’t want too than you should me a website that I didn’t request from a website ran by the government

[kc_4308]

If you can’t add to this conversation than you will be blocked and reported for trolling

[Opinion Owner]

Clearly you haven't done your research because i was able to completely discredit what you are claiming with less than one minutes worth of work.

[kc_4308]

I asked about Mylar bags and prepping now what you h think is going on in the USA

[kc_4308]

You showed a website I have more information than that

[kc_4308]

So what’s new?

[kc_4308]

What’s going on in my state is clearly what’s going on- I’m not sharing information that I have that’s privy sorry

[kc_4308]

You think is going on in my county

[Opinion Owner]

If what you claimed was true, it would be trivial to provide supporting evidence for your claim.

You can't do that.

I have provided evidence supporting my position.

If what you said were true i would be interested to know about it, but as things stand right now there is no substance to your claim.

[Opinion Owner]

Presumably you think i am a government agent who is out to get you and you band of crazy friends?

[kc_4308]

I don’t care about what website you sent me.. it’s a garbage link.. now move along before I block you.. unless you’re in the USA how are you adding to this conversation to know what’s going on here? You can’t.. worry about your own country

[kc_4308]

Nope I don’t use garbage websites like that

[kc_4308]

Not researching or obtaining information

[kc_4308]

At this point no one can be trusted

[Opinion Owner]

Please do, you are of no value to me.

[kc_4308]

I don’t care who you are

[Opinion Owner]

More importantly you are beyond help.

[kc_4308]

Idc what you have to say ( another distraction I don’t need )

[kc_4308]

Let’s be honest you come out of nowhere to ask me questions about a food shortage

[kc_4308]

To question my information good bye

[Opinion Owner]

Just out of interest:

911, was that an inside job or terrorists?

[kc_4308]

Not answering anymore questions sorry

[Opinion Owner]

Im pretty sure I know what you think anyway.

I think that you think that it was terrorists, because a republican told you that was true.

[kc_4308]

I’m a Republican

[kc_4308]

I don’t care what you think

[kc_4308]

I what you think I’m thinking

[Opinion Owner]

What was this supposed to say?

'I what you think I’m thinking'

[kc_4308]

I don’t care to know what you think about me..

[kc_4308]

I don’t care.. furthermore this conversation is over it’s been over

[rcljr]

Uncooked rice does not need to be frozen or refrigerated, same with coffee beans, flour, sugar

[kc_4308]

Ok darn gotta get that too shyt ! All this will be for off grid living soon.. getting everything for off grid

[rcljr]

Dried onions, dried fruits and veggies, because refrigeration will be an issue and so might water, but you can chew on dried foods. beef jerky too

[kc_4308]

Thanks gonna finish prepping

[kc_4308]

I have 3 more cases of water coming along with the 4 cases now

[KimmyKimmy]

I wouldn't depend on anything that involves refrigeration or freezing.

Maybe focus on dehydrated stuff in vacuum bags.

[kc_4308]

Ok gonna order Mylar bags and do the vaccine seal

[KimmyKimmy]

Freudian slip?

[kc_4308]

Meant to say vacuum seal

[kc_4308]

No I was answering some guy about the vaccine and got tongue tied lol

[KimmyKimmy]

LOL.

[kc_4308]

Haha

[kc_4308]

Yes most of my stuff is non perishable

[KimmyKimmy]

Good

[Levin]

There's always a fine balance between being prepared and being paranoid.

I definitely think bad stuff is going to go down. But certain things are out of our hands. And humans generally can't thrive on their own anyway. We're social animals.

[kc_4308]

I can thrive any way I choose I also know how to grow my own food and hunt so don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m a doomsday prepper

[Levin]

If you have big expanses of land nearby and weapons it might work. Wouldn't work here.

The zombies will be banging down my door in 3 days time when they realise I have some rice and oats.

[kc_4308]

How are they gonna find me if I’m off grid?

[Charliefretz329]

Grain will be consumed by weevils and pests if not sterilised first and stored securely. Freezing will help. Bags on the shelf will not

[kc_4308]

Yes plan on putting beans in Mylar bags and vacuum seal them

[Charliefretz329]

Bake them at 240F for 2.5 hours first to kill the weevils

[Charliefretz329]

And add oxygen absorbers

[kc_4308]

Ok thanks

[Charliefretz329]

You are quite welcome! If you do get weevils though, you can cook and eat them... they will just reduce the quality of the grain.

Just pretend they are pepper? 😆

[Starman5]

tell me what's going on there. For such cases, it is necessary to stock up as much as possible. consumption should be less. I think you should have a plane ticket and lots of money just in case. If you are in a very difficult situation, you will change the country.

[kc_4308]

Thanks to Joe ugly race can’t travel unless jabbed

[kc_4308]

I need my mate ASAP

[Starman5]

situations are bad

[BokieLoc]

It is great to be prepared but there is no way to know if and when a food shortage really will happen.

[kc_4308]

I’ve been prepared for 3 months now there’s a food shortage in my area

[kc_4308]

Already anything on the shelves

[madgoat]

Are you expecting a nuclear winter?

[kc_4308]

I just said there is currently a food shortage in my city and state

[madgoat]

Ah yes. Thanks for the context. This must be very concerning. What has caused this?

[kc_4308]

Government

[Hulk30]

yea ya should