Let’s assume no zombies or other supernatural occurrences, but could be plenty of people being shitty, consequences thereof, or natural disasters
Edit: to expand on this, presumably if society has temporarily or permanently collapsed there would be issues with things like deliveries, security, digital transactions, utility service etc. Feel free to use whichever scenario seems most likely to you, I’m asking more because I was thinking how screwed I’d be if I was just out of food after say, seven days.
Joke’s on all you skinny folks. I carry a month of calories on me 24/7.
Lol but what about the three hot people counting on you to secure food?
You’ll die of thirst way before hunger.
I’d rob everyone who has a good answer.
Most of us still have the pandemic quarantine fresh in our mind. What if the next pandemic is something deadly, like airborne ebola? You may need several months of food. 200 lbs of beans, 300 lbs of rice, 160 lbs of sugar, 300 lbs of corn flour, etc… All vacuum sealed in 5 lb mylar bags with oxygen and moisture scavenging packs, stored inside sealed steel garbage cans to keep out the rodents. The bags are numbered. Certain bags contain poisonous substances, and should not be eaten. So if they’re taken by force, karma will be a bitch.
Don’t wait. I got everything for under $500 by purchasing wholesale from overstock warehouses. Had to dip into it once a few years back when we were snowed in for two weeks, so it’s not just for the zombie apocalypse. Stay away from canned goods unless you’re very good at rotating inventory. Most only have a two year shelf life before the flavor will go “off”. If they do spoil and you eat them, there might not be any medical services.
Speaking of medical, hit up your local feed store for some antibiotics. They’re much cheaper than the human variety and don’t require a prescription. Print out what each is good for and required dosage. They’ll last for several years past the expiration date if you keep them in a cool place. A triage kit is another essential, and learn how to use it.
Finally, learn what edible plants grow in your area. You may be surprised at how many “weeds” can be eaten. They can help round out your diet.
Once the disaster has happened it’s already too late.
I have way over a month worth of food and water saved up so I’m good. I was already unprepaired when covid hit. Now I’m a little less unprepaired but I’m still not serious enough about prepping that I would be 100% comfortable had I actually need to rely on my stockpiles.
Realistically, you should always try to keep a decent food storage in your home.
Not only does proper food storage mean you are prepared in the event of some disaster or item scarcity, such as toilet paper during covid, but it also keeps grocery costs down, as you can buy discounted items in bulk and work through them until you find them at a good price to stock up again.
I realize that storage space can be limited in a home, but even when I lived in a tiny apartment I did my best to dedicate enough space for a month or two of extra food supplies.
That’s called using EBT.
Living in a fixed income.The disaster hit us a long time ago.
Well if some disaster hit society presumably there won’t be orderly collection of food stamps, and also maybe grocery stores won’t be open or stocked.
Also: thinking about food security doesn’t have to be a gun prepper’s wet dream, it could be a thought experiment about mutual aid, sustainable farming or otherwise improving the world we’ve got.
I already have that.
The trick, on the first day of the emergency, is water. Get as much as you fucking can.
Giant bags of rice and beans + all the water I can carry.
Are you trying to hit the store before it’s out/closed, or are you liberating this stuff from somewhere?
Hit the store, nobody looks at the giant bags of beans and rice.
Enslave the other three to build a farm and then eat them and wait for the greens to grow.
I load up on a basement’s worth of soylent, taters, and edible algae, and then I’d invite my two closest friends and BF.
Will we have access to tap water, electricity, a stove? Or do we have to eat without those things?
Open to interpretation. If society isn’t gone per se but temporarily lapsed it would be reasonable to guess some utilities might be out.
If I have access to flour and fresh water that could go a long way. I could make a sourdough loaf with just that.
I’m covered for a couple of weeks. After that, I can either leave the city, forage for food, or steal some, depending on what the state of the world is.
Kill three more people and eat for 4 months. Maybe longer if I’m not picky about what I eat.
I already have a month’s worth of food in my cupboards and freezer and at least a month in vegetables in my garden. I’m not a prepper or anything I just don’t like running out of food, and I also like fresh veggies.
