In order to hopefully keep everything together and easy to find, I’ve added a link to a main “Prepping Challenge” page at the top. You can get to the summary, of sorts, of my idea of prepping, as well as links to what I have already posted, and links which aren’t live yet, for the upcoming challenges and topics.
Please read through the topics and if there are items I haven’t listed that you think we need to discuss, please let me know.
My hope for this topic is not that I write and you read but that we all discuss and learn from each other. Share your successes and your failures as we begin our challenges. I assure you that anything you do, some of us have already done or will do in the future so we can learn from what worked or didn’t work for you.
I really want this to be a project where we learn from each other. Nothing is too dumb to ask; nothing is too sill to share. I welcome your tips and suggestions.
liz says
Since there is a huge grass fire to the north, I think that a discussion of go-no go decision as well as what to stock in your emergency bag and what to store at another location for medical or insurance purposes.
Other ideas – prepping your house for emergencies such as clearing brush or trees to decrease fire risk. Also, what to do about pets, children and older parents and their specific needs. Could you talk more about dehydrating food items and then how to use thes foods.
I think in the past you gave recipes for cleaning supplies which are cost effective. These would be good to know about and start using in order to save money as well as make sure that we have the components in the storeroom.
Links to items on amazon would be nice. That way, if we want to get it, we help you assuming that you are an amazon associate.
Loking forward to the series.
sharon says
I do have a couple questions. 1. What happens in other families to food that has been frozen or canned, if the person who put the food up dies or goes to a nursing home. I ask because I have seen a lot of food thrown out in this situation. 2. What if your diet gets changed and you have a tremendous amount of a food you cannot eat anymore, what does one do in that case.
Being from farm parents, we were taught to buy in bulk and have enough food for a year, but as I get older, some of these questions bother me.
JudyL says
Quite honestly, I am not concerned about what happens to anything when someone else dies or goes into a nursing home. That’s for their family members to figure out. I assure you that my son and his family raid my pantry every time they would come to my house and were thrilled to get home canned goods.
As to the second question, I can’t imagine any kind of diet where you couldn’t have home canned home grown produce. In the event of an emergency where food was in short supply, I’m guessing many would be thankful for anything they could get and special diets may not be much consideration.
Neither of your concerns bother me at all. To me, it’s kinda like saying . . what if I stock up on Dial soap and then decide I like Caress better?
Also, when I can food or buy food, it doesn’t sit on the shelf until an emergency happens. We eat what we have and restock the shelves so it isn’t like I’m going to go to the pantry 10 years from now and decide I no longer want or can eat the things we have there.
Theresa says
My biggest question is, what am I prepping for? Mostly, I’m ready for a hurricane (I live in Northern Virginia.) Do I go with the LDS and prep for a year in case society breaks down? Do I split the difference and think about an EMP or a hacker taking down the banking system and not having groceries for a few months?
I have to admit that I have a lot of respect for the LDS and their prepper websites. That is a very self-sufficient group of people.