First time prepper need advice!

So buy an extra one or two.

Anything that you eat regularly buy extra one or two. If you eat meat buy extra and freeze. If you eat alot of fresh vegetables buy some canned and frozen to tide you over in case stores are off limits.

Also grab something cheap, big and filling for a last resort or to stretch your food. Dried potatoes, rice, pasta etc.

Grab an extra salt and pepper. Top off your spices.

Water. Yes buy flavored water to drink but grab some gallons for cooking if it comes to it. Fill empty bottles with clean tap water for cleaning. Some batteries candles flash lights and such.

Those are minimums.

OMG your fucked.

Just kidding, but seriously. Probably not but.... What if they do? What will you do? You have to think things all the way through to the end and then plan accordingly within your means. If it means wet wipes, stale tap water and shitting in a bucket. You do what you gotta do.

Store what you eat, eat what you store.

If you are that picky and mentally weak then the odds are not good for you.
I suppose fire roasted squirrel with a side of cat tail roots is beneath you?

Ermmm... this is doom. MK?

It all feels so trollish doesnt it?

Get a gun.

It is, but I prefer rabbit over squirrel!

A list my friends and i have been working on. Been passing it out to friends and family that are now asking for prepping info

Pasta -bulk
Rice -bulk
Pasta sauce - bulk
Canned meats, potted meat, tuna, chicken, sardines,
Ham cured
Canned pasta chef boy r d - bulk
Bottled water - bulk
Coffee
Sugar
Flour
Yeast
Cornmeal
Crisco
Aluminum foil
Gatoraid
Canned veggies
Meal kits chicken helper, tuna helper
Peanut butter - bulk
Peanuts other nuts
Seasonings
Crackers
Cookies
Cereals
Dehydrated milk - bulk
Hygene items soap, shampoo, toothpaste
Toilet paper
Corn bread mix. Jiffy
Popcorn

John’s list addition:
antibiotics, vitamins, painkillers, strike anywhere matches, wax candles, flashlights + spare batteries, emergency radio + spare batteries, campstove + fuel, bottled water, sunscreen.

Donnies addition
Have a lot of
red beans and rice mixes
Flavored rice
Mac n cheese
Hamburger helper
Lots of canned tomatoes and
Soup / chili fixing.
Lots of ammo
liquor for medicine and bartering


Medical supplies
Cold and cough
Cough drops
Breathing machine
Musinex. A lot of it
Nose spray extreme congestion
Flu meds
Theraflu
Old rx meds. Raid your cabinets
Vicks rub

A note on items below. These are what works for me for immunity and cold relief. Research, modify as needed.

Vitamin d3
Vitamin c
Elderberry. Gummies, disolvable, or liquid

Oscillococcinum -yes thats spelled right. Get it. If you get a cold you get over it in a couple days. Miracle cold med

Zinc pills swabs spray. This also get you over a cold

Items for general first aid can be added as needed


Additional items below

Items to have on hand:
Generators
2. Water Filters/Purifiers
3. Portable Toilets
4. Seasoned Firewood.
5. Lamp Oil, Wicks, Lamps, Lanterns
6. Camp Stove Fuel – Impossible to stockpile too much.
7. Guns, Ammunition, Pepper Spray, Knives, Clubs, Bats & Slingshots.
8. Hand-can openers, & hand egg beaters, whisks.
9. Honey/Syrups/white, brown sugar
10. Rice – Beans – Wheat
11. Vegetable Oil (for cooking) Without it food burns/must be boiled)
12. Charcoal, Lighter Fluid
13. Water Containers
14. Mini Heater head (Without this item, propane won’t heat a room.)
15. Grain Grinder (Non-electric)
16. Propane Cylinders (Urgent: Definite shortages will occur.
17. Survival Guide Book.
18. Lantern Mantles
19. Baby Supplies: Diapers/formula. ointments/aspirin, etc.
20. Washboards, Mop Bucket w/wringer (for Laundry)
21. Propane Cookstoves
22. Vitamins
23. Propane Cylinder Handle-Holder
24. Feminine Hygiene/Haircare/Skin products.
25. Thermal underwear / Polypropylene
26. Bow saws, axes and hatchets, Wedges (also, honing oil)
27. Aluminum Foil Reg. & Heavy Duty
28. Gasoline Containers (Plastic & Metal)
29. Garbage Bags
30. Toilet Paper, Kleenex, Paper Towels
31. Milk – Powdered & Condensed
32. Garden Seeds (Non-Hybrid)
33. Clothes pins/line/hangers
34. Coleman’s Pump Repair Kit
35. Tuna Fish (in oil)
36. Fire Extinguishers (or..large box of Baking Soda in every room)
37. First aid kits
38. Batteries
39. Garlic, spices & vinegar, baking supplies
40. Big Dogs (and plenty of dog food)
41. Flour, yeast & salt
42. Matches
43. Writing paper/pads/pencils, solar calculators
44. Insulated ice chests
45. Workboots, belts, jeans & durable shirts
46. Flashlights, Lightsticks, torches, Lanterns
47. Journals, Diaries & Scrapbooks
48. Garbage cans Plastic
49. Hygiene: Shampoo, Toothbrush/paste, Mouthwash, floss
50. Cast iron cookware
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51. Fishing supplies/tools
52. Mosquito coils/repellent, sprays/creams
53. Duct Tape
54. Tarps/stakes/twine/nails/rope/spikes
55. Candles
56. Laundry Detergent (liquid)
57. Backpacks, Duffel Bags
58. Garden tools & supplies
59. Scissors, fabrics & sewing supplies
60. Canned Fruits, Veggies, Soups, stews, etc.
61. Bleach
62. Canning supplies, (Jars/lids/wax)
63. Knives & Sharpening tools: files, stones, steel
64. Bicycles…Tires/tubes/pumps/chains, etc
65. Sleeping Bags & blankets/pillows/mats
66. Carbon Monoxide Alarm (battery powered)
67. Board Games, Cards, Dice
68. d-con Rat poison, MOUSE PRUFE II, Roach Killer
69. Mousetraps, Ant traps & cockroach magnets
70. Paper plates/cups/utensils (stock up, folks)
71. Baby wipes, oils, waterless & Antibacterial soap
72. Rain gear, rubberized boots, etc.
73. Shaving supplies
74. Hand pumps & siphons (for water and for fuels)
75. Soysauce, vinegar, bullions/gravy/soupbase
76. Boy Scout Handbook
77. Chocolate/Cocoa/Tang/Punch (water enhancers)
78. “Survival-in-a-Can”
79. Woolen clothing, scarves/ear-muffs/mittens
80. Reading glasses
81. Window Insulation Kit
82. Graham crackers, saltines, pretzels, Trail mix/Jerky
83. Popcorn, Peanut Butter, Nuts
84. Socks, Underwear, T-shirts, etc. (extras)
85. Lumber (all types)
86. Wagons & carts (for transport to and from)
87. Cots & Inflatable mattress’s
88. Gloves: Work/warming/gardening, etc.
89. Lantern Hangers
90. Screen Patches, glue, nails, screws,, nuts & bolts
91. Teas
92. Coffee
93. Cigarettes
94. Wine/Liquors (for bribes, medicinal, etc,)
95. Paraffin wax
96. Glue, nails, nuts, bolts, screws, etc.
97. Chewing gum/candies
98. Atomizers (for cooling/bathing)
99. Hats & cotton neckerchiefs
100. Goats/chickens


Here's my personal med plan if I become knowingly exposed or begin presenting symptoms:

1. MMS or CDS, and use it every waking hour

2. Then rotate with taking mega-doses of Vit. C any way I can. (NOT in the same 4 hr time window as the MMS) I'd try to find a naturopath doctor to give me mega-doses in IV form, like 100g-200g/day, and

I'd also begin taking oral Vit. C powder as well, up to my bowel tolerance per day.

3. I'd also be taking mega-doses of Vitamin D3 to try to boost my immune system. (~40,000 iu/day) But I wouldn't take it all the time as taking too much can be harmful.

4. I might take some Zinc lozenges early, as they might also help reduce the severity of the cough symptoms.

5. And I'd order some food grade Hydrogen Peroxide, dilute it to 1.5-3%, put it in a vaporizer, and inhale it deep into my lungs several times a day.

6. Lastly, I'd try to find supplements that can help stop cytokine storms, such as Turmeric, Cayenne, Garlic, Olive Leaf Extract, consuming Apple Cider Vinegar, inhaling filtered & vaporized (or simmering) Apple Cider Vinegar, lightly inhaling vaporized MMS (not overdoing it), and look for other anti-cytokine storm-specific supplements

Nope U wanna give the mutant zombie bikers time enough to get organized in your area so when you try and move your family the bikers kill you and take all our Sht..

OP, If you hate rice and beans than think of other easy to cook canned or packaged food you like.

Some can live on canned soup and protein bars. Do you like canned fruit? Dried fruit?

Hey man, you know. The usual stuff like canned food, bottled water, start fire, purify water, etc.

OP, On another thread that I started a very kind poster provided the following answer to the question of power:

"My kids asked me this, and I just told them straight out, if the power goes out for any extended period then it's not coming back on again in their generation so don't worry about that.

Our infrastructure works with an insane amount of fail safes in place to prevent something like this from happening even in TSHTF scenario. So if the power and water go out, that means that we've fallen, completely.

And if we've fallen completely then the world has fallen.

And if the world has fallen, this age becomes the age of myth and legend where light wasn't made from fire etc...

If you're just talking about brown outs, or temporary shortages due to a power line being knocked out or something, yeah solar chargers are a good bet. Get some with loads of reviews that break down their capabilities because some are cheap trash. Pay extra for a solid unit. Phones will be a good resource to have for those short term outages, so a charger setup for those with a nice long charge holding battery backup.

Your router will be out though so you'll want to make sure your plan has coverage for 4g.

If they can keep the power on in China, they can keep it on here and if they can't then it's not coming on again for a generation at the earliest when we finally figure out how the "ancients of the before times" did it."

Last Edited by NotStarvingActress on 02/27/2020 10:57 PM

you people are pathetic learn to hunt

And Forage!
You can't live on meat alone!!!

Buy Lemon juice!!! Wuhan is buying TONS OF VITAMIN C!!! BUY GARLIC!!! EAT ONE CLOVE OF RAW GARLIC A DAY!!! PENUT BUTTER!!! HONEY HONEY HONEY!!!! IT LAST FOREVER!!! GUN! TOILET PAPER!!!!!

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This is a good site with lots of information.


Foods? I would go to Walmart and buy the following:

20 LB bag of Thai rice
Raman noodles, I think an 8 pack is like 3 dollars.
Chicken and beef bouillon cubes (used for soups and to flavor rice) a jar costs around 3 dollars
Canned Tuna four packs
Peanut butter
Honey
Crackers
Canned vegetables
Hot cocoa mix
Tea
Coffee
Aspirin
Vitamin C


Good luck!

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If you’ve money, moveable solar panel set up.

Then a small refrig/freezer you can run on electricity or solar power.

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Canned Goods : Spam + Corned Beef + Corn + Mashed Potato
Crackers +Powerbars
Water
Wine
Chocolate

Die full not hungry

Treat it as you would a hobby.
Don't go overspending on doom preps when you're most likely never to use them.


The man flu?
Ya, it was drummed up to be way more than it actually was.

A way to purify water: sediment, bacteria & virus, taste.

If you can afford it, freeze-dried anything 25 year shelf life, better taste and quality and can be eaten dry and weigh less than other products due to no water weight. Just add warm water to prepare.

Dehydrated & canned goods.

Dry goods, rice, beans, cereal, pasta.

Fruits and veggies with seeds that will grow in your climate.

A solar oven. Useful for cooking and purifying water Via boiling or distillation. No fuel just daylight.

First aid, hygiene products and disinfectants.

Weapons ... what ever you're comfortable using and can afford that will work for distance,ranged, and close quarter, because it may be necessary to defend yourself or your family.

And should you have to make a run for it, have somewhere to go to, a resupply point if you can, alternate routes, and in that case Heinlein rules apply, "you only own what you can carry in both hands at a dead run". HAVE IT READY TO GO AHEAD OF TIME.

Don't go it alone, stick with your friends and family that you'd trust with your life. Loners don't do well.

Things that don't require refrigeration are a must in case of power loss or bugging out.

Its not so obvious but buy some baby food and pedialyte....if you come down with the virus you might be so sick that cooking is out of the question....baby food is easy on the stomach and soft in texture if you have a bad sore throat....the pedialyte is gentle replacement electrolytes....

THIS.

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True. My neighbors don't know and will never know. Only my immediate family knows because they have been feeding our addiction to prepping for years (night vision, gas masks, scanners, reloaders, etc., etc) Don't tell anyone you don't want to be responsible for because they could tell their family, get it.

I lucked out....my neighbor is like minded....we're both military vets and discussed mutual defense for our families in emergencies....there are also some stealth preppers in the neighborhood....but I seen what they are unloading and what they order.....

Maybe a carton of cigarettes?