With things being as crazy as they are and have been the past 2 years I’ve been seriously considering building up a stock of emergency supplies to last for a week or two ever since the first Covid lockdown. You know, not to survive the apocalypse, but to bridge short-term supply disruptions (eg toilet paper, sunflower oil, pasta, etc) and just to be safe and not rely on delivery services in cases like quarantine.
But I’m not exactly loaded, so I’ve put it off so far to save the money. Winter slowly approaching has me thinking again tho.
How do you feel about this? Already got your bunker set up? Think it’s a waste of time, space and money? What would you reckon is essential? Any guides/lists?
I think it’s a good idea. Although I have very little space to store it, I’m slowly accumulating long-lasting food. I really should be buying some cleaning supplies and toilet paper, too
and a bidet
Same. I got some space, but I couldn’t store stuff to supply me for months even if I wanted to (I don’t). What kinds of food are you building up? Mostly canned?
Cleaning supplies are a good idea too. Sanitizer, detergent, soap don’t take up that much space, last forever, aren’t too expensive and are vital.
If only the West was more civilized 😞
I mostly buy dried food that needs to be cooked (primarily legumes for the protein, and some rice, pasta, etc. for variation). I’ve also bought things like seeds, nuts, dried peanuts, and oats, in case electricity becomes incredibly expensive or just stops being supplied entirely (in which case I’d hopefully be participating in the inevitable massive riots). Most canned food is very expensive in comparison, although I’ll probably buy some anyway
I’ve also bought plenty of multivitamins to offset my already one-sided diet which will surely become even more one-sided during a food “shortage”, although I don’t know how effective those actually are
I really should get a bidet just to save on toilet paper, I’m just not sure how I could hook it up to m’toilet
TMI but in desperate times you can use a plastic bottle to wash your ass. Poke a hole through the lid, point it to your asshole and enjoy hygiene. Soon we will liberate the west and install a bidet on every bathroom.
I know someone who ordered a bidet online that fit onto the water inlet valve of the toilet by adding a y-junction or something, I think it was around $70? I think he said it’s a design common in the middle east possibly?