In this crazy world and uncertain times, who knows exactly what to prep for. But I hope never to see my family and friends starving, or suffering from something that I might have been able to ease if only I had thought to put away. No, we’re not going to live forever and we can’t take it with us, but if we can make life nicer with a bit of care, what not? I think I’d rather pass on warm and with a relatively full stomach than cold, in pain, and starving misery.
I got the silver megawise food sealer on Amazon. There were actually several on there that were not very expensive b/c many of them had coupons available. The Aldi ad this week also had a food sealer for $20 that I would have bought too but they didn't have any on the shelf when I went there. For those prices, it doesn't hurt to have an extra on hand. They also make great gifts too, especially if given with a few bags so they can start sealing right away.
The one I ordered has the tube for the jar attachment, but I don't think it has the jar attachment itself. I remember getting them for regular and wide mouth jars on Ebay for really cheap. I'm sure Amazon has them too. They aren't that expensive and they come in really handy. I love storing things in jars b/c they are easy to see and are critter proof. I stored 50 pounds of popcorn in jars and sealed them up with my food saver. The jar attachment allows for more options of buying in bulk and saving money.
For me, it's inflation and probably economic collapse. I'm spending my dollars now while they are still worth something. I'd rather have assets right now than cash. I still have cash put away, but if I come across something that I should stock up on b/c I'm certain I'll need it someday anyways, then I have no problem buying it now.....especially if it's for a decent price.
Disagree. Prepared for all of those....save pole change, as there is no indication that would be a major problem.
It's not that I think it's pointless exactly, it's more that I think its impossible to prepare for whats coming. That's all. I used to prepare for stuff like economic collapse also, but now that we are actually as prepared as I thought we could be, I am realizing it is impossible. I don't know how to exactly say that better. When we lived in the city, I thought we would be prepared if we moved to a farm in middle of nowhere. Now that we are here and been here for over 7 years I am realizing it is impossible.
You almost got wiped out by a fire this year....sorry but I had to point that out to make my case. We've been on the other forum for many years and there are really few people that live like us and if WE can have major problems, what do you think will happen to all the people less prepared? I think it will come down to luck on who survives, and maybe I dont want to survive if it gets that bad
that's probably a good move, but how to you decide what to spend your money on? We have this problem also. Few of us have unlimited amounts of money so you have to spend it in a good way. But we can't stock up on too much fuel since it will go bad. We only have so much room to store hay and it will also go bad after a while or not as good anyway. I would like some more solar panels but waste of money if for example a EMP destroys them or it will take us longer to make our money back on what we save in electricity that we live. Can't stock up on vehicle repairs , obviously, since you don't know what will break and we can't fix it anyway
I guess I'm in a fortunate position with funds right now. We've been ultra frugal for many years and now we have savings that we can spend because we have no debt.....and I feel the need to get things now rather than to wait. I always waited for clearance sales before spending on 'preps'....or a better word is stuff that I'd someday need. For example I found a new nice foldable cane for next to nothing so I bought it. Thankfully I don't need it right now, but I'm sure someday I (or hubby) will. It does create a storage and organization issue, but I'm fortunate to have room since the kids are gone.
Air, water, food , shelter , defense, that's it
Tetracycline, doxycycline, the -cycline family of antibiotics.
Highly toxic to the liver after expired!
Its funny, this is exactly where I was at in 2020.....blew most of the savings on 'hard' assets. Not all strictly prepping, but the same idea, better use it or lose it with the money.
I’ve got one of those Presto electric canners and love it. It’s strictly small batches but I’m canning for only my father and myself. Use it mostly for soups, broths, and trials but it does come in handy.
There are some pretty shady stories going on about credit card companies closing people's accounts with no explanation and other activities. I keep hearing that they'll be shutting the banks down for a week or so this spring. I'm not sure what's actually going on but if they do this, my gut tells me to expect some kind of money grab. Better to start spending that savings on things I need.
Thanks for the feedback! I've done next to no canning these last few years because it's so much work and I'm only cooking for myself now. I love that I can also use this for waterbathing pints and halfpints. I don't do many quarts anyway and have the same idea that those would mostly be soups.
Luckily I have no credit score, debt, or credit cards.
the problem with that is food goes bad, even cans ( and I don't like canned food much) . when we still lived in Orlando, I put flour in Mylar and opened it after about 3 years. It looked and smelled ok at first, but after a week of being open ( inside a closed bucket) it went bad and I had to toss it. Just one example. There is very little food that will last 5 years, so you have to constantly rotate things which is way too big of a hassle for us. Plus there is this, if there is 5 years of no food in stores, you will have way bigger problems than food. You will have bigger problems if there is no food in the stores for a week
great, so the LA 200 I have for the animals will go bad next year some time
