We try to keep a couple months food supply on hand. A lot of canned goods that we usually don't eat (don't really like some of the canned soup and products that well - my wife is a much better cook than what we can get out of a can). Along in the Thanksgiving to Christmas season, we give it to a local food bank and replenish the stock for the next year.
Some needy people get some food each year, and we have a fresh supply should we or some of our family members need it.
I'm not a prepper by any means, but I do believe it is wise for a person to maintain a position that they are not dependent on modern living that they can't last a week without modern conveniences. We might be inconvenienced but I think we could make it a couple months, winter or summer, without too much undue hardship. Beyond that, it would get more difficult, but likely we are in a lot better shape than someone living in a highrise in a city. Being on a farm and in a rural setting helps a lot. Just the regular inventory of fuel, generators, pumps, chainsaws, tools, land, etc. gives us a lot of resources that the average person might not have access to. By keeping a pantry stocked in addition to our other on hand resources, we might not be equipped for an end of the world disaster but we should be able to get through a natural disaster caused shortage or something of a similar duration man made disaster.
Kind of like buying liability insurance for my car. I don't plan on using it, but it is nice to know it is there if I need it.
Last edited by snrub; 04/30/15 08:46 AM.
