Be Prepared! Food Storage

Ya ya, I know it has been a couple days since my last grump.  I suddenly developed a life.  But now things are back to normal for a bit so here is another grump.  Ya, know, there are a lot of things that could really cause some serious hardship for for people.  The increasing political unrest, here in the U.S. and around the world is just one of those potential problems.  There is also the possibility of economic collapse, a drug resistant plague, or any of a number of natural disasters, ranging from a bad storm (last summer large portions of the state of Ohio went without power for a week or more during the triple digit temps and near 80% humidity) all the way up to an asteroid strike.  You may not have noticed, but such events are occurring with greater frequency than ever before.  It seems we can't go more than a couple weeks without reading about an earthquake of 5 or better on the richter scale, not to mention hurricanes, blizzards, tornadoes, volcanic activity ....  Depending on who you talk to, these could be signs of the end times, or just random occurrences  and it only seems like they are getting worse and more frequent.  But be that as it may, is there any doubt as to the wisdom of being prepared for a situation where you and your family find yourselves without money, without power, without help?  Food storage is only a part of being prepared, but it is a very important part.  Dry goods, canned goods, seeds, hygiene items, all of that sort of thing.  Most prepper sites recommend having anywhere from 3 months up to a years worth of food, plus potential trade goods for bartering, largely depending upon what you personally are preparing for.  For instance, preparing for an earthquake or extended power outage, you would only need a 3 month supply at the most, but if you are preparing for an economic melt down, or an extended period of severe political and social unrest, you would probably want something closer to the year's supply.  It is something to think about.   You don't have to be paranoid or an extremist to be a "Prepper".  I will include a couple links at the bottom here for anyone who is interested in learning a little more about food storage, and Prepping.  I think everyone would do well to be prepared for bad situations...  I have a feeling that thing are only getting worse, and might not get much better for quite some time.  But even if I am wrong, and everything turns around and is all hunky-dory, and full of sunshine and goodness, being prepared certainly can't hurt, and could very easily save you and your family from some very difficult times if something does happen to disrupt things, even for just a few days.


http://www.greatnorthernprepper.com/food-prep/food-prep-lists/
http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/120-powerful-pieces-of-advice-for-preppers

http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/preppers-supply-list-for-economic-collapse/



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