Between this and WW3 being mentioned this is the best time to be alive.
Here in Finland we have a strong recommendation from the government that everyone should have enough supplies to last 72 hours. There’s guides available on what to have, how to do it and what to take into consideration. It’s far easier for everyone if something big happens (storm, flood, war, problems with electricity/water grid…) to the rescue workers if the whole population isn’t in an emergency after few hours. I think that’s becoming more and more important globally as the climate changes and global environment gets more and more unstable.
I think I’m just unclear on what exactly it is that I’m supposed to be stocking up on, it’s not like the supermarket sell MREs. I mean I have tinned soup and ravioli and stuff but that still needs power to heat up. So I’m really just left with crackers and biscuits and things and bottled water but even that has a shelf life.
With a lot of canned stuff you don’t need to heat it up (this includes soup). You just eat it right out of the can. Heating it up is a luxury, but it’s completely edible right from the can. If you’re worried, shake it slightly first then open and eat.
Fire, barbeque or gas stove works without electricity.
Army surplus and outdoor shops have food that lasts years and don’t need refrigeration.
Bottled water is a scam. If you can drink your tapwater, use that and fill up a few big water jugs. Rotate every few months.
Most things have a shelf life but you should be rotating your stocks often enough to not let things spoil.
You should rotate the supply on your daily life. Get canned foods, eat them, replenish supply, rinse and repeat. That way the shelf life isn’t really any concern. Also it’s only for 3 days and for emergencies. If you have water and biscuits it’s enough to survive long enough that rescuers and volunteers have time to set up pre-planned places where people can gather with generators, gas/wood stoves and such so you’ll have more permanent shelter to stay in until the bigger problem is resolved.
Sure, it’s not glorius and you might miss a french omelette for breakfast couple of times, but if you have even something it’s way better than having nothing and being in immediate crisis if something happens.
Can you share that guide? I’m interested in what’s recommended.
Here is a link to the official site in english: https://72tuntia.fi/en/home-emergency-food-supply/
Iodine tablets?
Oh boy…
There’s a dozen or so Soviet-era nuclear power plants and other sites within a hundred kilometers of Finnish border.
The kit includes strict directions when kids should take them by government order. Useless for adults.
Its not useless for adults. Kids are just more susceptible, if the supply is limited then kids should go first. Adults still need a functional thyroid!
Good advice. Thank you for sharing
That’s easier said than done btw, like yeah stockpiling some long lasting cans of food is easy and even if you forget them they’ll probably still be ok to eat but really what you want is to rotate that pantry so it has somewhat fresh stuff at all times. You also need water, which really is the Biggie here if the tap stops working. Of course also stuff for cooking/heating up if you have no gas or electricity into the house.
Yeah but at least I have an offline library of films and TV on my server
I sure hope that offline library works well without power.
Solar innit
Solar with an off grid inverter I hope. Or at least have a DC/DC solution to get the required voltages, but I doubt many people have what it would take to handle such high voltages.
Isn’t it over now it’s coming into September. I don’t imagine there’s going to be many heat wave through a while.
Its due to el nino affecting global food supply through next year
Firstly, it’s not over - in the UK it will cause big storms and potential flooding into the winter.
Secondly, the whole point is to encourage long-term disaster planning. Saying ‘we’re fine until next time’ and then panic buying on the cusp of the next event is exactly the thinking they’re hoping to address.
The weather during spring/summer/autumn affects the food supply year round. If a crop fails in the summer due to heatwaves or floods thats it - no more until the following year.
The situation in the ME affects the price/availability of oil products and fertilisers. Fuel prices makes it more expensive to import food. Fertiliser shortages makes it harder to grow anything here and around the world.
The fact is we’re used to going to the supermarket and picking up whatever we want at a decent price, all year-round. That’s becoming more challenging and could fail this winter.
They’re talking about this but are we all likely to be affected? It sounds like it’s talking about roads getting blocked up but I live in a big town near two big cities, not exactly isolated. It doesn’t sound like it’s talking about supermarket shelves being empty.
