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To stockpile 72 hours of supplies

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seriouslessness · 27/03/2025 13:23

..in case of disaster or attack. A new preparedness strategy inspired by Nordic countries and Germany, who already do this.

Is this something you already do, or will do?

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/26/stockpile-supplies-72-hours-disasters-attack-eu-tells-citizens

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Smallmercies · 27/03/2025 14:21

RiversofOtter5 · 27/03/2025 14:20

Cats should be slow cooked for a long time at low temperature to be palatable.

I sleep with mine under my pillow for a sous-vide effect.

LBFseBrom · 27/03/2025 14:21

Haveanaiceday · 27/03/2025 14:16

We do normally have plenty of loo roll here since Covid.

Yes, I stockpiled loo roll too. I have loads of things like batteries and odds and ends. I don't have bottled water at the moment.

However why is this suddenly so urgent?

Reoa · 27/03/2025 14:21

I have supplies, started because I live in a fairly remote area of highlands and have been snowed in, power off, water off and it’s not the fastest to get it fixed, but even when I move to a city will probably do the same. Just takes the urgh out of inconviences like the above

Smallmercies · 27/03/2025 14:21

I have lots of tins of chickpeas, but without power for my blender I'll need to trample my hummus with my feet. So I keep extra foot sanitiser in my larder.

RiversofOtter5 · 27/03/2025 14:20

Cats should be slow cooked for a long time at low temperature to be palatable.

dannyufcfan · 27/03/2025 14:20

Nope, couldn't be arsed doing that.

MrsTerryPratchett · 27/03/2025 14:19

Chersfrozenface · 27/03/2025 14:14

If the electricity went off for 3 days you'd have to eat the contents of the fridge and freezer first. We would have some, er, interesting meals after a while.

Note to self: must get more gas canisters for the camping stove.

Remember to cook outside. I'm sure you know! But people die of CO poisoning from camping stoves inside when power goes out.

FofB · 27/03/2025 14:19

Yes, pretty ready. I was prepped for the Beast from the East and because of the way it hit our village and where our house is, couldn't get out for about 4 days. The back door was totally covered with a snowdrift and much to my kids delight, we had to dig our way out to get to the chickens. We also have regular power cuts, so it's useful to have stuff to hand. I bought extra bread for us and our elderly neighbours and stored it in the boot of the car as it was so cold. I felt like a right Del Boy fetching bread from my car boot.

Awakeatnite · 27/03/2025 14:19

seriouslessness · 27/03/2025 14:16

Do you have other things like candles, batteries, a torch, water, medicine etc? It’s not just food.

No

Smallmercies · 27/03/2025 14:19

Haveanaiceday · 27/03/2025 14:16

We do normally have plenty of loo roll here since Covid.

You stockpiled enough to last 5+ years?!?

viques · 27/03/2025 14:19

seriouslessness · 27/03/2025 14:09

Yeah there is not a lot of vitamins in wine. That is why you have to drink quite a lot.

That is why I drink gin, amazing how much vit c is in a slice of lemon.

ginasevern · 27/03/2025 14:18

Water or water purifying tablets is way more important than food. Depending on your general health and age etc, you will likely die or start to get organ failure after three days without water. The average human can go for a surprisingly long time without food.

seriouslessness · 27/03/2025 14:16

Awakeatnite · 27/03/2025 14:15

I tried buying tins of food in the past for this situation but I just ended up eating them when I got peckish, I have little self control.
I don’t think I would survive if the shops stopped delivering for more than a week

Do you have other things like candles, batteries, a torch, water, medicine etc? It’s not just food.

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Chiseltip · 27/03/2025 14:16

Onlyvisiting · 27/03/2025 13:33

Who has less than 3 days supplies in?????
Edit other than utterly skint people who are forced to live hand to mouth

Edited

People who can't be arsed to shop and just buy what they need on the way home from work . . .😬

Haveanaiceday · 27/03/2025 14:16

We do normally have plenty of loo roll here since Covid.

Awakeatnite · 27/03/2025 14:15

I tried buying tins of food in the past for this situation but I just ended up eating them when I got peckish, I have little self control.
I don’t think I would survive if the shops stopped delivering for more than a week

RedToothBrush · 27/03/2025 14:14

SRK16 · 27/03/2025 13:35

I am not normally someone who would be overly worried but based on reading this yesterday I impulse bought some emergency long life food supplies and a solar charger and water purifying tablets. No harm having it there just in case.

I have things on my roof called solar panels. Come the apolcaypse, I'm going to be popular. We'll be fine as long as the apolcaypse is planned in the summer.

In all seriousness given how people went mental a fews back when KFC was closed across the country for a few days and how much people go nuts when the supermarkets close at Easter and Christmas, I think anything longer than three days and we will be truly fucked. People will be roasting dogs in the street.

Chersfrozenface · 27/03/2025 14:14

If the electricity went off for 3 days you'd have to eat the contents of the fridge and freezer first. We would have some, er, interesting meals after a while.

Note to self: must get more gas canisters for the camping stove.

cardibach · 27/03/2025 14:13

Onlyvisiting · 27/03/2025 13:33

Who has less than 3 days supplies in?????
Edit other than utterly skint people who are forced to live hand to mouth

Edited

Depends on day of the week. I shop on a Monday and run stuff down before it. Emergency on a Tuesday and I’m golden. On a Sunday and I’m fucked. I’m not exactly skint, that’s just what I do because I don’t have much storage space and also eat a mostly fresh diet…

JHound · 27/03/2025 14:12

Is it not the norm to have much more than this? I don’t go shopping every 3 days. I am about to do an online shop but could last on what I have in the cupboard / fridge-freezer for easily a week.

LBFseBrom · 27/03/2025 14:12

I already stock up, always have.

What on earth do you think is going to happen?

Smallmercies · 27/03/2025 14:12

Don't forget Christmas and birthday presents for your family - imagine celebrating with 3 baked beans, a square of loo roll and NO PRESENTS! 😭

Unpaidviewer · 27/03/2025 14:12

We have a little more than this. Some of it is because we bulk buy to save money. Some is because we live remotely and have had issues with our water supply and power cuts. After covid I realised that everyone is out for themselves and the government can't always be relied on.

seriouslessness · 27/03/2025 14:10

Imbusytodaysorry · 27/03/2025 14:09

Seems like they are thinking an attack on our banking / computer / delivery systems /medical .
I think this is the attack they are waiting for at any time .

Yes, you are absolutely right.

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Dotjones · 27/03/2025 14:10

Three days is way too little, it's a normal amount of supplies anyone should keep in their home. "Stockpiling" would be over six month's supply in my view, anything less is normal household management.

Think back to the early days of Covid, how quickly the supply chains fell apart and how long it took to get a reliable supply of things like pasta and toilet roll back in the shops. And that was during peacetime where supermarkets were working overtime to get stuff delivered and on the shelves.

The most important thing is a supply of enough water. In a SHTF scenario a lot of people will die of thirst long before they die of hunger. It's difficult for someone like me who lives in a flat but I've always got enough water to keep me going for a few weeks. Food you can cut down on and make whatever you've got last longer if you ration it. Few of us have a reliable private water supply though (and those that do need to plan for if the supply gets tainted by chemical warfare).

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