Do you store rations?

[DrunkTinkerbell40s]

Ok..... this is an odd one! But... does anyone store rations in case of emergencies??

My brother can be a bit doom and gloom, listens to a lot of podcasts, tends to have the alternative view, worries that we're heading into war/crisis.

So, he mentioned today he has military ration packs ready in case of emergency. And he said lots of people are prepping in this way, water, food etc.

So, anyone else do similar?

Why when supermarkets are open 24/7? COVID proved the only things people went mad over were pasta and bloody toilet rolls

No lol

But there’s a preppers topic on here where plenty of people do apparently.

Not officially but DH says I have enough tins to last through a minor crisis at least. I found a tin at the back of the pantry that went out of date in 2016. We moved here in 2017 so bought an out of date tin with us!

Unless you count my stockpile of Oxo cubes (no idea how come we have so many of the things) some tins of soup and baked beans, and several packets of Dreamies, then no.

I'm pretty well stocked because I'm sometimes on my own for many days at a time, and unable to shop independently these days. See also: weather, power cuts, temporary shortages of favourite foods, interruptions to drinking water, and short- to medium term unavailability of medications. So I try to have a decent 'stockpile', watch the expiry dates, and rotate.

The medications are the hardest to manage, because often I can only order 30 days at a time quite close to the point that I'm run out - and the nominated pharmacy sometimes hasn't got them in.

It's planning and preparation, not paranoia.

I mean, the government DID very recently issue a notice for everyone to have at least 3 days supply of tinned food and water?!

So I tend to agree with your brother. It’s sensible

We don’t exactly, but we always have plenty of food in the cupboard which could last quite a few weeks. We are on our own tank water, and we do have a generator which can run our water pump.

No just my usual cupboards of food.

The Preppers board is full of sensible, non-paranoid people who tend to think ahead and be proactive instead of reactive.

No BUT it bugs me if I run out of washing up liquid, toilet roll, kitchen roll, tea or crackers so I do generally have one or two extra left over even coming up to shopping day

We have a fair bit in stock. But have to contend with heat and insects (not UK) and as we're only here a couple of years we haven't got a major set up.

However, we have lots of water (for drinking, washing, flushing toilets) as we get regular cuts whcih can last days. We also get lots of power cuts so keep everything charged, Im always on top of the washing, and have camping lanterns and power banks. Which have all been used a lot.

I think its sensible.

I'm not a prepper but I keep well stocked cupboards, and the reason is probably that in the 1960s, as a young mother without a car and living a mile or so from the nearest shop, my mother always kept in a good supply of non-perishable food and household essentials in case of emergencies, and modelled this as good housekeeping. When the first lockdown was announced, I had over 100 toilet rolls in the house and could have fed the entire street for several days.

Lots of people keep stores. Especially if they have ever had the pleasure of a 10 day power cut or similar.

I can't think of a more expensive or less joyless way to do it than army rations.

No, not in that mindset, but I always have stuff 'in' that I could make meals from for a few days if needed.
Just practical reasons - might be you feel ill, or the car gets written off or breaks down, or a run of late nights at work, or snow, etc

We always have store cupboard things like pasta and rice, soup, tinned toms, then things like eggs and cheese and chorizo or bacon in the fridge , then stuff in the freezer.

I agree the army rations seem unnecessarily joyless!

I have packets, tins and jars of stuff with long dates on them that I would normally eat anyway.

We don't stockpile for emergencies exactly but we do have a lot of supplies, so that we can make a number of favourite meals or cakes whenever, or to cater for an unexpected number of visitors without going shopping. Also I buy certain favourites in bulk when on offer such as Mutti tomatoes.so probably enough for a month for our family (4).

Not rations as such but if something is on offer I will get a few depending on what it is

I do collect loo roll, toiletries, laundry products and cleaning stuff though. The jump in price in recent years is insane

Oh and if my coffee is on offer I buy a months supply

Not army rations, but I do have a box with some emergency supplies, crank-up radio, torch, water purifying tablets. Storm Isha brought very damaging floods and lengthy power-cuts last year, my friends were badly affected. I think we will see more extreme weather in the future, and I am on the coast so definitely should prepare.