Pilot Bread is for preppers, I’m looking for something for those that talking to is useless, if I could sell them on pilot bread, then I could talk them into buying powdered eggs and a water filter, etc, but that isn’t the situation.
I am of the thinking that if I can go to the store with them and afterward stack two cases of water in the closet, and then stack a small, neat box of common canned food of 4 or 5 varieties on top of that water, that they will come to like knowing they have that little package that needs no attention or rotation and can be forgotten about.
If they are like most of us when we read the news about shortages or emergencies, our minds go to our food stocks or lanterns and we get a good feeling of being prepared, I think that if I can sell them on my little nothing ice breaker package, that in time, their own mind will want to supplement it with things, once they adapt to seeing themselves as already having a food stock, then they will be more likely to think about batteries and candles, and perhaps freeze dried foods, or whatever.
Either way, at least they have some last ditch food and water sitting there.
I'm with you. When there's a storm on the way that might cause outages, I'm filling water containers and getting the laundry done and kitchen clean.
With some people, it's like talking to a brick wall. I was half raised by my grandparents who raised their kids during the Depression so these relatives know first hand what can happen but they're oblivious. I can't tell you how many times I've talked to them and taken over foods stuff only to be met with blank stares. Their road has been cut off from town several times but they still refuse to see the light. Of course, you know who they'll come whining to if/when something happens. Sadly, after an economic bump causing us to eat through the food preps, I'm slowly trying to build it back up on a limited income. One of the big things I learned from my grandmother was to always have a full pantry so I'm never comfortable when it's empty. These days, I'm not comfortable.