Absolutely. Also, be sure to check the shelf life of your canned items. Back in 1999, I made the rounds - DelMonte is my pick with a 10 year shelf life. Ever since the year 2000, I have been rotating groceries. I buy 20 cans a month for the emergency supplies.
....and, don’t forget a toilet seat!n To some this may seem insignificant, but it will be a welcome asset to your supplies. You can put it on top of a 5 gal bucket (with a plastic bag inside), over a milk crate, or purchase one of the “chair type” toilet seats from a medical supply store.
As well as lots of toothpaste, shampoo, soap, detergent (even if you have to wash clothes outside), dish soap, & tons of batteries.
Having had the (good) fortune to live without regular indoor plumbing for quite a few years of my life, the idea of pooping in plastic bags is a horror show.
What on earth will anyone do with bags filled with crap? Any idea how heavy they will be? One little hole in them (and that is a given) will be ultra disgusting.
Composting toilets can be clean, non-smelling, and can be rigged up to compost even with a small city lot. I’ve seen it in action. The book “Humanure” is online - I have a hardcopy - and the best info on making composting toilets I’ve ever seen.
I’ve done bucket composting, barrel composting, trench latrines, outhouses - if anyone wants more info ask and I’ll get back to the thread later.
Poop also burns very well in a woodstove. It’s surprisingly good fuel.
“Back in 1999, I made the rounds - DelMonte is my pick with a 10 year shelf life”
Thank you! :-)
even if you have to wash clothes outside), dish soap, & tons of batteries.
I’ve encouraged my children to buy extra canned goods each time they grocery shop, not sure they listen.
On the matter of soap, do you know how to make home made soap?
My mother use to make it when I was a child. All I can remember was the Lye, and ashes from the wood burning stove saved all winter.
My neighbor, who makes his own fuel has told me Lye is hard to purchase, gotta ck. into this, he use s’s Lye in processing his fuel manufacturing. Every thing he owns is powered by bio-diesel , fuel for home, car’s, lawn mower, etc. .