Thanks for the ideas. I thinks it’s time to start collecting stuff.... just in case. We can hope for the best but must prepare for the worst.
Don’t forget things that will be not to readily available like cough syrup, ibuprofen for fevers and bandages. When you find cheap band aids at pharmacies, grab them. Dollar stores have cheap cough syrups and fever reducers. Also, if you can’t afford the nice “gauzes”, I have found dollar store menstrual pads will do in a bad spot. Sounds gross, but I mean it is made to absorb...
Not only that, but I have also stocked up on things like cheap baby wipes that are antibacterial that will come in handy for cleaning when water is precious, too precious for bathing. They are cheap, (buy the kind in the sealed plastic bags, not boxes, too hard to store) and keep in a plastic tub with a lid. Should store for a while. And also bought some cheap lysol and disinfectant cleaner. Just little odds and ends like that stored seperate from the food stuff.
Don’t just store canned vegetables though, you will need protein. You can get some from beans, but also I got cheap roast beef and stuff. Peanut butter stores well for protein too. And it’s a mild sweet treat.
And ammo. You have to be able to protect what you have made. Also, if you do grow a garden, there will thieves in the night. We have that now and there isn’t a food crisis.