[familyop]

"Currently, my attitude is that should it get so bad I need to wear a mask when I leave home, I’m not going out."

Good thinking. A mask within an inch of the face doesn't stop something as small as a virus from getting in. It only keeps the virus from jetting out far from an infected person. It protects people from an infected person wearing the mask.

There are some masks made for warfare that will work with much training...somewhat. But those are mucho expensive and even harder to get. And the filters for those are harder to get, yet.

Stocking up now is smart.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Yep.

Canned corn
Canned green beans
Canned refried beans
Canned black beans
Canned white potatoes
Canned chicken, tuna, salmon, corned beef
Lots of white rice in glass jars and mylar pouches with oxygen absorbers and desiccants.
Canned fruit
Canned other stuff....
Canned goods are cheap and easy.

You get the picture. Boring? Yes. Nutritional & filling? Yes.

If you believe you are going to need foodstuffs with longer shelf lives than canned goods, you need to buy LOTS more ammo and learn how to hunt and dress game....and hope you don’t get shot in the woods by the other thousand people hunting the rapidly disappearing game at the same time.

If you have got food etc to last 2-3 months you’re as good as it gets. Because after that, if order isn’t restored, all bets are off. You are much more likely to die of other things than hunger.

PS I have only one medicine that I can’t live without and I keep 15 months supply on hand at all times. I paid cash. No insurance company can tell me I am only allowed 30 or 90 days supply. They can only say they won’t pay for it.