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I was raised with a 'prepper' mindset in a country that makes North America look like a paradise - even now.
A few years ago, my darlin' hurt his back and couldn't work for... almost two years, I think. We still had kids at home, and were it not for the preps I had on hand, we wouldn't have been able to eat, wash, have needed 'new' clothes and shoes, and clean our... everything - y'get the idea. We've *always* kept ten years' worth of preps and they surely have come in handy. (We do rotate them, of course.)
Several neighbors of ours have been blindsided over the years, and because we were blessed with preps and could help them out a little, they're now committed preppers themselves. It's nice to be able to shop in your basement when your wallet isn't as 'thick' as you'd like it to be! ;<)
If you were raised in a country like that, I would love to hear about your experience and what you did to keep going.
Exactly the kind of stuff we need on this board
If you were raised in a country like that, I would love to hear about your experience and what you did to keep going.
Exactly the kind of stuff we need on this board
Why, thank you MTSilvertip! (I'm from the mountains too.)
I've been a member here for a while, but I don't get much time to post when I'm touring, and I do love this forum!
While it wouldn't be kosher to mention them here, I've written nine novels about my 'experiences' ;<) in life. If you'd like to PM me, I can give you more details, and you can read a few chapters gratis on line.
that must have been SOME basement, since you'd need 1000 lbs of food per person, per year, (10 year's worth) and many more lbs of other supplies. :-)
Uhhh, cut that in half on the weight.
This is one route to go: beprepared.com/year-supply-of-basics.html?bede=3-2
(I can't seem to get the links function to work today, so just copy and paste it)
And it really doesn't take up as much room as you might think. Claimed weight for this company is 510 lbs--that's for a years supply. I have something similar, and like I said, several year's worth really doesn't take up that much room, especially if it's part of your rotated everyday food.
oh, yeah? Since you need 3000 calories per day for an adult male, who is doing anything, and 2000 per active kid or adult woman, and since very few types of food have more than 1000 calories per lb, I am NOT wrong about the amounts. And if I was, it would still be a HUGE basement.
You definitely don't "need" 3000 calories a day as an adult male or 2000 calories as an active kid or adult female. Especially if you're in a survival situation, you can live day to day on MUCH less.
oh, yeah? Since you need 3000 calories per day for an adult male, who is doing anything, and 2000 per active kid or adult woman, and since very few types of food have more than 1000 calories per lb, I am NOT wrong about the amounts. And if I was, it would still be a HUGE basement.
You're going on averages. It depends on the person and their metabolic rate and body weight. If I had 3000 calories per day, I'd weigh 500 lbs in no time. Of course, that would change depending on the everyday activity, but size certainly matters here--If I were a 250 lb muscle man, I'd require more calories for sure. But at an average of between 140 and 150 (depending on the time of year), 3000 is too much for my level of activity. Granted, I'm sized (and built as far as muscle mass) more like a woman than the typical man, but that's the way nature saw fit to "construct" me. I guess lower caloric requirement is a benefit of that anomaly.
Yes, granted, if I were chopping wood all day everyday, things would change. As it is, I get a decent workout every day, but nothing over the top. So I'm basing it on what works now, because half the reason I do food storage is to save TONS of money on food. Even at the higher price of the food storage companies, it's possible to save oodles of money when compared to grocery store prices on prepared foods, produce, etc, and restaurant foods. That, along with hitting sales at the grocery store and buying mass quantities.
So how many calories do those stereotypical scrawny Asian workers get per day? I've always wondered how these broke-***** third world peasants can perform hard labor on a few bowls of rice. Am I mis-informed? Do we over-estimate how many calories it takes a person to survive?
Do we REALLY need all the calories we are told to account for per day per person?
the bigger the person, the more calories are needed, just to maintain their current body weight. 3000 cals per day is NOTHING if you are working hard/or are stressed out. Check out the TV show, Naked and Afraid". The men lose 1.5-2 lbs per DAY, for 3 week average. Sure,some of that is muscle loss, but 1 lb of fat is 3500 calories. So they are burning 5000-6000 calories per day.
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I guess lower caloric requirement is a benefit of that anomaly.
