3 Months Is All You Need As A Prepper – Here’s Why

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[nuebanjoman]

One of the hardest things to do is ignore the expiration dates on food. I started prepping at the start of 2020 and now I’m eating “expired” food from 18 months ago. Turns out boxed chicken broth won’t kill you 1.5 years post expiration.

[Yeti]

Three months to a year is great, but a lifestyle change is just as important. Grow your own food, just as parents and grandparents did not so long ago. Its not easy, otherwise everyone would do it. Mental fortitude/health is also a prep, as is overall physical health. That means recognizing the signs of collapse and making the right move before you have to. Godspeed and prep on.

[SteveAubrey]

" If help has not come in 3 months, we're in a new world." I love it!

[isisatlantis]

I started prepping in 2016, I can finally say I hit my year worth of food and supplies a month ago. Since I live in the city, space was my biggest issue. My brother and I decided to purchase some land miles outside the city and use it as a secondary meet-up, hunker down location.
I think the most difficult part was trying to prepare for each emergency scenario. Earthquakes, EMP attacks, Nuclear, Civil unrest, terrorists, zombies, aliens etc. Lol
Everyone use to think I was crazy, then the Pandemic hit...my family immediately got onboard.

[virginiaresanda]

I have enough food for 3 months. My weak spot is with water. I could only last for about a week. I do have a filtration straw, but I do not have the items to store huge amounts of water. I wonder if you might consider an episode dealing with long term water gathering and storage. I really appreciate how much you are sharing with others. The years of disaster relief work you've done are extremely valuable. Thank you SO much for sharing with the rest of us!

[doktaahwho]

As Mark Watney would say, "Do the math." 3 meals a day times X days. 90 cans of soup, 180 packs of oatmeal, 90 cans of tuna, add in a boat load of rice and pasta. Throw in a bunch of tomato sauce & a few cans of chicken, and you can be a solid 3 months in no time.

[BurtonEubank]

I have three years worth of food stored, which is easily scaled up with the year round gardening I am always doing to produce fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts. I have redundancy with water by having a well that is maintaining my 8, 000 gallon water tank uphill from my home as well as a year round stream running through my property. I have also been a Fire Captain and EMT for 37 years and have numerous other skill sets that will always be valuable grid up or down. Finally, I am off grid with my electricity for over three years now, and have portable solar power stations should the need arise to bug out. When one is prepared to this level, it becomes much easier to imagine helping others in crisis.

[soniavos]

Anyone can live with money. But prepping your constantly learning how to better live without money. That's impressive. Self sufficient is the way. Prepared not scared.

[roycavitt]

6 months is the old school standard. The farmer had to get through the winter so his pantry was at least that deep..😎🕊🧡

[helenalderson]

I feel pretty good about my preps after listening to this. 3 months is a done deal. I'm prepping for the long haul. 50 gallons stored in the house 600 (potable)and 300 non-potable, stored out under the house. Established a cistern to trap rainwater. Numerous filtration apparatuses, both portable and non-portable.
Tons of seeds stored, both for growing and sprouting. Water is my main concern. Food, I can grow, forage, trap, shoot(fun or arrow), fish, coastal forage.
My second concern is knowing if my kids are absorbing the info. The eye roll is real.

[anchorageprepper]

Personally speaking 3 days was a slam dunk to accomplish and once we had it it felt good. We then shifted to 3 weeks. This seemed a bit daunting but I noticed myself thinking I need to get us to 3 months and this seemed like a bridge to far. We nonetheless started to work on 3 weeks but I kept getting bogged down thinking I can’t do 3 months. Didn’t have the space or the funds to get there, etc. I SLOWLY made some progress on the 3 weeks and then hit a mental tipping point that we were almost there and finished it out.
Yes, we went on to 3 months and slowly chipped away at it and yes I had those thoughts of 1 year and almost threw the towel in. I learned to just do a bit at a time and before we knew it we were making progress and the overwhelming thought of the task became more manageable.
Can you eat an elephant? Yes, one bite at time. Just do the next right thing right in front of you and you will get there. Good luck!

[cranberry]

One type of prepping food that are largely underrated are canned/dried fruits and berries. Your body can't function properly in the long run unless you get enough nutrients! Canned peaches in light syrup doesn't fill your belly too much, but it provides essential nutrients, plus you can obviously drink the syrup for a quick energy boost! Fruits, vegetables and berries also give a huge mental boost!

[COFrog]

Three months, three weeks, three days. That is how long a pig is pregnant. Easy to remember. Thank you for a calm approach to being ready.

[durgan]

I think the 'one year supply' thing revolved around the idea you'd be able to make it through lean times until the harvest, or if a harvest failed due to drought, insects or whatever. For people in small living areas, you can make (or they sell them) storage systems that fit under a normal bed, and that will hold quite a bit. It slides on rails, so it's not a backbreaker pulling things out. If you really look at space, you might start to notice there are unused areas you could use. If your clothes on hangers leave you some room under them, use that area from the floor to the clothing to stack cases of canned goods. Or, if yer high speed, your 5 gallon food grade buckets, complete with oxy absorbers and mylar bags. I don't use the mylar, as I'm not saving for 25 years, merely 5. Buckets are on the floor, safe from pests, and the clothes are a few inches above that. No problem. I have enough for 9 months, which will get me through most things. After that, it's likely things will be too broken for someone of my age and diabetic condition to worry about it. I wanted to keep things at a level I could rotate my pantry without too much of an issue. I'm not stacking things to the rafters. I'm not climbing a ladder to reach the Mac & Cheese, ain't happening.

[NoMoreTears]

I used to work in a hospital. It was preached at us and preached at us to "go check expiration dates" and "make sure nothing is outdated". This was for EVERYTHING, even a bandaid. I struggle now as a retired person, to not feel weird about the dates. But I am also too cheap to throw away good food!

[alanbirkner]

It troubles me that many people today not only fill their homes with useless junk, but rent storage units and fill them with useless junk. Instead of
having useful hobbies as people used to do, like gardening or reading, many people shop or watch reality TV. I'm glad there are people paying attention to
you and preparing for a future which may be unclear. Tina, Al's wife

[revolutionaryprepper]

This is good advice for prepping. 3 days of emergency supplies is a good place to start. Start small and go from there.

[chrisrowe]

Something that I've never heard being addressed on prepper channels, is learning to fast.
I've been fasting now for six months not for weight loss or the multitude of health benefits it offers but to condition myself for hard times.
Learn to have tempting food right in front of you and how to say no consistently, my PB is 5 days.

[johnestes]

I started my Prepping journey back in the 80's (Back then we were all call survivalist) I so wish I had you to teach me all of those years ago, so many mistakes would have been avoided. whether you will admit it or not Kris, You are a God send. Thank You

[williamgehring]

Many people don't remember that their hot water heater hold 55 gallons or more.