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Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 09:36 AM Apr 2020

I've laid out my plans for preparing for a possible (probable) Covid-19 resurgence, this Autumn

This past 6 weeks have given me a good idea of what I need and the vast majority of that is canned, frozen and dry goods.

So I'll slowly stock up on cans of veg that I don't grow in the garden and buy more processing and storage supplies for those I do. The same for dry goods (pulses, rice, flour, spices, sugar, etc), and a limited amount of meat that I'll divide into smaller portions and freeze. I don't need much meat because, as long as I have eggs and dairy, I can be pretty creative with my cooking. And, of course, make sure I'm good for tissue, paper towels and toilet paper. This collection process will start now and process slowly. I'm clearing a space in the basement for all but the dry goods, and will start running the dehumidifier, again. As a precaution, I'm also going to replace my old freezer.

Honestly, if people just plan with responsible foresight, we won't have to see a return of that horrific hording behavior. And, if the Autumn doesn't 'live up to expectations', I'll keep some of the collection, and donate the rest.

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I've laid out my plans for preparing for a possible (probable) Covid-19 resurgence, this Autumn (Original Post) Siwsan Apr 2020 OP
I am also a big believer in planning ahead. shockey80 Apr 2020 #1
Hopefully, you will have the ability to "stock up" on those items... Ferrets are Cool Apr 2020 #2
Which is why I'm starting now Siwsan Apr 2020 #5
Hey, I just scored a 12 pack of shit paper the other day... Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #14
I was surprised to see it on the shelf at Kroger, last week Siwsan Apr 2020 #17
At least my local Safeway had a "1 per customer" limit on it... Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #18
I definitely think my plan qualifies ass 'anti-hording' Siwsan Apr 2020 #20
We're on the same page. WheelWalker Apr 2020 #3
I still need to get more canned goods, a shotgun, and a survival bunker Bucky Apr 2020 #4
Hmm. Hadn't taking the zombie issue into the equation Siwsan Apr 2020 #8
Zombies love to eat brains. Unfortunately, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2020 #11
pulses? Perhaps I've misread? SWBTATTReg Apr 2020 #6
Dried beans, peas, lentils, etc Siwsan Apr 2020 #12
Ahh...a new word that I've learned today. Thank you so much. I thought maybe this word ... SWBTATTReg Apr 2020 #15
I'm starting now on can goods. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #7
Same. CrispyQ Apr 2020 #9
Same here. We are enlarging the greenhouse and have fenced in a section outside to grow more. Autumn Apr 2020 #10
I did a bunch of canning in early March Mariana Apr 2020 #22
Sounds like a plan...we're all preppers now... Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #13
I have a well and lots of Brita filters Siwsan Apr 2020 #25
Since I have both an old house and an unfinished basement MissB Apr 2020 #16
I haven't seen any sign of mice. Fingers crossed that keeps up Siwsan Apr 2020 #19
I hear you. ananda Apr 2020 #21
This Is My Plan RobinA Apr 2020 #23
You may want to think earlier than Autumn, mid summer even. defacto7 Apr 2020 #24
I'm starting now, so hopefully I'll be ok Siwsan Apr 2020 #26
 

shockey80

(4,379 posts)
1. I am also a big believer in planning ahead.
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 09:43 AM
Apr 2020

What you are doing is very smart. Not only do we not know what the virus will do next, we don't know what is going to happen to the economy. It could get worse.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,063 posts)
2. Hopefully, you will have the ability to "stock up" on those items...
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 09:44 AM
Apr 2020

I am not sure we will be in that position by Autumn.

Wounded Bear

(58,440 posts)
18. At least my local Safeway had a "1 per customer" limit on it...
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 11:16 AM
Apr 2020

or maybe it was 2. IAE, there was a limit. No more hoarding.

What you're proposing isn't hoarding. You're just trying to stock up over time.

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
20. I definitely think my plan qualifies ass 'anti-hording'
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 11:19 AM
Apr 2020

I normally stock up on non-perishables, anyway. I'll just stock up a little more.

Bucky

(53,795 posts)
4. I still need to get more canned goods, a shotgun, and a survival bunker
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 09:46 AM
Apr 2020

But I do at least have access to my next door neighbor's Wi-Fi so I can access Snopes and Fact Check-dot-com while the zombies swarm through my windows gurgling "FREEDUMB!"

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
8. Hmm. Hadn't taking the zombie issue into the equation
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 09:50 AM
Apr 2020

Fortunately, my best friend is a published author of zombie related novels. Perhaps she can help me out with that part of the plan.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,283 posts)
11. Zombies love to eat brains. Unfortunately, ...
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 10:17 AM
Apr 2020

... there seems to be a shortage of brains in these times.

Or maybe I've just been watching too many White House briefings.

Bon apetit.

SWBTATTReg

(21,859 posts)
6. pulses? Perhaps I've misread?
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 09:48 AM
Apr 2020

You got a terrific start, perhaps stocking up on more cleaners etc. such as dish washer cleaning powder (I use the one that is similar looking to a Tide pod for my dishes).

My SO had said that these dishwashing machine cleaning pods are hard to find too. Other cleaners and/or disinfectants too, would be a good thing too.

SWBTATTReg

(21,859 posts)
15. Ahh...a new word that I've learned today. Thank you so much. I thought maybe this word ...
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 10:43 AM
Apr 2020

meant something that I haven't heard yet, and it fact, it did mean something. I originally though that perhaps a typo. Thank you for expanding my knowledge. I didn't know this before but now I do. Thank you.

I do have tons (not really, probably 15-20 bags of various types of dried goods as well as rice too. Thank goodness for planning (like you) that takes literally years and years to do. You must have a farmer's ethos, or a survivalists' desire to survive, or just plain smart, like a lot of us. Be well and take care!

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
7. I'm starting now on can goods.
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 09:49 AM
Apr 2020

Cleaning products, paper goods and dry goods - beans and such will be added all summer.

CrispyQ

(36,226 posts)
9. Same.
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 10:02 AM
Apr 2020

I don't even remember what I read at the time, but I decided in early February to stock up on dry beans, rice, canned veggies, pasta, flour, sugar, TP, paper towel, peroxide, rubbing alcohol. My husband laughed at my "doomsday pantry" as he called it. Three weeks later, when there was zero rice or TP to be found, he wasn't laughing anymore.

Things have settled down around here. Some things are still in short supply, like disinfectant wipes and Clorox. Other things, like facial tissue and TP, are hit & miss—you'll get them one week, but not the next. But in the thirty plus years I've been a vegetarian, I've never seen ALL THE TOFU SOLD OUT for weeks on end! ~gasp!

I find I miss picking my own produce more than anything.

Autumn

(44,756 posts)
10. Same here. We are enlarging the greenhouse and have fenced in a section outside to grow more.
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 10:08 AM
Apr 2020

I haven't canned in year but will be doing some canning this year. I also planted a 6 more black berries and raspberry plants.

Mariana

(14,849 posts)
22. I did a bunch of canning in early March
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 11:35 AM
Apr 2020

to clear out the freezer and to have stuff that's easy to fix if we get sick. Soups and stews and meat pie fillings. Good stuff.

I'm also expanding the garden this year, once the weather improves. I have lots of seedlings going.

Wounded Bear

(58,440 posts)
13. Sounds like a plan...we're all preppers now...
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 10:39 AM
Apr 2020


Seriously, though, that sounds like a pretty good plan. We all should have some supplies stored, in case of general emergencies. COVID just kind of emphasizes the need. I live in a small apartment, but to be honest I don't really utilize the space that I have very intelligently.

Oh, not sure where you live, but perhaps some water might be a thing to stock, too.

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
25. I have a well and lots of Brita filters
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 01:11 PM
Apr 2020

I have a 3 gallon jug that sits on a dispenser but nobody is filling those, right now. Instead I'm buying gallon jugs of purified water, when ever I go out. Most places are limiting them to 2, but that's not a problem.

MissB

(15,800 posts)
16. Since I have both an old house and an unfinished basement
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 11:07 AM
Apr 2020

I am careful about what I store in my basement pantry room. When we moved in here years ago, there was a food storage room built into a corner of the basement. Two of the walls are concrete (basement is mostly below grade). Shelving already existed although I’ve replaced that. It’s a sizable room.

We occasionally get mice in the basement so I won’t store bags or boxes of food down there. Everything down there is either canned goods, home canned food, or dry goods stored in jars. I have a food saver with a jar attachment that I use to seal up the food (sucks out most of the air). So if I buy a 25 lb bag of rice, I repack it into jars and seal them up. Since I can during the summer, I have a lot of canning jars plus I’ve bought a bunch on sale over the years. Until recently, I’ve picked up a box or two of canning lids each shopping trip (prices have skyrocketed recently).

So I have pasta in my basement room from 2017, perfectly good to pull out, open up and cook for dinner. Mouse proof, water proof. Beans, lentils, peas, couscous, quinoa etc all stored and rotated out to the upstairs pantry as needed.

Just sharing how I store food longer term.

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
19. I haven't seen any sign of mice. Fingers crossed that keeps up
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 11:17 AM
Apr 2020

I store a lot of stuff in glass jars. I also have a food saver AND I buy rice in 20 lb bags.

I haven't tried canning the garden stuff - so far I've done a LOT of freezing. I do want to try canning, though.

ananda

(28,783 posts)
21. I hear you.
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 11:19 AM
Apr 2020

I've been stocking up on alternate protein sources.

I figure eggs and meat are going to virtually disappear
for awhile.

RobinA

(9,878 posts)
23. This Is My Plan
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 11:50 AM
Apr 2020

as well. Unfortunately, the only thing I have in my bunker so far is some toilet paper and a few paper towels, because I have yet to see anything return to the shelves. I also have some more meat than usual in the freezer, because I usually bought meat as I went along. I haven't really decided whether to stock a shit ton of stuff or enough to weather this Corona-type interruption.

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
26. I'm starting now, so hopefully I'll be ok
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 01:12 PM
Apr 2020

I hope for the best, plan for the worst, and expect something in the middle.

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