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3. Beans.

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Wed Feb 19, 2025, 07:22 PM

Feb 2025

So versatile.

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I'm not a prepper... but I wonder, what non-perishable items should I be stockpiling? [View all] Oopsie Daisy Feb 2025 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author LuckyCharms Feb 2025 #1

Yes... and done. They are still affordable. Thanks. Oopsie Daisy Feb 2025 #4

I'd say dried beans and rice. nt intrepidity Feb 2025 #2

I still have "Covid-rice" that I've carefully stored in FoodSaver vacuum bags. Oopsie Daisy Feb 2025 #9

Beans. C_U_L8R Feb 2025 #3

and Beano nt. MizLibby Feb 2025 #5

bullets TheProle Feb 2025 #6

We have a decent supply of those... but more couldn't hurt. Oopsie Daisy Feb 2025 #12

I have some 8mm that were made in 1956 so no worries there, they shoot just fine in my Yugo Mauser Shellback Squid Feb 2025 #44

I like this thread let's start adding ideas? ALBliberal Feb 2025 #7

With all due respect, for what are you stocking up? allegorical oracle Feb 2025 #8

I believe the answer is TSF. Sneederbunk Feb 2025 #11

OK. thx. allegorical oracle Feb 2025 #16

Well that's the rub, isn't it? taxi Feb 2025 #31

Seeds. n/t Chemical Bill Feb 2025 #10

Good idea. I'll have to check Amazon or mail order suppliers. Oopsie Daisy Feb 2025 #14

Check your dollar tree MissB Feb 2025 #27

Please don't shop at Amazon. n/t Chemical Bill Feb 2025 #48

Tuna, sardines, canned fruit etc. Quakerfriend Feb 2025 #13

So... ixnay on the orange Home Depot buckets. I'll have to check around for food-grade versions. Oopsie Daisy Feb 2025 #15

Preppers like to use mylar bags with those oxygen absorbers. nt Shermann Feb 2025 #26

My lowes and Home Depot both sell food grade buckets MissB Feb 2025 #30

Not sure if they still do it but usedtobedemgurl Feb 2025 #34

Plastic grades 2, 4, and 5 are the safest for food storage Shellback Squid Feb 2025 #45

Peanut butter senseandsensibility Feb 2025 #17

Excellent. It's time to restock. The double-pack of the extra-large JIF from Costco * Oopsie Daisy Feb 2025 #18

Kraft? With the bears on the front? usedtobedemgurl Feb 2025 #35

No, it's actually the store senseandsensibility Feb 2025 #38

5 gallons of water per person. I would get a life straw per person. Blue Full Moon Feb 2025 #19

We have many (many!) 5 and 7 gallon blue jugs that we'd take on our boondocks camping trips. Oopsie Daisy Feb 2025 #21

Emergency pack Blue Full Moon Feb 2025 #20

A lot of peanut butter LiberalArkie Feb 2025 #22

All the above plus tissues. Jit423 Feb 2025 #23

Salt for curing meat. Xolodno Feb 2025 #24

Oh ... I love how you think. 🍷🍷🍷 Oopsie Daisy Feb 2025 #25

I bought a box of civilian MREs during Covid. Shermann Feb 2025 #28

buy more of whatever non-perishable items you already enjoy & rotate it out cadoman Feb 2025 #29

I agree that you need to actually rotate what you buy and use it. Shermann Feb 2025 #39

Water filter WestMichRad Feb 2025 #32

I also discovered Parmalat milk during Covid Shermann Feb 2025 #33

Instant coffee. Price is about to go insane JCMach1 Feb 2025 #36

I only stock beans. At one point I stocked green coffee beans and would roast them. Shermann Feb 2025 #40

Buy more of what you already eat MissB Feb 2025 #37

You don't need to worry about the label, prep and be happy! JimPrideaux Feb 2025 #41

Canned goods last well beyond their best by date. I look for things that have high caloric and nutritional value. MLAA Feb 2025 #42

Water Kaleva Feb 2025 #43

Are you going to prep for the rest of your life and be prepared to defend it? elocs Feb 2025 #46

Cold / flu medicine for post CDC/NIH America Demovictory9 Feb 2025 #47