Spam. Tons of Spam. It's the most calorie-dense food you can stockpile.
Beans sealed in nitrogen. They sprout well...and then prevent scurvy.
NOTHING that you have to cook. Nothing.
You'll run out of energy...or attract zombies.
Plant your fruit tress now. Clear that 20 x 30 foot garden space NOW. Stock hand tools...old fashioned stuff of high quality. Keep two of everything.
And above ever water, have lots of weapons and ammo. You can't live past 3 days with water. Almost 3 months without food.
Less than 3 seconds without good weapons and the will to use them.
One other note for even urban and suburban residents: Little Dogs. Even Chihuahua. Their eyes, ears and snouts will save your life and they don't eat much. But they MUST EAT MEAT. They can scavenge many of the essentials from bugs and grass...but they must have meat.
No, not canned dog food unless it's of the highest quality. Buy very low sodium canned meat. It will keep for at least 10 years in sufficient quality to nourish your BEST FRIEND.
Man has not survived without dogs for at least 50,000 years and now some scholars are saying 250,000 years. There's a R E A S O N for that. Their loyalty and their senses. They can be indoors and hear a cat sneaking around across the street.
Spam. Tons of Spam. It’s the most calorie-dense food you can stockpile.
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What about crisco?
I thought that this would work in a pinch for our canine friends:
1/3 Boiled rice.
1/3 Vegetables (I’ve found green beans to work well.
1/3 Meat or eggs. Easy to but away extra powdered eggs of SHTF.
All excellent advice.
I have about a years supply of top-of-the-line dry dog food stored in very tightly controlled temperature and humidity conditions. And, you know, if things get really bad, I can eat that food too.
Anyway, click on my name to see my dogs.
Pool water isn’t a good source for drinking water. Most of the algaecides used in pools contains copper.