add to secret pantry food stockpile get as much food as you can hi it's
AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper everybody needs to have a stockpile of food sometimes we run out
of regular places room in our pantry one of the prepping stock up i've done is create a secret
pantry i made a video about creating secret pantry quite a while ago and what i did was
i cleaned up a bookshelf that had things that we weren't really using and i used that as a secret
pantry i repurposed shelf in another room that could easily store extra supplies that i need once
you've made a prepping food stockpile whether it's your regular pantry your prepper pantry
or your secret pantry you need to make sure that you're using those foods you should only be buying
foods that you're willing to actually use so once you use them you want to replace them and you also
need to be sure that you're rotating your food you want to have just like they do in the store take
the oldest food push it to the front of the shelf replace it in the back with the new food supplies
it can be difficult when we've stashed food supplies things in lots of places to remember
what we have and that we need to be rotating and using all of it and then replacing it of course
but it's a challenge that you need to find a way that works for you
whether you're taking your prepper pantry you're moving into your working pantry and even your
secret stash you need to make sure that you remember those items and try to rotate them
in a reasonable amount of time lots of foods have best buy used by sell by dates on them and lots of
foods will last longer than that but not always so you want to make sure that you're paying attention
to dates on food rotating and using stored food checking food stockpile periodically to make
sure that nothing has happened that something got in food chewed on your food bugs got in it
cans exploded there's always challenges to having a food stockpile so it's important that we monitor
the foods that we have so that they will last and we get the full value out of them the first
item i got for my secret pantry is this great big bag of rice it's 20 pounds and it was only 9.50
when i wanted to just buy a small bag it was about five dollars for a four pound bag so for less than
twice as much i could get 20 pounds of rice now this isn't going to last for long term in the bag
you need to store rice in an airtight container so rice will last longer if you're planning to use
rice soon it's okay to leave it in the bag but for food to last the longest you want to repackage it
for long term because rice beans oatmeal pasta will last for decades if you store food properly
next i bought two boxes of triscuits which is my favorite cracker avocado cilantro lime
Triscuits are delicious i like to have triscuits in my prepper pantry food stockpile next i bought
a box of blue diamond almond nut thins crackers blue diamond almond nut thins are really good
they have nuts in them blue diamond almond nut thins add a different profile of flavors that
you can add into your pepper pantry food stockpile it's nice to have variety food if you haven't ever
tried something you want to know if it's good buy one try it if you like it you can go back get more
don't stock up on food before you know it's something your family will enjoy eating
i've been lucky enough to spend time with my grandchildren they've been able to visit
me and i've been able to visit them and one of the things that's nice to have whether it's for
little kids or yourself are the little packs of jello and pudding i was able to get four packs i
have red jello orange jello chocolate and vanilla pudding single serve snacks are handy they don't
have to be refrigerated they're great to have pudding jello grab-and-go snacks put them into
an emergency meal pack DIY MRE that you could grab and go and take with you probably not your bug out
bag because you want something food packaging that is more compact and provides more protein
nutrition granola bar or a protein bar would be better for your bug out bag than pudding or jello
but these are extra nice to have on hand for all kinds of situations the price of coffee is going
up dramatically so i stocked up on a few more bags of a brand of coffee that i like if you're
looking for coffee to last longest term the best way to buy coffee is freeze-dried instant coffee
because bags of coffee will go stale after several months maybe even a year even if you buy coffee
beans and grind them yourself they aren't going to last as long as freeze-dried instant coffee
so buy coffee you can rotate in the amount of time before it will go stale and then for the
longest term stock up on instant coffee if it's something you want to have on hand if you're not
a coffee drinker but you want to have some on hand for all kinds of situations get a little bottle
of the instant freeze-dried coffee it doesn't cost very much it can last nearly forever and
then you can have it if you want coffee someday or you have it for a barter item if you need it
next i bought some household supplies i bought a big bag of epsom salt epsom salt is great i
did a video on all the different ways you can use epsom salt everything from in your garden
in your bath for first aid and there's just all kinds of ways to use epsom salt i'll put a link
to that video if you're interested in ways to use epsom salt all around the house your garden
first aid and health i generally like to use the dishwasher pods but they don't seem to last
as long as say a powdered detergent because they seem to in moist in human environments
they seem to actually get sticky and they stick together and they may not seem to last as long
so i got a couple of boxes of dishwasher powder so that it'll last longer one thing i found was
i like to get just the plain unscented dishwasher detergent these dishwasher powdered detergents are
lemon that's all i could get and i don't really like buying the lemon because i always feel like
there's a scent still on my dishes after they've been rinsed and put away and i don't
want my dishes to have fragrance or aroma so when you're stocking dishwasher detergent try
to look for varieties that you enjoy and look for options if you can't find the items that you want
Burt's Bees baby wash is great you don't have to be a baby to want to take care of your skin if you
have hygiene products like Burt's Bees it doesn't matter what age you are is going to be safe to use
on your skin so i bought two Burt's Bees baby wash remember during the pandemic when you couldn't
get wipes for any price anywhere well they're available again and they're still kind of handy
to have around maybe wipes aren't something you want to use every day but you could they're easy
to just pull them out and wipe up messes help keep things clean sanitary so you might want to stock
up on some of these types of cleaning wipes if you can find them available again because you know the
day came when we wished we had wet wipes we didn't now we don't have to worry about that again one
of the tips that i do is i storewet wipes with the lid upside down because then the moisture
is down near the top and it's not evaporating out plus then when you turn wet wipe over to use it
the top wet wipes are going to be wet more than just onto the bottom and that's a tip that works
for me so you might try that you may have seen people wearing masks again we know that cold and
flu season are coming even if you're not concerned with covid which many people still are if you find
face masks it might be a good idea to pick up some extras to have on hand then whether you feel like
you have a cough or a cold or someone else might mask gives you a little bit of extra protection
if masks become required again you'll have masks on hand you don't have to worry Lubriderm daily
moisture is a moisture face body cream that i like to use i put it on my face i can use it all over
my body from head to toe Lubriderm is nice to have it on hand i have rosacea so i have very
sensitive skin and so for me to be able to find Lubriderm moisture lotion i can use on my face
that doesn't make rosacea worse is something that i want to make sure that i have plenty of
the older we get the more we need to make sure that we're moisturizing moisturizing fighting
those wrinkles and bags and finally not something i use regularly but it might be great to have in
an emergency is some of the drain clog cleaner i don't recommend using drain clog cleaner on a
regular basis but sometimes we have clogged emergency when we need to get something unstuck
and it's extremely expensive to call a plumber some of the things you can do
to avoid having drain clogs are clean hair away from the drains don't let hair go down the drain
wipe it up with a tissue and dispose of it then you can also pour things like salt and hot water
into your drain you can put some baking soda and vinegar into your drain i'll put a link to a video
i made on natural ways simple ways that you can unclog your drain without having to use chemicals
but if that doesn't work unclog drain you might want to have some Liquid Plumber drain clog on
hand for those dire circumstances so look over the items that you use what are some foods that you
eat on a regular basis what are some day-to-day cleaners that you use body washes body lotion
shampoos toothpaste all of the products that you use for hygiene first aid things to keep your home
clean and functioning are the items that you want to have extras think of your proper pantry and
your supplies as having your own not only grocery store but your drugstore and your hardware store
that you have all the prepping food supplies things you need nobody knows what's coming but
we know things have been challenging for the last few years we know there are shortages prices are
rising dramatically and we want to be able to have food supplies things we need if we can go
into our prepping stockpile select the items we need we don't have an emergency we can fix the
things keep our lives going fix challenges that's why i'm a prepper i want to have the
best outcome and the best life every single day that i have prepping is lifestyle insurance that
you make each day as smooth as possible wouldn't everyone want to be a prepper i think they should
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