New Lockdowns What Can Preppers Do Now food shortages Challenges pandemic
shutdowns war easy prepper pantry food storage stockpile hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper if
you've been paying attention to the news you know that new lockdowns are being implemented all over
the world England Britain China Netherlands USA the coronavirus pandemic just doesn't seem
to be lightening up in the eyes of the government authorities businesses are closing restaurants and
bars are becoming off limits schools are either still not open in person or they're closing down
again and this isn't just in our own communities it's happening across our nation USA and worldwide
if you look at the new administration that's going to be inaugurated next week in the United
States they're already talking about new stricter controls to try to get the pandemic under control
if you're not fully prepared for strict lockdowns and shutdowns quarantining at home stay-at-home
orders an ongoing pandemic to be a part of your life you need to get your act together now if you
don't have a food supply in your pantry so that you don't have to leave your home in case you
can't then you need to lickety-split get some food in your pantry you should have at least
30 days worth of food prepper pantry stockpile that sounds impossible but it really isn't
you can do something as simple as stock up on 30 cans of ready-to-eat canned foods like chili
ravioli beef stew soups chicken pot pies there are lots of different easy to open cans of food that
can feed your family you can also get some packaged foods that are easy to prepare you
can get packaged foods like macaroni and cheese pasta roni Knorr noodle mixes hamburger helpers
they may not be your favorite food to eat but if you get stuck at home where you don't have
money coming in and you can't go to the store or food prices are ever increasing you're going
to have something food that you can open and eat and prepare meals easily to serve things
to your family easy prepper pantry food storage stockpile get 30 cans of ready to open food get
30 cans of meat get 30 cans of vegetables 30 cans of fruit get 30 packages of easy to prepare noodle
mixes rice mixes there are lots of ways that you can have a lot of food in your home for not that
much money four pounds of pasta has 30 servings add some jars of sauce and you have 30 meals
a large box of oatmeal has 30 servings get a few boxes of cereal maybe some shelf stable or
powdered milk granola or protein bars these are easy foods ways to quickly fill your pantry for
not a lot of money bottled water isn't something that you must buy but you must have clean
drinking water in your stockpile you can fill up clean containers with water store those away
don't use container like a milk carton because you can never get them completely clean
and they're not long lasting milk cartons are not going to hold up under storage conditions you can
use empty juice containers soda bottles sports drinks something that's a sturdy p-e-t or p-e-t-e
container can be used and recycled to fill with water to have on hand for emergencies make sure
you have some way to cook if you should lose your power have some kind of an emergency or a camping
stove in case the power is out you're also going to need some flashlights with extra batteries
candles with lighters and matches an oil lamp with extra fuel and wicks there are
many different choices it's up to you to decide which are the lights stove that fit your budget
you feel most comfortable using and then add those prepping supplies to your emergency stockpile many
of us received a stimulus check an important way to spend that money might be on prepping supplies
filling in the gaps filling your pantry buying any kind of prepping supplies that you still need
should be a priority to use your stimulus money and any other money that you've been able to save
make sure that you have first aid supplies in case someone in your family should become hurt or ill
if you take any kind of a prescription medication make sure that you keep your supply up to date
and that you keep a copy a paper copy of the prescription should you have an emergency maybe
you have to leave your home keep that with your emergency gear and then if you needed to get more
of a prescription in an emergency situation you're far more likely to be able to get that filled
if you have a paper copy of your prescription with you think about hygiene yes we all know we need
a stockpile of toilet paper but you also need all of the hygiene soaps that you use on a daily basis
from shampoo to soap toothpaste all of the products you use all day long
have a backup of those you have extras of those so that you have the things you need
keep your gas tank full of gas don't let it drop below a half get it filled up again have some cash
on hand in small bills in an emergency maybe the power goes out but you'll still be able to
buy some things with cash there are many small businesses nowadays that won't accept cards and
they will only accept cash big box stores seem to be only wanting to take your credit card or your
debit card they don't want to take cash anymore we're going into very strange and unusual time so
be prepared for whatever the future holds nobody could have predicted a year ago that this is where
we'd be sitting now when this pandemic broke out in March 2020 everybody was flabbergasted
stay home 14 days to flatten the curve and here we are 10 months later 2021 and they're still
saying that covid pandemic is spreading it's bad nobody knows how to get pandemic
under control even with this new covid vaccine they're saying you still need to wear masks you
still need to stay away even if you've had it and you have the antibodies even if you've had
the vaccine and you're protected you still need to follow the protocols of social distancing wearing
masks staying home so this lockdown is going to go much longer than most of us have ever anticipated
so while you have the chance while you can still get to the store and there are still
things in the store make sure that you're getting a supply of the things that you need
it's not a joke to get rice and beans if you see a big bag of rice a big bag of beans
grab it they're a great way to stretch the foods that you have to make larger meals and they're
also going to be there as food insurance should you use up all of your everyday foods and then you
still need something to eat if you do have food in your pantry figure out how the foods go together
get a few cards of menu ideas of meals that you can make out of the foods in your pantry
organize the food so that you know what's there if there are food items that you need to make a meal
out of the supplies you have on hand write those on your shopping list and pick those up right away
get basic foods inexpensive foods and think about ways that you can have the foods that you like
if these aren't the foods that you choose if you prefer fresh fruits and vegetables
figure out how to get them in canned frozen or dried if you look over the last year a lot
of us would say SHTF is actually here and we need to make the best of it so think about not
the way things used to be and when will it go back the way it used to be because chances are
it's not going to and if it does it won't be for a very long time stock up on the foods and
supplies that your family counts on having on a day-to-day basis then no matter what the future
brings you have lifestyle insurance that you can continue to live your life the best that you can
while you figure out what to do next that's the best that any of us can do if you liked my video I
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