GET THESE WHILE YOU CAN, or Someone Else Will

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Thanks as always for watching folks! Getting over a 2 week sickness so apologize if my voice sounds off! Stay Safe, Stay Prepared

[@thisandthatwithmatt]

Glad you are feeling better

[@SherryEllesson]

You sound just fine. Good vid. Something for people to know is that peroxide isn't good forever. It needs to be used & rotated or it loses its potency.

[@CharleytheGermanShepherd]

Plain vinegar for surface cleaning.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Great tip!

[@inthewoods3237]

Takes ALOT for canning too!

[@BostonBB]

Baking soda and salt are important yet often overlooked as well.

[@visamedic]

I use the empty bottles to fill my toilet when the power/water goes out. I always have 5-6 under the sink. If it's yellow let it mellow,, brown flush it down.

[@thisandthatwithmatt]

Great video as always. I spend $10 a week in my extra canned food pantry. Along with vinegar, sugar, salt and flour for my pantry. We use it all the time and I just rotate it out. Once a month we buy the extra paper products. Thanks for the common sense approach of your videos. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Good stuff thanks for your support!

[@PracticalPreparedness]

That’s the perfect example of a realistic and powerful plan to invest in extra needs

[@thisandthatwithmatt]

@@PracticalPreparedness thanks!! All great points in your video!!

[@TheScottygriff]

Another point to make is in the first few days of a disaster it isnt a bad idea to go to the shop to get a couple more things if its safe enough. You dont want to start on your reserves right away, you dont know how long you'll need to last.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

That’s what I was doing in the store when they told me I had to put back half my cart lol. There wasn’t chaos in the streets, so that would work in some situations where it wasn’t dangerous.

[@crazysquirrel9425]

Batteries will also fly off the shelves. So will flashlights, lighters, matches, CAMPING GEAR. Blankets! And of course self defense items.

[@markhaseley3304]

Just cracked open my first can of Albacore Tuna that I bought in 2019. Great taste and texture with no sign of degradation (I find about years 7-9 yrs old they have lost some taste and texture, but that is a great storage item. Note: Always look for signs your can has been compromised... bulging or open cans go right into the trash. Smell check also)

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Great tip!

[@nataliao8868]

Bon Appetite 🥳

[@sheila3936]

Learn to cook and be flexible and food shortages are easier as you can adapt your meals to whatever is available. During lockdowns I’d hear lots of irate customers complaining about the empty meat shelves but I wasn’t phased. My cart was happily full of dried lentils, seeds, quinoa, pickled herring, tofu, frozen faux meats, etc. Lots of options if you expand your palate.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

You were the smart one! Lentils are a great choice

[@Ragdillian]

those things are great if your gut and digestion are healthy. if not lentils and seeds will cause problems.

[@xxkittymeowxx8093]

You think like me !

[@Toni_Snark]

If you're vegan, that's good, but I would canned salmon, tuna & chicken or the pouches and canned soups.

[@marcvictoria1414]

​@@RagdillianI'm that person. Can't digest beans or lentils anymore without painful gas. But I have a few hundred pounds of beans and much less actual meat. Even with my prepping, I'll be in a whole lot of hurt.

[@dutchvanderbilt9969]

A big thing to remember is to stay calm during these situations.

[@r.f.pennington746]

Gotta love the TP Intro! One positive item that the pandemic gave us preppers was this: folks who 'poo-poo' (pun intended) prepping, I usually have only one word for them--TOILET PAPER. That'll shut 'em up for a while! Good vid. I do have a couple of thoughts on canned foods and 'best by' dates. Yes, the BB dates are pretty much arbitrary. That's why you see so many cans with December 20xx on them as the canners just picked the end of the year in which they were canning. Purely arbitrary, best practices type stuff. However, anything with milk in it such as baby formulae, gravy, some soups such as chowder, that's probably an expiration date. In the US, baby formulae is required to have an expiration date. Now, this isn't true for powdered milk, which will outlast any of us if kept dry. Powdered milk and honey will be good in the year 2525. Water is a big concern. Those 10 to12 oz bottles that come in a 24-pak that most folks buy are packaged in purposefully manufactured biodegradable containers. In short, they will desiccate via osmosis within a year or so. Found this out the hard way. Short term they are great, but not for long-term storage. Yes, I lost cases and cases of water when I found that my 11-oz bottles had only 6-oz in them. Here in the Chihuahuan Desert, they go even faster. Just sayin'... Good vid.

[@Karen-jp1ns]

You can't survive longterm on bottled water. You need the ability to filter and bottle your own. Look at a Berkey, a Clearly Filtered pitcher, and Sawyer Mini Straws.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

That does not surprise me Pennington! Agreed, bottled water is not long term, period.

[@debbiecurtis4021]

I've still got 3 months worth of TP I bought in late 2021.

[@bamahama707]

@@PracticalPreparedness What should we use instead, especially if the city water stops?

[@ncamp2126]

Every prepper forgets this... a pillow to scream into. Get mentally prepared. You can be stocked and you should be but mentally 💪

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Good reminder

[@jankarel6454]

That may be why some people recommend stocking alcoholic beverages.

[@RATED4EVER]

For me personally, my mental preparedness only requires Tim Hortons Coffee.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Lol, alcohol and coffee, just imagine. How powerful of a thing it would be in an SHTF scenario. Would be a game changer

[@liffy8333]

Good tip. I also have a white board with a circle drawn on it that says "Bang head here". Works for me.

[@mouthboehm]

Another great video! Good to keep reminding ourselves of this issue.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Yes! Thank you!

[@madcow3417]

I consider toilet paper to be hugely important. I was stocked up before the pandemic. I had no problem waiting 6 months for the shelves to be restocked. I didn't like my dependence on fuel. I now have solar panels and an electric car. "Put all your eggs in one basket, and watch that basket." -Mark Twain

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Nice Madcow, glad you nailed down the power supply.

[@wallychambe1587]

About bottled water, do not let it get hot in the summer time like in the trunk of a car or an open back porch, it will start tasting nasty!! I think the plastic starts leaching into it when it gets over 90 degrees!😲😲😲

[@PracticalPreparedness]

I’ve stored away from sun in the basement and it still ends up leaking. Imagine the heat takes it out quicker.

[@enascott5963]

I have a solution for toilet paper. Get cheap wash clothes (about 4or5 dozen). A 5 gal bucket fill to about half with water. Put a squirt of dawn dish soap in it. Keep this next to the toilet. Now wipe your back side and toss the cloth into the bucket. Once a week (at least) drain off the water and put all those clothes in the washer/ hot wash cold rinse. No need for toilet paper. Yes it’s a bit of work but worth it. For those old enough to remember cloth diapers for your babies, you know how this works😄. Actually those who gave babies now consider switching from (pampers) to cloth diapers. Save lots of money and reduce trash going to land fills. Kleenex is great but push come to shove, using handkerchief is cheaper, wash and dry. Use cloth towels in stead of paper towels, again save money!!!!!

[@susanl7514]

I keep a bag of linen fabric strips as TP backup of last resort. They need to be washed or thrown away not flushed after use. Note that linen is made from flax (=linseed). During a wet year I threw a handful of linseed into a sandbox and had a great growth of plants so nice you could just pull them up and use as TP.

[@debbiecurtis4021]

Or forage mullien

[@lf4061]

Yeah, I have a bunch of cheap white terry and microfiber wash clothes, they can be cleaned in water with a little bleach added to sanitize, like people use to do with old fashioned cloth baby diapers. ☺️

[@RunningWithSauce]

My generator is tri fuel. I always have 5 chords of wood on hand and split and a wood burning stove as a backup in my home (Minnesota). Next to my wood shed I have a 55 gallon barrel drum evaporator stove that I can boil huge amounts of water, use to cook etc. Its primary use is maple syrup. I have tons of taps on hand and buckets to collect sap on my property. I produce 7 gallons a year in a small operation. Extra carbs for everything. I store the carboys that I collect the sap with using a bleach and water ratio thats safe to drink. I also keep 3 beehives. Honey keeps forever and is huge for trading. Water filtration is also in place. Also food stores.

[@Favorite-catNip]

Wow

[@ninachat9868]

Dehydrating everything from green peppers to fruit potatoes I work at a food pantry. We went from six canned goods to a family now to 6 fruit cans. Down to three apparently, while I was gone for three weeks, all the canned goods were wiped out

[@jacktough]

Thanks for being a voice of reason and encouragement 👍

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Thanks Jack!

[@Endorfen2011]

"I worry about their children" Sad but true.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

If we only had 1 reason to be prepared and get this country in a good place, they would be it, hands down.

[@jamesswain100]

My family and I are as ready as possible. We have all the items you mentioned plus more. You made two major points IMO. First you said don’t go into debt. This is so important in today’s world. I tell my nephews to by SOMETHING each paycheck. We started in 2008 and can last awhile. Second point is the “sell by” or “expiration dates”. Canned food can last much longer than what is listed. You can look up a chart that list how many months or years products will last after these dates. They use it for food for the homeless and food banks. Great video thanks

[@ericarnaud7983]

Morning....have the items now so you don't have to be out there in the panic buying. 👍

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Bingo! Thank you

[@DamienPainter]

As a former employee of Walmart. I can confirm that they do not store a lot of food in the back. 2-3 trucks come late at night. We take inventory of it. Then take it right out. There is obviously SOME food and supplies in the back at all times. But that's because we haven't had the chance to take it out yet.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

I worked produce for a few years. We always had “stuff” in the back, but more and more it was stripped and simply done the way you have explained. Thank you for adding this

[@williamneal7210]

If you're stocked and good to go, start stocking up on tobacco and alcohol products and anything else specific to your area that you can use to barter for what you actually need and can't get anymore

[@FlyerPatty29]

During the pandemic, I already had my toilet paper. I was in the outhouse business for many many years, and I had a thing with never running out of toilet paper, and I brought a bunch with me when I left California. And since 1992, I have kept my toilet paper stock up. So I wasn’t panicking. I said I would share my food, but I will not share my toilet paper and that was for real.

[@kgrant3184]

I THOUGHT I was set at that time, but, discovered that what I thought were packages of the jumbo rolls of T.P., were actually paper towels (they were only visible end-on). Luckily, my then neighbor, a grocery store assistant manager, had warned me that they were having trouble getting the TP in (we spoke nearly every day about the various shortages that I had read of in my research, so he would order-up early on those items). I told EVERYONE I could to stock up, only to find that MY OWN stock... WASN'T, and I had no money at that point to pay the exhorbitant prices on the few rolls another store had. My neighbor literally bought and GAVE me the last 8-roll package in the store - bless him! So, ya, keeping abreast of what you have and organizing it is SO important... 😕. Cheers!

[@FlyerPatty29]

I keep a few containers around and I do rotate the water. And I definitely have plenty of toilet paper and I do not share my toilet paper. I’m not even sure if I would share my water if I didn’t have that much except with my family.

[@doktaahwho8858]

I save my prego sauce glass jars. Wash and sanitize them with the dishwasher. Then fill them with boiled tap water. Once cooled a vacuum seal is created. Washed, Sanitized, Boiled and Vacuum Sealed in Glass. I'm pretty sure it will be safe to drink later.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Anything you can do. You’ll go through water much faster than people think.

[@doktaahwho8858]

@@PracticalPreparedness I like the fact that it's glass. Don't have to worry about prolonged storage and plastic leeching.

[@cbass2755]

If pressure canned, it will be sterile water to use for cut or wounds. I do the same. On my shelf, cool and dark shelves

[@tonette6592]

Our community's water is terrible.We drink filtered water all the time. I do have different filtering/sanitizing methods for emergencies. Storing our tap water is impossible as is.

[@tonette6592]

@@Jean.A.squirrel 8 ounces to a cup; 2 cups=16 ounces to a pint; 2 pints=32 ounces to a quart; 4 quarts=128 ounces to a gallon.

[@LashleyAnder]

Love your videos! So simple and easy to digest. Appreciate you so much!

[@PeterKnagge]

Salt, including iodised salt, 1001 uses. Collapsible water containers of various sizes - small to extra large for rain harvesting. I'm sure there are prepper essentials lists that can be printed out and ticked off.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

I love me some salt, especially sea salt. Tons of uses in preservation and flavor and more. Good add

[@bamahama707]

@@PracticalPreparedness Unless you are on a low-sodium diet...then salt is poison.

[@zuke5432]

Love your content. Keep it up!

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@shadowcat3163]

Concerning Tp, a lot of people bought bidets (sp) so they would not need it. Problem is, what happens when you lose water and power?

[@suzannehartmann946]

Honestly get several cloths and plenty of soap to clean yourself with rather than toilet paper. You have to dispose of toilet paper or burn it. Cloths require water to clean with and not your drinking water. I already have scoped out the local water I will use. What you need is a way to sanitize water for when the tap runs out. By all means have lots of bottled water on hand but better is to have containers that are safely reusable (GLASS or METAL copper is best). Ways to filter water, then boil the water. CLOTH like pillow cases will remove larger items and dirt from the water. Them smaller pores to remove more from the water then boil it. If you can get barrels to catch rain water good idea but you still have to clean and sanitize it, what was on the roof when the water ran off of it?

[@durgan5668]

Yep, if you have a metal roof on a shed, best to use that, rather than the areas with asphalt shingles. But with a good water purifier, it's another layer of supply.

[@stacky512a]

Scepter 5 gallon water containers are the bomb. A little expensive, but they will last forever.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

I added them in the description list. Amazing containers. Solid.

[@throwachair]

canned food contains water got my subscription, great video. my pennyworth, candles, lots of them.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Thanks for your support!

[@MrKeisnor1]

Regarding tap water for drinking, it is good up to 6 months to drink. After that maybe for bathing but maybe not to drink. Probably a good idea to put a date on your container when it was filled up.

[@melindamiller2804]

Don't forget a manual can opener!! Or two.

[@90mi89]

Salt is one of the things I suggest that is cheap to get right now. However, with how much we can use salt. I believe it is essential. Same with honey, however, does cost a bit more.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Excellent tips. Tons of uses and no expiration date if stored cool dark and dry

[@CMarie404]

Always good to you. Glad you are on the mend. I get a kick out of your jokes, some obvious some ever so subtle. Good reminder to make sure we check our inventory and top off if needed. As a long term prepper, I sometimes get lax on what I have, or forget what I have, or *gasp* don't rotate like I should. Cans of sardine are perfectly good 8+ years after "best buy date"😆. Ramen noodles, not so much. 🤮 To others: doesnt matter what you are prepping for. It isn't always teotwawki. So yeh, clearly we can make due without TP. Obviously,, come on. But comforts are what they are. If I cant get to the store for a month (job loss, car breakdown, weather event, big expense, illness, laziness, supply chain issue, etc--temp stuff) then I dont want my go to plan to be crapping in a rainstorm and wipe my bum with a scooped up puddle of water. If teotwawki was the scenario, then I will defer TP for legit life sustaining supplies. But right now as a prepper with skills and supplies, I dont have to choose, my choice is to have it all. I dont have to do without at this point in time. Because I plan.

[@coffeefirstthenspeak6467]

Oh it’s a good thing I watched to the end, I didn’t realize it was a joke you couldn’t drink the tp Lol 😂. Great reminder. Always try to think ahead to what will be gone next. Right now I’m hearing flour. Not sure if it’s true or not but I always keep about a years worth Have a wonderful weekend

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Lol yes do not eat the stuff

[@veevee3882]

In uk we got limit on medicine like paracetamol you can only buy 2 per customer, water limits on online purchase. So I just go everyday n buy 2 and then 2 again and again, and I still get more .... they just not allowed to sell in one purchase. So you can buy , then come back in an hour buy again it will allow

[@lancesudberry209]

Just think under 100 years ago wasn't a local grocery and people was useing the sears magazine for toilet paper full circle 😂

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Lol! I’ve learned so much from you folks on alternatives to wiping your bum

[@RJ-er3gv]

Rotation of can goods and other items works when beginning to stock up but when you have a years worth of food built up it needs be stored organized proper in a cool, DRY, dark places. I keep most everything in 5 gallon buckets even can goods with dry packets. Keep an invetory from the start, mark dates on the top of cans for quick viewing. Watch for sales, bogo's. Don't over do it on the frozen food because in SHTF electricity will be the first to go. Don't forget water and multiple methods of heating/cooking food. Multiple ways to make light a fire. I pick up most of my food safe buckets for free or next to nothing from ( dairy/yogurt processing) companies, industrial parks looking to get rid of them. 45 gal metal snap lock drums easily convert into faraday EMP shields and underground caches. Drugs and over the counter meds are a must. Paper copies of important documents books of knowledge because your phone will become a paper weight in a matter hours. All items should be stored in several locations in the event one get raided, which bring me to protection and multiple means.

[@tennesseeterri]

Amen, sounds like you are in great shape. I also have large rolls of plastic to catch rainwater if I need to in an emergency.

[@Debbie-pq4xr]

Great information 👍

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Thanks for watching

[@HomesteadEngineering]

Looking back, I think I may have started that whole toilet paper run. I had just made a video on stocking toilet paper in late 2019. When the pandemic hit in March 2020, that video got over 1 million views! Never really thought about that until just now watching your video... LOL :)

[@PracticalPreparedness]

What?! As long as you don’t make any more toilet paper vids it’ll just be everything else they strip from the shelves lol

[@PracticalPreparedness]

P.S. checking out your pinned "get prepared now" vid, seems packed with info

[@HomesteadEngineering]

@@PracticalPreparedness That's a summary of many things. I do have detailed videos on all those subjects. Thanks for stopping by. I like your channel, NEW SUB! :)

[@onlyvistarick3607]

Hope you feel better soon.😊

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Thanks, should be 100% any day now

[@AudreySmallcombe]

Candles and matches for light and warmth.

[@deltaechozulu5329]

I have stored in a closet spring water in the original one gallon bottles. They are at least 8 years old. Do you think they'd still be drinkable?

[@PracticalPreparedness]

If you don’t mind drinking some broken down plastics, it would still be safe. As long as water does not become contaminated in some way during storage it is fine if treated then properly stored. Probably stale, so pour back and forth in a cup to re oxygenate.

[@Karen-jp1ns]

If you pour it through a Berkey.

[@deltaechozulu5329]

@@Karen-jp1ns thank you! Good to know.

[@deltaechozulu5329]

@PracticalPreparedness thank you for your reply. I guess i can always use it to wash with too in a SHTF event.

[@tennesseeterri]

@@deltaechozulu5329 water is always going to still be water even if it is old, it would be drinkable if you filtered it.

[@ohioerrn]

Pasta, rice, mashed potato flakes, spices to go along with those canned meats and other canned goods.

[@toycarpgmr]

Splints for broken bones or sprains. Still recovering from broken wrist.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Guarantee most will not have these!

[@alesiaholliday7376]

I personally bleach sanitize my Gatorade and juice bottles to put water in while the water is still flowing and a good filtration system diy that and a compost toilet as well as a outside shower

[@ty5tto]

Worse thing to buy is toliet paper . Baby wipes clean better .

[@recondrone1776]

Remember if you need water most homes and buildings have hot water tanks that can be tapped for water most have 30 to 60 gallons of water stored in them plus most toilets have a tank of 3 to 5 gallons of clean water. Tapping the water heater should only be done if you turn off the temperature regulator for 12 to 24 hours so the water can cool down.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Great reminder and advice!

[@lindar6151]

Practical as always!

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Thanks for watching and supporting!

[@FlyerPatty29]

Yes I know how to cook lobster. My first husband taught me how to cook that in my early 20s I’m 74 and I still love lobster.

[@alesiaholliday7376]

Can your meats empty your freezer and freeze water for ice or to attach to your battery operated fans to keep cool

[@stevenkeegan6260]

Another good video. Thanks.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Thank you too!

[@Karen-jp1ns]

I got a bidet so I'm not dependent on TP.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

I think it’s a great option!

[@michellepatterson1726]

Charcoal, sand , bleach tablets.... Books on wild edibles in the area you live in....and importantly DON'T TELL ANYONE you have these things. Best of luck out there

[@lindamannix1247]

Not peroxide so much anymore .. Get Betadine like the doctors use !

[@lindamannix1247]

Disposable gloves

[@CMarie404]

good point. Peroxide can irritate healthy tissue, and keep damaged tissue from healing. So it really isnt recommended for use on cuts and such. Not sure if it is still ok to use as a mouth gargle (greatly diluted) or not. Keep it for cleaning, disinfecting hard surfaces but even then there are other products for that.

[@debbiechadwick861]

You're the best. Do more please

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Thanks for your support! I have a couple vids coming this week

[@beverlycyrus4306]

I’m still trying to figure out how to keep any water & a small ho bag safe from extreme heat & humidity where I live.

[@smalljen2040]

TP! Buy a little extra every week. Same with canned meat.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Yep!

[@wallychambe1587]

Please show how to prepare plastic water containers!😲

[@PracticalPreparedness]

I’ll note this, thanks

[@timcoolican459]

COLD WEATHER CLIMATES It's relatively simple to prioritize what would be needed, in times of crisis. You simply need to look at what is required to survive, in any given situation, based on the climate where you live. Having breathable air goes without saying, but water is second to air with regards to immediate survival. Now what if you live in cold weather climates, where the temperature reaches well below freezing? You would need to keep your water supplies warm, including any canned goods (wet food). In addition, you would not be able to use your homes water supply, including toilets, in the case of a say a power outage. Heat and the ability to insulate yourself from the cold now becomes a necessity, just like ensuring you have enough water. People living in cold weather climates need to take this into consideration, when preparing for times of crisis. Stockpiling cans of fuel can become monumental, if you were to store enough needed to stay warm. Contingency plans to stay warm and insulated, without the use of modern facilities and utilities, should be a top priority when preparing survival plans. Thanks for sharing this.

[@Mrs.Patriot]

Do not use mullein leaves for tp. They're fuzzy and can be irritating. Also, figure out what you will do with your garbage. You don't want to be inundated with rodents, ants, or other pests. Be safe.

[@miranduri]

Can it be buried?

[@felixdacat6572]

Good Content....Thank you for not "Pimping" all those magical/mystical prepping toys....Sitting in the dark, Shivering in the cold, being hungry and thirsty, will be most peoples REALITY during a local emergency....So it's pretty simple, Stock up....take heed to your video and content and KEEP it Simple and Practical !!!!

[@tonette6592]

Water and food...and toilet paper. It is highly important, along with paper towels. I have always been ready, and I am far MORE ready now. Two months ago I woke up to find that there was no water due to a water main break. All the water was off the shelves at the stores for miles, although the affected area was small. We were ready. People could not cook or get clean. We had supplies and we knew what to do to live pretty normally for a few days. If it were longer, we'd have to jump up to our contingency measures.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Awesome work! That’s what I’m talking about

[@durgan5668]

Not fond of paper napkins or towels. that's what cloth is for. Put that cost toward something else. Cloth lasts a very long time, and yer doing laundry anyway, just toss 'em in with everything else. When Texas froze, people were panicking about water, and they lived 4 miles from a river. No one knew how to treat water, it was just...eye opening. Sad, but, not surprising.

[@tonette6592]

@@durgan5668 We are talking about SHTF. If water is difficult to come by, you you don't want to waste it washing napkins.Think long-term.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Horrible to hear about Texas. Unacceptable

[@tennesseeterri]

@@durgan5668 our river water is brackish and not drinkable, even with a filter. It would need to be distilled.

[@baselle4825]

Valuable info

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Thanks for watching!

[@nizon8800]

Toilet paper? Food and water are more important. If you don't have anything to eat, you don't need toilet paper.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Bingo!

[@milododds1]

You can only drink the toilet paper after you urinate on it, 😂 just kidding. Buy bags of seeds for eating sprouts, beans and peas are great to have in hand. Cruciferous seeds like broccoli and cauliflower really can stink if you aren’t super careful washing and straining them a few times a day. I would also stock up on 20-20-20 fertilizer, especially for tomatoes. Fertilize your mature fruit trees with composted horse and rabbit manure. Grab all those Fall leaves off your streets and put into your compost. Consider your composted soil as a sort of brown/green bank account for growing your garden. Any extra, add to your landscaping. Later on you can pull it into expanding your garden.

[@gacputech7719]

As an alternative to toilet paper, you might want to consider installing a manually operated bidet attachment that that fits under your toilet seat. And then practice how to operate it, so you won't be caught with your pants down at the last minute.

[@tennesseeterri]

That would only work if you were at home and had running water.

[@kgrant3184]

One of those smaller paint/ insecticide/ cleaner pump-spray bottles with hose & nozzle would also work. Pump the handle to get the pressure up, adjust the fine-ness of spray, and, presto, instant bidet/ shower. It's on my list, and can be used for watering/ misting garden plants, too (assuming no noxious chemicals were previously used). Cheers!

[@VAMobMember]

OK, got to say it. If you don’t keep 20 or 40 rolls of TP on hand at all time you be cruising for a dirty butt.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Lol thanks for this

[@Ragdillian]

baby wipes are great to add when you cant wash your ass

[@debbiechadwick861]

I been washing out kitty litter jugs and adding a bit of bleach. If nothing else it will flush the toilet. 👍

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Gray water comes in handy too!

[@Drzedan272]

We should have three shells in this time, where are those ?

[@Rpol_404]

Don’t forget toilet bowl cleaner. For some dumb reason it took > 8 months for it to be back on the shelves after the start of the pandemic.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Honestly didn’t think about this

[@durgan5668]

Use vinegar.. Or bleach, as long as you're not mixing any ammonia products in there at the same time (chlorine gas is a bad thing). Bleach, however is starts to fall from 'full strength' after about 6 months. But one should have it around for emergency water treatment, anyway.

[@debbiechadwick861]

I have not heard of canned good limits. What state was that?

[@steveclark..]

If the masses/sheeple haven't learned any of this by now, forget it, they ain't going to now I feel.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Gotta keep trying!

[@steveclark..]

@@PracticalPreparedness Keep trying on trying to get them to see that the whole convid thing were really about getting the ball rolling on their Great Reset plan yes. We need the masses to join us in not complying or all of us will have no freedom or choice by the year 2030.

[@Karen-jp1ns]

Jase Medical is the place to get a year's supply of life saving medicine and a kit of major antibiotics!

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Great add

[@FlyerPatty29]

The 4 gallon once I can handle any more than that I can’t at my age.

[@kathryndalton9867]

I think we're OK in the UK

[@Theire1]

medicine

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Absolutely!

[@TheMysteryDriver]

Research shows peroxide doesn't do anything

[@georgevavoulis4758]

So fed up with shortages of bread and never ever finding NONE GMO WATERMELON 🍉

[@lancesudberry209]

Those green Coleman s,my buddy refills his with his BBQ gas grill gas its cheaper

[@stuartaminion511]

yes on the food/water/t.p but what i find that goes real fast (think our hurricane hits) the first thing that runs out (yes food/water/t.p) but "batteries" people always forget batteries. it's dark people say to themselves...selves, it's dark and i can't see, so off to the store for batteries...now guess what the out come is. so with the 3 bases #4 light. yes fuel/cooking/ammo/salnatation/meds,first aid all importent (prepping is not a one item quest) but light is to me #4. can't see to fix wounds/cook/hook up fuel, or refuel. you can sleep untill light (sun) but you may need light way before the sun comes up. oh but i can't live without my meds. or not eat (cooking) let the blood pour out of me, those are very importent. but light need i say more...even a light stick is better then nothing. okay i'll stop. prep well me hardys and keep a head on your shoulders.

[@Knife_Collector]

If you look back over various collapses, toilet paper always ended up being scarce.

[@Toni_Snark]

I've never understood the toilet paper thing. It boggles the mind.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Lol. Why wiping your bum would take precedent over sustenance blows my mind

[@lf4061]

use TP for a shelter 😂, that would be a real mess if it rained

[@PracticalPreparedness]

LOL

[@visamedic]

There was a toilet paper shortage? 😂😅 Ive been a prepper for over 30 yrs. If i hadnt been in EMS and not watched the news, i wouldnt have skipped a beat. Ooooooh.....Marie Calendar pot pies. I do need more of those. Those with some saffron rice 😘 Thats the stuff. And yeah, you Can by those blue jugs. I have a water dispenser, so I have 6 5gal jugs, that way it's always, regularly, being changed out with fresh. I clean them each time a d sanitize them with bleach every 3-4th time, then rinse with a white vinegar and water solution to kick any bleach flavor or smell out of it.

[@MosaicHomestead]

Toilet paper isn't needed if you have a renewable source of water and power, I haven't wiped my a$$ in over a month lol, I'm using a hand held bidet that works with rain water and solar. Bottled water is also not needed, I only buy Bottled water during hurricane season and it's mostly to turn it to ice and give away. Canned food is spot on to have, way better than freeze dried food because it doesn't need to be hydrated. Having meat frozen is OK for grid up, for grid down its better having animals, chickens produce eggs for protein, only kill old birds for meat if not producing eggs, chickens can reproduce if you have a rooster.

[@melindamiller2804]

T.P. also good for bartering.

[@judimantos904]

When a man voids, he doesn’t use toilet paper, but women use it every time they void! That’s the difference!

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Good point

[@thomasoreilly6358]

You and your partner split into two before you enter the store and grab two shopping carts , but don't go nuts..

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

😊Thanks

[@BestCoachOnEarth]

You forgot oils and ingredients for soups and dressings, maybe its just because i dont use finished canned stuff, its unhealthy and i do not want to rotate it. I have a lot of nuts and a lot of canned fish , thats all i eat regular and can rotate easily. And of course canned and freeze dried vegys. So all i need for salads and soups, where i can still include anything i still get or find in nature.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Great idea to have some recipes put aside

[@doktaahwho8858]

Liters of fuel??? Aren't you in the states???

[@PracticalPreparedness]

I am lol, my containers are all in liters so it’s habit.

[@williamneal7210]

White Gold!!!

[@ReasieRoo]

Thank you. Good info. Btw, betadine will probably prove to be the best wound care anti-infective and neosporin ointment. Also, neither of these “burn”.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Betadine is a great add. Thanks for adding to the community!

[@cbass2755]

Eat toilet paper? I’ve never heard that? Really? Good Lord, our digestive track would really be screwed up!

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Don’t do it!

[@cbass2755]

🤣🤣🤣. I didn’t think so! And No! I would never do that for the reasons I mentioned 🤣🤣🤣

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Lol I do have to be careful though. I am an EXTREMELY sarcastic guy. Have to watch it for real

[@nataliao8868]

Yeah.. I can’t believe you didn’t try it with a little bit of sour cream on it.. you are definitely missing out 🤪😬

[@cbass2755]

@@nataliao8868 🤣🤣

[@stevenwilliams2303]

T.p you can barter with it.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Hot item even in our modern world it seems!

[@kathryndalton9867]

Canned meat lasts for years!

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Bingo!