Newbie Prepper: 10 Steps to Get You Started - Step 1

[@valerieannrumpf4151]

The good thing about rice and pasta is that you can add canned chunky soup or canned meat and veggies and have a decent meal.

[@maureen5054]

I have been prepping a long time. There are 2 kinds of preppers...those that eat what they store & then replenish it. The second kind of prepper (like me) stocks up on long shelf life freeze dried items & shelf stable items to use ONLY in case of an emergency. We continue to do our grocery shopping as we normally have and will for as long as we can. We continue to shop & stock up on emergency foods, beverages & supplies too. I will never stop prepping. I love 😍 having "food insurance". Thank you Kylene to you & your sweet husband for helping so many new preppers & seasoned preppers through your youtube videos.

[@Latoya2302]

I’m so grateful for this newbie series. Thank you so much 😊

[@ritaweygint4038]

Shelving for the back room. 8 5-gallon water storage containers on the way. Getting things together! Thanks for your help!

[@danielcrewe732]

You two are just painfully lovely. Just want to squeeze you guys. Great vid. I have been prepping for 10 years and I wish I had this vid at the beginning. God bless

[@suchabeautifulday1733]

Oohh. This is what I need! I am so overwhelmed with so many infos that I am soo lost. I have a very limited budget but I my wants to provide for my family. I want to prepare so that i wont feel gulty later on, i dont want to burden myself that I am neglecting my family needs. I hope you can provide more infos sych as this. You know prepping is such new to me. I have never seen or met someone like you. Except here on youtube, people like you do really exist. Only thought it happened inly in movies. Very much appreciated. And looking forward for more. I just dont want to die young because of not being able to prepare for shtf! When I have valuable time in hand. THIS WOULD BE A HEAD START. Sooo much thankful for you guys. May you be bless more.

[@jenallen5202]

I repurpose bottles for water that really does work. I also when we had water issues have used water from the pool for flushing toilet ect.

[@redburningfires]

Steps I'm taking- buying extra food, shopping for water storage.

[@AnnBearForFreedom]

As a "seasoned prepper"...I think thats a fair assessment...the ability to review the basics, step by step, is an AMAZING resource! Now, lets see what I've forgotten, LOL. Thank you.

[@AnnBearForFreedom]

@@TheProvidentPrepper Your indoor growing project will be a PHENOMENAL blessing! I know I could use the instruction. Between the birds and the ants and the heat and the drought and and and, my backyard garden failed miserably. So I'll be growing indoors this fall and winter, for sure. How am I doing, you ask? I'm really good, more or less. My oven crapped out last week, and as much as I was ready to go "off grid" with my solar oven, explaining the whole process to my helpers met with major resistance, so in the end it was better to keep the peace and get the oven repaired. Partners in prepping, theyre emphatically not. But yeah, doin' okay, all in all.

[@AnnBearForFreedom]

@@TheProvidentPrepper So you got yourself some wheels, huh? Way cool! A manual chair or an electric chair? Standard walker or a rolling walker? Each variation has its benefits and drawbacks. But no matter what, yes, you'll be able to garden from a chair. You'll be fine, no worries. The tricky part is the approach to the plant. Because my powerchair's (and most other wheelchair's) footplate(s) sticks out, I have to garden from my good side, rather than face on. Oh, and consider a seatbelt. BTW, my ex-girlfriend (There, my secret is out: I'm a long-retired Lesbian, LOL) had MS, so I somewhat grok your frustrations and challenges. But anyway, bottom line is....I don't ask if I CAN do a thing; I tilt my head at a problem and find a way to do it that works for me. So yes, you, and I, and probably pretty much every other crip on the planet CAN do ANYthing we need to do...with adjustments. Just my take on it.

[@AnnBearForFreedom]

Manual chairs are robust and sturdy machines, requiring little maintenance, except maybe a damp rag swipe of the upholstery occasionally, and a seasonal greasing of the axles and the folding-scissor-frame-thingie-bobs, which will be a perfect job for you-know-who. Grok was from my fave author growing up, and was published in '61, my birth year. Hardly 'modern'', but maybe a bit too hippie-esque for most. As for the "sooner rather than later" timeline, I would remind you that 'Father's will not mine/yours be done', if I can say that without sounding too preachy. Or how 'bout we just go with 'Que sera, sera', to quote Doris Day. Whatever will be, will be. But whatever happens, I am positive you have the mindset and supportive family to deal with it.

[@andrewgardner9050]

@@TheProvidentPrepper I am a small apartment dweller and running out of space 😂, Can't wait to see the video. 🥒 Take up much room for a negative calorie food.

[@angelwng370]

I've never prepped more than what fits in my regular pantry/freezer, and a little in our laundry room. I'm a mom of 3 littles ones(4, 3, and 7 months!) and with the world right now my husband and I FINALLY decided to jump into serious survival prep. These videos are amazing! Thank you!

[@angelwng370]

@@TheProvidentPrepper Do you have any videos on long term storage/survival tips in high heat/humid climates? (I'm in Texas!)

[@angelwng370]

@@TheProvidentPrepper Thank you for replying! Either way I am still learning A LOT from you guys! And some great tips!

[@BlessedLifeOriginal]

You guys give new meaning to "Keeping up with the Jones's."

[@JoanWakefield]

For comfort food, mixed freeze dried fruit is a good .snack. fruit cocktail mixed with any fresh fruit, freeze dried..

[@EE-kz4bo]

YES 💜💙💜💙💙🖤💙 PLEASE *REISSUE THIS ENTIRE NEWBIE SERIES ON A SEPARATE PLAYLIST ON YOUR WEBSITE*

[@brushmountainhomestead2918]

We just built a cold room and started filling it.

[@joanjean3904]

GREAT VIDEO................ANOTHER THUMBS UP!

[@heatheringram2976]

Hi Jonathan and Kylene, I’d love to know how to make hygiene products like shampoos, conditioners, lotions, dish soaps, toilet cleaner since bleach expires, all the things. Since there shelf life isn’t long term are there products we should stockpile in order to be able to make the basic products we would need if we could no longer buy them? I’d love a video on this type of stock pile. Thanks for all you do!

[@sidneyoverland6869]

This is great. I’ve been working on it, but I really appreciate your approach & I look forward to printing out the lists & following the steps. Looks like we live in the same state. Thank you so much for doing this.

[@oldschooljeremy8124]

Students at college with the munchies: "Hey, let's go to Sam's room, he's got lotsa food under his bed!" :D

[@vickiegilliland9116]

I have stoners at home and had to lock my basement.

[@brianpeer7974]

Not anymore

[@SuzanneU]

Thank you for uploading this. As to what I'm doing: I made a master list of what we'd need if we could not leave our house for three months and am filling in the gaps.

[@lukepippin4781]

I don’t know how long the food we have would last us, but I’ve got it stacked up in 9 buckets (5gallon) as well as a bankers box completely filled with mountain house freeze dried meals. We’re a family of 4, so I’ve put together 12 2 liter bottles for a 3 day supply of water. I’m struggling to find space, but there are some nonessential things I’m planning to get rid of in order to make room to expand my storage.

[@omiyahyachiydah552]

This was so helpful as this was beginning to become overwhelming to think about. As a Newbie

[@lovetodecorate7568]

Thx! Right now I’m on stocking up food, how to properly preserve it and first aid and medicines

[@SheeBigg]

Thank you so very much for this valuable information. I’ve started my food storage using your videos.

[@TheUserid82]

Very important is do not store water on a wood floor as water is heavy at 8.3lbs per gallon. Any bulk water storage needs a solid floor under it and as little light on it as you can manage so a corner of a garage is good or in a basement or closet of a on slab house. A single 55 gallon barrel of water is more then 450lbs so you can see why you want a solid floor under it. When you get rice for an emergency food also get some beef and chicken bouillon cubes as you can drop them in to flavor the rice. Plane rice works but it is so much better when you can flavor it so simply. The most important thing with emergency supplies is to store then in protected areas as it is worthless to have the supplies sitting in flood water unless they are fully water tight like cans. If the risk is flooding store everything that can be damaged by water 2+ feet above the known highest flood in the area. The best part of prepping is the ability to figure things out like you can build a on site data storage that can survive a fire for under $1,000 by thinking outside the box and looking at how aircraft black boxes protect from heat. The only bad part of the idea is you need access to the concrete floor to install it and after the fire will need to fully disassemble the setup to access the data so could be days to weeks before you can access.

[@beebob1279]

I didn't think much about prepping until the COVID issue came up. I would just forage and hunt small game with a pellet gun. NOT that easy where I live. The shelves went bare and I grabbed as much canned food as I could. My wife and I would still eat OK but I felt better knowing the canned food was there for us. Now I'm starting the prepping thing with foods. I've purchased mylar bags (1 gallon) and oxygen absorbers. I'll start with Beans and Rice. My wife won't eat rice so pasta will be bagged too. I just watched your new video on freeze driers (I've wanted one for a few years). You answered a lot of my concerns. Anyone who hasn't seen their freeze drier video should go watch that too. Thanks again for putting these videos out for us. I like that you aren't doom and gloom like so many of the videos out there. Watching those is too depressing. It's all a scare tactic.. Yours are more common sense

[@bearrivermama6414]

What a blessing you are to your community. Bring things back to the basics and assessing our ability and preparedness is great for everyone! A good reminder to reassess and evaluate if our supplies are current and still applicable to our current situation. In my mind it's a good idea to look things over and see if our needs have changed and if so are our stores meeting those changes. This is a great video for all levels of preparedness because it gets us thinking about the basics. Thank you encouraging us to do what we can and with mini victories we will get to the goal.

[@bearrivermama6414]

The Provident Prepper that is fantastic! You are right, it's so exciting watching those preserves stack up!! I have another 15 lbs of tomatoes going in the dehydrator right now. I've dehydrated a little over a hundred lbs of tomatoes and made tomato powder and canned another 150 lbs. we are forecasted to get our first frost next week so we've been buttoning things up for winter. Cleaning chimneys, furnaces, clearing the garden and prepping the snow removal equipment. Not ready for winter yet but it's coming!😂 I'm really looking forward to watching this series of videos! I'm sure we will all get some great info from this!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@brightstarr57]

Super video for new preppers! Can't wait for next step! Steps that I am taking are little by little filling the holes in my supplies.

[@hildachacon001]

Thank you so much for the 10 steps. This is great!!

[@carriebuhler1284]

I just bought your book! I'm SO excited to get it into my hot little hands and put it to use! Even though I'm the only one in my family who wants to be a prepper and have that security, although my daughter is beginning to understand what I want to do and why I want to be a prepper-so that's progress. I'm a newbie and I may have questions as I read through the book.

[@myfirstrodeo208]

Omg this is so helpful thank you 🙏🏾

[@camb-t8p]

Thank you for putting so much work into your blog and KZbin channel! Your work makes me feel safer instead of freaked out!!

[@gedeon2696]

GREAT ADVICE. And your consideration of "Location and Resources" is very rarely seen any other place. But please include "care of pets". THANK YOU.

[@rachelgeesey9778]

Thank you for your videos! They are a great resource.

[@JaniceCrowell]

Freeze drying lots of foods and planning to set aside 2 weeks of emergency meals which I will rotate out every year or two. I’ve already been canning and collecting goods. After seeing this video I will start working on 14 gallons of water for emergencies.

[@wanderingranger4208]

Hi from the uk, I’ve jumped over after watching your live show with TUP and this is a great video for newbies and a great refresher for the veterans, never forget the basics it’s the root of success. I would suggest having a supply of stock cubes to go with the rice too so if you ever end up with just rice pop a cube in while cooking just to give the rice flavour.

[@wanderingranger4208]

@@TheProvidentPrepper we have been discouraged to panic buy definitely and I think that is a good thing but if they even hinted to maybe just buy a bit more each week then the public would read into it that it’s going bad and panic buy anyway. The shelves in my local grocery store looks a little bare in places but with Christmas and new year and the problem at Dover I’m not surprised

[@wanderingranger4208]

@@TheProvidentPrepper just before Christmas France closed its boarder to us because we have this new strain of covid so all our supply trucks couldn’t deliver anything and we couldn’t receive anything but they now have agreed that trucks can cross once they have had a negative result but I suspect crossing the channel will be a longer process now we have done brexit.

[@titanpreparedness]

Great idea guys. September is my favorite time. Lots of companies give out good deals for national preparedness month

[@titanpreparedness]

@@TheProvidentPrepper thats awesome ill have to look it up. Is that ready as in ready wise?

[@titanpreparedness]

@@TheProvidentPrepper awesome ill look into it. I didnt realize they made the herc stove as well

[@deewinston5651]

Thank you for all your help. I vacuumed sealed 24 lbs of white rice yesterday. Right now I only have three food safe five gallon buckets with gamma lids. Those are expensive. I have a closet I’ve been storing can goods I also. We are Seniors, so I do what I can do. Today I’m vacumn packing dried beans I’ve been buying a little at a time. I was wondering in my buckets before I put the lids on the vacumn packed rice and beans, should I throw in a few oxygen absorbers? Thank you for your helpful videos

[@judykieffer8812]

New to pepper thank you

[@K.P.777]

I am so very grateful for your video's 🙏❤

[@raptor3dc]

I really appreciate you guys for sharing this. Thank you so much. Rice in soup I never thought about that it is brilliant :-)

[@pkschack]

Today I’m canning spaghetti sauce for the first time. 9 pints today bringing us to a total of 14 pints of spaghetti sauce between freezing and canning.

[@karenandcatz2915]

I have seen other peepers that you should only store canned food, rice and beans. They say you shouldn’t store oatmeal, pancake mix, nuts, peanut butter, biscuit or any other mix, or even flour. Sounds like you don’t follow that rule, so what’s correct? I don’t even know what do do with a bag of beans! So I was just getting things that I know I will be able to cook or want to eat. (I’m definitely getting a box of Twix bars on my next shopping trip!)

[@heidipaterson6286]

Thank you, this is so very helpful!! Bless ya

[@richardelliott9511]

I have been watching for a while now and gotten plenty of great tips from this channel and comments and this time through is no different. I have a critical sump pump, not all year and not every year but when I need it, it's critical. So I have four layers of backup for it but I just realized that they all depend on the power coming back on at some point. Yeah, my food ,water and heating will all run out at some point too but the basement flooding will put a major crimp in the whole plan. Looks like I need to find a manual solution, and no a bucket won't do, or this may be the excuse for the solar battery generator system I've been oogling over. It could come in handy for so many other things too!

[@boofuzzie]

Thank you for your help.

[@myavatartablet2567]

My daughter asked me if we had a First Aid kit, for emergencies. I told her that we'll be fine because I have an aloe plant and a box of bandaids. ;-)

[@knowledge-quest5812]

I have got an allotment-plot aka a Community-Garden, I am very blessed to have fruit & nuts on there already... I have just ordered stuff for vacuum-sealing bags-jars etc & looking into dehydrating using the gas & electric ovens... I am recycling shop-bought-jars with the metal-dimple-lids for vacuum-sealing... I also got a couple of Balls Ebook versions of canning...

[@malindascott2383]

I loooove the food saver jar sealing attachment. So easy and you can re-use your jars. Food isn’t sitting in plastic. Lots of fun.

[@knowledge-quest5812]

@@malindascott2383 For lids the foodsaver attachments do-not-fit I use the pin-hole-and-tape method... I also ordered a brake-bleeder-kit so I can use if there is a power-outage... And I got a 9v battery bag-sealer too alas it does-not vacuum yet will do as emergency-backup...

[@karinhart489]

Go community garden plots!

[@jamiem2444]

I agree, comfort foods are important. We're talking about some very hard times ahead.

[@debsmith8936]

Thank you for sharing, great information and helpful ideas!🌴🌺😎🌼🌴👵🏼🌸🌞🙏🌴

[@seisiesmama9256]

I'm just starting out with being better prepared, I'm really low income and new at this prepping stuff. i want to be prepared and ready in case the crap hits the fan

[@claudeneverlinden6786]

Your videos are amazing and so thorough and informative. I’m new to prepping so they have helped me so much. Can you store instant oats? Like the strawberry’s and cream for example.

[@lazaruscharity1121]

and the chunky soup adds some much desired protein we would miss.

[@judipepper6066]

Thanks for the video.💜🙋🏻

[@stacylbrewer]

I'm new to this prepping process and I appreciate all the great tips! My biggest problem with storing treats, is Ill always know they are there and will keep sneaking into the treat bag! Treats call my name, especially at night.

[@SgtRudySmith31bRet]

@theprovidentpreper it looks like we've been ghosted. LOL. Another amazing video. I've been re-watching some of your older videos (along with Alaska Preper) to make sure I didn't miss anything. On a side note, Washington state has just purchased 6.1 million dollars worth of shelf stable food. I'm sure other states have done the same.

[@AndiLawson27]

Probably for Lord Inslee's private bunker...

[@aprilinalabama9074]

Thanks

[@celsonunez9714]

do yall have a video for making chicken stock and how to store it long term? thanks for all the information yall provide to all of us!

[@adriana-jn8ru]

Please have suggestions for people living in small apartments.

[@petuniagranny2758]

Canning up whatever meat goes on sale each week. If I end up with 7-14 quarts that is a lot of meat per week it is adding up! Also purchasing extra pantry food each week things we use like cream of chicken soup, and dry foods. These items were hard to get during co-vid.

[@secret5794]

Great video, thanks

[@teresasmith9117]

I did my first batch of mashed potatoes and pasta just pray I did it right lol I put them in mason jars and put them in my cabinet. It’s dark in there so it should be good in my correct

[@2083mjt]

I’m new to the prepping world. My problem is lack of space. We live in a small condo and my biggest worry is the storage of water. I’ve been purchasing gallons every week and my pantry is almost full. Any suggestions would help. Thank you for all of your stewardship. ❤

[@devinhinkson3798]

Kylene anyone who says "just deal with it" should make sure they are perfect in their lives at doing that before you listen to them haha im sure we all have things we could improve by just dealing with it but sometimes we need Gods strength and grace.

[@devinhinkson3798]

Amen haha

[@deanneyarnell9120]

Do you have a book I can buy (in case the internet goes down)?

[@OhavYisrail]

I was at Sam's today, and since I always buy rice and beans on principle I noticed the black beans were this time quite a bit cheaper. $8 for 12# vs $12 for 12#. One of the biggest things that helped me starting out is I would have my buy price, stock up price, and my leave it alone price for the items I eat. Prepping can get really expensive but knowing your prices can really help control it. Also don't forget ethnic grocery stores as they frequently run phenomenal sales. We have locally a great Indian store and I always like to really stock up on their holiday sales. Last year before Diwali I was able to get red lentils for $1/kg or less than 50 cents per pound.

[@OhavYisrail]

@@TheProvidentPrepper I think starting with the basics (black, pinto, and navy) is a great foundation. I still buy those nearly every time I walk into a store. But once I started experimenting with other beans, it's like a whole new world opened up. I store lots of varieties. I have way more than I may need but I've also been in a position to stock someone else's pantry when they are having hard times. I hit the ethnic markets hard for spices as well.

[@maryholton162]

Do not forget your pets.

[@jenallen5202]

True.

[@beebob1279]

We keep two extra bags in storage for her. COVID made it difficult to get her prescription foods. She's on a special diet. It's more of a seasonal issue with her going into fall. I think the deer have something to do with being in the yard.

[@ritacebergs5520]

Thanks for the help to get started. I have a Chihuahua that's raw feed. What do I stock to feed her if I can't get fresh meats. I do not hunt and don't have the means to get such fresh meats.

[@AnnBearForFreedom]

I know there are several companies that produce chubs (like hamburger at the store comes in) of raw pet food. I've seen them at places like PetSmart. They are sold frozen, so thats gonna be a little tricky if you lose power, but it would be a good start, I think. I know you say you don't hunt, but maybe finding some place to trap mice and other rodents might be worth investigating.

[@Erikaaguilera1]

Hi. I will want to ask do you use mason jars , and if you do it , how do you clean the jars o how do you sanitizer them thank you very much for the answer.

[@seisiesmama9256]

would salted pretzels be good to store as an emergency food source

[@phathomholt1609]

So with our water storage, we often consider the hot water heater. I have a 50 gal tank. Can I consider this a party of the plan?

[@karinhart489]

Phathom Holt, do you know how to safely get the water out of tank?

[@phathomholt1609]

Karin Hart I know how to do this safely and we actually happen to have a short, clean hose nearby just in case.

[@karinhart489]

Phathom Holt, glad you know how to do this. I wasn’t being snarky. Where I live we had an unexpected loss of water yesterday & utility couldn’t explain. Some folks were in a panic mode. It was interesting to see response to suggestion that they use one of gallons of water they set aside from the FEMA emergency kit plan our safety handed out last September. Oh, now they get it... no way were they going to figure out their water heater at that moment of need. Happy National Preparedness Month.

[@candyrobinson7513]

This was a fantastic video. I have one question what do you store rice, instant potatoes etc in?

[@soon2ctheking]

I need help with water question. If I filled a 40 gallon trash can with water about 7 months ago and haven t added chlorine since then, how much do I add now? Then how much per month or how much and how often. Is this regular Clorox?

[@soon2ctheking]

@@TheProvidentPrepper thank you so much for replying to me! I purchased 55 gallon food grade liners for the drinking water. I appreciate you and love your channel immensely!😍 Many blessings!!

[@Fox3905F]

What are your thoughts on adding a hand pump to our well? Would that be sufficient for water supply? I'd like to get a gravity water filtration system as well. Any thoughts or suggestions?

[@JonathanBJones]

Hey Abby3905...Putting a hand pump on your well is a great idea provided the water in the well is suitable (or can be made suitable) for use. Even if you could only use it for irrigation or sanitation purposes, having a water supply is a great thing. Most water wells have water that could be consumed either directly or after some treatment. What a great asset to have for you and others is a crisis. I also agree that a good gravity filter is a good thing to have high on your list of acquisitions. If you have further questions, reach out on our contact page. Sounds like you are putting some good thought into your plan and doing great things...Keep it going strong! Thanks for being part of the solution!!

[@ruthdoyle3572]

As a matter of interest that 20 lb bag of rice cost me €17.99 in Ireland and that is the cheapest brand. the dearest brand we saw was €34.99

[@desmondsharpe5397]

Where can you get a 20lb bag of rice for 17 euro? I remember being able to buy bulk bags of flour 50lb bags in Bolands Mill in Dublin or maybe it was Jacobs but that was a long time ago 25+ years. No harm in getting the late spuds when they start coming out of the ground in August either and putting a few stone aside. Here’s wishing I was near the sea 1500 miles from it from where I am right now. There is so much riches in the sea! Hope me Ma can find the rice for that price before the next lockdown.

[@blokcomNativeFaces]

Thank you really good video.

[@jacquelenelively189]

Clostridium botulinum. This is my concern regarding canned goods along with the design of the can itself. Jars have sky-rocketed! Packages? What is the best way to save food?

[@deborahpartain1544]

Best way to preserve eggs in a without freezing

[@deborahpartain1544]

Thank you I don’t have any way to freeze dry. Have you any thoughts on places eggs in lime water?

[@jarretlingle2553]

Provident Prepper, I found the LDS store website where they have what looks like great deals per ounce on cans of dehydrated food, say rice, however I don't know if the dehydrated food will yield the same as non-dehydrated food right out of the bag would when cooked, so my question is is the price per ounce a 1/1 comparison?

[@jarretlingle2553]

@@TheProvidentPrepper I guess what I'm asking is if I rehydrate white rice for instance will I have the same yield as if I had just taken bulk rice and put it in a mylar bag and then made it. I can get Sam's Club white rice for .39/oz. Or I can get dehydrated from LDS for .09/oz. A huge savings. But if the two don't equate in finished volume I haven't saved much.

[@jarretlingle2553]

@@TheProvidentPrepper store.churchofjesuschrist.org/usa/en/food-storage-3074457345616678849-1/white-rice

[@jarretlingle2553]

This is dehydrated not freeze dried. I took the weight of the can of rice and did the math and came up with .09/oz.

[@jarretlingle2553]

@@TheProvidentPrepper Excuse me while I wipe the egg off my face. I thought the rice was dehydrated but upon closer inspection you are correct. It's just dry rice. Would have helped if I had read the description. 🤦‍♂️😆 Thank you so much for your input! God bless y'all!

[@AndiLawson27]

I know I'm jumping ahead to a future step here, but I have a question! I calculated how much I need for my family of 5 for 3 months. However, I'm not sure what it will look like. How much space should one plan to make for that amount of food, is there any estimates on something like that?

[@larisahuerta5834]

How can i store food on a food bucket and bay leaves?

[@barbarasalley6486]

Prepping can be expensive. . When you buy inexpensive rice and beans then buy the Mylar bags, plastic pails and air absorbing packs 40lbs of rice just went up to not so inexpensive. I’m curious once you open the giant pails how long does it last or do you take out some and reclose it?

[@barbarasalley6486]

The Provident Prepper, thanks. Yes it makes sense. I’m all new to this and am trying to play catch-up. I’ve bought so much stuff and don’t really totally get how to prepare for long term. I wasted a whole bag of the moisture absorbers because I did not know once opened you use immediately and I just put a clip on them after getting one out and later learned you use immediately. I’m sure there is a learning curve but I only have 2 people to cook for so a 5 gallon container seems like a lot to have open. Do you freeze rice to kill every bug before putting in the containers(after letting dry out).

[@barbarasalley6486]

The Provident Prepper, I ordered some 2 gallon Mylar bags hoping that I can use several of those in the 5 gallon tubs

[@senaitgebrastatiyos4634]

If you soak your beans with baking soda does it leach nutrition.

[@Latoya2302]

Newbie question. Can I store quinoa long term? They have huge bags at Winco. Thank you!

[@Latoya2302]

Thank you so much. Have a beautiful evening.

[@beverlysantillano]

Question: how long are dry beans and rice good in their bags?

[@laineybugger]

@@TheProvidentPrepper good info! I bought a 20lb bag of rice back in February. Do you think it will last longer in a mylar bag, or sealed in a food saver bag? I actually thought about breaking them down and sealing in 1 gallon food saver bags then putting all of those into eight a food grade bucket or big mylar bag. Should I also add oxygen absorbers?

[@josephinede6121]

Friend was in the military and told me do not buy rice from another country.

[@gloriamdominguez288]

How long Can You store Water 💧 10 years 20years ??? I'm preparing for 3 years for all my family 4 pluse there Family my grandkids all together 12 of us it's not eazy but Water is my issue about storing it

[@gloriamdominguez288]

@@TheProvidentPrepper Thank You So Much

[@jopiaspieder1184]

You gotta have the treats with the preps

[@virginiawoolf2343]

I went to two stores earlier today because I wanted to buy 2.5 gallon water jugs. There were none. I found some gallons, but in both stores there were very few. I did find some smaller bottles, though.

[@virginiawoolf2343]

@@TheProvidentPrepper I do have a gravity water filtration system and about 300 gallons of water in rain barrels (plus water tabs), but I'd like to keep the rain barrels for plants and animals. I'd love to get a large above ground water tank.

[@rosrychaplet]

At 4 mins 30 secs i recognize that picture!

[@susanwilliams768]

I have 100 lbs beans rice pasta jar sauce can meat instant potatoes freezer rice flour 20lbs sugar15lbs bottle water 12 packs 40 count powder milk 5 lbs 8 cartons stable safe milk oatmeal 3 boxes

[@sielorstout1213]

Thanks for telling.🥴

[@ashleyburks4639]

I'm just loving all the content you two put out. Such a great/big help. Thankyou both so much and God bless you and your family.

[@ashleyburks4639]

@@TheProvidentPrepper Thankyou!!🥺☺️

[@angelinebaekhave2326]

Do u have a direct link to the risk evaluation plan, I can seem to get the PDF....thank u...:)

[@angelinebaekhave2326]

The Provident Prepper Thx u. Really enjoy u r site!

[@andrewgardner9050]

Thanks for the vid. Provident Prepper. PREPPER MONTH YEAS. HOW MANY WATCHING, ARE NEW PREPPERS?

[@AndiLawson27]

🙋‍♀️

[@L33Twii]

You guys must be LDS! =)

[@L33Twii]

@@TheProvidentPrepper your light and the Lds Jesus statue confirmation

[@venusolson7816]

Rice and dried beans need electricity. What about if no electricity?

[@jen9774]

Gas stove, solar oven, and millions of people around the world still cook on fires

[@andrewgardner9050]

@@TheProvidentPrepper PP I really admire your, fortitude in talking to new Preppers. I lost patience years ago. Respect you for that

[@andrewgardner9050]

@@TheProvidentPrepper I understand this concept hon, I just wish I could my neighbours without telling them everything. I just base my preps on Skills now. And what I can extract or grow straight out of Mother Nature. I hate throwing 🍏 pips /seeds away. In fact I hate throwing any seeds away. Tomatoes, pepper, chilli 🌶, cucumber, dill pickle 🥒 or gherkin, I can do onions chilli's, and garlic. Please PP, How do I keep, prep and store serfs, like 🍋 seeds limes, everything we eat are packed with seeds. How do I preserve them for my Grandchildren etc If you have time And thanks for the nice reply

[@andrewgardner9050]

Venus Olsen are you new to Prepper life. You came to the right Page/host No chaotic paranoia here Thanks PP

[@andrewgardner9050]

Rice and dried beans only need water. Rice you have to put in a pan amd learn to make a safe fire. It's easy when you know how. Beans can be eaten raw

[@saundrarhea6253]

I am new

[@theresalogsdon765]

Well, I have about 3 months Supply of food But not enough water for that long, I have about 3 weeks of water. I also have a Water Dispenser that has a filter in it, so far it has worked well and does Purify the Water. I can't really Afford anything more expensive but does filter the Cryptoso, and other Bacteria and Toxins. I have a 55 Gallon Drum that is for clean Water and a 5 Gallon Water Can, a Solar Shower, was going to try to get the Bladder that goes in the Tub. I think I can get By ok, Oh and I do Have Some Protection.

[@theresalogsdon765]

Oh Also Solar Chargers for Electronics

[@rebeccabenson6922]

Have recently learned about rainwater harvesting from your roof😄. 1000 sq feet of roof will give you 600 gallons of water from only one inch of rain!!! Use your gutter water with a larger storage tank. Put that together with a Berkey water purifier and you have clean drinking water. I’m planning at least a 1500 ga tank (because I have room). Even here in California I get 10 inches of rain a year. That’s ALOT of water❤️ a good book for exploring rainwater harvesting is Brad Lancasters “Harvesting Rainwater for drylands and beyond”

[@theresalogsdon765]

@@rebeccabenson6922 Rain Water is Great, but remember you have to Filter and keep the Receptacles Clean. It is a great source of water. Great for household and Garden use.

[@rebeccabenson6922]

Theresa Logsdon, I agree👍. Water must be filtered to drink!. The Berkey water filter is worth investigating for that purpose😄Tanks come in green and black material precisely to inhibit sunlight and algae growth which will help immensely for few household and garden use.

[@michelevyas5353]

Where do you get chunky soup for a dollar????

[@malindascott2383]

What is your favorite tin can brand?

[@malindascott2383]

Oops. I’m sorry. I was referring to the large ones that contain dried foods from the cannery.

[@winterwunderland]

@@TheProvidentPrepper excellent, good to hear! I only recently heard of them and they are quickly becoming my new best friend!

[@kan-zee]

mr jonathan , looks like the brother of David Icke LOL

[@evyllinc]

Good information Recorded with a toaster by people with the charisma of a car salesman. 😁