To add to this, I also say come up with a plan to use your stockpile so that it doesn’t just sit on the shelf for decades. Replenish what you use as you use it so that you discover that it expired long before you needed it.
I’ve also heard the recommendation for keeping a stash of simple grains and beans on hand with the intent of sharing every once and while during a crises. People are going to realize that you have a supply eventually, but if you convince them that all you have is meager offerings, the desperate are more likely to raid elsewhere for a better meal.
Oh, and I wouldn’t rely on a rain barrel without some form of filtration. There’s a bit of microplastic in every drop!
To add to this, I also say come up with a plan to use your stockpile so that it doesn’t just sit on the shelf for decades. Replenish what you use as you use it so that you discover that it expired long before you needed it.
I’ve also heard the recommendation for keeping a stash of simple grains and beans on hand with the intent of sharing every once and while during a crises. People are going to realize that you have a supply eventually, but if you convince them that all you have is meager offerings, the desperate are more likely to raid elsewhere for a better meal.
Oh, and I wouldn’t rely on a rain barrel without some form of filtration. There’s a bit of microplastic in every drop!
Didn’t you read? There is microplastic in every testicle now!
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/22/1252831827/microplastics-testicles-humans-health