In prepper meetings, I'm often asked "How much food should I have stored?".
Great question. I often ask what 'disaster' do they think they'll need food for. That gives a time frame and they can answer their own question.
But Puerto Rico is now my new Gold Standard. It's been a week since Hurricane Maria plowed over the island.
Now, every news report shows people desperate. No food, no gas, no electricity, no communications, no clean water, and no help. Don't get me wrong, the US is spending plenty of $millions trying to get help there. But it is slow: damaged ports, damaged airport, tree-blocked roads, bridges destroyed, and still plenty of standing and moving water. Every day they are getting to isolated neighborhoods. It will be weeks more before they get to isolated homes.
So my new question for people will be: "if you lived on Puerto Rico on 9/20/17, how much food and water would you want?". No last-minute gas or food available, what you have at home is going to be all you have for __ days/weeks. Decide accordingly.
Some will say "yeah, but it's an island which is why it's taking so long". Sure. And some disasters are bigger or smaller, quicker or longer lasting. The problem is that last minute you can't overnight 3 months worth of MRE's.
Great question. I often ask what 'disaster' do they think they'll need food for. That gives a time frame and they can answer their own question.
But Puerto Rico is now my new Gold Standard. It's been a week since Hurricane Maria plowed over the island.
Now, every news report shows people desperate. No food, no gas, no electricity, no communications, no clean water, and no help. Don't get me wrong, the US is spending plenty of $millions trying to get help there. But it is slow: damaged ports, damaged airport, tree-blocked roads, bridges destroyed, and still plenty of standing and moving water. Every day they are getting to isolated neighborhoods. It will be weeks more before they get to isolated homes.
So my new question for people will be: "if you lived on Puerto Rico on 9/20/17, how much food and water would you want?". No last-minute gas or food available, what you have at home is going to be all you have for __ days/weeks. Decide accordingly.
Some will say "yeah, but it's an island which is why it's taking so long". Sure. And some disasters are bigger or smaller, quicker or longer lasting. The problem is that last minute you can't overnight 3 months worth of MRE's.