bbc documentary and 18 months of preps

Ok..tell me if Im wrong but I seen the documentary courtesy of the BBC..is it a fair assessment to figure on an 18 month prep? They said the 1918 Spanish Flu lasted that long and they are expecting this to be worse. I can not possibly store that much water!!! Nor that much food. I see why people are buying MRE's now...Man I thought I was doing good...Im so unprepared!!! 

Levygoddess wrote: Ok..tell me if Im wrong but I seen the documentary courtesy of the BBC..is it a fair assessment to figure on an 18 month prep? They said the 1918 Spanish Flu lasted that long and they are expecting this to be worse. I can not possibly store that much water!!! Nor that much food. I see why people are buying MRE's now...Man I thought I was doing good...Im so unprepared!!!

Even if you got them at a huge discount, 18 months pf MRE's would cost lots of money.

Read the prep pages and see that people are storing bulk grains in plastic drums and buying a grain mill and learning how to use the milled product in preparation of meals.
    

I bought MRE's for if I have to bugout about a months supply. I bought a pressure canner and canned food to SIP (the bulk of my supplies).

Why buy MRE's. They are expensive next to a can of soup. I can see MRE's if you plan on traveling or moving around a lot due to the light weight. In general i would buy the cheaper can items. Then again the MRE's do have a long shelf life.

Its been widely reported that the water supply, even if left "on" won't be safe because most water suppliers only have about a week's worth of chlorine on hand and the BF will disrupt/prevent resupply. Coal powered electrical plants would probably suffer the same fate.    

Don't forget how to cook food when/if the power goes out. I don't have one yet, but I do have the supplys and know how to make a solar cooker , when the time comes.

Levygoddess wrote: I can not possibly store that much water!!! Nor that much food. I see why people are buying MRE's now...Man I thought I was doing good...Im so unprepared!!!

    
I'm not planning on storing all the water I'd need for myself and my family. There are often natural water supplies around, but you have to be equipped to use them safely. I'm close to the coast so I'm looking into building enough solar stills to keep us going. Berkey or Katadyn filters will purify a lot of fresh (but potentially contaminated) water for a reasonable outlay if you have access to a stream, river or lake. If you have a large enough piece of property, maybe look into getting a well. There are options other than bulk storage alone.
What kind of food preps are you storing? I have dry food in buckets and it doesn't take up a lot of space, and it's pretty cheap.
Was the program you saw an edition of "Horizon" by any chance? I heard they did an hour long documentary, but I've not been able to track it down.

    
    
    

The bbc video is coming on again on the Science Channel. Jan 7 and 8.

Levygoddess wrote: I dont have alot of storage...I guess I will be clearing out anything that is not "needed" to make more room...I have about 1 month supply...Im gonna go get those rubbermaid tubs for under the bed...