GRAINS
300 pounds per person.
Notes: rolled oats, corn meal, cracked wheat for tabouli, rice,
triticale, mixes.
To remove weevils and other bugs: Diatomaceous earth or freeze the pkg
overnight. Put a stick of unwrapped spearmint gum or some unwrapped
peppermints in each package if you take large quantities and repackage
them into smaller allotments.
Manual and electrical grain grinders if you buy whole wheat berries that
will need grinding.
Muesli -- get recipe.
Bread recipes. Get yeast. Start a sourdough culture.
Rice -- package in 10, 15 or 20 pound packages.
Flour --100 pounds per person.
(Counts as part of the 300 lb grain recommendation.)
Masa harina -- corn flour for tortillas
Falafel mix
Wheat berries (hard red winter wheat) or cracked wheat berries for tabouli
Cornmeal --
Triticale flour higher in protein than wheat
Popcorn --
Crackers -- package in metal containers
Mixes -- pancake, muffin, cake, cookie mixes or make your own
Pasta -- elbow macaroni, spiral noodles, pouch noodles (Ramen)- buy on
sale; mac and cheese; pasta and the boxed dinners on sale
FRUITS
100 pounds per person.
Notes: this should be a combination of fresh, canned, dried, and juices;
consider raisins for cookies or snacks.
Get and plant fruit trees.
Nuts -- 2 pounds per person
Dry-roasted keep best; freeze the bagged ones if you have room; buy on
sale after the holidays.
Peanuts
Almonds for cookies
Peanut butter -- 10 pounds per person
Tahini (ground sesame seeds) for some Middle Eastern dishes
Dried Fruit
Raisins, prunes, figs, date pieces, dried cranberries
Mangoes
Apricots
Etc, whatever you can find
Canned Fruit #10 cans and smaller
(Cash & Carry, Costco, Sam's Club, Grocery Outlet type stores)
Peaches, applesauce, pears, pineapple chunks
Fruit cocktail
Lemon juice
Canned & bottled juices
Tang
Fresh
Apples, pears in season; dont forget that Myers lemon tree
Whatever other fresh veggies you can get at the last minute.
VEGGIES
150 pounds per person.
Notes: this should be a combination of dried, canned, and fresh.
Get heritage seeds for planting your own.
Cilantro, parsley, greens for vitamins.
Get vitamins: multiple; C; calcium plus D plus zinc
Get canning jars; get rims and sealers; canning pressure cooker?
Make sure have enough vinegar, salt and sugar, pectin & agar, spices for
pickles, jellies, etc.
Cilantro, parsley, greens for vitamins.
Dried pasilla peppers, jalapenos, etc.
Dried beans and peas 60 to 100 pounds per person.
Small white beans --
Pinto beans --
Large red beans --
Garbanzo beans --
Small white (Navy) beans --
Lima beans --
Fava beans --
Black beans --
Split peas --
Lentils --
Hummus mix -- (ground garbanzo beans and spices)
Falafel mix --
Canned #10 cans and smaller
Beans -- Green beans, Yellow beans, Lima beans, etc
Tomatoes -- Whole tomatoes, Italian, Sauce, Paste, prepared spaghetti
sauce
Beets
Carrots
Corn
Sweet peas
Artichoke hearts
Tomatillos
Greens -- chard, kale, spinach, etc
Mixed veggies
Potatoes
Sauerkraut (source of vitamin C)
Olives
Mushrooms
Pickles
Bulk SPICES and to grow
Onion
Peppers, green, all varieties of Mexican to eat and grow
Garlic, powder and the also wet garlic in a jar
Basil
Cardamom
Cinnamon
Vanilla
Oregano, thyme, sage, rosemary, chives, etc plants
Fresh VEGGIES
Potatoes to eat and for seed
Onions
Carrots
Beets (without greens)
Turnips or rutabagas
Garlic to eat and for seed
Lettuce & greens (Russian kale, Arugula to grow)
Whatever other fresh veggies you can get at the last minute.
SOUPS and other VEGGIE/MEAT MIXES
Mushroom Soup
Chili
Clam Chowder
Bullion cubes
Dry onion soup mix
Ramen Noodles & Dry soup mixes, all you need is water & heat in a little
pot.
MEATS, FISH, CHEESE, MILK
Milk, packaged non-fat powdered and evaporated in cans
Homemade yogurt from powdered milk, easy.
#10 cans of chili without beans
Canned spam-mystery meat???
Canned ham (? requires refrigeration)
Dried beef? Jerky? Salami, pre-cooked bacon (Costco)
Tuna
Large bricks or rounds of cheese of different kinds (waxed covers)
Parmesan, Romano, etc - fairly dry cheese, keeps well.
If have freezer, can have frozen meats, etc. Power goes out, eat that
first or smoke it.
Beef, lamb, goat etc on the hoof if you have grazing land.
Deer, bear with appropriate permits of course (Bear - soak in brine
overnight; cook it well trichina parasite killed by cooking until very
well done)
Vegetable and Olive OIL 20 pounds per person good quality
Vinegar -- 2 gal per person 4 gal per person if pickling
Iodized salt -- 10 -1 pound containers
Non-iodized salt -- pickling, couple sacks from Costco
Pepper couple of lg boxesSugar -- 60-100 pounds per person
Jam, pancake syrup, molasses, honey
Hard candy -- leftover from Halloween/Christmas
Condiments
Mustard
Mayo
Ketchup
Relish
Soy Sauce, Dr Bronners, Worchestershire
El Pato hot sauce in cans, Tapatilo hot sauce, Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce
Nutritional yeast for popcorn
Bullion cubes, bullion powder
Bread-making yeast
Beer-making yeast if you do that
Wine-making starter if you do that
Jams/Jellies pectin, sugar, jars, sealers, rims if canning
Baking Soda -- 3 pounds per person
Baking Powder, Cornstarch -- 2 pounds apiece per person
Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, Spiced Cider mix
Canning Supplies (if you live in an area where you can grow a
garden)
Check jar supply -- buy new or get canning jars at thrift shop?
Bands and dome lids. (On sale as canning season ends.)
Large canning pressure cooker?
Large pots with racks for sterilizing jars and cooking fruit, etc
Tongs, jar grippers, small knives for lifting boiling sealers, etc
Make sure have enough vinegar, canning salt and sugar, pectin & agar, spices for
pickles, jellies, etc
Sealer machine and lots of baggies for readying food for freezing or
grains & beans for airtight storage (? Costco)
Zip lock bags, Freezer bags, Aluminum foil, Waxed paper, Paper towels
Containers of all sizes
Large rodent proof containers for caching
Duct tape
Cleaning Supplies -
Laundry, Hand, Dish (and Dishwasher) soaps
Detergents, chlorine
Liquid Household Bleach -- only active ingredient should be 5.25 sodium
hypochlorate if you use it for water purification; To purify water:
16 drops per gallon, let stand 30 min then repeat with 16 more drops and
let stand 15 minutes. (CDC website) MORE BLEACH IS NOT BETTER. IT
CAN KILL YOU!
(Need 1 gal/person if only regular use in a year; maybe 3-4 gal more if
needed for water purification and cleaning surfaces as well; if
disinfecting, make only enough in solution to use within a 4 hr
period)
alternative to liquid bleach is powdered Calcium Hypochlorate with no
additives (obtain it at some pool stores)
Hospital grade disinfectant
Laundry Soap -- 1 Tub per person at Costco (best value)
Cord, twine, light rope (clothesline), clothes pins
13 gallon trash bags
33 gallon black bags, for garbage or whatever
Clean rags
Purell & trigger pump spray bottles with ratio of 100 parts water to1
part sodium hypochlorate
(bleach) or 70% alcohol to disinfect surfaces. No aerosol spray. It
blows viruses around.
Laundry notes: If washing low temp (< 70degrees), use chlorine 50-150
ppm during the bleach cycle to sterilize.
Medicine Chest First Aid - Hygiene
Some ideas:
Pepto Bismol upset stomach, diarrhea, nausea
Immodium
Kaopectate
Ipicac, activated charcoal - poisoning
Cough Syrup natural= some kind of alcoholic liqueur
Ibuprofin, Acetominophin, Aspirin
Sunscreen
Insect repellant
Rubbing Alcohol
Peroxide
Fels Naptha & Technu for poison oak, also -alcohol tincture of comfrey,
goldenseal and myrrh (topical poison oak remedy)
Band-aids, Antibiotic ointment, Zinc oxide ointment, Ace bandages, Steri
strips, gauze squares, etc
Aloe vera plant
PPE for caregiver: N95 respirator masks (3M 9211 model
lightweight fits adults and kids), (better yet masks N100, full and
half) goggles, plastic shower caps, tyvek clothing, nitrile gloves, shoe covers,
consider rubber boots that can be disinfected after leaving patient
area; directions for and practice at setting up decontamination room
barrier between patient room and living space. Need to shower, etc see
publication on barrier nursing). Duct tape
Toothpaste, toothbrushes, Glide, little floss toothpicks
Q tips
Fingernail clippers, little scissors
Haircutting clippers
Feminine products
Razors, shaving cream (masks require clean shaven to make the seal)
Shampoo, Conditioner
Hand soap 15 bars /year/person -not germicidal. (Wash hands to the
Alphabet song for fun. In other words, wash thoroughly for at least 25
to 30 sec duration.)
Lotion (not germicidal)
Liquid soap (not germicidal)
Alcohol towelettes
Toilet paper 1 roll per week per person (2 Costco bundles per
person)
Sewing Kit
Thread, needles, pins, SAFETY PINS of all sizes, buttons, snaps,
zippers, Velcro, tape measure, scissors, sewing machine, iron on
patches, denim for patching pants
Miscellaneous
Generator and gas (gas can only be stored for 6 months before it "goes
bad"). Additive to extend gas life.
Most natural gas stoves can be switched to propane. Make sure yours has that
adaptor and that you have propane.
Chainsaw gas and oil, extra chains, sharpening tools, check PPE
Kerosene, lamps, extra wicks and chimneys
Wooden strike-anywhere matches, cardboard matches, candles, flint &
steel
Locking gas cap on your car, siphoning apparatus to be able to access
the gas in your car for other purposes, like running a generator.
Replacement water filters (We need 50 microns and 10 microns for our
systems since some of us are not on city water.)
Supplies to create a catchment for collecting rain water if you live in
an area without other water supply if electricity goes out. There are
also ways to collect water overnight in arid areas.
Rope
Nails
Duct tape
Non-electric can opener
Utility knife
Corkscrew, bottle opener
Flashlights, rechargeable batteries, recharger to run if you have
electricity
Rifles, ammunition for hunting, hunting permit
Fishing poles, line, hooks and gear, permit
Ham radio?
Wire ties, excellent fastener in a pinch. The modern day replacement for
bailing wire, although any soft steel wire will work too.
Those plastic "ties" the cops use for on-the-spot handcuffs; good for
repairing lots of things.
Clamshell & AA Batteries for your VHF radio. If the infrastructure
collapses, the LOCAL guys will still be around and still trying to make
sense of everything. You know what they say about communication...
Seeds, for the garden; purchase Heritage seeds that propagate true, that
is so you can gather seeds from one year's crop for the next year's
planting
Personal Notes...
Omega 3 Fatty Acids said to help prevent cytokine storm.
95% Curcumin powder - sold as Turmeric (encapsulate curcumin or buy it
in caps example, Nature's Way Turmeric) and piperin (or extra pepper) that helps curcumin uptake.
Reportedly another cytokine storm suppressant.
Benadryl or generic equivalent - thought to reduce the cytokine storm;
generic is available at Costco
Avoid Echinacia as it is thought to contribute to cytokine storm.
Elderberry extract (Sambucol) is reportedly an immune enhancer prior to infection; can buy at health
food stores or dried berries (buy online or buy local) & soak in 80
proof Vodka yeah man! Discontinue this if you become ill as it may
contribute to the cytokine storm; resume after illness.
Willamette Valley Pinot Noir (full cluster) wine 2004 & 2002 and some
northern CA pinot noirs; contain Reservatrol - an antioxidant thought
important in immune function and in knocking the virus back...
For those who are prescribed tamiflu or relenza (or amantadine or
rimantidine) which are antivirals -- in association with
their healthcare worker status, ask your doc if he/she knows about
probenecid, a drug used during WWII to extend the retention in the body
of prescribed drugs in short supply. Also note: some of the different
strains of H5N1 have resistance to one of the four antivirals listed
above, so which strain goes pandemic will influence which treatment
might work. Regardless of possible government assurances, few courses of
antivirals are available for anyone and their production abroad is
backlogged. No effective vaccine to pandemic H5N1 is available. |
