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The Church has long recommended a year supply be kept on hand; but if that
is too much for you to deal with at this time, start with a 3 month supply.
If that is too much, does a 1 month supply. The numbers below represent
a 3 month supply for 1 adult. Essential items are listed first and items of
lesser importance afterwards. Of course, smaller children require less,
and you can estimate for them based on these numbers.
Essentials — 3 month list for 1 adult:
100 total lbs. of grains (wheat, oats, rice, popcorn, millet, quinoa, barley, rye, pastas...)
15 total lbs. of legumes (split peas, pinto beans, kidney beans, lentils, chili beans...)
2 #10 cans of powdered milk
2 qts. cooking oil or shortening
15 lbs. sugar or honey1 lb. of salt
25 gal. water (= 2 weeks supply)
[Public water shouldn’t be contaminated in a flu epidemic, so your tap water
should still be safe, but it can only be intelligent to have water storage on hand for all contingencies.]
Secondary but important items:
1 lb. yeast
½ lb. baking powder
½ lb. baking soda
10 lbs. pasta
1 qt. vinegar
2 large jars peanut butter
24 cans tuna fish & other canned meats (turkey, sardines, salmon, chicken, beef...)
12-24 cans chili any other foods or items that you regularly eat and will hope
you have on hand if you can’t go to the store for 3 months
(canned or dehydrated fruits and vegetables such as peaches, apples,
plums, apricots, tomatoes, green beans, onions, corn, alfalfa seeds for
sprouting, sprouting barley seeds..., spaghetti sauce, butter, frozen orange juice...,
condiments... i.e. a 3-MONTH SUPPLY OF THE FOOD YOU EAT!)
toilet paper (12-20 rolls)
feminine hygiene and diapers
vitamins, medicines, and 3 months of your prescription medications
laundry soap, hand soap, dish soap, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, and other toiletries...
½ gal. Clorox
keep your cars’ gas tanks more than half full at all times see if you can work from home,
but if you absolutely have to go out, use latex gloves and an N-95 dust-mask
keep enough money in your account to be able to pay your bills until you can return to work.
Popcorn will make much better cornmeal when ground than whole yellow corn,
but you have to have a strong wheat grinder that can grind grains as hard as popcorn.
Not all are. Plus, popcorn pops!
First Aid Kit with Manuel including hand tools, rubber gloves, masks and gas masks
Hand Crank Radio
Fire Extinguishers in every room
Steal doors
Security cameras and weapons with more ammo than needed.
Tools, Bicycles, Hammer, Nails, Screws, Fuses, Jumper Cables, Smoke Detectors,
Chemical Detectors, Solar power to charge batteries, Sun Oven, tow chain, more water. J