tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post3220037921300165338..comments2024-03-28T09:17:03.200-04:00Comments on <center>Mrs. Patsi @ A Working Pantry</center>: Building a Basic One Month Preparedness Pantry ... part 1patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570517928939568824noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-77812393595000616762016-10-25T15:50:02.575-04:002016-10-25T15:50:02.575-04:00Shirley, I think a fondu setup would work well for...Shirley, I think a fondu setup would work well for you. You can stock extra fondu fuel, even an extra pot. I have this as one of my backup plans. I also have a thermos at the ready, to fill with hot water from the fondu to save time later in the day. For some reason, at the first sign of a storm, my emergency prep always includes boiled water!<br />Marnie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-47310209476212864392016-10-21T20:05:54.840-04:002016-10-21T20:05:54.840-04:00Paula, don't get discouraged. Your husband pr...Paula, don't get discouraged. Your husband probably does not understand how much it takes to run your household. He will very likely come around after he sees how convenient it is to have a grocery store in the basement. In the meantime, you might want to spread your supplies around in different storage areas of the house so it does not shock him when he sees it all piled up. Keep doing Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333123227073032453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-31684093530542415602016-10-20T16:15:45.717-04:002016-10-20T16:15:45.717-04:00Don't forget manual or gas power tools. After ...Don't forget manual or gas power tools. After Sandy people didn't have power for weeks. We had a large branch fall on our shed. My husband had it cut up and stacked the next day. Others had to wait for power to come back on. Couldn't go to school or work. Might as well do the honey do list. Great list.Marybethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-45742951023459704262016-10-20T12:51:12.904-04:002016-10-20T12:51:12.904-04:00I am 81 and live in an independent senior apt. I ...I am 81 and live in an independent senior apt. I do my own shopping, cook from scratch and freeze meals, soups etc. Have an emergency stash of canned foods, etc. I live on the 2nd flr. and do not have a balcony and my apt is all electric. My question: What can I use to heat water and soup? Thanks, Shirley from Pacific NWyoung77https://www.blogger.com/profile/14523388053844339703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-4460632832233968072016-10-20T11:20:15.400-04:002016-10-20T11:20:15.400-04:00Awesome posts and I really learned a lot from the ...Awesome posts and I really learned a lot from the comments. One thing people don't realize is the grocery stores don't have an unlimited supply of food ~ actually only enough for a couple of days. And people panic and wipe shelves clean of all the food ~ You would think here in GA, that at the word SNOW...people are just going to drink milk and eat bread the way the store shelves look.Greg and Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00971301563589708491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-4385733564786779662016-10-20T06:28:43.159-04:002016-10-20T06:28:43.159-04:00Rhonda, that is a very important aspect of being p...Rhonda, that is a very important aspect of being prepared! Thanks for bringing that up!patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570517928939568824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-81119501489404735722016-10-20T00:36:17.091-04:002016-10-20T00:36:17.091-04:00 Many years ago when we cooked on the campfire we... Many years ago when we cooked on the campfire we covered the pots with soap to avoid the black crust. I remember we rubbed a bar soap on the pots, but we probably used a liquid dish or laundry soap too. I hope this helps.Daninenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-71609038686055004142016-10-19T21:50:51.653-04:002016-10-19T21:50:51.653-04:00Just a note for those who live in areas that have ...Just a note for those who live in areas that have cold winters, don't forget to prepare for no heat in the dead of winter! A couple years ago around Christmas time, a large section of Toronto lost power for about a week or so. Those apartment and condo dwellers had to get pretty creative to keep warm and to make food!Rhonda A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00448188064878559345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-76804940878249836462016-10-19T21:36:08.315-04:002016-10-19T21:36:08.315-04:00Patsy I look forward to your post on the unpleasan...Patsy I look forward to your post on the unpleasant side of what your experienced. It might just give me some information that I can use when talking to the locals as part of my voluntary position with the disaster management team. We are about 4 hours south of Jane and apart from possible cyclones have the potential for fire due to the pine plantations near by. We get cut off at least once a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-50239617251021738172016-10-19T21:17:14.918-04:002016-10-19T21:17:14.918-04:00gardenpat, we do the same thing!!!!gardenpat, we do the same thing!!!!patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570517928939568824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-25403713360993195612016-10-19T21:16:43.081-04:002016-10-19T21:16:43.081-04:00Glenda, sounds like you are well prepared! I am i...Glenda, sounds like you are well prepared! I am impressed!patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570517928939568824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-69129502781207054052016-10-19T21:14:40.405-04:002016-10-19T21:14:40.405-04:00Sue, I'm going to do a whole post on this topi...Sue, I'm going to do a whole post on this topic for this series, we'll delve deep into this subject soon.patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570517928939568824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-30953346536159651942016-10-19T21:13:26.117-04:002016-10-19T21:13:26.117-04:00Sarah, you've given us some good ideas/suggest...Sarah, you've given us some good ideas/suggestions.patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570517928939568824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-56951098704182555752016-10-19T21:09:32.186-04:002016-10-19T21:09:32.186-04:00gardenpat, that's a good idea about changing/r...gardenpat, that's a good idea about changing/rotating 72 hour kits when the time changes!patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570517928939568824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-28856876699683411182016-10-19T21:08:33.914-04:002016-10-19T21:08:33.914-04:00Lana, I'm glad you found me again! Unfortunate...Lana, I'm glad you found me again! Unfortunately, a lot of people don't see the need to have more than just a few days of food in the house. We handed out food boxes to lots of them this past week and a half.patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570517928939568824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-88068408109470809502016-10-19T21:05:14.559-04:002016-10-19T21:05:14.559-04:00Rachel, backups for backups is absolutely necessar...Rachel, backups for backups is absolutely necessary. When it comes to preparedness we don't need to put all our eggs in one basket.patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570517928939568824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-67994102343655071742016-10-19T21:03:47.148-04:002016-10-19T21:03:47.148-04:00Paula, we helped several families during the past ...Paula, we helped several families during the past week and a half. Thankfully we were prepared and able to do it. I am blessed that my husband is on board with my preparedness mindset and he has been very thankful this past week and a half that we were prepared.patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570517928939568824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-12767060863257086632016-10-19T16:35:38.112-04:002016-10-19T16:35:38.112-04:00Hi Patsy,
I can't think of a more important...Hi Patsy,<br /> I can't think of a more important practical issue right now, than preparedness. Thank you for your posts and I am looking forward to reading the reality of what happened.<br /> We have been preparing for about five years now. We try to have a six month minimum of all items, but I realize that space is a huge issue for a lot of people. We are blessed that we have the extraGlendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-3061992800029101592016-10-19T13:03:20.921-04:002016-10-19T13:03:20.921-04:00For those of us who truly don't know, what ARE...For those of us who truly don't know, what ARE some good, non-electric ways of heating/cooking food? My husband found some silly thing he called a "spirit stove" at a tag sale and tried to use it during a power outage to boil some water. It produced a nasty, thick, black crust all over the outside of my pot. There have to be better ways, and I would appreciate learning about them.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-56925347513630963212016-10-19T10:38:08.089-04:002016-10-19T10:38:08.089-04:00If water gets low don't forget to stock hand s...If water gets low don't forget to stock hand sanitizer and wipes and even the larger ones you can even find at some dollar stores a for full body wash. And plastic eating utensils! In the bug out bag a deck of cards is small but gives a lot of entertainment for all ages. Kids can sort by kinds or add the numbers etc or play fish etc. A deck of cards can be found with one side regular Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-52552269408181037212016-10-19T09:49:05.681-04:002016-10-19T09:49:05.681-04:00Twice a year (we do it for daylight saving time to...Twice a year (we do it for daylight saving time to use as an easy reminder), we evaluate and rotate our 72 hour kits and short term storage. That way, food items in the kit get eaten and replaced with new ones and emergency clothes get checked for current sizes and replaced if sizes have changed!! This has worked for us when we had growing children at home and now, even as we are only a gardenpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401840113446791143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-59588089936181613212016-10-19T09:42:49.340-04:002016-10-19T09:42:49.340-04:00For our emergency paper goods, we buy the holiday/...For our emergency paper goods, we buy the holiday/celebration plates/cups/napkins AFTER each holiday or season when they are marked down to 70- 90% off! I figure that if we need to use them, it will lift our spirits to be using "congratulations, graduate" or St. Patrick's Day logos, etc.!!! gardenpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401840113446791143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-55118881070388365972016-10-19T08:09:27.733-04:002016-10-19T08:09:27.733-04:00I had lost the link to your blog when I got a new ...I had lost the link to your blog when I got a new laptop some time ago and not all my bookmarks transferred. Glad to have found you again through Annabel's site.<br /><br />Even though we are far inland and did not have much wind and only an inch of rain, it was a comfort to know that we were prepared. Not so with our kids who evacuated to here from the SC coast. Before they went back homeLanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-82663242299333231012016-10-19T08:08:48.669-04:002016-10-19T08:08:48.669-04:00Hi Patsy!
I agree that this is good work that you&...Hi Patsy!<br />I agree that this is good work that you're doing here! We can all do so much more to make preparations, and that is my direction. People don't know that they can easily go days without food, so safety certainly is an issue. Hiding reserves might also be something to consider. At any rate, enjoying just living a simpler life is worthwhile in the preparation task!! Also, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359618907926889520.post-67043655827902688442016-10-19T08:04:36.047-04:002016-10-19T08:04:36.047-04:00Patsy, thank you for doing this post. I looked do...Patsy, thank you for doing this post. I looked down in my pantry and as of now, there is plenty to get my husband and I through for a month but there isn't enough to help all the elderly neighbors around us. At this point, I would be able to help a few but not nearly enough. We are getting ready to go into winter and the farmers are saying we will have a bad winter. If that is so, we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com