Mom's prepping for food shortages, disasters, and other hard times!!! This is a list I started to ensure that I'm covering all bases to prepare for emergencies, extended power outages, food shortages, and other unknown circumstances.
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Food Storage
Powdered Foods
Power & Batteries
Knowledge
Survival Tools
Medicine Cabinet
Food Storage
Food storage can take up a lot of room so shelving is a must, plus long term food storage tends to attract pests so storing things correctly is important. Here are some storage options.
Keep the bugs out of dry goods like flour, rice, etc. These ones wiht the gamma lids are easy to open and also secure
5-Gallon Dark Blue Bucket with Airtight Lid - 2 Pack
Storage shelves for bulk goods, canning, etc.
Raybee 40" W 4-Tier Heavy Duty Garage Shelves
Heavy duty storage for large items
PrimeZone 4-Tier Heavy Duty Wire Shelves
Mylar bags for storing food, these come with oxygen absorbers.
1 Gallon Mylar Bags with Oxygen Absorbers
I like Vevor products so when I saw these bins for dry goods storage, I knew there were going to be good!
VEVOR Ingredient Bin, 10.5 Gallon and 6.6 Gallon Capacity Ingredient Storage Bin, PP Material Flour Bins On Wheels, White Shelf Ingredient Bin with Scoop, Commercial Storage Bins, 4 Pcs/Set
Love Lock n Lock products!!! This one holds 50 cups
Tomato is another great powder to have on hand for making meals, Augason Farms is well known brand.
Augason Farms Tomato Powder Emergency Food Storage 3 lbs 10 oz No. 10 Can
Power & Batteries
Power and batteries for lights and to run small appliances. You don't want to run out of power, so stock up!
Floating flashlight/lantern, this one is very light (pretty much batteries are the weight)
Eveready LED Floating Lantern Flashlight
Lanterns, includes batteries, these are great for camping also.
Eveready LED Camping Lantern X-250 2-Pack
C batteries to have on hand for emergencies and every day use
Amazon Basics 4-Pack C Cell Alkaline Batteries
D batteries to stock battery storage, keeps up to 10 years
Amazon Basics 24-Pack D Cell Alkaline Batteries
Portable power station, this one is electric
Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 Portable Power Station
Headlamp, these are great for camping, walks, etc. We use these all the time!
GearLight 2Pack LED Headlamp - 7 Modes, Red Light
Solar charged power bank, this one is on my list!!!
EF ECOFLOW DELTA 2 Max 2400W 2048Wh Solar Generator
This gas generator and has wheels!
WEN 6800W Dual Fuel RV-Ready Inverter Gen
Knowledge
We aren't all raised with these skills so a library of books can help when the Internet is not accessible. I like having books on hand to refer to. I need to find a good plant identification book and first aid!
Learn how to homestead
The Encyclopedia of Country Living, 50th Ed.
Book on home remedies, a friend got this one and said it was a good resource
Forgotten Home Apothecary: 250 Remedies
Must have for growing your own food crops
2025 Old Farmer's Almanac Easy to Read Edition
Be prepared in crisis with this book
Crisis Preparedness Handbook: Home Storage & Survival
Survival Tools
Don't forget the 3/3/3 rule for survival, make sure you got it all covered. Water purification is an essential
Clean water might not always be available, these tabs will help.
Aquatabs Water Purification Tablets - Hiking & Emergency
Water straws for filtering water in lakes, streams, or where ever really
Membrane Solutions Straw Water Filter S1, NSF Certified
Water bottle with a filter straw
LifeStraw Go BPA-Free Water Bottle 22oz 2-Pack
Tools needed for survival
VEITORLD 12-in-1 Survival Gear Kit Gift
Another water straw option
LifeStraw Personal Water Filter for Hiking
Medicine Cabinet
Fully stock the medicine cabinet for emergencies, you never know what will or will not be available in stores.
Asprin is a must have for emergencies
Bayer Aspirin 325 mg Coated Tablets 300 Ct
Must have for fevers
Amazon Basic Care Acetaminophen ER 650mg 400ct
Wound care to stop bleeding, a hosptial may not be near (or open)
