"CanopyCo" wrote in message
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What I am saying is that you can plan ahead a little and not be
required to do without anything that you would really notice.

But hay, if you really want to do without things, then do without them.

It's all a matter of defining your goals and the trade-offs
you want to make to achieve them. First you define the length
of time you would like the ability to be self-sufficient and
the degree of self-sufficiency (no power, no water, etc).

Then you start making trade-offs and compromises to achieve
those goals. How much money, space and effort do you want to
spend building up that self-sufficient stockpile.

Keep in mind that for comparable investments in stock, the
boring food would probably last twice as long as something
more tasty. When you run out of gourmet meals, you may
wish you has stocked more peanut butter and crackers instead.

Don