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I live with my partner and in-laws on a few acres in the rural US. Right now we both have jobs and are saving as much as we can given the crazy way the world is at the moment.

I make less and am more of a junior professional so it’s likely I would be laid off first in a depression. Given this I’ve been thinking about non monetary ways to contribute.

One obvious one is gardening, which made me realize it might be a good idea to stock up on fertilizer if it went from a hobby to a necessity to grow food.

What other bulk things, or things in general might we stock up on that we would kick ourselves for not buying a lifetime supply of while we can?

Thanks a bunch!

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[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Hand crank radio, candles, canned goods, a water catch/storage system for rainwater, camp stove + propane. If you're growing your own stuff, learn to can and preserve food, so jars, lids, and supplies for that. SEEDS. If the world goes to shit, having a seed library will be important. Stock up on first aid, medical supplies, and antibiotics. That shit will be worth its weight in gold in a world/society ending scenario. Consider getting chickens and a coop, now you have fresh eggs, creatures that can eat most table scraps, and fertilizer production. Solar panels and batteries might be better in an extended blackout period if diesel and other fuel becomes hard to find in an a world ending scenario. Guns, to protect all your shit from desperate looters, and to hunt. Camp toilets, or maybe build a privy; during a world ending scenario there will be no running water. Stock up on firewood too. Reference books; in the end times there will be no internet or how to guides. So you want reference books for edible plants in your area, using traps/snares, maps/atlases, medicinal plants, ect.

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (3 children)

How does one stock up on antibiotics? They have to be prescribed.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

livestock and farm stores carry them. they're the same thing you take.

[–] crimsonpoodle@pawb.social 1 points 4 days ago

Well if push comes to shove you can synthesize some of the more basic ones.