u/Delicious_Subject987

So we have always bought in bulk, have a 1/8 acre veg garden, we can our own food, we have an emergency store, water, have chickens and meat animals. I think at this point we have 6 freezers, 3 fridges, a walk in pantry, stock pile of anything useful. Homed gardening, hunting and other skills.

My point is we are well known in our family for being prepared for most things. There is a on going joke poeple say to us 'we will come to you in the zombie apocalypse' like many family members, friends etc.

Well my sister had a water outage for just over a week. And I'm like ok fill up your bath, blar blar blar when the water comes on for about 15 mins. She said she didn't want to as it would leave water marks in her bath. she had no water store. We live in the uk, the government recommend that we have 3 days of food and water at all times. Just the whole situation opened my eyes to how unprepared and unbothered she was.

It got me thinking. I really don't want her to be part of my team if SHTF. I know it won't be a ZA! And it sounds so harsh. There is no skills or anything she brings to the table. But 5 mouths and a lot of I don't wannas.

does anyone feel like that about their family? And what would you do. Tbh we are moving soon and I'm tempted not to tell them where.

So we have always bought in bulk, have a 1/8 acre veg garden, we can our own food, we have an emergency store, water, have chickens and meat animals. I think at this point we have 6 freezers, 3 fridges, a walk in pantry, stock pile of anything useful. Homed gardening, hunting and other skills.

My point is we are well known in our family for being prepared for most things. There is a on going joke poeple say to us 'we will come to you in the zombie apocalypse' like many family members, friends etc.

Well my sister had a water outage for just over a week. And I'm like ok fill up your bath, blar blar blar when the water comes on for about 15 mins. She said she didn't want to as it would leave water marks in her bath. she had no water store. We live in the uk, the government recommend that we have 3 days of food and water at all times. Just the whole situation opened my eyes to how unprepared and unbothered she was.

It got me thinking. I really don't want her to be part of my team if SHTF. I know it won't be a ZA! And it sounds so harsh. There is no skills or anything she brings to the table. But 5 mouths and a lot of I don't wannas.

does anyone feel like that about their family? And what would you do. Tbh we are moving soon and I'm tempted not to tell them where.

Edit for clarity

I have told my sister well over a year ago she needed 3 days of food and water, when prepare (uk gov advice come out)

Also she doesnt know we are Preppers, just the garden, canning and animals. We have told no one but our prepping friends (2 people) that do similar. As we exchange advice etc.

We like to be prepared for most things and our biggest thing is food (and water but that's no the point of this post. So hubby bought a ton of 24hr MREs which I just can't eat they are so gross to me. He loves them.

Anyways, I have a freeze dryer so I was wondering what's your go to meals for long term storage. We want about a month stored just in case. Of things we would eat. And would you store more than that?

He is worried about how much water FD food will take if we don't have running water (we have stored water but that's finite.

I think I'd rather eat it dry than eat an army MRE. I think I'd rather just live off the nuts in the packs tbh.

Edit: we live on a working homestead so we grow our own food, have animals, garden, etc this was just stored food that would tide us over the bad times, or feel in the gaps of what we don't have.

We have rain water collection also. Sorry for being confusing :)