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Prepper Axioms That I Find Puzzling- Part 1, by N.B.
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My situation is not yours, and what works for me may not necessarily work for you. Only you can decide the best course of action for yourself. This article contains my opinions, which you may find useful. You may also find them bizarre or even shocking. Luckily, in accordance with natural law, you are under no obligation to accept my opinions. All that said, there are several prepper ideas that are held so dearly they are treated like fundamental laws of the universe. I find some of them to be very puzzling and would like to share why I think these ideas must be reconsidered.
Prepper Axiom 1: Eat what you store, and store what you eat.
I find this to be troubling. On the surface it sounds great. Store the foods you like to eat, and then when the SHTF you won’t have too much of a shock. I agree the idea is sound in theory, but in practice I think it is unrealistic.
- After a major disaster, your diet is going to change. This is an unavoidable fact. I would guess that currently you eat few dandelions or raccoons; afterwards, you will be eating these sorts of things out of necessity. No matter how secure your food preps are, you will always want to supplement them if you can, and that means eating foods you’re not used to.
- Some foods lend themselves very well to storage and are very nutritious, but I don’t eat them regularly. A great example is oats. Properly stored, they stay good essentially forever, are loaded with nutrients, and are cheap. I do not dislike them, but I don’t eat them day to day, because I think they take too much time to make in the mornings. That said, I have hundreds of pounds in buckets.
- Possibly the worst reason to not stock certain foods is because you do not like them. Food is food. If it nourishes, it is good. In a survival situation, being a picky eater is dangerous and arrogant. There is an exercise you can do, which I myself have done: pick some particular dish you hate. For me, it’s cottage cheese. Then, tell yourselves for the next five days you will eat only that dish for lunch, or else go hungry. It takes some discipline, but it works, and sooner or later you will eat the food you hate simply to avoid another skipped meal. I know this practice sounds barbaric, but it really does help to desensitize your taste buds. Being picky about food is a learned behavior and can be unlearned.
- Note: Do not attempt this procedure if you have a genuine food allergy, as you can’t simply will that away. Obviously, you must structure your food preps to minimize any physical harm.
Source: https://survivalblog.com/prepper-axioms-that-i-find-puzzling-part-1-by-n-b/
- Note: Do not attempt this procedure if you have a genuine food allergy, as you can’t simply will that away. Obviously, you must structure your food preps to minimize any physical harm.
