Thread by @jonst0kes

My prepping mantra: "on-time is late, and early is on-time." You have to prepare when it seems a little bit crazy to do so, b/c if you wait for the moment it makes total sense, it's too late.

Right now is the time to to prep for severe, life-altering supply chain disruptions.

https://twitter.com/theprepared/status/1443645106850992129

It still seems kinda crazy to prep for a scenario where grocery store shelves in your area are bare of many staples, and/or food prices have skyrocketed. It may feel nuts to prep for a period of chaos or near-chaos. That just means you're on-time, though.

I'm not saying chaos is coming, but there are significant risks (as the article in the OT by @jcenters details) of a complete supply chain meltdown as we head into winter. Now is the time to quietly & calmly hedge that risk. Don't wait until it's clear you need to stock up.

@jcenters All the stuff you'd buy based on the link above will still be edible many months from now. So this isn't even about buying extra -- it's about pulling some of your food consumption forward in time. Think of it as "flatten the curve," but for food & other consumables.

@jcenters Don't buy doomsday food -- freeze-dried, MREs, etc. Just buy shelf-stable pantry food that you'll actually eat & that you can cook in your kitchen. 4 or 5 months of shelf stability is good enough. No need to get crazy.

But do it now. Today. This weekend.

Even absent a full-blown supply chain meltdown, a food panic would have the same impact. You know how shelves looked scary when ppl stocked up for lockdowns in early 2020? Imagine that same level of buying, but with today's diminished inventories.

https://twitter.com/jonst0kes/status/1443658509334290440

Print this out & take it to the store with you. Cross off the items as you get them. theprepared.com/homestead/guid…

I hope you have no occasion to thank me later for this, & in fact you hate me because you feel foolish for getting worked up over nothing. But hope is not a plan.

I look forward to getting many dunks in the spring from this thread. I pledge to leave it up. Bookmark it, & if nothing happens, dunk away. That would be awesome. I pray this is a dumb thread & we all have a laugh over it as we choke down an unending supply of doomsday lentils.