Tip #1:  Make Your Prepper's Pantry Part Of Your Overall Survival Strategy

 

As we all know, food and water are fundamental needs.  Without them, humans cannot survive for more than a few days.  We all know how it feels to be hungry or thirsty and so the desire to ensure we always have access to food and water is a very basic desire. 

 

However, your prepper's pantry should not be though of as operating in isolation from all your other needs. The best prepper's make sure their pantry is integrated  into their overall strategy for survival. 

 

This means that you must consider your other essential needs.  For example, will you be able to keep yourself and your store secure and dry?  You can have the best food store in the world, but if you cannot access because it is not in a place where you can find shelter, the store is useless.  The key thing to remember is that a prepper's pantry is something that should be used.  It is not simply a store that can be forgotten about, always bear in mind how you will use it in an emergency.

 

Therefore, you need to make sure your survival pantry is at the heart of a total survival strategy that will not only keep you fed and watered, but will ensure you are warm, dry and secure.  As you start to prepare your store, you need to ask yourself whether you will you be able to access your store without compromising your other survival needs.

 

A crucial consideration is the food preparation process.  Many prepares make the mistake of stocking up on food types which, in the event of an emergency, they will not be able to use.  Food preparation often requires heat, which means having an access to some form of power.  If the grid goes down, will you be able to  access alternative sources of power? 

 

Some foods require baking, some require grinding or processing in some way.  Many food stuffs need to be combined with other food to prepare meals.  May foods require a lot of water for them to be used.  All these factors need to be taken into consideration.

 

There are also further practical considerations to think about when starting a pantry.  Consider which people will have access to your prepper's pantry and how many people you expect it to supply.    You will need to consider security and how  you will be able to protect your pantry.  It is also necessary to think about whether you will be preparing food on the same site as your pantry, or moving it elsewhere.